It's a surplus!

So what's the deal with Auburn's local aid then? Aren't they getting enough? And why are we still paying the temporary tax increase enacted way back in 1989?!

The T&G suggests the money be spent in part for "unfunded pension liabilities" ie those generous pensions as Barbara Anderson has been talking about. The pensions that don't exist in the private sector and that we can't afford to fund realistically. Then there are the retirement boards who decide the benefits that take trips to Vegas and eat at Emerils. I ate there once on a private trip with family to celebrate an anniversary and it's not cheap - the kind of place a middle class guy like me might afford 1/year or every few for a special occasion! Nice place to eat on the taxpayers tab ... {growl}