"There has been talk of getting by on the Constitutional Budget Reserve, our savings account, until the long-term solution, such as an increase in oil prices, occurs. No responsible business entity would operate that way."

Then why did they call it the CBR ... if not to fill in budget gaps?  And all these "but it isn't enough to solve the budget problem" is pure hog-wash.  none of the fixes are enough, by themselves, but combined, they amount to a lot.  And besides the CBR, there are other billions in unused funds, and assets that could be quickly liquidated, amounting to an additional 10 billion.  Selling land with sub-surface rights, more billions.

Dozens of very well-informed and accredited commenters have spelled it out, clearly and concisely, many times over, but so many are pretending that they didn't hear anything.  They/You just keep repeating the same old bullet-points, like a broken record.  It's the PF that they want, so badly that they shamelessly ignore everything else.