# Governor Paterson to address state tonight. Re: budget crisis **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 29, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352 "2008-07-29T12:46:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/41 "2008-07-30T12:53:46Z")
Pretty nice speach, like to see it actually happen. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/42 "2008-07-30T12:55:09Z")
Yep. Hopefully actions follow the words. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/43 "2008-07-30T13:02:37Z")
The sparks are going to start flying once the unions get involved. Heard on the radio that one of the unions wants to hire like 1200 more people to break the 200,000 mark?!? Hello?!? We need fewer union people and this guy wants to add more just so they can say they have 200,000 members?!? God have mercy on this state. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/44 "2008-07-30T13:03:19Z")
The sparks are going to start flying once the unions get involved. Heard on the radio that one of the unions wants to hire like 1200 more people to break the 200,000 mark?!? Hello?!? We need fewer union people and this guy wants to add more just so they can say they have 200,000 members?!? God have mercy on this state. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/45 "2008-07-30T13:06:44Z")
The sparks are going to start flying once the unions get involved. Heard on the radio that one of the unions wants to hire like 1200 more people to break the 200,000 mark?!? Hello?!? We need fewer union people and this guy wants to add more just so they can say they have 200,000 members?!? God have mercy on this state. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/46 "2008-07-30T13:07:31Z")
What the hell just happened?🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/47 "2008-07-30T13:08:39Z")
double post, then me being an ass 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/48 "2008-07-30T13:09:10Z")
The sparks are going to start flying once the unions get involved. Heard on the radio that one of the unions wants to hire like 1200 more people to break the 200,000 mark?!? Hello?!? We need fewer union people and this guy wants to add more just so they can say they have 200,000 members?!? God have mercy on this state. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/49 "2008-07-30T13:09:28Z")
LOL ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/50 "2008-07-30T13:09:30Z")
I hit the button and it locked up or something so I hit it again. WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/51 "2008-07-30T13:12:08Z")
Yes. That is a “double post” and is unacceptable as per the rules of the internet. (I did it in the southern drawl thread, but deleted it before anyone noticed :snky:) ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/52 "2008-07-30T13:16:38Z")
Great writeup over at [wben.com](http://wben.com). [http://www.wben.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=10483](http://www.wben.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=10483) This really isn’t that hard to fix. > Overall Spending > According to DOB’s updated first quarter forecast, 2008-09 State Operating Funds spending is expected to total $80.5 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to the prior year. All Funds spending is expected to total $121.3 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent. General Fund spending is expected to total $56.2 billion, an increase of 5.2 percent. > > At the time of budget enactment, State Operating Funds spending was expected to total $80.9 billion (5.0 percent increase), **All Funds spending was expected to total $121.6 billion (4.8 percent increase)**, and General Fund spending was expected to total $56.4 billion (5.6 percent increase). Ok, so we’re spending 4.8% more than last year. 4.8% of 121.6 billion is 5.83 billion dollars. There ya go, go back and yank out the extra funding and tell all these agencies you get the same amount you got last year. Boo fucking hoo, no raise for you during hard economic times. Welcome what most of the residents of the state are dealing with in the real world. Then, if you really want to make some progress, you take back that 4.8% increase and make major cuts on top of that, since we all know damn well NY spent too much last year too. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/53 "2008-07-30T13:40:42Z")
The sparks are going to start flying once the unions get involved. Heard on the radio that one of the unions wants to hire like 1200 more people to break the 200,000 mark?!? Hello?!? We need fewer union people and this guy wants to add more just so they can say they have 200,000 members?!? God have mercy on this state. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/54 "2008-07-30T15:02:45Z")
Nice speech for sure. Let’s see what happens though. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352/55 "2008-07-30T15:22:46Z")
Silver was just on the news saying cuts to healthcare and education were off the table. Since that’s 2/3rds of the budget I’d say we are heading to higher taxes. Unreal that nothing gets done to remove some of his power. The state is being held hostage by one dowwnstate politician. Makes me long for 3rd world style government where they send a reform message by sticking his severed head on a pike outside the capital building. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/governor-paterson-to-address-state-tonight-re-budget-crisis/52352.md?page=2)