From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Be honest with statements about "cuts in spending", when in
reality, the spending still is growing, but the "cut" is in the
amount of the growth.

TN. Governor Breddesan just did that "pull the wool" over
everyone's eyes. Said that every department needed to CUT 9% out of their
budget.  He lead everyone to believe that they were cutting the budget 9%
over last year. When all was said and done, and you compared the budget
numbers for this next fiscal year to the current year, ALL departments have
an INCREASE over the current budget number, BUT it's 9% lower than the
original requests. Total BS.

--
Glenn M.


"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
news:3ed4c36b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> That's why I said part of the problem.
>
> New Jersey was postponing spending and borrowing money during the boom
> economy ,  made the effect of the bust economy worse.
>
> And we are doing the same on a national scale. Pay the debt off THEN cut
> taxes. We can cut a LOT more over the long term without the debt load.
>
>  If you want to eliminate portions of the government then do so but be
> honest about it. Convince the people the government has no business doing
> certain functions. Bankrupting the government to achieve the same end is
> dishonest at best, IMHO treason at worse.
>
> Bob Lewis
>
>
bobcomer{at}mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:3ed4c0db$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > The economic/stock market downturn has hurt the states far more than
> > anything this or the last president did...
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
r.g.lewis{at}verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:3ed4bc7f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Some of the items are definitely overstated, if not wrong which is a
> shame
> > > because the ones that are correct are damming enough.
> > >
> > >  I don't think that states can declare bankruptcy but I could be
wrong.
> > > Texas does have some major funding problems right now though as do
most
> of
> > > the states. Part of the problem is due to cutting back on taxes. New
> > Jersey
> > > actually borrowed money for tax relief under the previous
> administration.
> > >
> > > The Administration's policies definitely  have an impact on the market
> > > though.
> > >
> > > Bob Lewis
> > >
JLBeamish{at}rogers.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3ed4a96c{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > I find some of the items just too incredulous.
> > > >
> > > > For example:
> > > > (a) > Cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas government
to the tune of
> > > billions
> > > > in
> > > > > borrowed money.
> > > > (b) > First president in U.S. history to have all 50
states of the
> Union
> > > > > simultaneously go bankrupt.
> > > >
> > > > The government of Texas declared bankruptcy?  All 50
states declared
> > > > bankruptcy?
> > > >
> > > > And then there are the things for which he had no
possible impact:
> > > >
> > > > (c)> Set all-time record for biggest drop in the
history of the
stock
> > > > market.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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