The most conservative state in the union will have 105m dollar surplus

[tyroneweaver]

This is why conservatives control local politics.
Idaho revenues on track for big surplus

 

[TheOldSchool]

Nice. In a state where you can live your entire life and never run into another human being, having barely any government can work just fine. What a refreshing thought. Good for them.

 

[S.J.]

Amazing what we can achieve without liberals screwing everything up.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"The most conservative state in the union will have 105m dollar surplus"

This fails as a confusion of correlation and causation fallacy.

California also has a budge surplus and it's among the more liberal states in the Union.

California's budget surplus soars to new heights; schools to benefit

 

[tyroneweaver]

Nice. In a state where you can live your entire life and never run into another human being, having barely any government can work just fine. What a refreshing thought. Good for them.

well, we've had an influx of syrians into the area.

 

[tyroneweaver]

"The most conservative state in the union will have 105m dollar surplus"

This fails as a confusion of correlation and causation fallacy.

California also has a budge surplus and it's among the more liberal states in the Union.

California's budget surplus soars to new heights; schools to benefit

LOL, California debt is over 10k per person
State of California Debt Clock

 

[Oldstyle]

"The most conservative state in the union will have 105m dollar surplus"

This fails as a confusion of correlation and causation fallacy.

California also has a budge surplus and it's among the more liberal states in the Union.

California's budget surplus soars to new heights; schools to benefit

California only has a budget surplus on paper because they don't take into account the unfunded liabilities that they are accumulating with costly State workers retirement health care costs...something that was given to those government workers by California liberals. If you figured in the cost of those benefits it comes out to about 1.8 billion per year. Whoops...your "surplus" just vanished!

 

[Katzndogz]

"The most conservative state in the union will have 105m dollar surplus"

This fails as a confusion of correlation and causation fallacy.

California also has a budge surplus and it's among the more liberal states in the Union.

California's budget surplus soars to new heights; schools to benefit

LOL, California debt is over 10k per person
State of California Debt Clock

California never has a surplus. Every year we project a huge surplus. Projected surpluses never have to actually be a surplus. Just saying there is a projected surplus seems to be enough.

 

[tigerred59]

This is why conservatives control local politics.
Idaho revenues on track for big surplus

• $3.16 billion in subsidies 1995-2012.
• $1.74 billion in commodity subsidies.
• $421 million in crop insurance subsidies.
• $745 million in conservation subsidies.
• $253 million in disaster subsidies.
• Idaho ranking: 27 of 50 States
• 64 percent of farms in Idaho did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
• Ten percent collected 67 percent of all subsidies.
• Amounting to $1.84 billion over 18 years.
• Top 10%: $32,475 average per year between 1995 and 2012.
• Bottom 80%: $935 average per year between 1995 and 2012.

Well its about time they show a surplus, with tax payers throwing money their way all them years, good for them, LOLOLOLOL

 

[waltky]

Is the Governor Republican?

 

[cnm]

What's that, about $1.45 from the feds for every $1.00 it gives?

Good ROI.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

The only reason Idaho has a surplus is because there are more trees there for the money to grow on. Duh.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Idaho's GDP for 2014 was 64 billion dollars. Population about 1.7 million.

The GDP of California was 2.3 trillion dollars. Get back to us when you are a real state. California's surplus this year is 5.5 billion dollars.

But Idaho grows some good potatoes and has more Mormons than any other sect.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

This is why conservatives control local politics.
Idaho revenues on track for big surplus

"The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Idaho was 1,634,464 on July 11, 2014"
- Google

Helps when your entire state has a smaller population than most mid-sized cities.

 

[waltky]

Is good to know Kentucky is in the top ten.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Idaho's GDP for 2014 was 64 billion dollars. Population about 1.7 million.

The GDP of California was 2.3 trillion dollars. Get back to us when you are a real state. California's surplus this year is 5.5 billion dollars.

But Idaho grows some good potatoes and has more Mormons than any other sect.

which will be eaten up when they have to come up with the pension payments for the state workers.....

 

[hortysir]

This is why conservatives control local politics.
Idaho revenues on track for big surplus

• $3.16 billion in subsidies 1995-2012.
• $1.74 billion in commodity subsidies.
• $421 million in crop insurance subsidies.
• $745 million in conservation subsidies.
• $253 million in disaster subsidies.
• Idaho ranking: 27 of 50 States
• 64 percent of farms in Idaho did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
• Ten percent collected 67 percent of all subsidies.
• Amounting to $1.84 billion over 18 years.
• Top 10%: $32,475 average per year between 1995 and 2012.
• Bottom 80%: $935 average per year between 1995 and 2012.

Well its about time they show a surplus, with tax payers throwing money their way all them years, good for them, LOLOLOLOL

According to your own c/p only 10% of the farms took the majority of subsidies.
Is that a real reason to blame the whole state?

 

[Oldstyle]

Idaho's GDP for 2014 was 64 billion dollars. Population about 1.7 million.

The GDP of California was 2.3 trillion dollars. Get back to us when you are a real state. California's surplus this year is 5.5 billion dollars.

But Idaho grows some good potatoes and has more Mormons than any other sect.

which will be eaten up when they have to come up with the pension payments for the state workers.....

Then let's talk about the REAL cost of the Bullet Train now under construction in California! Engineers in the know are stating that cost estimates to drill the twenty odd miles of tunnels through California's fault lines have been grossly understated. They're putting the cost at 2 to 3 times the estimated cost. One more thing that liberal politicians have obligated the State to.

Budget surplus? That's amusing...

 

[IsaacNewton]

Idaho's GDP for 2014 was 64 billion dollars. Population about 1.7 million.

The GDP of California was 2.3 trillion dollars. Get back to us when you are a real state. California's surplus this year is 5.5 billion dollars.

But Idaho grows some good potatoes and has more Mormons than any other sect.

which will be eaten up when they have to come up with the pension payments for the state workers.....

Then let's talk about the REAL cost of the Bullet Train now under construction in California! Engineers in the know are stating that cost estimates to drill the twenty odd miles of tunnels through California's fault lines have been grossly understated. They're putting the cost at 2 to 3 times the estimated cost. One more thing that liberal politicians have obligated the State to.

Budget surplus? That's amusing...

Yes we know who looks for the dark clouds and ignores the sun. How it just pains certain punks that Cali is kicking ass again. Bush's Great Recession was a stomach punch no doubt, but California is rapidly climbing out of that Republican disaster to lead the country again.

But for those of you who NEED to find misery in life, look no further than your front door.

 

[rightwinger]

What's that, about $1.45 from the feds for every $1.00 it gives?

Good ROI.

Government handouts are a good way to run up a surplus