Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Ala budget Date:   4/28/2015 4:33:19 PM

Don't let this dampen your enthusiasm for federalism.  If the state is corrupt and/or incompetent you at least have the option to move to another better run state. Not so with the federal government where you have nowhere to run unless you want to renounce your citizenship.  And it is much easier to turn the ship of state government in the right direction than it is to turn the federal government massive aircraft carrier.  And more importantly, a state government cannot print money the way the federal government can.  So if they take on a bunch of debt to cover their profligacy they will eventually have to pay the bill.  The feds just print more money.