New York State Budget Amazing Facts.

The Governor of New York does not know how many people are employed by the State of New York. That's because more than 160,000 state employees work at independent agencies, which are independent until they run out of money. When that happens, they come running to New York taxpayers and say "give me more money." This pathetic state of affairs is neatly summarized here.

Bad as things are in New York, they are arguably worse in California.