Comments on: You Mean It Was Just A Money Grab? I’m So Disillusioned http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html/comment-page-1#comment-14762 Mike Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:11:23 +0000 http://www.warrenmeyer.net/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html#comment-14762 <p>5 years ago, our state's governor flushed $1 billion of tobacco settlement money down the toilet as part of his budget 'fix' for a $4 billion plus deficit. Guess what, even after passing a 75 cent/pack 'health impact fee' (how's that for semantics) last year, the state is still staring down a $5 billion plus deficit for the coming biennium.</p> <p>Great work, Brownie!</p> 5 years ago, our state’s governor flushed $1 billion of tobacco settlement money down the toilet as part of his budget ‘fix’ for a $4 billion plus deficit. Guess what, even after passing a 75 cent/pack ‘health impact fee’ (how’s that for semantics) last year, the state is still staring down a $5 billion plus deficit for the coming biennium.

Great work, Brownie!

]]> By: Jody http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html/comment-page-1#comment-14761 Jody Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:23:50 +0000 http://www.warrenmeyer.net/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html#comment-14761 <p>Virginia is using a large fraction of the settlement money for economic development of 'Southside" Virginia which used to be a heavy tobacco-growing region. </p> <p>It's not tobacco education or health care, but it seems like a reasonable use to me.</p> Virginia is using a large fraction of the settlement money for economic development of ‘Southside” Virginia which used to be a heavy tobacco-growing region.

It’s not tobacco education or health care, but it seems like a reasonable use to me.

]]> By: Brad Warbiany http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html/comment-page-1#comment-14760 Brad Warbiany Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:12:44 +0000 http://www.warrenmeyer.net/coyote_blog/2008/11/you-mean-it-was-just-a-money-grab-im-so-disillusioned.html#comment-14760 <p>Thanks for the link... Unfortunately The Liberty Papers underwent a severe system crash and we'll likely be down at least a day.</p> <p>Glad at least someone got to see that before it disappeared!</p> Thanks for the link… Unfortunately The Liberty Papers underwent a severe system crash and we’ll likely be down at least a day.

Glad at least someone got to see that before it disappeared!

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