After this admin just set another deficit record in Feb --223 billion is amazing the --the "put it on my bill crowd" still doesn't understand why "the people" kick these spendthrifts out in record #'s in Nov elections--
The reason is most the working class/taxpayers who are of the balanced budget-pay as you go--reduce spending not raise taxes--crowd
--saw what is possible
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...IcRrAg?docId=501962e44d5b49a4a19a8e43a9acdfdc
Others states' fights bring focus to Daniels
(AP) ? 3 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Gov. Mitch Daniels has spent years talking about issues that typically make voters' eyes glaze over: Cutting spending. Balancing budgets. Shrinking government.
The priorities haven't changed much in Daniels' six years as governor. But suddenly voters are paying attention--
Daniels was elected governor of Indiana in 2004. Once in office, he tackled his fiscal agenda in earnest. He created the state's first budget office and, by executive order, eliminated bargaining rights for state employee unions. Unlike Walker, who has faced lengthy protests and a walkout by Wisconsin's Democratic senators for attempting to do the same, Daniels' move received minimal fuss from the public.
Starting with a $600 million deficit, he trimmed enough from the budget to give the state a $370 million surplus a year later. As revenues plummeted during the recession, Daniels slashed $1.5 billion from the $27 billion budget, leading to cuts in education and layoffs of state employees. Today the state has a surplus of more than $800 million. Daniels cut the state work force to near historic lows, and won praise for streamlining the state's much-maligned Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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the most remarkable thing is you'd think everyone would be for balanced budget--vs spiraling deficits--
but as we see in this forum--we have same folks over and over --that are adamantly against smaller gov-less spending-lower taxes
--key word here is "motives"-- the higher the taxes-the more social spending--the more they benefit at expense of others.
The reason is most the working class/taxpayers who are of the balanced budget-pay as you go--reduce spending not raise taxes--crowd
--saw what is possible
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...IcRrAg?docId=501962e44d5b49a4a19a8e43a9acdfdc
Others states' fights bring focus to Daniels
(AP) ? 3 hours ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Gov. Mitch Daniels has spent years talking about issues that typically make voters' eyes glaze over: Cutting spending. Balancing budgets. Shrinking government.
The priorities haven't changed much in Daniels' six years as governor. But suddenly voters are paying attention--
Daniels was elected governor of Indiana in 2004. Once in office, he tackled his fiscal agenda in earnest. He created the state's first budget office and, by executive order, eliminated bargaining rights for state employee unions. Unlike Walker, who has faced lengthy protests and a walkout by Wisconsin's Democratic senators for attempting to do the same, Daniels' move received minimal fuss from the public.
Starting with a $600 million deficit, he trimmed enough from the budget to give the state a $370 million surplus a year later. As revenues plummeted during the recession, Daniels slashed $1.5 billion from the $27 billion budget, leading to cuts in education and layoffs of state employees. Today the state has a surplus of more than $800 million. Daniels cut the state work force to near historic lows, and won praise for streamlining the state's much-maligned Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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the most remarkable thing is you'd think everyone would be for balanced budget--vs spiraling deficits--
but as we see in this forum--we have same folks over and over --that are adamantly against smaller gov-less spending-lower taxes
--key word here is "motives"-- the higher the taxes-the more social spending--the more they benefit at expense of others.
