Even the Brockton Enterprise carried the story of the Governor's budget cuts in these tough economic times with revenues evaporating:
Gov. Deval Patrick announced Wednesday he will eliminate 1,000 state jobs and slash more than $1 billion in spending across state government to restore a budget that has proved unsupportable just three months after passage.
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Particular note should be taken of:
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...Legislative approval is needed for $341 million worth of the plan – including for a two-year delay for the state to fully fund its pension obligation, to the year 2025.
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It seems to me that this might be part of Governor Romney's legacy.
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Many of these cuts will hurt those least able to afford them. Under the circumstances, maybe we should seriously consider our vote on Question 1.
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2 comments:
My mother who is 87 is independant only because of a home health aid. Cut that and into a nursing home that will cost the taxpayers far more. The existance of the program was to save money. I'm a NO on questin 1.
Shame and stupidity prevails on the Massachusetts budget cuts with the Governor to the Attorney General cutting their own budgets as a show of absolute dumbness that only depicts a continual lack of leadership failure.
There should be no budget shortfalls and a leaner budget to begin with. Stop feeding the addiction of costly no bid contracts to vendors, providers, and consultants that cost billions of budget taxpayer dollars. Elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse rampant throughout in several budget areas alone could solve any deficiency. Going after the so called underground economy that flourishes in the state alone means billions of additional revenue.
The elimination of unneeded patronage positions will enable the career dedicated workforce to perform their mandated duties on behalf of the taxpayers and citizens of Massachusetts.
Time for a true line item, subsidiary accounts, object codes, and scheduling state budget filled with true accountability and oversight devices to regain the trust in government by the citizenry.
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