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"WASHINGTON JOURNAL" CONTINUES. |
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WE WANT TO WELCOME JOSEPH HEDGEMAN WITH THE TAX FOUNDATION HERE IN WASHINGTON. |
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A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. |
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HOW BAD IS IT FOR THE STATES AS WE FOUND OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1983 MOST ARE CUTTING SPENDING.... |
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IT IS TOUGH WITH THE RECESSION. A LOT OF STATES ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THEIR 2009 BUDGETS AND... |
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WHAT DO GOVERNORS FACE? HOW DO THEY DEAL WITH IT AND WHAT HELP WILL THEY GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT... |
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FIRST THE USUAL STEP IS PAY OR HIRING FREEZES. A LOT OF GOVERNORS ARE DOING THAT. THEN THE NEXT STEP... |
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MEDICAID IN PARTICULAR, ON AVERAGE BETWEEN 15% TO 25% OF A STATE BUDGET IS MEDICAID ASSISTANCE. THEY... |
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THAT IS THE BIG PROBLEM WITH RECESSION WHILE REVENUE FOR STATES IS DROPPING THE PRESSURE FOR STATE... |
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YESTERDAY THE "WASHINGTON POST" FEATURING OHIO AND THE PIECE POINTS THAT TED STRICKLAND AND GOVERNOR... |
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WEERG SEEING A LOT OF -- WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF BIG NUMBERS LIKE THAT. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF ... |
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CALIFORNIA THE LARGEST STATE WITH A DEFICIT OF ALMOST $15 BILLION. THAT IS $3 BILLION HIGHER THAN... |
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AND $25 BILLION FOR NEXT YEAR AND HAD IS OUT OF OF A $100 BILLION BUDGET SO ALMOST A QUARTER OF BUDGET.... |
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"NEW YORK TIMES" SAYS 40 STATES FACE THIS PROBLEM. WHAT ARE THE EIGHT OR 10 THAT ARE DOING WELL? |
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STATES LIKE NORTH DAKOTA HAS A GROWING BUDGET SURPLUS AND HAVING A DEBATE ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT.... |
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YOU GET MORE INFORMATION BY LOGGING ON TO TAX FOUNDATION.ORG. OUR GUEST IS JOSEPH HENCHMEN. FIRST... |
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APPRECIATE THE CALL. |
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WELL, S-CHIP WAS DEBATED TO BE FUNDED BY THE CIGARETTE TAX INCREASE WHICH FAILED AND WILL IS TALK... |
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NEXT CALL IS GALAX, VIRGINIA ON THE DEMOCRATS LINE WITH JOSEPH HENCHMAN. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I... |
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WHERE IS GALAX IN VIRGINIA? CALLER: IT IS IN THE VERY SOUTHWESTERN PART OF VIRGINIA. NEAR THE NORTH... |
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WHAT IS THE ECONOMY LIKE THERE FOR YOU? CALLER: IT IS TERRIBLE. IT IS JUST TERRIBLE. IT IS HEAVY... |
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AT THE TAX FOUNDATION WE RANK THE STATES WHERE WE RANK EACH STATE ON THE BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS AND... |
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NEXT CALL SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I DIDN'T HEAR HIM NAME CALIFORNIA BUT I... |
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WHERE IS CALIFORNIA? |
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I THINK IT IS RATHER LOW. VERY HIGH TAXES. CALLER: OH, YES. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN... |
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CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF A FEW STATES WHERE THE GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED A TAX INCREASE THIS YEAR. THE OTHERS... |
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TWO OTHER STATES, NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER POINTING OUT THEY WILL FACE $70 MILLION IN BUDGET CUTS... |
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IT IS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. COLORADO, THAT IS ANOTHER STATE WHERE THEY ARE USING -- AT THE SAME TIME... |
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS ECONOMIC PIE AND LOOK AT THE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS STATES FACE, THEIR ROAD AND... |
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HE WILL LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL AS JUST TRYING TO FIND EFFICIENCIES WHEREVER YOU CAN.... |
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THE CENTER ON BUDGET POLICY PRIORITIES POINTING OUT THAT BEYOND 201038, 38 STATES ARE LOOKING AT CUTBACKS.... |
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EVERY STATE EXCEPT VERMONT HAS A BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT SO REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES NEED TO... |
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SACRAMENTO IS NEXT. CALLER: GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M ON MY LAST NERVE... |
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LET ME JUMP IN BECAUSE A COUPLE OF POINTS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS REPORTING ON OVER THE WEEKEND WITH... |
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NO, I'M POINTING OUT THIS IS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF... |
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SO HOW WILL THIS BE RESOLVED? HE HUNG UP. HOW WILL IT BE RESOLVED? |
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THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA HAS CONVENE ADD STUDY COMMISSION TO LOOK AT THE STATE TAX SYSTEM OVERALL... |
