Thursday, January 28, 2010
Legislature / Woods Ramsey Comes Back at Williams: 'I Do Have the Answer'
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:04 PM
"We'll dip into the rainy day fund some. I don't know how much, a couple of hundred million dollars I suppose. We need to keep some money laid back because we haven't seen the light at the end of the tunnel yet. I'm sure this has sunk in with some our members just how bad this is. We can't be like Washington, D.C. We can't print money. There are going to be some tough decisions."That will be the fight this year. Obviously, I have a vested interest in this. I want to make sure as governor we do all we can to make sure we don't use nonrecurring funds for recurring expenses. We've got to hold that to a minimum."
As for the House speaker's crack about the gubernatorial candidates, Ramsey said, "I think everybody who ever runs for office has all the answers. And I do have the answer: Don't dip into the Rainy Day fund. That's the answer. I'd like to leave at least two-thirds in there."
Update: House Democratic caucus chairman Mike Turner weighs in: "We're in the worst economy since the Great Depression. If that's not raining, I don't know what is."
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Cut the Millionaire Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey some slack...the Great Bush Recession hasn't even touched his household!
It is not a recession until they begin laying off State employees who report economic statistics.
2003 U.S. Govt psych study concludes conservatives are neurotic mental cases
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