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Published February 05, 2010

No fun for legislators: Deficit of $1.2 billion looms as session starts chat

By By Don Davis and Andrew Tellijohn, State Capitol Bureau, Alexandria Echo Press

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Roger D.
02/08/2010 5:31 AM

Good one Al G. I like how you saved 20% with a 10% proposed cut. Typical in the halls of congress. You would be a shoe-in with your line of thinking. You just solved the spending issue.

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C A P.
Alexandria, MN     02/06/2010 12:47 PM

I had no idea "progressives" were so smart!!! LOL Silly me..........

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Al G.
Garfield, MN     02/06/2010 10:23 AM

As true democrat progressives my wife and I budget spending $15,000 for vacation...in order to do so we'd have to borrow $15,000. So we decided to cut our budget by 10% so we will only need to borrow $12,000. With the $3,000 savings we plan on putting a down payment on a new car. The only problem I have is we don't make enough money to pay back the loans...oh we well the government will bail us out or if they don't we can let the debt grow and when we die our kids will be stuck with the bill.

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Roger D.
02/05/2010 8:57 PM

What cuts? The budget has not been set yet. To assume you can spend as much on this shopping trip as the last, is very immature and childish.

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