Archive for the ‘Budget Bomb’ Category

Pennsylvania State Debt 2002 To This Year: 40% Increase

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Under Governor Rendell, total state general obligation debt outstanding has increased from $6.8 billion to a projected $9.5 billion with his 2009-10 budget proposal, a 40% increase in seven years.  

Pennsylvania is $160 Million Behind Budget Forecasts

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

What happens in Harrisburg impacts Lehigh Valley. All Taxpayers are local.  Rep. Karen Beyer votes for Ed Rendell and the Democrats bloated budget. Pennsylvania is $160 million behind budget forecasts, Department of Revenue says Those collections are down $160 million from what had been expected. October numbers had some good news but mostly ...

Budget Vote and Accountability

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Tax Vote and Budget Vote and Fiscal Code were all in tandem and Philly Pension Theft was separate. A ‘ no’ vote on Tax Vote is inconsistent with vote “yes” for budget. The Tax Vote was necessary to pay for the Budget Vote. For example, Karen Beyer, and others, cynically, ...

The Big Government Statist Solution

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Big Government Socialism is sold because it is “ free money”to a constituency that seems willing to be dependent on government and another constituency who gets rich from government. The Forgotten Taxpayer, the tax producer, has close to one third of what he or she earns by work or investment, ...

Is this Lower Merion’s Economy?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

The LMBOC  Majority  bring Obama Statist Socialist Big Government Debt and Deficits to Lower Merion.  For details see Lower Merion Citizens for a Responsible Budget.                                                             Please sign this “no new taxes” petition.    How essential a service is the $24,000,000 library renovation and expansion program? Phil Rosenzweig is such a disappointment talks ...