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<blockquote data-quote="RobGMN" data-source="post: 8920941" data-attributes="member: 683408">I&#039;ll try to make it simple for you:California sends the Feds $692 BILLION a year.California gets back $416.4 BILLION from the Fed per year.That means California is still &quot;owed&quot; $275.6 BILLION from the Feds.They are in a budget deficit because they spent more than budgeted, NOT because they can&#039;t afford to exist.To simplify it for your basic mind: You make $100 per week. You budget $20 each week for savings that you do not want to touch, but have a bill that eats up your other $80, so you have to take $10 from the savings. That means you are in a budget deficit.This does NOT mean you can&#039;t afford to live. It simply means you are spending your own money that was earmarked for savings. You know, a BUDGET.Is that still too complicated a concept for you?That&#039;s a weird way to say that you have no factual information that supports your claims.You could have just been honest and said you are empty-handed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobGMN, post: 8920941, member: 683408"] I'll try to make it simple for you: California sends the Feds $692 BILLION a year. California gets back $416.4 BILLION from the Fed per year. That means California is still "owed" $275.6 BILLION from the Feds. They are in a budget deficit because they spent more than budgeted, NOT because they can't afford to exist. To simplify it for your basic mind: You make $100 per week. You budget $20 each week for savings that you do not want to touch, but have a bill that eats up your other $80, so you have to take $10 from the savings. That means you are in a budget deficit. This does NOT mean you can't afford to live. It simply means you are spending your own money that was earmarked for savings. You know, a BUDGET. Is that still too complicated a concept for you? That's a weird way to say that you have no factual information that supports your claims. You could have just been honest and said you are empty-handed. [/QUOTE]

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