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Index of Commentaries

December 2009
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12/27/09 "Waiting For Taxpayers To Take The Hit"

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12/20/09 "Wake-up Call Needed"

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12/13/09 "Wait Not For The Other Shoe To Drop"

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12/06/09 "Waiting For A Better Response To Furlough Fridays"

November 2009
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11/29/09 "Vanquish The Special Fund"

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11/22/09 "Vibrancy Of Economy Will Return Only With Consumer Confidence"

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11/15/09 "Vital That Elected Officials Care For Business"

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11/08/09 "Voice Your Opinion About Priorities For Government"

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11/01/09 "Vital For Taxpayers To Support Spending Reductions"

October 2009
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10/25/09 "Unfortunate When You Can't Afford It"

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10/18/09 "Underscore Need To Balance Competing Interest"

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10/11/09 "Up And Downs Of Those Revenue Collections"

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10/04/09 "Understanding What It Will Take To Right Size Government"

September 2009
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09/27/09 "Tapped Out And Bone Dry"

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09/20/09 "Time For A New Agenda To Improve The Future Of The State"

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09/13/09 "Taking Risk Key To Good Leadership"

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09/06/09 "Taking It To The Arbitrator"

August 2009
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08/30/09 "Severing The Accessibility"

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08/23/09 "Session Marred By Lack Of Quality Work Product"

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08/16/09 "Steps Needed To Make Paradigm Shift In Public Housing"

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08/09/09 "Stop Ainokea"

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08/02/09 "Spending Limit Neutered By Crafty Lawmakers"

July 2009
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07/26/09 "Raising The GET Rate Not The Same As Raising The Sales Tax Rate"

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07/19/09 "Real Need To Ask Questions"

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07/12/09 "Reasonable Tax Policy Should Be Predictable"

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07/05/09 "Reality Check Needed For Public Employee Comparison"

June 2009
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06/28/09 "Quarter Full View Result Of Limited Information"

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06/21/09 "Quit Being All Things To All People, We Can't Afford"

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06/14/09 "Quicksand, Furloughs And Layoffs"

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06/07/09 "Quality Not Quantity Of State Government Services"

May 2009
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05/31/09 "Perpetual Money Machine"

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05/24/09 "Putting Specific Programs In Financial Jeopardy"

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05/17/09 "Priorities Beg Attention"

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05/10/09 "Putting Ego Ahead Of Hard Work Leads To Bad Legislation"

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05/03/09 "Passing The Buck For Tax Increases"

April 2009
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04/26/09 "Opportunity Missed If Downsizing Ignored"

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04/19/09 "Overt Grab For Money Could Mean Higher Costs For Taxpayers"

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04/12/09 "Overtaxed Already, County Retail Sales Tax Might Be Next"

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04/05/09 "Omnibus Tax Measure Likely Unless Public Employees Give"

March 2009
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03/29/09 "Next Hurdle Is Procurement"

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03/22/09 "Not Learning From Mistakes Could Prove Costly"

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03/15/09 "Next Comes The Tax And Fee Increases"

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03/08/09 "Nightmare In Creation"

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03/01/09 "Nicking The Taxpayer Again"

February 2009
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02/22/09 "Making Political Hay"

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02/15/09 "Making Sense Of Legislative Disconnects"

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02/08/09 "Make Tax Increase Transparent"

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02/01/09 "Make A Strategy To Consolidate To Save Money"

January 2009
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01/25/09 "Lawmakers Need To Set Priorities For State Moneys"

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01/18/09 "Loss Of control Over Revenues - A Tax Credit Weakness"

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01/11/09 "Letting The Taxpayer Keep His Money Part Of Economic Stimulus"

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01/04/09 "Looking A Tax Increase In The Face"