The Republican Budget Plan: He Who Has, Gets

Date: 5 Jul 1997 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Republican Budget Plan: He Who Has, Gets by David Morris July 5, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press I don’t want to accuse the Republicans of engaging in class warfare. Really. But when I look at their tax and spending policies I am hard pressed to figure out what else to call it. … Read More

The Budget Surpluses Challenge Us To Manage Our Own Affairs

Date: 13 Mar 1997 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Budget Surpluses Challenge Us To Manage Our Own Affairs by David Morris March 13, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press How glorious to be a state legislator these days. Budget surpluses in 48 of 50 states. Eight states with surpluses that exceed l0 percent of their budgets. A strong economy that continues to … Read More

Why Has the Balanced Budget Become the Holy Grail?

Date: 16 Jan 1996 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Why Has the Balanced Budget Become the Holy Grail? by David Morris January 16, 1996 How did a perfectly balanced budget become the holy grail, to be secured at any cost? Why have we come to believe that the stock market rises and falls based on our progress towards reducing the federal budget deficit to zero? … Read More

Balance the Budget by Cutting Military Waste

Date: 26 Sep 1995 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Balance the Budget by Cutting Military Waste by David Morris Septmeber 26, 1995 Republicans should stop terrifying the nation by proposing to slash a trillion dollars in spending on the elderly, the sick, the poor, the young, low paid workers and the environment. Congress could slice the deficit without making much of the nation insecure. But … Read More