Category Archives: Budget
Is Giving Up Golf On The Table?
President Obama met with his Cabinet yesterday and afterward delivered some remarks. He said, among other things:
Since that time, we’ve passed a Recovery Act that’s put a middle-class tax cut into people’s pockets, that has invested in infrastructure all across this country and put people back to work, and something that isn’t noted often enough, has helped stabilize state budgets at a time in which we could have seen hundreds of thousands of layoffs in teachers and police officers and firefighters.
I suppose that you could say stimulus funds “stabilized the budget” here in Washington if you consider a one-time infusion of funds to be stabilization. Continue reading
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Budget Innovations!
In a brilliant display of innovation, State lawmakers have combined two plays from their playbook: “it’s for the children” and “you don’t need no stinkin’ 911.” From King5.com: “Children’s CEO Dr. Tom Hansen says the proposed cuts don’t make financial … Continue reading
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Back To The Playbook
Olympia has gone back to the playbook to prep voters to say “Yes!” to new taxes. Remember, the first play was, “it’s for the children,” an old and trusty standby and today it’s “we’re sorry, we just can’t keep you … Continue reading
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Cynical Manipulation
The Democrat-controlled Washington State legislature has once again decided that it’s better to manipulate the public with inflammatory rhetoric and a sham of a budget rather than set realistic priorities and engage the public in honest debate about the tough … Continue reading
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Deficit Be Damned, Olympia Democrats Can Still Think Of New Ways To Spend Your Money
Faced with a $6 billion deficit and proposed deep cuts to higher education, Representative Dave Quall (D-Mount Vernon) has proposed legislation that would make state financial aid available to illegal immigrants as an option for financing their college educations. Illegal … Continue reading
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