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Ben Nelson Needs to Feel Some Pain
Of the spending cuts the Gang of Nelson made, I challenge anyone to name one more ludicrous or counter-stimulative than the $40 Billion in state budget assistance. What planet is he living on? Whatever stimulative impact remains in the bill, a substantiall portion of it is being wiped out in state budget cuts right now, and the worst is yet to come as this in today's Los Angeles Times report from the Real World demonstrates
Reporting from Atlanta and Las Vegas -- They have plundered reserves, enacted hiring freezes and engaged in all manner of budgetary voodoo to shield us from the pain.States' only option now is budget pain
Healthcare, parks, schools: Politicians' proposals to close budget gaps would hit where it hurts. Even zoo animals may not get a break.
But now state governments -- reeling from a historic free fall in tax revenue -- have run out of tricks. And Americans are about to feel it.
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Great idea, think I'll e-mail him and thank him for raising my property taxes because that's how trickle down depression works.
February 8, 2009 12:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
The good thing about cutting the states money is that Republican governors want it. If they start lobbying for it, I think there's a good chance it can get passed later as part of another package or get put back in this one during the reconciliation discussions.
February 8, 2009 8:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not all Republican governors just FL and CA and a few others...SC's Sanford is a fire-breathing Hooverite
This is good news and I hope known all along among the Nelson Gangsters
The administration's top economic officials said today that, as negotiations on the stimulus bill progress, Obama is interested in restoring support for education and for cash-strapped state and local governments -- measures that were stripped out in the Senate version of the plan. (WaPo)
February 8, 2009 9:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Might as well park this here for posterity!
:=P
Dear Sen Feinstein:
I applaud your efforts on behalf of the President's Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Package. Recent developments or lack thereof in the Senate Floor debate concern me greatly however.
First, the so-called compromise discussions led by Sens Nelson and Collins would cut 40 billion in aid to the States, money which as you know, is desperately needed in California
Looking forward in the event Sunday's planned cloture vote is not successful, I worry that the Democratic Leadership will pull the Legislation from the Floor. In this event, I ask that you urge Sen Reid to schedule cloture votes seriatem until the Senate musters the will to do what it was elected to do and address this economic catastrophe that Republican fiscal policies have caused
The purpose of extended debate in the Senate is to delay swift action so that important issues of the day may receive the public attention they deserve, not as has become the Senate practice of recent years to avoid debate altogther.
If the Republican Senators wish to fiddle while our economy burns, the whole nation should see their handiwork
Thank you.
Sent one to Boxer too on Friday
February 8, 2009 9:56 PM | Reply | Permalink