Will our next governor of Kansas talk out of both sides of his face also?

Who will be our next governor? This is a pretty important question. For me I want our next governor to understand one issue clearly. I am taxed to the limit and I can't give any more. I can't afford another dime for schools. When it comes to school funding, all other agencies aren't even in the same universe! I can't afford any more taxes for social services. I can't afford another dime in taxes for the fear of losing my middle class status. The Kansas legislature is full of people who have lost all hope of common sense. Did you know that unemployment rose nearly 1% in February 2010 to 7.3% yet a vast number of representatives mostly democrats but including way too many republicans announced a push to raise taxes on those who are lucky enough to have their job . Where is the common sense. More Kansans than ever are out of working. There are thousands more in Kansas who worry about keeping their jobs. Many in Kansas want relief but they don't want to have to sale their soul to the government. The very people we send to Washington and Topeka see raise taxes on Kansans during the worst economic train wreck in modern history as an after thought. Kansans are making do with less but government wants to chug along like there isn't a care in the world. The people we send to Topeka and Washington DC need to get in line and understand that they cannot tax us and expect Kansans to fund government programs at the same level we did over the past 10 years. Sharpen you pens and rewrite the budget because we cannot afford the insanity. The pain isn't going to be only the taxpayer. The recipient of those tax dollars need to hear the message loud and clear.


Yesterday Kansas State Senator and the democratic candidate for Kansas governor Tom Holland lashed out at the republican candidate for governor and our current Senator in Washington DC, Sam Brownback. He stated that "Sam Brownback is out of touch with the needs of the state of Kansas". Senator Brown back voted against a 100 billion dollar spending bill that would provide $130 million dollars to Kansas to fund Medicaid and unemployment. The democrat Holland stated that "Brownback has no concept on how to balance the state budget". "The Washington way of saying no and never offering solutions won't work in Kansas". The republican candidate for governor, Sam Brownback responded "We already have a record deficit of $1.56 trillion dollars this year and this bill would have added over $100 billion, which is grossly unfair to our children and grandchildren." The definition of deficit is: the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc., in any one fiscal year.


Statements by these two candidates need to be interpreted very carefully. In the process take into consideration the definition of deficit.


Kansas has a deficit of about $400 million dollars. Kansas has to have a balanced budget by June 30th, 2010. Why you ask; because our constitution says that the budget has to be balanced at the end of each year. The budget in Kansas starts in July and ends in June. Mr Holland wants the 130 million in new taxes from Washington to help balance the Kansas budget. He wants you to believe that since the money comes from Washington DC it isn't a tax on the Kansas tax payer. Mr. Holland wants to borrow money to pay a debt. So we have another 130 million to spend in Kansas but Kansan's pay another 130 million of additional taxes to Washington DC. Now that is creative not to mention deceitful. Senator Brownback voted against the $100 billion dollar tax increase and therefore attempted to block new federal tax dollars coming to Kansas. So we have a choice to make. Are we going to elect a politician who says getting money from Washington isn't a tax so we can use it to expand government spending in Kansas. Or should we elect a politician who says we can't afford to take out another loan because we are already broke. From a purely common sense point of view who would you prefer handling your checkbook in today's economic environment.