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About the way which affects the state level. one important point of the recovery act -- >> it was much too small. >> but it also rain out. as soon as the money ran out, rick perry who railed against the recovery act, used that money to close the state budget gap, governors gladly gobbled up the money, because it meant repairing the balance sheets, it kept people employed. once that ran out -- >> it not only kept people employed in the public sector, but what people forget is it also means the st...

Welcome back to "the ed show." this is really happening. i want you to grasp this tonight. please. its called house bill 385. 385. and its how republicans in the state of georgia are tackling a state budget gap, finally. lawmakers with the guts to go after public enemy number one. the girl scouts. just look at them. its time you paid your fair share, missy. the gop sponsored bill would subject girl scout cookies to a sales tax. local girl scout leaders are worried about the significant financial...

Welcome back to "the ed show." this is really happening. i want you to grasp this tonight. please. its called house bill 385. 385. and its how republicans in the state of georgia are tackling a state budget gap, finally. lawmakers with the guts to go after public enemy number one. the girl scouts. just look at them. its time you paid your fair share, missy. the gop sponsored bill would subject girl scout cookies to a sales tax. local girl scout leaders are worried about the significant financial...

Schools doesnt close the state budget gap at all. it leaves it roughly exactly as is and instead gives the saved money away in the form of tax cuts so you get all of the pain and none of the gain. is your state about to become a much worse place to live because of an actual economic shortfall in your state or is your state about to become a much worse place to live because its just what your governor wants? it is the rick scott test. its empirical. tax cut for dummies.

A way that does not help the states budget deficit at all. he just announced a new budget in florida. it takes more than $1.7 billion out of public schools, and instead of putting that money back into the budget, the budget gives it away in corporate and property tax breaks. so k-12 education gets absolutely eviscerated in the state of florida and the money saved by the state no longer spending the moneyç on the schools doesnt close the state budget gap at all. it leaves it roughly exactly as ...

In wisconsin has spread to ohio and indiana. scott walker went on statewide television defending his plan to close a $137 million state budget gap by putting new limits and restreictions on bargaining by unions. >> the bill i put forward isnt aimed at state workers and it isnt a battle with unions. if it was, we would have eliminated collective bargaining entirely or gone after the private sector unions. >> walkers address comes after a week of protests by wisconsin teachers and state workers an...

Republican governor. he defended his plan to close a state budget gap by imposing new limits and restrictions on collective bargaining by public employees unions. >> were not going to let for one minute these voices overshadow and overpower the voices of the taxpayers across this state who elected us to do the job and that meant balancing this budget and thats what were doing. >> if it isnt there already, this is a fight that could soon be coming to your state or neighboring state because money ...