California's population grew 0.4% in the last decade. 

The number of state employees grew 24.5%.

Total state spending grew 48%, inflation adjusted.

California's unfunded pension liability is up 10x in the last 20 years. 

Medi-cal spending is up 6x. 

State revenue growing 2.6x sounds like a lot until you consider how fast the spending problem is growing.

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Shushant Lakhyani

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