I understand wanting to cut rather than tax, as I'm sure it's just human nature to not want to have to pay for something when you otherwise don't have to. I think that most people would agree that there is waste in state government, just as there is in any organization of its same size and complexity. With that being said, I don't understand how so many people are drawing a "hard line" on only doing cuts. I personally see the problem as being a lack of taxes. Surely you would agree that it's kind of absurd to live in a state that charges no sales tax (at the state level), no income tax, and in fact even pays you 2k for each man, woman, and child in your home. Even though I feel that this is largely a revenue problem, I wouldn't have any beef with a smart compromise, that matches budget cuts with new revenue. Whatever happened to reasonable people coming together and compromising? The Governor is doing the best he can with being dealt an awful hand, and everyone seems to just trash him.