Oregon Has At Least $11.04 Billion In Potential Surpluses of the Taxpayers Money it is not using.

www.cafrman.com ^ | not given | Gerald R. Klatt

[WaterDragon]

Exactly who is cafrman? I went to his site without learning much.

This information doesn't surprise me any more than it does the rest of you.

[EBUCK]

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Is a report of the entire financial position of a gubment entity. Whereas the normal "budget" only includes money coming in vs. money going out. The CAFR included last years profits and surplusses in the many departments budgets.

I believe he looks like the above...

[Minutemen]

The feds ought to pass a law that states with surpluses should transfer them to states with deficits.

You are jesting-right?? Why would anyone want to "donate" a tax surplus to California?? And exactly what does that catch phrase "For the Children" supposed to mean??

[blackie]

Vote no on 28, cut taxes, log timber, hatch fish, protect private property, irrigate farmland, mine for minerals, support SUV ownership, drill of oil in ANWR, carry a firearm ... Freedom and Liberty!

Be Well - Be Armed - Be Safe - Molon Labe!

[umgud]

You are jesting-right?Yup, I was. Just trying to stir the pot, although I suspect some idiot will eventually suggest this.

[Jolly Rodgers]

I live in central Oregon and due to state budget shortfalls, the schools receive less so the kids who want to play school sports have to pay $100 for each sport they play....

Your school district is NOT receiving less. It is receiving MORE money than it did in the previous budget cycle. As a matter of fact, it is receiving a record level of funding -- more than it ever received before. The "shortfall" is only because they aren't receiving the 18% increase they demanded when they wrote the budget for this biennium. Boo-frigging-hoo! They can make do with a 5% increase (which is more than inflation) while the rest of us in the private sector are taking pay cuts and reducing our family budgets. Furthermore, if your district is consistent with most of the others in Oregon, your student enrollment numbers have been dropping, which in effect multiplies that 5% increase you are getting.

[Jolly Rodgers]

HESSELDAHL, NORMAN 50049
HOAGLAND, TERRY 77000
KELLY, STEVE 81000
LARSON, RETHA 44942
LUBER, KERRY 83000
MENDELSSOHN, ED 70000
NAGEL, JEFFREY 75000
RAZE, LEANNE 70000
RAY, KEN 73298
RITCHIE, SUANN 78000
ROBINSON, JIM 104803
SLAUSON, ROB 81000
VANBLARICOM, DIANE 79669
WILLIAMS, RON 68500
WILLIAMS, STEVE 90677
WOODY, KEN 81750
COLLINS, KIM 38355
MCKENZIE, KATE 38355
SCHURR, KATHY 37420

TOTAL 1,707,479

Don't forget to add the 45% to each of those numbers in order to compute their total compensation package.

[EBUCK]

No kidding...what a scam. If I didn't have an ounce of pride I'd go to work for them!

[Jolly Rodgers]

Oregon Education Budget Facts

Oregon State Budget Facts

Growth In Oregon Government Employees State & Local

How Oregon Compares with other states

[Searching4Justice]

This area is booming and the need for more money per student is on the decline as far as I can understand. Bend is becomming like Eugene it's growing so fast. What I can't understand is why not have 2 sessions per school instead of building new ones ? People are either morning or night oriented so let them choose a shift and we would need half the schools....

[Jolly Rodgers]

They've never had a reason to be cost-conscious. They've always had more money than they knew what to do with. Over 100% growth in budget in the last eight years. Double digit increases every single budget cycle. Now when they only get 5% increase, they act like they're being slaughtered.