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Originally Posted by Kirk  Yes. The same thing happened in Virginia where I live. The Republican governor cut taxes and created a $1 billion dollar deficit. Mark Warner was elected governor, and he balanced the budget and became the most popular governor in Virginia's history. Now he will be elected to the Senate in November.
The funny thing is that the Republicans used to be the party of fiscal responsibility, and they have abandoned their principles for tax cut and spend. |
How's Democrat governor Tim Kaine doing?
The Commonwealth Iconoclast: VIRGINIA STATE BUDGET CRISIS
Governor gets tough on out of control spending... maybe.
Drastic times call for big sacrifices.
But seriously...
Sometimes you just got to laugh.
Either that or cry. Sometimes I am not sure.
Yesterday's Richmond Times Dispatch heralded the headlines"Governor's plan includes 74 layoffs" and then goes on to explain that there will be other measures as well, including keeping 386 job positions vacant, and as a show of personal sacrifice a 5 percent cut in the Governor's own personal pay check.
I like Governor Kaine, and that is real big of him to take a personal 5 percent pay cut. But....
We got problems, big problems right here in "River City" ... that being in our beautiful State Capital of Richmond on the James.
The new budget totals $74 BILLION. That is Billion with a big B. There is an estimated $641 million shortfall.
To balance the budget, the Governor's plan calls for $300 million in actual cuts, and possibly another $303 million from the so called State rainy-day fund (that meaning emergency fund).
All I can say is WOW!!!
Your an idiot you know that right?