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February 23, 2011 at 12:24 PM #671301February 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM #670152
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ParticipantI must be in the elite 9% since I know our largest expenditure and our largest revenue source.
Ironically, everyone complains about cutting school spending but considering that’s our largest expenditure there isn’t much choice.
I dispute some of the figures however. I think they are using the same fuzzy math that the fed uses in calculating inflation.
February 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM #670214ParticipantI must be in the elite 9% since I know our largest expenditure and our largest revenue source.
Ironically, everyone complains about cutting school spending but considering that’s our largest expenditure there isn’t much choice.
I dispute some of the figures however. I think they are using the same fuzzy math that the fed uses in calculating inflation.
February 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM #670823ParticipantI must be in the elite 9% since I know our largest expenditure and our largest revenue source.
Ironically, everyone complains about cutting school spending but considering that’s our largest expenditure there isn’t much choice.
I dispute some of the figures however. I think they are using the same fuzzy math that the fed uses in calculating inflation.
February 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM #670962ParticipantI must be in the elite 9% since I know our largest expenditure and our largest revenue source.
Ironically, everyone complains about cutting school spending but considering that’s our largest expenditure there isn’t much choice.
I dispute some of the figures however. I think they are using the same fuzzy math that the fed uses in calculating inflation.
February 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM #671306ParticipantI must be in the elite 9% since I know our largest expenditure and our largest revenue source.
Ironically, everyone complains about cutting school spending but considering that’s our largest expenditure there isn’t much choice.
I dispute some of the figures however. I think they are using the same fuzzy math that the fed uses in calculating inflation.
February 23, 2011 at 12:59 PM #670162enron_by_the_sea
Participant[quote=pri_dk]I think you would be even more discouraged by the results if state legislators had to take the test.[/quote]
Good one. It is not an easy test.
The tone of the article is that public doesn’t know anything about the budget, so how can you ask them to vote on it! While that may be true, looking at the mess legislature has made so far, I don’t think public can really make it any worse!
February 23, 2011 at 12:59 PM #670224Participant[quote=pri_dk]I think you would be even more discouraged by the results if state legislators had to take the test.[/quote]
Good one. It is not an easy test.
The tone of the article is that public doesn’t know anything about the budget, so how can you ask them to vote on it! While that may be true, looking at the mess legislature has made so far, I don’t think public can really make it any worse!
February 23, 2011 at 12:59 PM #670833Participant[quote=pri_dk]I think you would be even more discouraged by the results if state legislators had to take the test.[/quote]
Good one. It is not an easy test.
The tone of the article is that public doesn’t know anything about the budget, so how can you ask them to vote on it! While that may be true, looking at the mess legislature has made so far, I don’t think public can really make it any worse!
February 23, 2011 at 12:59 PM #670972Participant[quote=pri_dk]I think you would be even more discouraged by the results if state legislators had to take the test.[/quote]
Good one. It is not an easy test.
The tone of the article is that public doesn’t know anything about the budget, so how can you ask them to vote on it! While that may be true, looking at the mess legislature has made so far, I don’t think public can really make it any worse!
February 23, 2011 at 12:59 PM #671316Participant[quote=pri_dk]I think you would be even more discouraged by the results if state legislators had to take the test.[/quote]
Good one. It is not an easy test.
The tone of the article is that public doesn’t know anything about the budget, so how can you ask them to vote on it! While that may be true, looking at the mess legislature has made so far, I don’t think public can really make it any worse!
February 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM #670242Akula1992
ParticipantInteresting test and not very easy.
I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.
In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”
Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.
Still, kind of a fun test to take.
February 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM #670304ParticipantInteresting test and not very easy.
I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.
In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”
Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.
Still, kind of a fun test to take.
February 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM #670913ParticipantInteresting test and not very easy.
I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.
In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”
Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.
Still, kind of a fun test to take.
February 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM #671052ParticipantInteresting test and not very easy.
I was, however, able to get most of the questions right. How? well, I do have a background in Econ and enjoy reading about budgetary things – that helps. Plus, I scanned all the questions prior to taking the test to see if there was a bent, if the author was trying to lead the test taker/reader to certain conclusions. I identified the bias correctly and based my answers on what the author wanted me to “discover” by taking the test.
In the end, the only one I missed was number 7 where I guessed, “About the same.”
Question 8 is strange: Budget shortfalls as a percentage of state GDP is like comparing apples to aardvarks. A better comparison would be FY budget shortfalls as a percentage of FY tax receipts.
Still, kind of a fun test to take.
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