Strapped
"Frankfort chronically faces a cash crunch, but during a Wednesday night televised debate, candidates in a Northern Kentucky state senate district distanced themselves from raising taxes."
Begins an article covering a debate in Northern Kentucky.
Reads the headline over at polwatchers.
The media is so sure there's a revenue problem, that it's hard to even fathom that the reality is that state revenue is increasing. David Adams at BIPPS explains:
Revenues for the first quarter of the 2009-10 fiscal year were $17,798,488 higher than they were a year ago. Even if you include the $15 million drop in the Road Fund, increased revenues point yet again to the need to get spending under control rather than hitting taxpayers any harder.
We aren't strapped for cash, we're strapped for truth!
