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To: 9YearLurker
While I cannot be responsible for the continuity of a link, you could certainly have tried finding the data yourself. It took me about thirty seconds to find this one:

Alaska faced a $1.65 billion budget shortfall for fiscal year 2009[1] and a similar shortfall for fiscal year 2010, $1.25 billion, in light of drops in oil revenue.[2] In early January 2009 Senate President Gary Stevens stated that the state was facing a budget deficit as large as $2 to $3 billion for FY 2010. [3] The state budget spending-versus-revenue gap is largely due to a decline in the price of oil. In December 2008 state officials anticipated a $388.7 million surplus for FY 2010 but in just two months revenues dropped.[2] In response to the state budget crisis Gov. Sarah Palin proposed that the state draw on reserves. A total of $1.36 billion and approximately $1.2 billion are estimated to be withdrawn for FY 2009 and FY 2010 respectively. “Responsible reductions and prudent use of reserve funds that we had set aside for tougher times will help us weather the storm,” said Palin. The includes Constitutional Budget Reserve totals $7 billion. [4]

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417 posted on 07/30/2012 12:26:29 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party Switcheroo: Economic crisis! Zero's eligibility Trumped!! Hillary 2012!!!)
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To: Carry_Okie

You’re quoting sources in the midst of the global financial crisis and the middle of her term. She forward funded a lot of state spending and built up the state’s reserves. You’re just all wrong to go after her about her fiscal record as governor and I don’t know what so motivates you.


418 posted on 07/30/2012 12:48:02 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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