Jindal outspends Blanco
Jindal’s Budget: $30.1 Billion
Blanco’s Budget: $29.7 Billion
Though the governor campaigned on ways to cut government spending, Jindal’s spending recommendations are larger than the budget approved by lawmakers a year ago.
‘Nuff said.
Update 1: Oyster has more for those who need a history lesson on why Jindal is again showing himself to be a hypocrite and again vindicating those of us who knew the truth before the election.
Update 2: Now the Jindal apologists are flocking to his defence by claiming that as long as the percent increase in the budget is less than the percent increase for inflation that it “isn’t really” an increase in spending. I am sure that if we had a Democrat in office, that such a justification would not fly and they would claim that the spending is increasing out of control. I am also sure that they forget Jindal’s criticisms of Blanco’s budget that included income that many viewed as “one time” revenues from sales taxes collected on people spending their insurance checks. Jindal said in January that he wanted to cut back from using one time cash. I guess he changed his mind. And if he viewed that budget as irresponsible because of one time revenues, wouldn’t an increase on that total also be responsible? Of course the Jindal apologists wont see it that way.