The Paly Voice asked students how they would fix California’s economic problems.

“I would have a gigantic bake sale because everyone loves cupcakes.” — Lori Krakirian, junior

“If California were to legalize marijuana and tax it, that would bring in a lot of revenue.” — Scott Zhuge, junior

“Palin 2012!” — Michael Zhou and Alex Voet, seniors

“I would sell all the governor’s things.” — Micaela Kaye, sophomore

“Ask people to pay to be governor.” — Emily Brown, sophomore

“Get a lot of taco trucks, sell tacos, and donate the money to the state.” — Ricky Estrada, sophomore

“I would release people who shouldn’t be in prison right now, and maybe that would give us financial stability to buy other stuff in California and create more jobs.” — Justin Robinson, sophomore

“We would make a reality TV show to make money, and donate it to California. It would be called ‘Keeping up with the Drazoviches’ kind of like ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ but better.” — Spencer and Whitney Drazovich, freshman and senior

“Follow the rainbow to the end and get the pot of gold.” — Michael Li, junior

“We need to borrow more money from China.” — Ryan Rasti, junior