I’d like to call your attention to another member of the Blog-Rola elite, Schmudget, which is Yiddish for budget.
Schmudget is the blog brought to you by the math brains over at the Washington State Budget & Policy Center, a think tank that I have found invaluable over the years as I’ve covered Olympia’s budget.
Today, in a post titled “Governor’s New Online Tool Provides Opportunity to Explore Budget Options—Or Does It?”—the typically even-keeled WSB&PC, gets lippy with the Governor as they broach a subject we tried to talk about last week, tax increases:
…Any reasonable budget-setting process should consider both sides of the equation – spending and revenue. The online calculator set up by the Governor’s office only allows spending cuts. Where there should be a place to explore various revenue options, it simply says “The Governor is committed to not raising taxes.” Public consideration of revenue options is not permitted.
