https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/25/what-happened-to-california/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:19:51 -0400<![CDATA[To make a long story short, the same political constituencies that have made Brown&#8217;s Democratic Party invincible at the ballot box have also made the state unable to compete economically. California public employees, who are represented by the nation&#8217;s most politically powerful government unions, benefit from some of the nation&#8217;s most generous compensation packages. These unions have made it nearly impossible to keep spending down, thus making debt and higher taxes inevitable.]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:25:54 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/25/what-happened-to-california-n100427