Goldy over at HA does a nice job going through our state’s structural deficit as we get ready for the announcement of the all cuts State Senate budget…
From Goldy’s perspective:
Our over-reliance on a retail sales tax levied on an ever shrinking portion of our economy makes this long term structural deficit inevitable, and unless we reform our tax system to broaden the base, or permanently increase sales tax rates, the ability of our government to provide the services taxpayers expect and demand will continue to shrink in proportion to its revenue base.
There is a legitimate debate to be had over the proper size and scope of government… but we’re not having that debate. Instead, even as Democrats dominate the Legislature and the governor’s mansion, the lower-tax/smaller-government Republican agenda is winning by default.