Comments on: SC Revenue Crisis Deepens http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:55:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: James the Foot Soldier http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41675 James the Foot Soldier Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:56:27 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41675 Oh how I want to see Jenny remain in the Governor's mansion - this time in the driver's seat. Oh how I want to see Jenny remain in the Governor’s mansion – this time in the driver’s seat.

]]> By: Silence the Noise http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41660 Silence the Noise Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41660 We have yet to see the numbers on deteriorated income revenue for the current FY. Expect severe cuts as the unemployment rate increases. Expect MAJOR shortfalls. The dumbasses that run this state base our budget on revenue that we have yet to collect. Who in their john-brown right mind (or in the case of our Republican legislature their LEFT mind) would base their personal budget off of money yet to come your way…..and better still…..not guaranteed to come your way. Tax cuts are a good thing. I totally support tax cuts in any form….however, there are good tax cuts and less-good tax cuts. Cutting taxes on fixed revenue sources and increasing taxes on variable revenue sources aint the smartest thing. Then again, could we depend on our Republican legislature to actually do something right?….no. Property taxes should have been cut, but instead of a corresponding tax increase on sales tax, and a further dependency on a tax that suffers greatly with our ailing economy, there should have been a corresponding SHRINKING OF GOVERNMENT and therefore alieviating the need for the property tax money all together…..but that would be too much to ask. 2010 is-a-comin boys. Get out now before you get embarrassssssed. Merrill and Cato have the right idea….Bobby and the rest of the idiots would do well to follow suit. And do we really have hope for any real CHANGE with the “sold his soul” Gresham Barrett or the “dumber than a sack of hammers with no handles” Henry McMaster or the “I can ride my bike with no handlebars” Andre Bauer….NO! Will the real GOP Conservative please stand up? We have yet to see the numbers on deteriorated income revenue for the current FY. Expect severe cuts as the unemployment rate increases. Expect MAJOR shortfalls.

The dumbasses that run this state base our budget on revenue that we have yet to collect. Who in their john-brown right mind (or in the case of our Republican legislature their LEFT mind) would base their personal budget off of money yet to come your way…..and better still…..not guaranteed to come your way.

Tax cuts are a good thing. I totally support tax cuts in any form….however, there are good tax cuts and less-good tax cuts. Cutting taxes on fixed revenue sources and increasing taxes on variable revenue sources aint the smartest thing. Then again, could we depend on our Republican legislature to actually do something right?….no.

Property taxes should have been cut, but instead of a corresponding tax increase on sales tax, and a further dependency on a tax that suffers greatly with our ailing economy, there should have been a corresponding SHRINKING OF GOVERNMENT and therefore alieviating the need for the property tax money all together…..but that would be too much to ask.

2010 is-a-comin boys. Get out now before you get embarrassssssed. Merrill and Cato have the right idea….Bobby and the rest of the idiots would do well to follow suit.

And do we really have hope for any real CHANGE with the “sold his soul” Gresham Barrett or the “dumber than a sack of hammers with no handles” Henry McMaster or the “I can ride my bike with no handlebars” Andre Bauer….NO!

Will the real GOP Conservative please stand up?

]]> By: Nicole http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41657 Nicole Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:30:45 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41657 Appropriate picture FITS! Appropriate picture FITS!

]]> By: Gloria http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41656 Gloria Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:53:27 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41656 Foot Soldier...your not impying to take the Sanford approach are you? You mean, if we had been listening to him for the past 6 years we wouldn't be in this mess (sarcasm)? Seems very logical, except when you have incompetant leadership! What a bunch of brats...leaderships "my way or no way" attitude is repulsive and egotistical. Foot Soldier…your not impying to take the Sanford approach are you? You mean, if we had been listening to him for the past 6 years we wouldn’t be in this mess (sarcasm)? Seems very logical, except when you have incompetant leadership! What a bunch of brats…leaderships “my way or no way” attitude is repulsive and egotistical.

]]> By: From Chuck-town http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41648 From Chuck-town Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:29:55 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41648 We would not be in this fiscal crisis if the General Assembly would have saved previous year surpluses rather than trying to kill each other to spend the extra money on "pet" projects. Sure, the Dept. of Ed is spending too much money, they have too may employees who retired and came back. We would not be in this fiscal crisis if the General Assembly would have saved previous year surpluses rather than trying to kill each other to spend the extra money on “pet” projects. Sure, the Dept. of Ed is spending too much money, they have too may employees who retired and came back.

]]> By: James the Foot Soldier http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41643 James the Foot Soldier Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:31:59 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41643 I have a suggestion for an easy, painless cut: Dismantle the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors. These folks are waaaay too math challenged to be charged with the role they have been bestowed. Does anyone on this Board realize we're only at the BEGINNING of this recession and when the numbers for October come in things are going to be really sucky and make the earlier "estimates" look totally ridiculous? Here's a no-brainer for a true Republican to take up as his/her mantra: spend only at the rate of inflation plus population growth. Under this restraint plenty of reserves will be accumulated in good times to weather the bad times. I have a suggestion for an easy, painless cut: Dismantle the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors. These folks are waaaay too math challenged to be charged with the role they have been bestowed.

Does anyone on this Board realize we’re only at the BEGINNING of this recession and when the numbers for October come in things are going to be really sucky and make the earlier “estimates” look totally ridiculous?

Here’s a no-brainer for a true Republican to take up as his/her mantra: spend only at the rate of inflation plus population growth. Under this restraint plenty of reserves will be accumulated in good times to weather the bad times.

]]> By: wondering http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41627 wondering Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:36:44 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41627 The Dept of Ed hates taxpayers. And they hate kids. The Dept of Ed hates taxpayers. And they hate kids.

]]> By: James the Foot Soldier http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/08/sc-revenue-crisis-deepens/comment-page-1/#comment-41625 James the Foot Soldier Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:54:37 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=8584#comment-41625 Not saying I told you so, BUT, who was the blogger that posted we'll be back in January for a third "mid-year" cutting session? Not saying I told you so, BUT, who was the blogger that posted we’ll be back in January for a third “mid-year” cutting session?

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