A Time To Change.

Our President mentioned in a speech in Arizona today that it is time that we, as Americans, need to learn to live within our means again. Great idea, but apparently this does not apply to government entities.

For instance, the State of California, touted as having the 6th largest economy in the world, just passed a new budget. The budget includes tax increases to what are already notoriously high state taxes. Apparently the state is unable to live within it's means and needs to take more money from it's citizens. It seems to me that a state with such a massive economy and an already high tax revenue would be able to afford to run itself. Maybe Californians are in need of more governing than the rest of us. Everyone on my career field knows that people from California are more unruly than people from anywhere else.

Special thanks to State Senator Abel Maldonado who voted for the budget saying that it's an "ugly budget" and "takes a lot away" from California. He did add that it keeps people working, those people being the State workers.

Perhaps it is time for Californians, and the rest of us, to realize that living within our means really means living with a good 40% to 50% less than what our paycheck says we make.

The good news is that I happened to recall the song below. It was recorded by the bunch when Peter's voice was changing. I think it is a great reminder of how painful change can be. This song was painful, unnecessary and done in an ill advised effort to make the viewers happy that led to the shows ultimate demise.

Let is serve as a theme song for these changing times.