Posted on 06/24/2015 1:43:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Jindal took office in January of 2008, and 2015 will be his last year in office. He has scored well on the Cato Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors earning an “A” in 2010, and a “B” in both 2012 and 2014. All three report cards commend Jindal’s resolve to cut Louisiana state spending.
Since fiscal year 2009, the first full fiscal year of Jindal’s term, state general fund spending has decreased by 7 percent. Per capita state spending has fallen from $2,089 in 2009 to $1,883 in 2015, a decrease of 10 percent. This spending restraint is quite remarkable. For comparison, per capita state spending grew nationally by 8.5 percent during the same time period.
Total state spending, which includes money from the federal government for programs like Medicaid, stayed constant while Jindal was in office. It was $28.9 billion in 2008 compared to $29.1 billion in 2014.
One way that Jindal reduced spending was cutting the state’s workforce. State government employment has decreased 26 percent since he’s been governor, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, he passed broad pension reforms. All state employees hired after July 2013 receive a cash-balance retirement plan, similar to a 401(k) plan, instead of a traditional defined-benefit pension.
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I did not express “dismay”; I merely stated a fact. Again, my point was, again my point was, that the expenses you mentioned have, for an extremely long time, been factored into the state budget and the state budget was not in the shambles it is now. Again, when Jindal came into office, the state treasury had a BILLION dollar surplus (and I am not a democrat), with the same educational tax load as it does now. Fixing roads? We already pay taxes for that. It just isn’t spent for that.
Also, Jindal said yesterday that people were moving back into the state (net plus movement). Not true. Check it out.
So you think scarce taxpayer resources have been mis-allocated? Well, so do I. Too much goes to the education establishment, who are the ones perpetually complaining. They never have enough.
And true, the Louisiana State Police annually steals 60 to 70 million from the highway trust fund, which was curtailed in the legislative session.
I think Jindal’s gotten a bad rap from the newspapers and TV stations, who carry water for the teacher’s union. Most of the “journalist” type want to get one of those deadhead jobs.
I heard his speech. He is talking the same talk as Trump. We all need to pick one or none of our candidates will win. We’ll end up with Bush.
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