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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

North Dakota Republicans in Legislature Must Hold the Line on Spending

Last session, the legislature managed to increase the budget by 12.7%. That huge increase was during the Republican Super-Majority, and without knowing about the $527 million surplus.

What is going to happen now that the seats are a little tighter and they have the suplus to spend?

As you can see, “general government” (whatever that entails) increased 26.3% while education funding increased 3.5%.

Something is definately wrong with that picture.

Here is a chart of how the last legislature showed very little restraint on spending:

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spot on freep.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on November 15, 2006 at 09:50 am
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I didn’t realize that higher education received a 19.2% increase.  What justification does higher ed have for the increases in tuition when they are receiving this much more from the taxpayers?

J on November 16, 2006 at 06:13 am

The more you pay the instructors the more you have to pay them next year I guess.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on November 16, 2006 at 06:22 am
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I’m not sure there is a justification, J, outside of the fact that educators get funding pretty much every time they demand it because if you don’t give it to them you get the “Wants kids to stay dumb” title.

It’s one of those things most legislators don’t have the guts to oppose.


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Rob on November 16, 2006 at 06:36 am
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...educators get funding pretty much every time they demand it because if you don’t give it to them you get the “Wants kids to stay dumb” title.

Seems to me if you keep paying the very same people who aren’t doing a proper job in the first place, the kids WILL stay dumb.

Bat One on November 16, 2006 at 07:07 am

There you go Bat, introducing logic into an emotional issue.  Nice one.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on November 16, 2006 at 07:34 am
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My apologies, Whistler.  You’d think at my age I might know better.

Bat One on November 16, 2006 at 07:47 am

As one of the lefties on another thread told us, it’s all about “bad students”; it’s not the fault of the educators, oh no.


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robert108 on November 16, 2006 at 07:50 am

My apologies, Whistler.  You’d think at my age I might know better.

Just don’t let it happen again.

As one of the lefties on another thread told us, it’s all about “bad students”; it’s not the fault of the educators, oh no.

No it’s bad parents because they don’t do the job the teachers don’t do. 

I generally think my children go to a good school.  But I’ve finally come to the conclusion that if I want my children educated it’s my responsibility.  Not the schools and not my wife’s.  And it really sucks as I’m not cut out for it, but I have to do it.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on November 16, 2006 at 07:53 am
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