Thank you!  That is a very enlightening analysis.  Completed yesterday...

While this should respond to criticisms that state government has grown uncontrollably and out of proportions, I think it's still valid to look at some of the items that Bob Griffin's link points to.  Yeah, our current budget is close to the national average.  Is that the right place to be?   I don't know.  Harkening back to "when I was a kid..." is kind of meaningless.  Lots of things have changed over the past 50 years - my phone no longer has a dial on it, it fits in my pocket...

Unfortunately these resources weren't published two years ago, so here we are down to the 11th hour.  Does this justify kicking the can down the road another year?  Can we afford that?  Or do we tell our legislators to get their ___ in gear and solve it before they go home.  That IS what we pay them for after all.