1.2 Billion increase in spending = is "structural debt" that is unavoidable and cannot be cut even if we wanted it to be. (Medicaid, pension, service on current debt) It's a common tactic of politicians to start "nickel and diming" and to talk as if this spending is "discretionary" when in fact it is not.
1.2 Billion increase in spending = is "structural debt" that is unavoidable and cannot be cut even if we wanted it to be. (Medicaid, pension, service on current debt) It's a common tactic of politicians to start "nickel and diming" and to talk as if this spending is "discretionary" when in fact it is not.
ern68 1 year ago
We are in too deep to bail out this state without new
revenues. The Republican mantra of "no new taxes"
betrays either a naivete of lack of guts to do what every
thinking person knows from their personal finances: it takes
income to get you out of debt. Borrowing is insane as are
some of the spending cuts to education. I am sure there is
a lot of needless spending in Springfield but I do not see
anyone, yourself included, with any real answers
macman1940 1 year ago