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[Billy Jingo]

Sam Brownback and Kansans slammed with new dose of bad budget news



Monday was another dark day for Kansans hoping to see better state services in the future.

Officials announced that state revenues would come in almost $90 million short of expectations over the next three months of the year — and almost $200 million less than once predicted in the next two budget years.

What’s that mean?

First, the income tax cuts approved by Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature in 2012 still aren’t bringing in nearly enough new tax revenue through additional jobs once bravely predicted by Republican lawmakers.

Second, Brownback and the Legislature will have to keep cutting services, borrowing money and/or raising other taxes just to balance the budget.

Funding of K-12 schools just got a little dicier. And will the state have to borrow more from the state’s already-tapped highway fund?

Budget director Shawn Sullivan said Monday that Brownback would have a plan to offer by Thursday of this week.

That means lots of state-funded institutions will be holding their breath the next three days.

[Billy Jingo]

Why would a modern Republican consider this a problem? Obviously, the goal is to destroy the State. Looks like Kansas is working as planned. What is there to fix? Is it just not happening fast enough?

[Adam]

Obviously, the goal is to destroy the State.

And with that, you destroy any legitimacy you might have had discussing this.

[Billy Jingo]

And with that, you destroy any legitimacy you might have had discussing this.

All hail The Market (s.a.w.).

[Billy Jingo]

Just kidding.

This looks to be straight forward bribery payback to the rich. Generic American corruption. So perfectly legal. If the State gets fucked and services like public education are cut back, well, that is just a bonus, I suppose. If poor people die, even better.

[phillygirl]

Just kidding.

This looks to be straight forward bribery payback to the rich. Generic American corruption. So perfectly legal. If the State gets fucked and services like public education are cut back, well, that is just a bonus, I suppose. If poor people die, even better.

Yeah. We Republicans sit around applauding the death of the poor. Just the other day I was walking down State Street, smiling cheerfully as I watched a 9 year old's eyes start to glaze over as Death came to caress his face. Death was good enough to first swat at the flies buzzing around the boy's ears to give some relief to the buzz sound. But oh boy did I chuckle when I saw the boy's belly, bloated from his obvious malnutrition. Things are good in a Red County. Things are very good.

[Norm dePlume]

First, the income tax cuts approved by Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature in 2012 still aren’t bringing in nearly enough new tax revenue through additional jobs once bravely predicted by Republican lawmakers.

Sacrilege!

[Billy Jingo]

Yeah. We Republicans sit around applauding the death of the poor. Just the other day I was walking down State Street, smiling cheerfully as I watched a 9 year old's eyes start to glaze over as Death came to caress his face. Death was good enough to first swat at the flies buzzing around the boy's ears to give some relief to the buzz sound. But oh boy did I chuckle when I saw the boy's belly, bloated from his obvious malnutrition. Things are good in a Red County. Things are very good.

Serves that boy right for making all those poor choices.

[Norm dePlume]

Serves that boy right for making all those poor choices.

It's not entirely his fault. Gwyneth Paltrow didn't really show him him the way.