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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (12942)8/22/2003 11:27:11 AM
From: Jim McMannisRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
RE:"gotta spend that surplus...if they didn't the taxpayers might suddenly wake up and wonder why their gov't is running a surplus while they are cutting and trying to make ends meet...always better for a gov't agency to go hat in hand for more funding...and they get away with it because there is no real oversight to spending.."

Ah, you have come upon the no. 2 rule of government. Always spend the surplus lest the taxpayer will actually want a tax break.



To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (12942)8/22/2003 1:33:38 PM
From: MJRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
In Virginia, we have had elections to hang on whether or not to spend the surplus or return it to the taxpayers.

We have learned that if there is a surplus there will always be someone eyeing how to spend it----either by increasing the budget of an agency, creating a new service or agency or building a new government building that automatically increases the beauracracy---to name a few.

mj


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