tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post5224150219861824691..comments2024-03-20T22:55:32.772-07:00Comments on Valley Economy: C'mon Jerry, Voters are Grown-UpsJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10344751623916759400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-24592064302700529492011-01-27T18:24:37.408-08:002011-01-27T18:24:37.408-08:00Mike, I conceed your point.
My "current law&...Mike, I conceed your point.<br /><br />My "current law" focused just on taxes, not on spending levels which also reflect "current law." So "all cuts" is probably more descriptive.<br /><br />I would like to see the Governor's "all cuts" budget, and if the Republicans think it is threatening voters to get them to vote for tax increases, then I would like to their version of a better "all cuts" budget.<br /><br />As I mentioned, I would like the chance to vote on a different set of taxes than extending the current structure for 5 years. I suppose people who really want high taxes could vote for both extending the current taxes and an alternative package of new taxes.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344751623916759400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-85685825550273218272011-01-27T17:56:52.735-08:002011-01-27T17:56:52.735-08:00I agree that the Governor (and all other politicia...I agree that the Governor (and all other politicians, for that matter) should treat us as grown-ups and tell it to us straight. I disagree with your quibble about the characterization of the budget proposals, however. A budget that doesn't count on the tax extension would be an "all cuts" budget. That is accurate, because that would be the only way to balance it. "Current law budget" is not accurate, on the other hand. The enacted budget is part of the law, so any cuts would involve changes to the law as currently enacted. So it wouldn't be "current law." I can see that you are trying to make the prospect of draconian cuts more palatable, for some reason, but I don't think its' a more accurate way to present it to the voters.<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com