The Albany-Trenton-Sacramento Disease
26th June 2009
A decade ago all three states were among America’s most prosperous. California was the unrivaled technology center of the globe. New York was its financial capital. New Jersey is the third wealthiest state in the nation after Connecticut and Massachusetts. All three are now suffering from devastating budget deficits as the bills for years of tax-and-spend governance come due.
Well, that’s what happens when you follow political fashion rather than common sense.