Is California on a bender? The state’s per-capita spending has more than over the past 50 years, even when adjusted for inflation, according to state data (crunched by yours truly). Its population has doubled over that time — the sort of growth that often comes with increased efficiencies. Which means, you might expect to see state workers for every 1,000 residents. But rather than decreasing, the number of state workers per 1,000 residents has grown. These rather startling statistics, , were brought to our attention by David Crane — a registered Democrat, it seems important to point out here. Crane served as a special advisor to…
