Source: Times reporting, California Department of Finance, Legislative Analyst's Office | Credit: David Lauter and Evan Halper | Flash: Sean Connelley
State budget balancer
Try your hand at closing Californias budget shortfall, now estimated at $26.3 billion. Its not easy, but it can be done. Cut spending, raise taxes and/or borrow to get the state out of the red. For each choice -- drawn from proposals from across the political spectrum -- weve tried to give some sense of the effects. As you craft your proposal, the Deficit Meter will show your progress.
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