Its a new year and time for states to discuss their current year budget projections. In California they made a little accounting error calculating the cost of the state’s Med-Cal program, to the tune of $1.6 billion deficit. Jerry Brown is now calling on his Democrat controlled state government to find $3 billion in cuts in order to address the unexpected short fall.
In Wisconsin, they are projecting they will finish the coming year with a $362.2 million surplus thanks to higher than expected income tax receipts and budget cuts. Some might consider that good news, but in Scott Walker’s Republican controlled state government they are getting to work on tax cuts to give that money back to its citizens.
California deficit Here
Wisconsin surplus Here
Simple – kill the stupid train project
And that result is the difference between liberal and conservative. Unfulfilled empty promises in order to buy votes vs. steady fiscal responsibility.
It would be interesting to know how much money they are paying in welfare to illegal invaders.
@venturaguy – but how will we get from Bakersfield to Fresno? After driving 100 miles to get there of course.
Pensions are the other big one. At all levels of government.
It’s not just an accounting error – California tax receipts are down as well. Brown had previously noted that California is a progressive state, and progressive states “ask” their wealthier citizens to pay more of the government burden. That sounds noble until one realizes that some of those wealthier citizens are bolting for friendlier states.
And no, the high speed rail project will not be scrapped. This is Brown’s legacy project, and if it is killed, a new governor will have to ax it.
I always felt that if the dems want a project, or to direct welfare benefits they should tax the dems to pay for it.
Unfortunately, its a migrating plague, when they’ve depleted the tax base in one state they head to another where the pickings are better.
Some states have a balanced budget amendment in their Constitutions. Hmmmm. Could that work on a larger scale?
Also -the politcians in CA don’t want to give up the train boondoggle because there are some people making serious money on the taxpayer dime from it. the train will never happen, but several people will get rich from it.
California – run by children
Wisconsin – run by adults
Minnesota is giving our hard earned money tax surplus to people who don’t qualify (because they make too much money) for an Obamacare subsidy.
I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
Jerry’s high speed rail project costs $1 Billion dollars a mile. Stop it three miles short of where it is supposed to go. Problem solved.
I thought they wanted to be an independent
country? PHOCKEM!
I hope and pray President Trump will immediately stop all federal funding to Cal and send in troops to arrest all politicians who violate immigration laws. These are elitist scum calling for outright lawbreaking to defy the new Prez.
I say lock them up and if they resist shoot them on sight. Same with blm, la raza and muslim radicals.