Comments on: Stand for Children! (Oregonians) http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2009/03/02/stand-for-children-oregonians/ ali to her friends Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Abi http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2009/03/02/stand-for-children-oregonians/comment-page-1/#comment-5510 Abi Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:20:08 +0000 http://www.ourlittlekid.com/?p=729#comment-5510 Awareness is good! Thanks for posting. They turned the petition in, and the good news is the legislature gave the schools some money so the cuts were minimized, at least. Now, we're preparing for the tough conversation of what to do for the next two years with the budget shortfall. (I get a bit wonkish here:) If only we'd been saving all our unexpected windfalls of taxes instead of sending them back to taxpayers -- we'd have a fund that could significantly protect from cuts. $1.2 billion was kicked back from the 07 income taxes, and the overall revenue shortfall is currently being estimated at $3billion, so it would have made a HUGE difference. Anyway, thanks for posting and I'm happy for you that the move went well. Your new house looks lovely and very sunlight-friendly! :) Awareness is good! Thanks for posting. They turned the petition in, and the good news is the legislature gave the schools some money so the cuts were minimized, at least. Now, we’re preparing for the tough conversation of what to do for the next two years with the budget shortfall.
(I get a bit wonkish here:) If only we’d been saving all our unexpected windfalls of taxes instead of sending them back to taxpayers — we’d have a fund that could significantly protect from cuts. $1.2 billion was kicked back from the 07 income taxes, and the overall revenue shortfall is currently being estimated at $3billion, so it would have made a HUGE difference.

Anyway, thanks for posting and I’m happy for you that the move went well. Your new house looks lovely and very sunlight-friendly! :)

]]> By: Ashley http://www.ourlittlekid.com/2009/03/02/stand-for-children-oregonians/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 Ashley Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:11:44 +0000 http://www.ourlittlekid.com/?p=729#comment-5432 Oops, maybe it is too late. Still, be aware. And support the schools! Oops, maybe it is too late. Still, be aware. And support the schools!

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