PA House Democratic Leaders Can't Wait To Spend Unexpected Revenue

SHOW US THE MONEY!

Pennsylvania House Democrats must be salivating at the mouth after seeing reports that state revenues are expected to exceed expectations by almost a billion dollars this year. In a press release today that would put Pavlov's dogs to shame, House Democratic Leaders are already demanding that the education cuts originally proposed by Governor Corbett's be restored.

“Because this year’s revenue collection becomes a base for next year, we can securely predict that the state will have an extra one billion dollars available to fund critical needs in the coming year’s budget,” said Appropriations Committee Democratic Chairman Joe Markosek, D-Allegheny/Westmoreland.

“We have an opportunity to offset some of the draconian cuts in the governor’s budget by using the additional funds available to Pennsylvania without increasing taxes. As Democrats, we cannot stand by and watch the hardest-hit people in Pennsylvania suffer unnecessarily, namely our school-age children from kindergarten through college and the working poor who have been robbed of basic health insurance,” Markosek said. Click Here To Read More

All I got to say is wow. The ink isn't even dry yet off the original report from the State Department of Revenue that revealed that revenue collection for 10 months of the current fiscal year is $505.9 million ahead of estimate and House Democrats are lining up to spend the money as usual.

Haven't they learned anything from the mess that Democratic Governor Rendell left this state in? With the economy still growing ate less than two percent a year and unemployment still at 8%, all the Democrats want to do is talk about spending and raising taxes or fees.

These guys haven't got a clue about how to be good stewards of our tax dollars. How irresponsible is these statements considering the huge pension obligation facing our state in future years that many of these same lawmakers voted punt down the road to future generations.