Texas Budget Could Cost More Than 600,000 Jobs

[Andy823]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/24/news/eco.../index.htm

Quote:NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Texas could see more than 600,000 jobs disappear if lawmakers adopt the $83.8 billion budget that will go before the state House late next week, according to a state agency.

Harsh spending cuts in the budget could cost more than 263,500 private sector jobs and 343,000 government positions over the next two years, according to estimates released Wednesday by the Legislative Budget Board, a bipartisan committee.


This projection, which is based on mathematical calculations, runs counter to the pro-job push underway by Gov. Rick Perry and Republican lawmakers.

The budget slashes spending by nearly $23 billion, or 12.3%. The drop reflects the loss of federal stimulus money, but it also includes a $4.5 billion cut in state spending. Education, social service agencies and public health providers would see major funding decreases.

Democrats immediately pounced on the report, using it to argue that lawmakers should tap the state's rainy day fund and take other steps to save the jobs.

I keep seeing the new GOP budget plans in states where they have the power, and for some reason they all seem to be cutting huge numbers of jobs! Same thing in D.C.! Of course the "reason" seems pretty obvious since the job markets seems to be making a comeback it's natural for republicans to find ways to "cut jobs" so the unemployment numbers stay way up there for next years elections!

Now since the republicans ran on JOBS, JOBS, JOBS last year, you would think they would be finding ways to "create jobs", like they said would be their number one priority! This is all politics and the people are suffering in order for republicans to do everything they can to make the country look bad, which they will use against the president next year!

I live in Washington state, we have a democrat as governor, and we also have short falls, but our job market is going up, and the governor is making sure we don't have to hundreds of thousands of jobs in order to balance the budget.

How are the unemployment numbers in your state?

[NJMaverick]

Republicans are all about cutting jobs and making the rich richer. That's ALL they do.

[OptimistesMaddie]

I believe the "Orange Man Boehner said it best, "So Be IT"!! That is if more workers lose their jobs who cares as long as the Republicans beat President Obama in moving this country out of crisis.

I am not a selfish person but people will rue the day they voted for the Perry's for governers. Here is the catch the Republicans will try to turn their budget decisions that they made into President Obama's fault. It is our solemn duty as Americans to remind everyone that these Republican led state leaders and legislaters made these decisions......they need to pull themselves up by the britches and accept their decisions.

[Andy823]

(03-27-2011 12:02 PM)OptimistesMaddie Wrote:  I believe the "Orange Man Boehner said it best, "So Be IT"!! That is if more workers lose their jobs who cares as long as the Republicans beat President Obama in moving this country out of crisis.

I am not a selfish person but people will rue the day they voted for the Perry's for governers. Here is the catch the Republicans will try to turn their budget decisions that they made into President Obama's fault. It is our solemn duty as Americans to remind everyone that these Republican led state leaders and legislaters made these decisions......they need to pull themselves up by the britches and accept their decisions.

Not just Perry, I think a lot of voters who voted for republicans all over the country are having buyers remorse! I know they want to blame it all on Obama come election time, but I just can't believe they really think that voters are that stupid not to remember who it was that promised to "create" jobs, but once they got into office all they did was "cut" jobs!

Democrats need to be taking notes, keeping all the sound bites and video they can on what is going on, then use it against the republicans next year. What they are doing made to order, and it wouldn't cost much to make ads using their own words and actions!

[sandnsea]

Further to third world status we go.

[Andy823]

(03-27-2011 12:16 PM)sandnsea Wrote:  Further to third world status we go.

Yep, a two tier system of those who have it all, and those who have nothing! The country needs to wake up before it's to late! Now I don't expect the hard care right wing crazies to ever wake up, at least not till it's to late, but the rest of the country are starting to see things they don't like, and while republicans keep trying to blame it all on the democrats and president Obama, it's not working all that well! The more they take from the poor, elderly, veterans and children the harder it's going to be for them to get anyone but the far, far right to agree with them.

While some republicans will never vote for a democrat, others will, and those who won't voter for a democrat might just stay home like they did when McCain ran in 2008!

[Cha]

It would be really nice if the next time reCons mentioned "jobs" in an election campaign the voters laughed in their damn faces and told them they saw exactly what they did about jobs in the US. Cut them and didn't create anymore but oh, they did make sure their campaign donors got their tax cuts and their buddies got their high paying government jobs.

[Andy823]

(03-27-2011 01:57 PM)Cha Wrote:  It would be really nice if the next time reCons mentioned "jobs" in an election campaign the voters laughed in their damn faces and told them they saw exactly what they did about jobs in the US. Cut them and didn't create anymore but oh, they did make sure their campaign donors got their tax cuts and their buddies got their high paying government jobs.

By the time they get done doing their dirty work, I have a feeling that most voters will do just that, laugh in their faces! The only ones they are pleasing are the corporations, the rich, and their teabagger base, and if they go after SS, and medicare, they may lose a lot of their teabbager base who are getting those two things, not to mention those on unemployment who may have that cut also in some republican ran states!

[Dimwitted Fool]

You realize that this is the best thing that could happen to them.

Should employment go up by some miracle, Perry and his ilk will take the credit. Should it get worse, they will blame Obama and the Democrats who stood in their way.

And don't dare think enough people will see through that.