This chart was forwarded to me today. The following chart displays state expenditures over the past ten years. This clearly illustrates how the Gov. Culver has passed the three largest budgets in state history, even factoring the recent 10% across-the-board cut.
Do not be misled by claims that this is just a revenue problem. Rather than point fingers at external causes, we must come to grip with the fact that a big part of our current budget shortfall is runaway state spending.
(Numbers on the chart from the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency. The dark blue and light blue bars indicate general fund expenditures (light blue for one-time federal stimulus money). The green bar indicates Gov. Culver’s recent 10% cut)
