Spending-Limits Bill Serves as a Great Excuse
Lawmakers, as with a lot of people who spend too much time in the self-help aisle at the bookstore, don’t trust themselves to behave.
They apparently don’t trust each other, either.
Conservatives are once again proposing a law that would restrain any attempt to spend more money than can be justified by the state’s growth.
What happened to just doing things the way you think they should be done? One way to limit spending is simply to spend less, but that would win little applause; putting a limit in place converts an act of ordinary fiscal planning ...
Comments (3)
Debbie Spencer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
They want this because they know the voters are angry and will vote democrats in. They aren't trying to tie their own hands, they're trying to tie the hands of the future democratic legislators.
Suzy Hagar via Texas Tribune on Facebook
So, they are saying we are not disciplined leaders in deciding the needs of Texans. Cop-outs.
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Debbie, you are spot on. Very bad idea.