Hoffman: Cut, Cut, Cut Some More

I’ve been around the Legislature a long time, and this legislative session has begun with a different feel to it. When was the last time a governor proposed cutting funding for government television and eliminating other agencies? Nitpickers like me will say that Gov. Butch Otter could have done more. (We still have three separate government agencies that are supposed to help people get jobs, for crying out loud). But the start of this legislative session beats other legislative sessions in which the resolve to cut government simply didn’t exist at all. In 2003, lawmakers quickly followed the path of least resistance and raised taxes. Hopefully the Legislature will expand on the executive branch’s budget cut recommendations/ Wayne Hoffman , Idaho Freedom Foundation. More here .

Question: What do you think of Wayne Hoffman’s idea of cut the budget deeper than Gov. Butch Otter proposes?