FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Nashville, TN)
Reply to: leeds42us@gmail.com
Date: 2008-05-04, 3:41PM CDT
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Lisa Leeds for Tennessee House 58
Voice Phone Number: (615) 275-5279
Email Address: info@lisaleeds2008.com
Website URL: http://lisaleeds2008.com
Lisa Leeds, Libertarian Candidate for Tennessee House 58, calls for an end to the State’s Spending Spree
Nashville, Tennessee, May 04, 2008: Lisa Leeds the Libertarian candidate for Tennessee House District 58 believes it is time end the annual budget charade and start taking real decisive action when it comes to state spending.
The 2008 Tennessee Pork Report documents $260 million in waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars. The 2007/2008 Tennessee budget was $27.5 billion. In January Governor Phil Bredesen proposed a budget of $27.88 billion budget, an increase of $380. Then last week Governor Bredesen proposed cutting $400 million to $500 million from his proposed budget, with increases of $380 million from last year. This means actual cuts will be much smaller. At the maximum cut levels proposed by Governor Bredesen, Tennessee will only see about $120 million reduction in state spending. Given the Legislatures appetite for pork, it is highly unlikely that the governor will get the maximum number of budget cuts he wants. More than likely spending will slightly increase from last year’s budget. It took 196 years (1796 - 1992) for the Tennessee budget to reach $10 billion. The legislature managed to double that amount in 10 years (1992 - 2002).
Naturally, Bredesen’s budget cuts do not address any of the state’s pork projects. Proposed cuts are really just reduction in the proposed growth of state government, but do not represent actual cuts in spending. For real spending cuts the general size of government should be scaled back to its constructional defined role, eliminating all pork spending in the process. Many of the functions currently being done by government, should be transferred to the private sector, where they can be done better and at less cost.
For additional information on Lisa Leeds Libertarian Candidacy for Tennessee House District 58, short statements, or to schedule a full interview please contact Lisa Leeds for Tennessee House 58 at (615) 275-5279 or visit www.lisaleeds2008.com.
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