PA budget

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by Flint

... But I have to say that Undertoad's point, that government jobs should scale back just like everybody else, also has a ring of undeniable logic to it.

Sure, with reasonable forethought based on economic impacts and not on political or ideological motivations. And many state/local governments have already made significant job cuts.

At the same time, a marginal tax increase on the wealthiest should also be part of the solution.

afterthought:
In Wisconsin, the unions agreed to the governor's proposal to pay a significantly larger share of their health and pension costs, acknowledging and addressing the economic issue.

But it wasnt enough, the governor wanted to break the union and the Senate Republican leader admitted as much, saying that it would hurt Democrats in the next election.

Political and ideological, not economic.