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Rrhain
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Message 10 of 23 (477464)
08-03-2008 4:29 AM 		Reply to: Message 5 by Taz
08-02-2008 11:39 AM

Taz writes:
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It's the only state in the union without a deficit.
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Not quite. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities' June 30, 2008 report, there are only 29 states having budget shortfalls.
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And while Texas currently has a surplus, projections are that it will be in deficit by 2010.
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In fact, it's the only state in the union right now with a booming economy and rising employment... for obvious reasons... OIL.
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You're ignoring Alaska, which also has oil, and mining states such as New Mexico and Montana are also experiencing rising revenues.
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Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.
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Rrhain
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08-03-2008 4:37 AM 		Reply to: Message 8 by AZPaul3
08-02-2008 5:50 PM

In the 80s, a Texan decided that he was going to start a fund to finance the building of a wall around Texas...the better to keep non-Texans out.
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The largest and most numerous contributions to this fund came from...
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...New Mexico.
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Rrhain
Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.
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Rrhain
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08-04-2008 2:27 AM 		Reply to: Message 12 by Taz
08-03-2008 11:25 AM

Taz responds to me:
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Any reason why the grim projection?
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The CoBaPP report doesn't specifically say but instead provides the reference to the "Center for Public Policy Priorities" with regard to the Texas data.
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The CoBaPP's report is here:
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29 States Faced Total Budget Shortfall of at Least $48 Billion in 2009
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The fiscal situation appears to be as follows.
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  • Over half of the states have faced budget problems and/or expect to face them in the near future.
  • The 29 states in which revenues were expected to fall short of the amount needed to support current services in fiscal year 2009 are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. In addition, the District of Columbia is expecting a shortfall in fiscal year 2009. The budget gaps total $47.5 to $49.3 billion, averaging 9.3 percent to 9.7 percent of these states’ general fund budgets. (See Table 1.) California ” the nation’s largest state ”faced the largest budget gap. The shortfalls that states other than California face or faced average 6.2 percent to 6.7 percent of these states’ general fund budgets.
  • Analysts in three other states ” Missouri, Texas, and Washington ” are projecting budget gaps a little further down the road, in FY2010 and beyond.
This brings the total number of states identified as facing budget gaps to 32 ” more than half of all states. The remaining 18 states do not foresee FY2009 budget gaps. The list of states facing budget gaps is likely to grow as state revenue forecasts are updated during the legislative session.
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Rrhain
Thank you for your submission to Science. Your paper was reviewed by a jury of seventh graders so that they could look for balance and to allow them to make up their own minds. We are sorry to say that they found your paper "bogus," specifically describing the section on the laboratory work "boring." We regret that we will be unable to publish your work at this time.
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