California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, nonpartisan legislative analyst says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : “The state remains in a good cash position,” Petek said.
57% : It is now much more expensive for people and businesses to borrow money, meaning fewer people are buying homes and fewer businesses are hiring workers.
56% : The number of unemployed workers has risen by nearly 200,000 since last year, enough to increase the state’s unemployment rate to 4.8% from 3.8%.
52% : The money allowed him and his Democratic allies in the state Legislature to greatly expand government, including paying for guaranteed health insurance for all low-income adults regardless of their immigration status and free lunches for all public school students.

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