[Dan in Wichita]

Just took a very quick look at your state’s budget.

You're as bad as the politicians who just raised my taxes. They take quick looks too and base their decisions on that. Not enough of them want to get into the depths of the state budget and find the sacred cows that should be led to slaughter. If someone would at least **try** to reduce fraud and waste, this tax increase would probably not be necessary.

[mewzilla]

Dan, it’s not rocket science. Get control of your education spending, Medicaid and state employee pension costs, and KS can dig it’s way out. Those 3 programs will bankrupt your state.

[mewzilla]

Dan, those other programs, and things like waste and fraud, are more sacred calves than cows. And it’s the big cows you have to worry about. The rest of that stuff just nibbles away at the edges, like paying on interest but not principal.