No Silly Law, Just a Dumb Result

According to an article in Governing about the pros and cons of across-the-board cuts to government agencies, such cuts "could just drive greater inefficiency. Desperate to generate savings quickly . . . California furloughed some 200,000 employees for up to three days each month, including the 5,300 employees of the state's tax collection agency who audit and collect state taxes. According to a report from the California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes, California 'lost $7.15 for every dollar saved through furloughs' through missed tax revenues."

(The report can be found here )