Early look at Maryland's 2010 state budget
Gov. Martin O'Malley is unveiling his proposal for the 2010 budget as we speak, but here are a few salient details:
Spending will actually decline next year. O'Malley is proposing a general fund (the part of the budget that is funded by state tax dollars) of $14.4 billion. That's 1.3 percent less than last year's budget of $14.6 billion and even a bit smaller than the budget from the year before. In fact, it's only about $250 million more than Ehrlich's last budget. That's pretty remarkable; given spending on education, Medicaid and other formula-driven programs, state government spending pretty much always goes up. In fact, spending has never declined in the last 25 years.
O'Malley is proposing about 700 layoffs of state employees.
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13 comments:
But yet they are building a brand new unemployment center in westwood ind park. Which way are we going here? Something seems upside down to me.
Just imagine if O'Malley laid off the Legislature how much money could be saved. Huge!
Plus all the mischief that would be avoided if the "Delegates of Doom" were sent home early.
Can anyone remember when the "Delegates of Doom" gave themselves a pay raise?
Why should they get their salaries and perks along with their rather cushy retirement while 700 employees are being laid off.
Cut it to 7 billion. Let those government employees find out what we do for a living.
"it doesn't matter if Maryland is broke as long as Obama is president."
Maryland State Senator Lisa Gladden, Democrat District 41 in Baltimore City.
A comment made by Gladden to WBAL. It's on YouTube.
Hey Lisa, listen up, it is better to remain silent and presumed a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
do not trust Mr. O'Malley
If you are smart, increase your deduction level for 2009, The State is looking at using the refund reserve to pay their bills.
Without Hillary or Curran, I think O'Malley is retired as far as the 2010 is concerned.
Rumour going around. The Holly Center is closing with some patients going to group homes and others going to Eastern Shore State Hospital in Cambridge. All is not well.
MD is tax hell....
"Cut it to 7 billion. Let those government employees find out what we do for a living."
Amen. A 1.3% reduction is a joke. How many of us, and how many Maryland businesses, would be delighted to face such a reduction.
It will be amazing to see if Miller and Busch agree that this is a balanced budget. The whole thing is based on speculation and O'Malley admits that. It makes you wonder how he managed Baltimore. I guess gift cards go further than I thought.
Anon 9:05
Whenever they have to cut funding somewhere,the elderly and severely disabled are hit hard-mostly because they cannot organize,protest and complain. they are easy pickings for the state.Its pretty lame to make them suffer while other programs I will not name flourish..
I would like to see the section 8 program cut. I know people who pay 0 for rent, get a utility check every month and have 2 or more children who get disability money every month. A child's income is not countable. Then these people get food stamps and ask for the cash part of assistance so they have more money for themselves after spending their children's checks. These are the ones you wait in line behind in a grocery store with more food in their cart than yours, have hair and nails done and and an expensive cell phone.
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