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How much lower is the FY 10 Michigan budget than the FY 02 Michigan budget?

Michigan Budget 2003 - 2009 (the Granholm years):

2003 Total Budget: $38,546,223,200
2004 Total Budget: $39,236,530,900
2005 Total Budget: $40,224,217,400
2006 Total Budget: $41,672,547,100
2007 Total Budget: $42,791,804,000
2008 Total Budget: $43,827,383,200
2009 Total Budget: $44,200,000,000 (proposed)

[Jim Noble]

Michigan Budget 2003 - 2009

Thanks.

So, once again, after 8 years of savage "cuts", spending is up by $8 000 000 000.

I am getting seriously concerned that no state or local government can actually reduce spending. Not that you or I couldn't see how to do it - but that the system we have allowed to be created actually CANNOT do it.

[Feasor13]

Granholm got into office and pissed away the surplus put in place by Engler and then blamed him for the deficits. She has destroyed the state with her spending.

[FreedomHammer]

Could I trouble you for the source on these numbers? I’d like to pass them along with this article and want to be prepared when the question of their source comes. I did a quick search for them but am not finding it readily at hand. It would be greatly appreciated, and thank you.

[CSM]

Wow, thanks for posting that.