Pennsylvania's budget was due July 1, but the impasse continues. It's mainly over school and mass transit funding. Our hard-working state senate, after spending most of the summer at the beach or country club pools, finally convened yesterday to propose a "stopgap" plan that Governor Josh Shapiro and Democrats had warned was a no-go. And now the legislature is off again until September.
This abdication of their responsibility jeopardizes $2 billion in education funding and $542 million in health and human services funding for county offices.
At the August 7 meeting of NorCo Council, Council member Jeff Warren - he's running for Joe Emrick's seat in the state house - asked Executive Lamont McClure whether this impasse has negatively affected the county.
McClure responded, "As of today, No." But he went on to add that the county will have to start making plans in September if the well runs dry.
Shapiro has shown zero leadership! He spends his time going on Colbert and The View because he’s much more interested in being President than running Pennsylvania.
ReplyDeleteWrong. Shapiro has done a ton! Fox News will only show what they want. Now the Felon-in-chief is taking trips on us tax payers dime to open golf courses he owns in other countries.
DeleteDon’t be a bigot friend, doesn’t look good on you.
Boscola backs Warren because she wants a drinking buddy and a guy who's cool with oral sex vs. vaginal.
ReplyDeletelol post of the day :) thanks for the chuckle.
DeleteYou are a pathetic perv loser, and so is Bernie for posting it. You won''t post disparaging fat jokes about Lori but you'll post sexual ones about Jeff FU!
DeleteActually, that one slipped by me. I just caught the part attacking me and published it. I probably should not have done so.
DeleteCommon sense is not a flower that grows in Harrisburg
ReplyDeletePoliticians are scum they have been for many years Shapiro is a democrat so naturally he w3ants to raise your taxes.
ReplyDeleteNice intelligent beginning. The budget calls for no tax increases. Do your homework
DeleteIf you watch the news it is the republican leadership that is holding this up. There are scum ( to use your words) on both sides of the aisle.
DeleteWhen was the last time a governor raised state income taxes? We are waiting
Delete9:19, If you want to see scum, look in a mirror.
ReplyDeleteHow about you an alcoholic, you run a shitass left wing blog, you voted for Biden ,They threw you out of being an attorney you are deranged -Trump got you. And we hear you were a cheat Who is the piece of shit.
Deletenow there is a come back
DeleteG10:57, Go away, Tricia.
DeleteBernie, it seems the only people who suffer the consequences of this kind of inaction are the taxpayers. No wonder people are fed up with their government at multiple levels. If our elected representatives would concern themselves with working for citizens more than their own political survival, the electorate would acknowledge that with their votes.
ReplyDeleteRabid partisanship is strangling our country.
DeleteThe real story is this. There is a surplus due to Covid money, however, the 5 year fiscal outlook for this state doesn't look good. Democrats are just dying to spend that money, because that's what they do. Shapiro is running for president, so he wants to spend as well, but if this drags on it's not a good look for him. If he can broker a deal and show leadership, it would be a feather in his cap for sure.
ReplyDeleteHere's a summary of the budget battle: Democrats want to raise taxes, all kinds of taxes. Had Shapiro not run away scared from any gubernatorial debate, Pennsylvanians may have learned the truth. It may certainly be the worst state legislature in the country. Buy someone has to stand in the way of more taxes on some of the highest taxed citizens in the country. Most contributing Pennsylvanians know this.
ReplyDeleteAs has already been pointed out, Shapiro has proposed no tax hike.
DeleteThis will drive Republicans crazy but truth be told the PIT should be raised it hasn’t been raised in over 20 years and the sales tax should be broadened the base is too narrow. Have you been able to manage your household with no increase in income for the past 20+ years.
ReplyDeleteThe PIT is a percentage of your earnings. Every time I get a raise, the state gets a raise. Amazing that 9 states can operate with no state income tax at all.
DeleteI hope this person is not serving in our government LOL. Here in PA we have the second biggest legislature, second highest paid legislature, plus per diems, in the country. Second highest paid Governor. They get big staff allotments and car allowances. incredible pension benefits. Despite all this, PA is in the bottom 10 of fiscally healthy state rankings. Cut some of that bullshit out and we can talk about a tax increase. By the way, we are ranked 25th highest tax burden per person in the country already.
DeleteThe comment about not managing your household without an increase in income is especially troubling since everybody pays more as their wages increase. I'm not sure if you're trying to gaslight people, or really don't understand basic math. The top 10 most fiscally healthy states include 3 that have no state income tax at all, Florida, Tennessee, and South Dakota. How can that be? The least fiscally healthy, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and at the bottom, Illinois. Go figure.
Oh my lord you cant be this dense. You realize PIT and Sales tax are percentages, right? Soooo it literally is always being increased.
DeleteHere is another thing, if we dont have more money, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULDNT EITHER!!
Your right, you drove this republican crazy. Im ready to throw some tea into a harbor.
12:43 But to pay for his spending who is going to pay for it?
ReplyDeleteThe real issue is SEPTA funding. Shapiro and the Dems want to shovel more of our tax dollars into a bloated inefficient transit system that serves their political base.
ReplyDeleteBernie you are more stupid then I think if you stick up for politicians they are scum you dumb idiot.
ReplyDeleteI refer you to my comment above. Get that mirror out.
DeleteThis post sure has brought out the crazies. I expect these kind of insights about the buffoon brigade of Lehigh Valley officials, but not our fine governor. I'm looking forward to President Shapiro taking office in 2029.
ReplyDeleteDemocratic leadership is nonexistent or they are lunatics
ReplyDeleteThe Senate is run by Republicans.
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