Once again Kathleen, you have targeted your retort at the messenger, not the message.  The Leg is full of a lot of mutts that have nothing better to do but to spend the people's money.  Daily expenses charged to We the People via the State budget just may be the best pay check they can get.  Videos of the "Corrupt Bastards Club", taking pocket change from Veco's Bill Allen, proves we are not very good judges of our elected employees morals or need for cash.  The people told the Leg that they should resolve the budget problem, one way or another, this year.  We told them it was their number one job.  It did not matter a lot which method they used to balance the budget, just so that it seems fair to all.  Did they fail us, yes.  Are they still there spending our money, yes.