VPOD 90: Del. Chris Jones on the budget
In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, Del. Chris Jones explains the basis for the budget proposed by the House of Delegates and its differences from the State Senate proposal. Also, Shaun and Jim talk budget, the congressional races, and our winners and whiners.
Check out a great primer from the House Appropriations Committee on their budget and more from Del. Lacey Putney. Also, visit the Senate Finance Committee to see more info on their budget.
Related to the “whiners” part of our discussion is Shaun’s great post on “slacktivism” – it is a must read manifesto on social media and blogging.
“[W]ho is driving the conversation? Who is talking to these outlets? Of these intangibles of access and resonance, who is linking and commenting? Is the voice of a particular outlet tabloid or respectable? Moreover, what is the effect of this particular outlet?”
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Of course, by the Governor and the House saying what they have said reveals a total lack of understanding of what economic development is really about. Great companies come to an area because of the area’s superior education, transportation, and cultural institutions; these companies do not need to be paid nor incentivized to come to Hampton Roads instead of somewhere else. In fact, studies of the programs in states with poor institutions, where they need to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to attract corporations, reveal that these incentive programs rarely have a positive fiscal impact. So the fact is, when Norfolk Southern moved its headquarters to Norfolk, and cited cultural institutions as a strong component of their decision, they are just stating the obvious, and this and other examples show why the failure of our Governor and House to understand the importance of limited yet effective government is such a travesty and will have such profound long term effects on our ability to attract the companies we need.
Cool of you to take the time sharing this with us, I for one appriciate it