[PapaBear3625]

Stoll pointed out, however, that there is no surplus and what Waters thought was a surplus is actually budgeted. He noted that 40 percent of state spending is for education. He explained that the reasons for the budget cuts were because federal stimulus money ran out.

The real reason for the "stimulus" was political payoff to public employee unions and others.

The first thing that any state should do once it comes under Republican control is emulate Wisconsin and gut the public-employee unions' powers, especially including the elimination of paycheck deduction of union dues.

[Tribune7]

The first thing that any state should do once it comes under Republican control is emulate Wisconsin

Dittos.