California deficit of 42 billion divided by the population equals 1,240.

Washington state deficit of 8 billion divided by the population equals 1250.

Here are a couple of links from 2005 predicting this deficit was inevitable.I will admitt nobody expected it to be this bad but she did spend us into a deficit even without the economy tanking.
2005 report

2005 link

Here is another interesting link that helps show the distribution of the wealth here in our once wonderful state.I do not pay as much attention to the salaries as I do the size of govornment. Do please notice where the pork is.

state govornment

Dogfish I am on your side.Have been since people here were telling all of us to vote on fishing issues alone.Now the fishing issues are not even on the table.All we can hope for is that the fired WDFW employ's can find jobs over at DSHS.
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With the population ballooning out of control, there
are bound to be more and more fishermen clogging up our rivers. All of
these fishermen have one thing in common: They come to the Olympic
Peninsula seeking solitude.”
Pat Neal