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WHAT ABOUT NEW YORK THAT IS LOSING A LOT BECAUSE OF THE WALL STREET SITUATION, A LOT OF INVESTMENT... |
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GOVERNOR PATTERSON HAS UNVEILED A PROPOSAL THAT DOESN'T DO ANY BROAD BASED TAX INCREASES BUT RELIES... |
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NEXT CALL IS FOR JOSEPH HENCHMAN, CHICAGO, GO AHEAD. CALLER: HELLO. I THINK IT IS NOT THAT IT IS NOT... |
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EXCUSE ME, WE DON'T APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT AND I WANT TO COMMENT FOR THAT DISPARAGING REMARK. |
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THAT IS OK. ILLINOIS IS FACING A TOUGH BUDGET SITUATION. AND SOME ARE ACTUALLY CUTTING BACK ON CORRECTIONAL... |
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KENTUCKY, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, LOOKING AT RAISING CIGARETTE TAXES. |
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OREGON ALSO. |
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YOU LOOK AT WHAT SOME ARE PAYING. $4.25 TAX PER PACK OF CIGARETTES IN NEW YORK CITY. $2.75 IN NEW... |
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YES. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF STATES GOING FOR TARGETING CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE FOR PUNITIVE... |
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OUR GUEST IS A NATIVE OF SAN DIEGO GRADUATE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND STUDIED AT U.C. BERKELEY.... |
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I WILL NOTE THAT WEST VIRGINIA DOES HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. |
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ONE OF SIX OR EIGHT. NEXT CALL IS FROM LEWISVILLE, STOKES, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. HOW... |
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FINE, THANK YOU. CALLER: MY COMMENT IS TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT ASKED ABOUT A NEW STATE. I GREW UP IN... |
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PLEASED TO HAVE SOMEBODY OF MY FELLOW CALIFORNIANS ON THE PHONE. CHECK OUT OUR INFORMATION THAT RANKS... |
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WHO FUNDS THE TAX FOUNDATION IS |
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A MIX OF DONORS ABOUT 1/3 CORPORATE, 1/3 FROM FOUNDATION AND 1/3 FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS. |
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ANNAPOLIS ISMINNEAPOLIS IS NEXT. CALLER: GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I DO WISH THAT AND HOPE THAT EVERYBODY... |
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THAT IS A SENTIMENT A LOT OF PEOPLE SHARE. MY ONLY POINT IS IF WE ARE SUPPORTING -- IF PEOPLE TONIGHT... |
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NEXT IS AUBURN, ALABAMA. WELCOME TO "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I'M A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT... |
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WELL, TALKING ABOUT COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY IN THIS CRISIS FOR A LOT OF REFORM.... |
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A COMMENT FROM A VIEWER IN MIAMI AND QUESTION FROM ANOTHER. THIS IS DERRICK GIBSON SAYS -- |
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THIS FROM KIM, WHO SAYS -- |
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SURE. AS FOR THE FIRST QUESTION ON PRISONS AND EDUCATION, IT REALLY VARIES BY STATE ON WHAT A LOT... |
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BRENDA IS A STATE EMPLOYEE E-MAILING FROM ANNAPOLIS. |
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I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY. MARYLAND HAS BEEN A BIG BUDGET, BIG IN THE BUDGET NEWS. LAST YEAR THEY RAISED... |
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NEXT CALLER IS FROM VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. HIGH MARKS TO C-SPAN.... |
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THANKS. |
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THE INFLATION MECHANISM THAT THE CALLER MENTIONED IS SOMETHING THAT IS OPEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT... |
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THIS IS A QUESTION. |
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I WOULD SAY PROBABLY ALASKA IS THE ONLY ONE IN THAT CATEGORY MAINLY BECAUSE OF FEDERAL SPENDING. ... |
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THE LAST CALL FOR OVERHENCHMAN WITH THE TAX FOUNDATION. CALLER: FIRST TIME CALL IR ANDAND FIRST TIME... |
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I WILL STOP THROUGH BECAUSE WE WILL MOVE ON. BUT DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THE EARLIER POINT? |
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SORRY, I GOT DISTRACTED BY THE SECOND POINT THERE. IT CERTAINLY, THE BUDGET CRISIS IS A BIG PROBLEM... |
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BACK TO THE PIECE IN THE "WASHINGTON POST" YESTERDAY WHERE TED STRICKLAND LEFT A VOICEMAIL ON ROB EMANUEL'S... |
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I HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT BUT THIS SORT OF BAILOUT FATIGUE SETTING IN. BUT AT THE SAME TIME A LOT... |
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THAT IS WHAT THE WEEKEND REVENUE IN "NEW YORK TIMES" TALKING ABOUT PRINTING MONEY AND ITS PRICE. ... |
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YES. A LOT MUCH THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ARE BEING VERY VOCAL IN ASKING FOR FEDERAL MONEY. THE GOVERNOR... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
