tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267725995210102143.post7742169635188372748..comments2023-05-30T05:22:39.822-04:00Comments on Lloyd the Idiot: One Reason I'm Proud to be a Virginian - A Budget SurplusLloyd the Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02649209347434297044noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267725995210102143.post-71881079585067555732010-07-14T22:32:43.166-04:002010-07-14T22:32:43.166-04:00Anonymous - Do you notice the size of Virginia'...Anonymous - Do you notice the size of Virginia's budget? Relative to 70 or 80 billion dollars, $220 million in the black is not much of a profit, but the fact they did not go into the red -- at least technically -- is remarkable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267725995210102143.post-64619778360695446242010-07-14T21:49:42.785-04:002010-07-14T21:49:42.785-04:00Anon, I'll take a surplus any day. Yeah, it w...Anon, I'll take a surplus any day. Yeah, it would be great if taxes were $220 million less so it balances exactly, but in this economic climate it's close enough for me.Lloyd the Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649209347434297044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267725995210102143.post-49307029157820216752010-07-14T16:16:53.350-04:002010-07-14T16:16:53.350-04:00If we have a $220 million surplus, doesn't tha...If we have a $220 million surplus, doesn't that mean that your beloved governor cut too many services and collected too much in taxes? Governments aren't supposed to make profits, are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267725995210102143.post-40659480510639584282010-07-13T21:14:57.975-04:002010-07-13T21:14:57.975-04:00Hmmm. Good point, Larry.Hmmm. Good point, Larry.Lloyd the Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649209347434297044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267725995210102143.post-59688034582610713892010-07-13T16:54:10.309-04:002010-07-13T16:54:10.309-04:00smoke & mirrors - Republican Style:
" Bu...smoke & mirrors - Republican Style:<br /><br />" But the two-year state budget also includes an IOU for about $620 million in contributions toward state employee and teacher pension plans that weren't made in order to put the $70 billion spending plan into balance. The commitment to repay the money with interest, beginning in 2013, isn't binding on future legislatures, "<br /><br />http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/jul/04/vrss04-ar-263788/Larry Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282254026681944326noreply@blogger.com