First, I do not watch Fox and do not even have cable.  Blaming "Fox" for everything is extremely dated, even for lazy Leftists.  Obviously, "irresponsible" would mean deeply in debt, ignoring accounting trickery, with no plan to correct the problem.  The socialist in Illinois just overrode the veto of the only responsible individual in their government, who had properly vetoed an impossible budget with yet another $5 billion in income tax increases.  The voters seemed to have finally woken to the issue, given they elected that governor. I have lived in several states and have personal experience with those governments.  Now that I can choose my residency, I choose the most taxpayer friendly location.  Having more people to pay the taxes means the tax rates themselves should be lower, with less burden per taxpayer as the infrastructure use is more efficient.  The opposite always seems to be true, probably because the people receiving benefits can vote to increase their own benefits.