[goldstategop]

Cut spending. The problem is the Democrats and the RINOs want to jack up taxes and spend, spend and spend.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[MplsSteve]

Another way of looking at and thinking about budget deficits is to inquire why spending hasn’t been reduced to help balance the budget - instead of raising taxes to balance the budget.

[Graybeard58]

Governor Tim Kaine, who wants to spend money to start a Pre-K program.

We didn't even have "K" when I started school. Started right out in first grade.

How did I ever survive?

[dblshot]

“The current budget, by official estimates, is $200 million short.”

Headline to read; Virgina Slims Budget. State has a long way to go baby!

[iceskater]

Richmond ping.

And so the drum beat for another round of tax increases begins.

[CarryingOn]

“Governor Tim Kaine, who wants to spend money to start a Pre-K program”

We have to get them away from the parents. We need to make sure that they are good little Villagers. We have so much we want to teach them. Government Education

[rottndog]

The size of the deficit could be a big problem for Governor Tim Kaine, who wants to spend money to start a Pre-K program.

Deficits are ALWAYS the fault of Tax Cuts, and NEVER over-spending.

/s

[jpl]

Am I the only person here who thinks this is total, absolute B.S.? It’s only been about three or four years since the last time they pushed this same lie on us!

[bmwcyle]

We have a surplus and we don’t. Stop spending.

[tracer]

Looks like the "wealth" has gone out of "Commonwealth."

Not to worry. Just keep up the good work rousting illegals from various counties of the Old Dominion and the problem will be solved.

They'll swim the Potomac into liberal Montgomery County, Merryland and everyone will be as happy as Chesapeake Bay clams....

[iceskater]

Here’s the website for the group pushing this agenda. Looks like a bunch of libs and Warner admin leftovers.

http://www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org

[Brilliant]

If you can’t balance the budget during the good times, there’s no way you’re going to do it during the bad times.

[CPOSharky]

IIRC, a few years ago, retired military folks brought suit against the state because they taxed military retirement pay but not state retiree’s retirement pay.

The state lost and had to refund five years worth of taxes to the military retirees.

Then they started taxing state retirees pay.

Glad I moved away.

[taxed2death]

....stop hand outs to illegals.

[CHEE]

The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
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I would suggest that Mr. Think Tank start by a real good look into the frozen food chests of all elected officials and bureaucrats.
After that limit the number and amount of checks the State can cut.

[rfp1234]

Mark Warner’s fault!

[nyyankeefan]

lib/dems....never met a tax they could not raise and then spend it faster than it comes in!!!

[snowsislander]

I am getting a bit worried about the number of states that are starting to report tax revenues dropping: Florida, California, and now Virginia.

According to this report (Va. revenue outlook improves) on the situation in Virginia:

The budget is responding to troubles in the economy.

For example, stagnation in housing sales is spreading from wealthy Northern Virginia to the less pricey Richmond and Hampton Roads markets.

[leda]

egads! they need to seriously look at cuts in
spending before even suggesting a tax hike.

[brothers4thID]

Cut spending, deport illegals who eat up so much of our state Medicaid and other social services, and stop trying to mandate pre-k education programs for every child in the state. That would fix the budget right there.