By James Hohman, includes “… state solutions ought to be weighed by state voters. States have nearly unlimited authority to cut their expenses or raise taxes to address any problem in making ends meet. … if Illinois voters want their politicians to cut expenses — and the recent defeat of its tax-hike proposal ought to be interpreted that way — the federal government should not interrupt that message. The same goes for every other state, too. People may need relief. State governments do not.”