Notes For Friday, March 07, 2003
TODAY'S NEWS. Florida's financial condition is far worse than previously revealed, $200 million dollars worse for a total budget hole of $4 billion -- "combined with the earlier decision by lawmakers to spend $1.1 billion in one-time tax money on recurring state programs.". Of course, we are in these dire financial straights because of our Governor's tax cuts, which primarily benefitted businesses and wealthy Floridians, and drained $6 billion from the state since he took office.