Gov Shapiro proposed budget is $51,400,000,000. This is a $3.57 billion or 7% increase. Did your wage increase 7%? It will take $2.89 billion from the General Fund Surplus. They expect to increase taxes  by $1.32 billion you will pay in his budget. Shapiro will take $4.5 billion from the Rainy-Day fund. Is it raining?

Pennsylvania will be operating in a deficit of 3.5 billion.

The proposed spending plan is based on unsustainable spending increases and an unnecessary and unaffordable expansion of government over the people.

WE SAY: To drive real growth in Pennsylvania’s future we need a policy that increases our energy economy.

Gov Shapiro’s budget proposal ignores our potential energy growth and leaves us all stagnant.

SIMPLE MATH: Too much spending. No growth. Equals a government that is unsustainable.

The future for all of Pennsylvanian’s will deteriorate. Many businesses will leave PA along with many of PA citizens and go to other states that are commendable in their spending and taxes. We need policies that will grow our economy and not put us more in debt.

We need to create family-sustaining jobs so that our fathers, mothers, and children can live as they balance their own budgets so should the state balance the budget.

Gov. Shapiro is once again pushing a tax-and-spend agenda.

We must instead prioritize policies that will truly ignite our economy. We have been losing for years while Pennsylvania is closer to the bottom than ever.

The budget plan laid out by Shapiro will fail Pennsylvania in both the short and long term.

Numbers do not lie; Gov Shapiro’s budget surely is no good.

Increases in spending is now far beyond sustainable levels but his budget will make it worse by increases in taxes far and beyond what the people of Pennsylvania can pay. We surely do not want more taxes; we do not want more government in our lives. This governor’s budget will do both. 

Yes, it is human and godly to help those who truly are in need but when you run out of money you can help no one.

The proposed budget for education is $804 million, Philadelphia schools will receive over half, $526 million, which is about 64.4%. There are plans to increase FMLA. Sounds good but your employer will need to pay for that, that means less money to pay the employee.

More needless budget items?

• Allocate $50 million to the Whole Home Repair program which provides money for homeowners to perform upgrades on their properties. Another handout to join the multitudes of other programs.
• The legalization and taxation of recreational marijuana for adults for new state revenue. 
• Colorado brags of collecting 2.6 billion in tax revenue. They give 10% back to the towns and counties. But wait, that has been over a 10-year period. I can do math. The state therefore collects 260 million per year on average and gives 10% of that to the towns and counties leaving 2.34 million a year for the state on average giving $260,000 to towns and counties. But wait there is less. There are about 5 or 6 towns sharing about $50 million each per year. But wait there is less. The last three years sales have decreased by 50%. Oh wait, for an additional bonus, a common complaint among Coloradans since then has been a lack of transparency in how that money directly impacts schools. Where does the money go, the money helps pay for local housing support programs, youth marijuana prevention campaigns, law enforcement and social equity entrepreneurial funds. Sorry folks, no property tax reduction or raises for schoolteachers or new schools or innovative technology. Wait did you read that, money for Marijuana PREVENTION and Law Enforcement. I presume more law enforcement is needed because of enforcing new marijuana laws preventing children using marijuana. I might have calculated wrong. No more needs to be said.
• https://www.westword.com/marijuana/breaking-down-colorado-marijuana-tax-money-since-legalization-18708078
• Tax (52%) and regulate skill game terminals in licensed establish.

More government in your life.

Is that what you want? 

—Tony Ratiocination—