<DIV>"I am looking at many options in the areas of corrections, early childhood, corrections, education, healthcare, etc."--Shirley Ringo</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My money is on Ringo trying to get the money to go to early childhood and other education programs. The state legislature will vote for the money to go to tax breaks for the wealthy, corrections, themselves, and some poitically motivated project that will not work out. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But my biggest bet is that the legislature will waste the tax payer money because that is what the government does best. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan <BR><BR><B><I>Shirley Ringo <ringoshirl@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> <!-- /* Style Definitions
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Arial">This is my response to Tom Ivie. It is a shortened version. I am looking at many options in the areas of corrections, early childhood, corrections, education, healthcare, etc. I am most interested in suggestions. Thanks to Tom Ivie for raising the question.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shirley <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:
Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">First, we need to get a handle on the revenue picture – how much of that can be predicted to be ongoing.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">State officials have low-balled revenue projections in past years – this makes it very difficult to build programs that can be sustained because we pretend the money isn’t there.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY:
Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">However, Steve Cook (ag econ, U of I) is cautious at this time. He is concerned that we are approaching a downturn in the economy.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With that in mind, there are opportunities. I and others are studying them at this time to see what important programs might be sustained. Early childcare, substance abuse, mental health, etc. These programs can reduce pressure on growth of corrections expenditures in the future.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think we need to resist tax give-backs which will tie our hands.<O:P></O:P> This type of action caused chaos in the form of holdbacks when legislators short-sightedly coupled tax cuts with a downturn in the economy in 2001-2002.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shirley<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
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