For the past week I’ve heard nothing for local news but how Minnesota has a huge shortfall in the budget. We elected (thank the heavens) a govenor that refuses to raise taxes.
There has been nothing but nashing of teeth and the exclaims that we must raise taxes.
It was just released that the tax revenue is projected to increase 6.6% In the two years.
That’s right, increase. Increase! This is higher than inflation! We went from a balanced budget to ungodly billions in shortfall while increasing tax revenue above inflation and by quite a bit?!
Are you using “monkey” as a direct object or a prepositional object (if there is such a thing)?
Because I really like the idea of monkeys running around in little suits, randomly charging people money for things they buy. You’d pay the cashier the $19.95, and give the monkey $1.01. And the IRS would be LOUSY with monkeys!
Fund it the same way that coworkers, friends and I are being funded for these increased expenses…
By cutting them.
My company went from paying 90% to 70% of health care insurance and by cutting family contribution completely. In this time of paying an addition 20%, the actual cost of health insurance has gone up. I am paying nearly twice as much for my insurance as I was before. My situation is not unusual.
Do the same thing to government employees. Why should they not suffer along with the people who are paying their salaries?
Also, you could layoff a percentage of them. People are getting laid off hand over fist. Why should government employees not get laid off? THERE IS NO BUDGET SHORTFALL! Just overspending.
As for K-12, same applies. If they can’t survive by getting a 6.6% increase in revenue, they should all be fired and more competent people put in their place.
By day he is a mild mannered monkey butler,
But when financial crisis rears it’s ugly head,
Or funding for a municipal project is in doubt,
He transforms into Taxpayer Monkey; guardian of public infrastrucure!
Theme song
Taxpayer Monkey is the best!
Pays the taxes for all the rest!
He’ll fund a stadium or museum tower,
with his amazing tariff power.
Any public project he’ll subsidize
Just so our brackets don’t rise!
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