States Facing Deeper Budget Deficits (42 states face deficits totaling $60 billion to $85 )

ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | Monday, December 23, 2002 | By LAURA MECKLER

[Stavka2]

Ok, first I said between 100 billion and 1.2 trillion. Second, what makes you think that the Republicans don't like big government. They simply believe in another form of welfare: corprate. I know I was being fallcious, you are right. The tax payer will pay, just like the tax payer paid for NATO expension to subsidize large scale military purchasing of US equipment by poor countries.

[TheStickman]

Corporate welfare = big government? My, this should be an interesting session of *connect the dots*.

LMAO on the NATO expansion being a money making scheme. I guess the idea of aquiring more allies is just a coincidence?

With more conservative Republicans in office as opposed to the ol *blue blood* Republicans, look for *corporate welfare* to start vanishing. Don't be surprised if the old offshore tax cuts (you remember those, the ones Billary *promised* to do away with but did nothing about) aren't repealed as well.

Tis a great time to be an American, ain't it?

[Walkin Man]

"State budgets are in deep trouble right at the moment," said Leighton Ku, an analyst at the center, which leans liberal but has a reputation for evenhanded analysis.

Maybe its because they spent money like drunken sailors all through the 90's?

I read somewhere that most of these states are going to have very large property tax increases to make up the difference.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

STATEMENT:"I think mismanagement and fiscal irresponsibility are the more likely culprits."

RESPONSE: Agreed. It is a major factor. It might be called wealth transfer. From us to those who do not even belong to our society

[visualops]

you mean "to" those who do not belong, I assume?

I think the mismanagement/fiscal irresponsibility is because [most]politicians are spoiled, lazy, greedy, selfish and stupid.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

YOUR REPLY: "I think the mismanagement/fiscal irresponsibility is because [most]politicians are spoiled, lazy, greedy, selfish and stupid."

RESPONSE: That too. In short they reflect what America has become. Our highest public virtues being: eating, drinking, copulating, evacuating and snoring. The "Rights of Man have become the advocacy and the practice of pornography, abortion, lying, sodomy, sedition and treason.

[TheStickman]

Specifically, what did Billary do to *bring* this country into the most *stable* economy in over 50 years?

[visualops]

Yes, being encouraged to satisfy every whim and desire- basically not being held responsible for one's actions and not being taught moderation and self-control.
Which, in the 'United States of the Offended" (a term coined by Robert D. Raiford) is not surprising.

[Stavka2]

Oh, excuse me but what does bankrupt Romania and Bulgaria bring the alliance? What do countries with no militaries like Slovania, Slovakia, Luthuania, Estonia and Latvia bring the alliance? Well except for their own disputes and tax dollar black holes.

[TheStickman]

Hmm lets see, they bring airspace for our forces to fly over if need be and land for bases should we need them. Simple lil' military things like that.