It's not that they can't figure out how to cut spending. It's that they are either afraid of the unions (they will be railroaded by them) or are under their purse strings (campaign contributions and the power of union influence on the voting public). Unions have a lot of power when it comes to this state. And they do a great PR job through their slick commercials that remind us how much they impact our lives. With that one-two punch we will never be able to control spending.