Posted by
Aaron Miller on Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:00:00 PM
Much is being made by some commentators of the recent referendums in California. Even though little more than 20% of eligible voters participated, according to Glenn Beck, voters overwhelmingly voted against raising taxes or giving the state government more money.
This does not mean that Californians are fed up with spending gone wild. That's a possibility, but I doubt it. The more likely scenario is that Californians are not willing to pay for the programs and services they demand.
Let's face it -- affordability is rarely mentioned by politicians when they ask us what we want.