Now spending is being cut further, as California has to keep plugging budget holes.

现在，因为不得不填补预算窟窿，加州的教育开支正不断压缩。

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Those budget holes often result from the cumulative consequences of voter initiatives as much as from economic slowdown.

选民倡议的累积后果和经济衰退一起造成了财政缺口。

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Big budget holes have opened because of deep economic downturns: revenues tumbled while payments to the unemployed increased.

巨大预算漏洞的出现是因为严重的经济衰退：财政收入因为对失业者的转移支付而减少。

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But states have had to find other ways to fill budget holes.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

Those budget holes often result from the cumulative consequences of voter initiatives as much as from economic slowdown.

ECONOMIST: Direct democracy

Alternative, aggressive and controversial new proposals are popping up all over in an effort to fill budget holes.

FORBES: States, Local Governments Consider Aggressive Tax Collection Efforts To Plug Budget Holes

Lots of states have been using cheesy budget gimmicks or hidden tax hikes to plug their budget holes.

FORBES: Second-Home Blues