Gov. Wolf is truly delusional and obstinate. He does not get that he is a Governor from the Left End of the Democrat Party dealing with a Legislature that is overwhelmingly Republican. No amount of holding his breath and stamping his feet is going to get them to do things HIS way.
Cutting spending is never on the table.
We gotta you know, give the government more to spend.
I wish I could get annual cost of spending increases the way Wolf wants for PA’s bloated government.
It would make my life a lot easier.
Just force people to pay more than make the hard choices to get spending under control.
No wonder there’s budget gridlock in Harrisburg.
The only time bomb is if the Republican legislature gives in and turns on the spending spigot for him. If the Republicans hold firm, they will have a budget that doesn't increase much and keeps the state relatively more stable. Don't get me wrong -- Pennsylvania has a lot more it can cut -- but the state ain't gonna go broke because of this budget impasse.
Ping.
The schools can strand to lose some teachers and the welfare net needs to shrink.