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That's what T-Paw did in Minnesota as well.
I guess states could balance their budget like perry did in Texas,by kicking the can down the rode.WAIT...that's what were doing now.Forgidaboutit.
It seems that i have read somewhere that some states have found a way of balancing the budget with fed dollars(stimulus ) as well.Hhmm...wonder who that could have been?:2wave:
<Texas, which crafts a budget every two years, was facing a $6.6 billion shortfall for its 2010-2011 fiscal years. It plugged nearly all of that deficit with $6.4 billion in Recovery Act money, allowing it to leave its $9.1 billion rainy day fund untouched.>
Texas balanced budget with stimulus money from Washington - Jan. 23, 2011
Here is another nifty little trick they used:
The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday the state has collected $130 million this fiscal year to help financially strapped Texas residents pay for the cost of electricity used for cooling, but has provided only $28 million so far to those who need it.
The reason: State lawmakers have locked away the money to deal with the budget shortfall. The state is now spending only half as much as it did to help the poor and elderly get through the summer a decade ago.
State of Texas holding onto money aimed to help poor, elderly pay for cooling | abc13.com
It seems that i have read somewhere that some states have found a way of balancing the budget with fed dollars(stimulus ) as well.Hhmm...wonder who that could have been?:2wave:
<Texas, which crafts a budget every two years, was facing a $6.6 billion shortfall for its 2010-2011 fiscal years. It plugged nearly all of that deficit with $6.4 billion in Recovery Act money, allowing it to leave its $9.1 billion rainy day fund untouched.>
Texas balanced budget with stimulus money from Washington - Jan. 23, 2011
Speaking of which, you know how Texas funds that rainy day fund? They tax oil and gas companies....
Speaking of which, you know how Texas funds that rainy day fund? They tax oil and gas companies....
Moved here from the Midwest 19 years ago and it was the best move I have ever made. Liberal jealousy is on full display
GASP!!! A TAX on oil and gas companies?Oooo, NO, surely not.:shock:
Its a good thing you have medicare om because one in four Texans don't have any health insurance at all.
Guess I am one of those that believes healthcare is a personal responsibility but you apparently believe it is an entitlement to be funded by the taxpayers
Woof... appeal to emotion ... overt even.
I see it as a personal responsibility up to a point... but I want health insurance. What we have today is not health insurance it's a catch all payment plan. Insurance is for big stuff, emergencies, operations. Yes, regular check ups, got the flu, need a flu shot, gotta buy birth control that should all be on the individual to pay. Insurance is for the car accident, the heart operation, the big stuff. Our health care costs so damn much because it's not a health insurance plan anymore.
Yep, I am an evil conservative that wants to starve kids, kill seniors and Polute the air.
Yep, I am an evil conservative that wants to starve kids, kill seniors and Polute the air.
He should go out and get a job right?
I see it as a personal responsibility up to a point... but I want health insurance. What we have today is not health insurance it's a catch all payment plan. Insurance is for big stuff, emergencies, operations. Yes, regular check ups, got the flu, need a flu shot, gotta buy birth control that should all be on the individual to pay. Insurance is for the car accident, the heart operation, the big stuff. Our health care costs so damn much because it's not a health insurance plan anymore.
2 fer 2 dude... now a strawman. Bet you can't make a Tu Quoque next.... :lol:
Well what would have a person do in that situation?
No kidding.
No reason you can't get a high deductible plan, is there?
Get help from the local community, charities, or churches. happens in my community all the time
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