California has more money than projected after admin miscalculated state budget

By the state's own admission, there could be as much as an $18 billion dollar budget deficit if the state economy fails to grow as projected. It could also be a smaller shortfall if the economy is even better than expected.

Miscalculations are pretty common and this is why they are revised several times a year.

https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/bildung/baden-wuerttemberg-s...

If a government can’t budget accurately everything else they do is likely even less competent. Every number and statistic they report should be treated with suspicion. Without clear data who is to say they are doing anything helpful at all?

https://ebudget.ca.gov/2025-26/pdf/Enacted/BudgetSummary/Sum...

So, the title is just plain misleading.

California is less in deficit than they earlier calculated.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/z4meh0/game_design...

Anyone who thinks this is a glitch in the system, or an honest mistake, should shift their mindset and start thinking more like a detective and less like a politician.

California has been steadily declining for years, now. Waste, mismanagement, fraud are commonplace. This needs to be investigated by impartial third parties that can't be bought and paid for whose commitment must be verified via polygraph. Those that are found guilty need to be prosecuted and jailed.

Being that this is California, what will end up happening is that the politicians will end up investigating themselves and miraculously be found not liable.

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Why would they give up a chance to make more money from the people? The government never misses an opportunity to pad its coffers. Reminds me of the CA State Parks department, which squirreled away millions of dollars and then was crying about lack of funding and hence wanted to shut down some parks.