In our view: 10% of the Pie
The long line of hat-in-hand agencies making financial pleas to the state government is starting to look more like a mourners’ march.
Unlike legislators who have to balance budgets in the worst of economic times, each agency preaches a provincial sermon. Years ago, each plea was for growth. Before the state confronted repeated record deficits, each argument was persuasive. These days, though, each mournful message is about singular survival. No one will say where the state should cut spending. They say that’s not their job, that their duty is to advocate, not prioritize. Just don’t, each group begs, cut us.