Writing at Fox & Hounds Daily, John Wildermuth offers an interesting criticism of California legislation that would require ballot initiatives that mandate spending to pay for themselves.

I've written favorably of the legislation, SCA-14 by Sen. Denise Ducheny, as a way to attack state voters' habit of approving spending without new revenues. But Wildermuth points out that almost every state ballot initiative produces some costs -- and in many cases, those costs are hard to quantify. So finding revenues for costs that can't be anticipated could be a difficult -- and complex -- task.

I'm not sure how to address Wildermuth's concern. Any ideas out there?