[elbucko]

Chapman also criticized the way the Davis administration counted money that it expected, but did not have, as a deficit – helping to inflate figures.

In private business, if one did this without disclosing the fact, it would open one up to charges of fraud.

[elbucko]

"One of things about economists is they have a lot of different ways to look at the same set of facts,'' Ackerman said.

So do politicians, Ackerman. So do politicians.

[Enterprise]

This is astounding in the least! I fervently hope that the lower figure is true and can be definitively proved! I hope all voters will be as LIVID as I am at this point. The obvious scenario here is that the Governor and his disgusting fellow RATS have engineered a false deficit with the sole purpose of plundering the beleagured taxpayer again! Uh, what word am I looking for here. Let me think. Yes, I have it. BA...ARDS!!!!!!

[Enterprise]

Also, I forwarded a copy to Ray Appleton and Bill Manders in Fresno. This article needs to be forwarded to all Republican Senators and Assemblymen, and to all conservative talk show hosts in California.

[Carry_Okie]

A lot of us were wondering if the size of the deficit after the election was just as political as before. Here are sum numbers.