This editorial in the San Diego Union-Tribune refutes the recent attempt of California politicians to blame the state's financial crisis on the "ignorance of voters." In reality, this is just a smoke-and-mirrors attempt to cover up for the government's lavish, irresponsible spending.

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This featured story on BigJournalism.com tracks the unfortunate government policies, which have have ravaged California's economy and caused businesses to leave the state in droves. Some of these policies, such as tightly regulated business and lavish spending on the public sector, are now being seen on the national level through the Obama administration. Using California as an example, the U.S. economy could be in serious trouble in the coming years.  Read more >>

On the National Review Online, editor Rich Lowry has written a report on the the contrast between the financial prosperity of private citizens and that of government employees. In the last year, the percentage of government employees making more than $100K a year has jumped to around 20%, while the rest of the U.S. is experiencing the worst unemployment in recent history.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the size of public workers unions has now passed that of the private sector. Since these workers are payed with taxpayer money, this fact helps explain the financial devastation that many union-controlled states are experiencing. The journal suggests that any effective budget reform will include the public unions' stranglehold on private income.

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BigGovernment.com has a long and well-researched piece on Project Labor Agreements, a little-known but important restriction imposed on government-financed projects and many private business ventures. Labor unions around the state are using PLAs to drive a wedge between union and non-union workers —and drive up the cost of doing business in California.

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