Comments on: Atwater bashes Congressional spending, lays out goals http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/03/atwater-bashes-congressional-spending-lays-out-goals/ News about politics and government in Florida Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: IndependentVoter http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/03/atwater-bashes-congressional-spending-lays-out-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-29341 IndependentVoter Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:01:04 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=15101#comment-29341 In its first action of the 2010 session, the Florida legislature kept its promise to business owners and unanimously passed a bill that will delay most of a scheduled increase in the tax that businesses pay to provide compensation to unemployed workers. The new law delays most of the increase for two years but means the state will continue to borrow from the federal government to replenish the fund and rack up an additional $675 million in interest payments. The bill's passage came after Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul blasted the federal government for the rising national deficit and demanded that federal lawmakers pass a balanced budget. So how's that balanced federal budget supposed to happen with the states doing stuff like this? And there'll be more interest to pay for FL taxpayers? In its first action of the 2010 session, the Florida legislature kept its promise to business owners and unanimously passed a bill that will delay most of a scheduled increase in the tax that businesses pay to provide compensation to unemployed workers.

The new law delays most of the increase for two years but means the state will continue to borrow from the federal government to replenish the fund and rack up an additional $675 million in interest payments.

The bill’s passage came after Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul blasted the federal government for the rising national deficit and demanded that federal lawmakers pass a balanced budget.

So how’s that balanced federal budget supposed to happen with the states doing stuff like this? And there’ll be more interest to pay for FL taxpayers?

]]> By: That Smell http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/03/atwater-bashes-congressional-spending-lays-out-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-29274 That Smell Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:10:20 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=15101#comment-29274 Its broken yes. Govt and Politicians now are too crooked. They only work for themselves...they always think they can fool us and get away with it. Maybe they can. But time is running out. People are so fed up with these pompous corrupt crooks..... They stink Its broken yes. Govt and Politicians now are too crooked.

They only work for themselves…they always think they can fool us and get away with it.

Maybe they can.

But time is running out.

People are so fed up with these pompous corrupt crooks…..

They stink

]]> By: LOL! http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/03/atwater-bashes-congressional-spending-lays-out-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-29273 LOL! Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:07:49 +0000 http://www.postonpolitics.com/?p=15101#comment-29273 Atwater is right, he won't stand idly by while Congress increases the federal deficit, instead he will take the federal government's subsidies to balance the budget in Florida where he cannot make the tough decision to raise revenues while criticizing the 'indulgent' Congress for overspending on protecting his political career and saving his state from crisis. I'm glad he's thinking of the children, lol! Atwater is right, he won’t stand idly by while Congress increases the federal deficit, instead he will take the federal government’s subsidies to balance the budget in Florida where he cannot make the tough decision to raise revenues while criticizing the ‘indulgent’ Congress for overspending on protecting his political career and saving his state from crisis. I’m glad he’s thinking of the children, lol!

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