tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post724306440725770132..comments2023-10-23T14:30:26.234-07:00Comments on Random Musings: More impressions from Thursday's Republican "town hall" on the budgetCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03338682971485143332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-68258285316919367522009-04-21T01:32:00.000-07:002009-04-21T01:32:00.000-07:00Correction, U of A dropped eight places from #35 t...Correction, U of A dropped eight places from #35 to #43.<br /><br />Meanwhile, ASU's law school also dropped, three places to #55.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-62775388345889244302009-04-21T01:04:00.000-07:002009-04-21T01:04:00.000-07:00Meanwhile, the 2010 U.S. News rankings of Law Scho...Meanwhile, the 2010 <A HREF="http://lawschoolheadlines.com/?p=226" REL="nofollow">U.S. News rankings of Law Schools came out.</A>The University of Arizona law school dropped five spots from last year, from #38 to #43.<br /><br />Just another raindrop in the storm.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-60479294663993957822009-04-21T00:54:00.000-07:002009-04-21T00:54:00.000-07:00Thane,
The problem of course is that in Arizona w...Thane,<br /><br />The problem of course is that in Arizona we had nine straight years of massive tax cuts during the 1990's when things were going pretty well so that in a good year things were on a shoestring budget. In a bad year...<br /><br />Plus, the law that also passed during those years of unbridled growth stipulating that it takes a supermajority in both houses to pass any kind of a tax increase, effectively making them impossible to pass. <br /><br />In order for any kind of a control system to work effectively (whether we are talking about controlling state revenues via taxation or the temperature in your home via a thermostat) you have to have the ability to adjust in both directions.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23717700.post-68572368192228150072009-04-19T00:16:00.000-07:002009-04-19T00:16:00.000-07:00I am pleased that there are a few people who don't...I am pleased that there are a few people who don't ignore the reality that government reliance on borrowing is a bad idea. <br /><br />Can somebody <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=federal+debt" REL="nofollow">point that out</A> to <A HREF="http://www.opensecrets.org/states/delegatn.php?state=AZ" REL="nofollow">the folks who operate</A> the federal government?Thane Eichenauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848580360960232789noreply@blogger.com