March 2019 General Revenue Report Shows Missouri Still Sinking Under The Waves The Missouri Times posted the March 2019 General Revenue Report this afternoon. (Neither the February nor the March reports have been added to the Office of Administration website Read More …
As long as Missourians elect Republicans who place cutting taxes before educating kids and other critical needs, things will get worse. The time has come to stop settling for mediocre politicians unwilling to lead the state forward. Current elected officials must be told again and again that we want them to remember that state motto before every vote.
Last week I talked with Democratic lawmakers and a couple of budget wonks about Missouri’s situation. All of us agree that things are bad and will get worse.
I expect the legislature to gleefully pass strict work hour and tracking bills. Then, nothing will happen, nothing will change since Washington can’t approve the skimpy plan. Damn Pesky federal rules.
… over the next couple of months expect Missouri to get
spotlighted by the national media for its extreme legislation as well as a
budget crisis.
We can’t expect to regain respectability until that day when the GOP establishment loses their hold on state government.
A generation ago we watched the rise of McJobs, part-time, as-needed employees stuffed into the service economy. Now, companies have pushed the bar lower.