Comments on: Virginia Senate: Is Budget Paralysis A Better Option?

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:45:39 +0000

PWCtaxpayer said on 17 Feb 2010 at 8:13 am: “We need some new approaches that generate new sources of discretionary spending based taxes revenues…”

ONE new approach would be a SURCHARGE on any money wired outside the United States !!!

Have you ever gotten in line behind a “bunch” on a Friday night sending money “home?”

Twenty Percent would be a good starting place !!!

FORCE the ILLEGALS to pay taxes, ONE way or ANOTHER !!!!

Another good place would be NO financial help of ANY kind to anyone WITHOUT a Social Security Card !!!!

The FIRST form of identification required at the local welfare office SHOULD be a Social Security Card !!!!!

I’m SICK and TIRED of seeing people who DO NOT pay taxes sucking TAXPAYER DOLLARS out of the SYSTEM !!!!!

Time to SHUT ‘em DOWN and KICK ‘em OUT !!!!

By: PWCtaxpayer

PWCtaxpayer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:13:29 +0000

local gop said: or raise the tobacco tax….

Raising taxes again and again and again. Not sure which I hate more - regressive taxes like the tobacco, food or other ’sin” taxes or the liberal democratic progressive taxs that hit the “rich” and destroy investment and entreprenurialism — Jobs. We need some new approaches that generate new sources of discretionary spending based taxes revenues combined with some good old fashioned competitive contracting and cost based management.

By: local gop

local gop — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:06:34 +0000

or raise the tobacco tax….

By: PWCtaxpayer

PWCtaxpayer — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:41:23 +0000

Before this goes too far down the illegals highway, I thought it might be useful to suggest a few things - because this is really a short -term problem that will turn back around as the economy and the housing industry improves. First, no pay raises for the Governor or any legislator until employees get the same increase. The BOCS insulted every PWC employee this year. Second, institut a ramped up Pay-Go budget requiremernt much as the Feds have just reinstituted (all increases must be off-set with a 1.3 multiplier decrease). Third, make every budget proposal estimate the return on investment to the State generated by the expenditure of public funds. If public funding does not does not make economic sense, find another approach that does. And fifth, get out of the commercial support services business - from motor pools to highway maintenace, from IT support to the DMV turnstiles to - yes - why does the State continue to monopoloze access to my booze addictions. Big programs are not going to be cut and the Illegasl are only one source of inappropriate social funding. We need more tourism and we need partnerships, with private and non-profit corporations to make tourisn a real part of our economy.

By: Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:42:24 +0000

Let’s hire a whole heap of Virginia State Troopers and we can make a ton of money on I-95, hitting up those out of state lunatics that weave in and out of heavy traffic at high speeds. I sure would feel a lot safer with the troopers out there on an early Sunday morning.

Time was when you did not dream of speeding on 95, in Virginia. That was back in the days of the Richmond Petersburg Toll Road.

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:40:24 +0000

The more I look at my own post, the more I think, HOW FREAKIN’ RIDICULOUS is it for TAX PAYERS to pay for assistance to people who DON’T PAY TAXES ?????

Howard the Duck said on 15 Feb 2010 at 12:55 pm: “…the survey I got in the mail from my Virginia “Democratic” Senator did not mention once this option of dealing with the revenue shortfall.”

Then it’s time to campaign as AGGRESSIVELY as you can AGAINST him!!!

Don’t wait till election time!!!

START NOW!!!!!

By: Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:55:56 +0000

Correct. A good place to start is throw out all the illegal aliens in Virginia and save on social services, crime, schools. Heck, even California is starting to get it.

Of course the survey I got in the mail from my Virginia “Democratic” Senator did not mention once this option of dealing with the revenue shortfall.

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:00:27 +0000

VA_Magoo said on 14 Feb 2010 at 12:23 pm: “…how about reducing the budget by reducing the number of government employees?”

Anyone who thinks that the 4 BILLION dollar budget deficit is LABOR related is WAY off base!!!

It’s (probably) a pretty safe bet that you could LAY OFF every single government employee in the commonwealth INCLUDING the Governor and STILL not cover the 4 BILLION dollar deficit!!!

It would be interesting to know what the (lump sum) PAYROLL for the commonwealth is and exactly how many employees it covers?

I just tried to Google it but got stuck in the CIRCLE JERK “they” use when they don’t want to you to know anything.

There’d be an interesting challenge.

Who can come up with the number of state employees and total payroll?

As for me, I’d start with cutting ALL services to illegal aliens AND their families!!!!

That would kill two birds with one stone:

1) Cut (part of) the deficit!

2) Send a message that there will be NO taxpayer assistance for people who DO NOT pay taxes in Virginia, namely: ILLEGALS!!!

By: Freedom

Freedom — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:58:46 +0000

Bingo, Magoo!!! You running for Govt office?

By: VA_Magoo

VA_Magoo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:23:52 +0000

Here’s a novel thought, how about reducing the budget by reducing the number of government employees? Why should us in the private sector be the only ones loosing our jobs? Lets face facts, it is time to reduce spending! In my household we reduce our spending when the money gets tight, we dont borrow more to continue to spend at the same rate as when the income is higher. The government at all levels, state and national must learn to reduce costs by reducing spending!

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:11:16 +0000

Greg, a good analysis of the situation in Richmond.