Submit a Story!
A Hole They Dug for Themselves – and Us
A Hole They Dug for Themselves – and Us
Steve Chapman has a great piece in Reason about the fiscal crunch in state finances. While we regularly hear the stories about California and New York, more than two-thirds of the states have emergencies ranging – in Chapman’s words – from the painful to the excruciating. And ...
A Hole They Dug for Themselves: There's nothing surprising about the crises in state budgets - ...
reason.com — Everywhere you look, states are being crunched by fiscal emergencies that range from painful to excruciating. California,... which has been paying bills with IOUs, is now preparing to close state parks and furlough state employees which is what you have ... (more) A Hole They Dug for Themselves: There's nothing ...
California Is Still Not Out of the Budget Hole
online.wsj.com — The hour is late, but the state’s legislature is still playing games.... (more) California Is Still Not Out of the Budget Hole
Comments
Related Content
How large is the fiscal hole?
gregmankiw.blogspot.com 8/26/2009 — Economistmom says the actual budget deficit over the next decade is likely to be close to $14 trillion: $9 trillion ($9.051 trillion) is the Obama Administration’s 10-year deficit projection based on their own economic forecast and their own ...
Stimulus digs Texas out of hole | ASSOCIATED PRESS
lubbockonline.com 8/3/2009 — Saturday, February 28, 2009 Story last updated at 2/28/2009 - 2:38 am AUSTIN - Texas lawmakers started off the year staring down a multibillion-dollar budget hole. Thanks to Uncle Sam, they'll soon be sitting on a mountain of cash. About $17 billion ...
Obama Needed This Like a Hole in the Head
blogs.tnr.com 8/5/2009 — I give him the benefit of a doubt. He may not himself have made the decision to honor the contemptible Mary Robinson, arguably a real bigot, with the Medal of Freedom. But, then, there is someone in his entourage who is leading him astray, ...
Murdoch to media: You dug yourself a huge hole
news.cnet.com 11/17/2008 — With newspapers cutting back and predictions of even worse times ahead, Rupert Murdoch said the profession may still have a bright future if it can shake free of reporters and editors who he said have forfeited the trust and loyalty of their ...