tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3971910291828829613..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Is Kentucky Gov. Bevin About to Slash Government Spending in Kentucky? I'm Talking Real CutsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40808088151197862982016-01-09T11:13:41.755-05:002016-01-09T11:13:41.755-05:00I didn't quite see it getting to the point whe...I didn't quite see it getting to the point where all of the legislatures would have already voted themselves out of a job and pension so it would be ripe for being overturned by a court so they wouldn't be out of a job and pension. And I was actually more worried about my own personal safety from every current and retired cop and soldier who would be out of a job with no pension. <br /><Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89991460044048411222016-01-08T19:26:54.547-05:002016-01-08T19:26:54.547-05:00That's good that's what we need. We really...That's good that's what we need. We really need a philosophical shift among the public about the role of government though. Particularly on healthcare and education.Wagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719718595125311688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76776551110179455802016-01-08T18:06:50.264-05:002016-01-08T18:06:50.264-05:00Imagine if this guy does go forward with his cuts,...Imagine if this guy does go forward with his cuts, it could start a nice dominion affectNY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51170426645509409182016-01-08T18:06:14.433-05:002016-01-08T18:06:14.433-05:00Get this to apply to coproaches along with other g...Get this to apply to coproaches along with other government "employees" and I'm inNY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67554726232143596992016-01-08T17:44:27.365-05:002016-01-08T17:44:27.365-05:00That's fine on paper, but as I have personally...That's fine on paper, but as I have personally witnessed, it doesn't amount to a damn thing if it is not enforced. And right now, a judge can openly in court say that he doesn't care what the constitution says, his court doesn't do it that way. There is no way this will cause him to lose his job. The best you can hope for is that after spending a fortune on lawyers, you get the Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011856643664793898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4823684889334566782016-01-08T15:27:01.526-05:002016-01-08T15:27:01.526-05:00"... he would not support borrowing money to ..."... he would not support borrowing money to shore up the state’s troubled pension systems". The $30 billion will never be funded. He may be able to do the spending cuts until the people do not get paid then at that point he will lose votes. To maintain his political position he should cut the payments made on those pensions as of the one the last cuts. Trying to renegotiate less Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399477999925611234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28739302182184376242016-01-08T14:50:28.730-05:002016-01-08T14:50:28.730-05:00I have been thinking about this for years, mostly ...I have been thinking about this for years, mostly tongue-in-cheek. However, considering the universal support by retired lady school-teachers for the President enacting anti-gun laws without the approval of Congress, for their demand that Obama incinerate the Oregon protesters ASAP, for their support of Obama’s persecution of Edward Snowden, all of which demonstrates a deep-seated hatred of the Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.com