Tom Wolf holds up budget, social services hurting (York, Penn: low income, sales)

[petch751]

Tom Wolf holds up budget, social services hurting
Pa. social service agencies dig deep to keep going during budget impasse - The York Daily Record

Of course what does he want? Higher taxes naturally.

[faeryedark]

Yep. he's hurting thosse who can least afford it

[Burger Fan]

because of course, he's doing it all on his own with no help from the PA general assembly.

Both sides are acting like children. Wolf could stand to be more flexible on liquor privatization, the PA general assembly will have to cave on tax issues. Regardless nothing will get done until the general assembly's slush fund runs out in the middle of next month. This is all political kabuki and a bad example at that.

[petch751]

Originally Posted by Burger Fan

because of course, he's doing it all on his own with no help from the PA general assembly.

Both sides are acting like children. Wolf could stand to be more flexible on liquor privatization, the PA general assembly will have to cave on tax issues. Regardless nothing will get done until the general assembly's slush fund runs out in the middle of next month. This is all political kabuki and a bad example at that.

Wolf veto'ed and full effect of a veto would mean that everyone, the poor and the elderly across PA would be held hostage. Politicians not getting the job done and people suffer.

[petch751]

Originally Posted by Burger Fan

Regardless nothing will get done until the general assembly's slush fund runs out in the middle of next month. This is all political kabuki and a bad example at that.

So in other words Tom Wolf would have shut down the government had it not been for the slush fund.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by Burger Fan

because of course, he's doing it all on his own with no help from the PA general assembly.

He could of used a line item veto instead of vetoing the entire budget.

[petch751]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

He could of used a line item veto instead of vetoing the entire budget.

Yep. Teachers unions I guess at the cost of the low income / elderly

[petch751]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

He could of used a line item veto instead of vetoing the entire budget.

Yes Tom Wolf vetoed the entire budget bill. Instead, he could have just line-item vetoed a couple of things, continued the discussion on those items and not affect the rest of the people of Pennsylvania. Instead his veto of the entire budget is effecting local health departments, child care subsidies for low-income parents, domestic violence prevention programs and help for rape victims.

Call Tom Wolf if you are being effected..... 717-787-2500

[petch751]

Gov. Tom Wolf acknowledged social services providers may have to borrow money during the state budget stalemate. But if they are forced to borrow money, the borrowing cost is not reimbursable in many cases by the state, so that is something that would not be good, more wasted money.

Wolf wants a multibillion-dollar tax increase to help underwrite a $31.6 billion budget that would deliver a funding boost to schools. He also wants to raise state income and sales taxes to pick up the cost.

[fisheye]

Originally Posted by petch751

Gov. Tom Wolf acknowledged social services providers may have to borrow money during the state budget stalemate. But if they are forced to borrow money, the borrowing cost is not reimbursable in many cases by the state, so that is something that would not be good, more wasted money.

Wolf wants a multibillion-dollar tax increase to help underwrite a $31.6 billion budget that would deliver a funding boost to schools. He also wants to raise state income and sales taxes to pick up the cost.

The problem with all these politicians is that they never address efficiency. They want more money to keep the unions happy that supported them. The private sector has not had a raise (if you count inflation) for over twenty years. They want the private sector to work smarter, for big business; but nobody wants to pay for people to work smarter. Big business will give your job to anybody, anyplace, that can do it for less. So; where is government working for less?

Tom Wolf ran on a ticket of supporting education; but he meant supporting the spending and not really improving the education of any student. We have come a long ways from Little House on the Prairie and the one room school house with a teacher that really cared about her students.

I would just like to live in a state that does not have the highest taxes in the Nation - that was not the PA I grew up in.