tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post1671072844972245253..comments2023-10-25T05:03:57.933-04:00Comments on PGH is a City: Pennsylvania Governor Candidate Rundownillyriashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729280972013286906noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-35653854199498599192010-05-11T23:18:23.010-04:002010-05-11T23:18:23.010-04:00I doubt I will vote for any of the candidates for ...I doubt I will vote for any of the candidates for Governor of Pennsylvania for the simple reason<br /> none of them addresses the budget deficit in a substantive way.<br />There are no new ideas presented by any of the candidates that will close the 3 billion dollar gap.<br />They all seem to ignore the two major problems that account for the largest parts of the wasteful spending in state government, the over funded prison system and illegal alien.<br />The state spends nearly as much on prisons as it does on schools, and illegal aliens in Pennsylvania<br />cost Pennsylvanians nearly one third of the budget deficit, over 800 million dollars!<br />I can not afford another property tax increase. I am tired of my tax dollars going into expensive programs that support people that are here illegally, or support people who break the law.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112044469066572759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-78022435744455114662010-05-11T23:18:23.011-04:002010-05-11T23:18:23.011-04:00I doubt I will vote for any of the candidates for ...I doubt I will vote for any of the candidates for Governor of Pennsylvania for the simple reason<br /> none of them addresses the budget deficit in a substantive way.<br />There are no new ideas presented by any of the candidates that will close the 3 billion dollar gap.<br />They all seem to ignore the two major problems that account for the largest parts of the wasteful spending in state government, the over funded prison system and illegal alien.<br />The state spends nearly as much on prisons as it does on schools, and illegal aliens in Pennsylvania<br />cost Pennsylvanians nearly one third of the budget deficit, over 800 million dollars!<br />I can not afford another property tax increase. I am tired of my tax dollars going into expensive programs that support people that are here illegally, or support people who break the law.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112044469066572759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-25333276421957232602010-04-22T20:27:54.192-04:002010-04-22T20:27:54.192-04:00Among the Democrats, I'm pretty certain Joe Ho...Among the Democrats, I'm pretty certain Joe Hoeffel has distinguished himself in terms of his posture towards natural gas energy drilling -- desiring both more careful regulation and taxation. I'm sort of afraid the Shale is going to BLOW UP as a political issue JUST AFTER the gubernatorial election, and I'd rather have someone who gets that "jobs now" aren't everything and we don't need to sell our stock cheaply.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-88495147932449049632010-04-22T12:02:14.921-04:002010-04-22T12:02:14.921-04:00Tom Corbett is considered a Republican. Part of th...Tom Corbett is considered a Republican. Part of that corruption? LOL.<br /><br />Tom is busy wasting Pennsylvanians money of a lawsuit against Health Care Reform that no one except the Republicans who see it as a fund raising gimmick believe it has any merit.Thomas Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192373548604834201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-7582140955241890322010-04-22T10:44:29.434-04:002010-04-22T10:44:29.434-04:00Is Tom Corbett considered part of that corruption?...Is Tom Corbett considered part of that corruption?Brother Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206752757895776945noreply@blogger.com