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On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 06:00, Christian Suciu <christiansuciu@yahoo.com>wro=
te:

> Also, off-topic, but those of you following American politics may have
> noticed that three big states (California, New York and New Jersey)
>

Speaking of California, WSJ reports <
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124692354575702881.html> that the major
banks have announced they won't accept California's IOUs as payment anymore=
.

As you recall, California has been unable to rebudget due to article 13A of
the state constitution, which was passed by voters in 1978 and requires any
tax increases to be approved by a 2/3 supermajority of both houses of the
state legislature.  Since its expenses exceed its revenues, its cash is
running out, and it began paying certain forms of support money and most
state employees in IOUs instead of USDs.  The idea is that banks would buy
the IOUs from general public at nominal value, earn a 3.75% per year
interest, and sell them back to the state at a later date, when it hopes
it'll have the cash.  It has worked before, but banking situation is
significantly worse this year.

California's problems might be even worse if it were unitary, but luckily,
it's formed as a sort of "sub-federation", wih many infrastructural service=
s
being provided by county and municipal governments.  A number of those loca=
l
governments are financially better off than the state government.

Risks like this are why Estonian constitution expressly prohibits deciding
issues of budget and taxation by referendum (=C2=A7106).

--=20
Andres Soolo

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 06:00, Christian Suciu <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:christiansuciu@yahoo.com">christiansu=
ciu@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td vali=
gn=3D"top" style=3D"font:inherit"><div>Also, off-topic, but those of you fo=
llowing American politics may have noticed that three big states (Californi=
a, New York and New Jersey)</div>
</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Speaking of Cali=
fornia, WSJ reports &lt;<a href=3D"http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12469235=
4575702881.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124692354575702881.html</a=
>&gt; that the major banks have announced they won&#39;t accept California&=
#39;s IOUs as payment anymore.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As you recall, California has been unable to rebudget d=
ue to article 13A of the state constitution, which was passed by voters in =
1978 and requires any tax increases to be approved by a 2/3 supermajority o=
f both houses of the state legislature. =C2=A0Since its expenses exceed its=
 revenues, its cash is running out, and it began paying certain forms of su=
pport money and most state employees in IOUs instead of USDs. =C2=A0The ide=
a is that banks would buy the IOUs from general public at nominal value, ea=
rn a 3.75% per year interest, and sell them back to the state at a later da=
te, when it hopes it&#39;ll have the cash. =C2=A0It has worked before, but =
banking situation is significantly worse this year.</div>
<div><br></div><div>California&#39;s problems might be even worse if it wer=
e unitary, but luckily, it&#39;s formed as a sort of &quot;sub-federation&q=
uot;, wih many infrastructural services being provided by county and munici=
pal governments. =C2=A0A number of those local governments are financially =
better off than the state government.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Risks like this are why Estonian constitution expressly=
 prohibits deciding issues of budget and taxation by referendum (=C2=A7106)=
.</div><div><br></div></div>-- <br>Andres Soolo<br>

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