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budget Archive
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Arizona’s broken budget system
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsTruly difficult decisions were put off with gimmicks, borrowing, and optimistic revenue estimates until this year. -
“Job Killing Tax Cuts” and a Guy Who Called Rush
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsNobody who has even a remote acquaintance with basic economic concepts actually believes that allowing private individuals to retain more of their own wealth decreases “job creation -
Slouching Towards Insolvency (The California Way)
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No Comments[S]tate government estimates suggest that Brown just saddled Californians with an additional $600 million in pension liabilities. -
Point, Counter-Point: Fixing the US Fiscal Crisis
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 1 CommentSean Carter and Neil Rosekrans debate how to address the budget deficit and national debt -
Arizona budget crisis fueled by a billion dollars in wasted tax money
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 2 Comments$1.8 million will be used to keep county fairs afloat and to promote agriculture through the Department of Racing. -
Republicans Can’t Give an Inch in Budget Debate
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsSo we must understand that the push back from Democrats ... whether we are prepared to get off the path we’re now on of wholesale government takeover of our economy and our lives. -
Dems Have Zero Desire to Make Budget Cuts
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsIf you gave the Dems the option between cutting PBS and eliminating home meals for the elderly, their choice would be easy – neither. -
The Feds and California in Mortal Combat
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsRumor has it that an Assemblyman from San Francisco was about to introduce a bill establishing $256 fines for consuming coffee, burgers, or donuts while behind the wheel. -
There can be no sacred cows in Arizona’s budget debate
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsCalls for increased funding ignore one important point: the state doesn’t have the money. -
Outside the Territory of Reason
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 1 CommentWe live in a world that has lost touch with the very idea of hard choices. -
Earning a better fiscal grade means no more tax increases
Posted on October 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsOf the $12.5 billion used since fiscal year 2008 to balance the state’s budgets, less than a fifth has been in permanent spending reductions. -
Two ballot propositions needed to keep state budget balanced
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 1 CommentIf no one leads the propositions to victory, public education will not be spared from the spending reductions that Proposition 100 promised to prevent. -
Time to Perform
Posted on February 28, 2010 | 5 CommentsArizona needs a performance-based budgeting system
