(From Rep. Dirk Deaton)Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, R-Seneca, today released the following statement in response to a report issued by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick examining the condition of the state’s General Revenue Fund.
“Today, the State Auditor, Scott Fitzpatrick, released a report on the condition of the state’s General Revenue Fund. His analysis confirms what I have said both in private and public comments over the past year about the long-term condition of the state budget.
"Specifically, the concern about a structural deficit created when ongoing General Revenue spending exceeds wha the state collects within a given fiscal year.
"For those who closely follow Missouri’s budget, including the House Budget Committee, nothing in the Auditor’s report is surprising. Our Budget Committee made decisions in the current budget with this reality firmly in mind.
"Unlike the federal government, Missouri cannot rely on deficit spending. Our Constitution requires the state budget to balance. While it is true that the budget will ultimately have to adjust once existing surpluses are exhausted, waiting until that point would be neither prudent nor responsible.
"For those who closely follow Missouri’s budget, including the House Budget Committee, nothing in the Auditor’s report is surprising. Our Budget Committee made decisions in the current budget with this reality firmly in mind.
"Unlike the federal government, Missouri cannot rely on deficit spending. Our Constitution requires the state budget to balance. While it is true that the budget will ultimately have to adjust once existing surpluses are exhausted, waiting until that point would be neither prudent nor responsible.
"Doing so could result in unpredictable and potentially severe mid-year cuts that disrupt essential services.
"As the Auditor’s report suggests, the more responsible course is to begin addressing these challenges now through thoughtful and increasingly deliberate actions, rather than delaying until there are no alternatives left. I am confident that, working with Governor Kehoe and my colleagues in the House and Senate, we will continue to chart a responsible path toward long-term fiscal sustainability for Missouri.”
"As the Auditor’s report suggests, the more responsible course is to begin addressing these challenges now through thoughtful and increasingly deliberate actions, rather than delaying until there are no alternatives left. I am confident that, working with Governor Kehoe and my colleagues in the House and Senate, we will continue to chart a responsible path toward long-term fiscal sustainability for Missouri.”
10 comments:
Let's try some more trickle down tax cuts!
They seem to be almost like a religion for Missouri Republicans.
Or maybe 8:03, we try to roll back some of the Democratic Programs as SNAP, EBT, and the Biggest Failure and Boondoggle that ever came down the pike - Obamacare that has been a colossus failure from Day-1. Raising the Cost of Medical Expenses and Insurance Costs since its inception, and on top of that we cannot forget Biden / Harris allowing over 15-Million Illegal Aliens into America and giving them: Free Housing, Free Food, Free Medical, Free Education, Monthly Stipends, Jobs, Driving Licenses, (But with No Auto Insurance), Social Security Cards, and Free Cell Phones. All these Programs are full of Fraud and Waste and are having to be Paid for by the Hardworking Taxpayers of America - - and know we find out that Governor Timmy Walz of Minnesota has given $9-Billion Dollars to Somalians for Non-Existent Programs - to pad the pockets for his corrupt Political Career. So much Fraud and Waste in Democratic Programs to Enslave Minorities and keep them on the Governmental Rolls for Generations to back these Democratics.
The PPPP (7:35AM) is probably an automated bot posting this copy pasted crap. No human needed, not even a magat.
Take your meds
8:39AM, The Democratic Woke, DEI, CRT, Pronoun Shamer - is awakened from their basement dwelling. What would we do without this person making useless, truthless, fact less, erroneous comments - you can always tell an illiterate person, who can never present any arguments or solutions based on Truths or Facts other than it is the Republicans Fault or Republicans are Racist - Well maybe if the Democrats could present any argument that has any basis or intelligent rebuttal or solutions - While the Republicans are trying to clean up these Fraud and Wasteful Programs that the Democrats have put this Country into and then expects the Hardworking Taxpayers of America to Pay for the $Billions and $Billions that they give away - without any justification, verification, and proof and then never audit just continue giving out Taxpayers Money like it is theirs. Maybe if 8:39 had to work before they could eat and pay their Bills - they might understand that the Hardworking Taxpayers do not want to Pay to Support all these Wasteful and Fraudulent Programs - While all the Democrats are trying to do is keep people enslaved to keep them in office so they can stay on the Governmental Rolls. When will people realize that nothing is FREE - You must WORK for it - STOP - Living off the BACKS OF OTHERS - RESPECT YOURSELF -
If you are Not a Citizen, you should Not get any type of Welfare, Medical, or Assistance.
If you get Welfare, you need to prove every year that you need to get it.
If you get Welfare, you need to prove that you have applied for a job.
If you get Welfare, you need to be registered for some type of Training Program to get off of Welfare.
If you get Welfare, you need to not have 10-Children with 10-Different Men.
If you get Welfare, you need to Stop buying foods that are not healthy (Thank Goodness Missouri Passed a Law - which will ban benefits from being used to buy items like candy, prepared desserts, soda, energy drinks, and certain juices/beverage mixes (50% or less natural fruit/veg juice).
If you get Welfare, you need be given a Temporary Status - Timeline - to improve you situation - through education, training, getting a job, not live the rest of your life off the Hardworking Taxpayers.
8:39 so says the Demon
1243 in definite need of anger management therapy. 1047...The PPPP strikes with another cut and paste pile of maliciously maligned manure! Well said 839, no human needed.
Elvis, you need to just to hang it up and go back downstairs and just wait to get you government check with the rest of you Demo, Woke, CRT, DEI, Pronoun Shamers and let the rest of us hardworking taxpayers, try to get the country fixed from your many failed Welfare and Obamacare programs, illegal aliens, and mass fraud Somalia day cares in Minnesota. Since you are one of the many gravy-train governmental recipients, I would start looking for a job, like the rest of us who get up everyday and go to work to pay our bills not live off of others - taking monthly money and bringing it up on your $1100 smart phone, while complaining that life isn't fair and it is all the Republicans fault - while the rest of us that pay for your lifestyle get up and go do our job to pay our taxes while you sit at home and complain - Get off your Azz and get a Job - Try to show respect for the ones that provide you a lifestyle -
754, no human needed to expell this level of malignantly maligned malarkey! All we need is "The PPPP" to remind us all how vomit and diarrhea are the bodies way of saying "something stinks". Thanks PPPP!
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