Comments on: DeSantis Pitches $91.3 Billion Spending Plan

By: gmp

gmp — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 05:51:15 +0000

I should have voted for the socialist, maybe a raise would be considered free stuff to give me.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 04:32:40 +0000

I used the wrong report for most current funding.

“For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018:
 Transfers to the EETF were approximately $1.76 billion this fiscal year compared to
$1.66 billion in the prior fiscal year.
 The Lottery’s ticket sales increased by 8.84 percent over the prior fiscal year from
approximately $6.16 billion to $6.70 billion.”

http://www.flalottery.com/exptkt/financialreport18.pdf

Still way below what was spent or is proposed to be spent.
People spent $6.70 billion for hope.
Education got $1.76 billion of that money.

David for better lessons
(and right years)

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 04:03:58 +0000

REGARDING:
“I was under the impression that all money generated by the lottery was supposed to go to education only.”

Florida voters stipulated that 50% go to prizes, 38% to education, and the remaining 12% for lottery administration and promotion (all those ads teaching everybody to buy hope by gambling away their earnings). Legislators began to use lottery money to pay for education operating costs and salaries while shifting the tax dollars from educational spending to non-educational spending.

Still, they have not diverted lottery proceeds from education until they spend less than they take in from the lottery. From above, we are told they will be spending “$21.7 billion for the main public-school funding formula, known as the Florida Education Finance Program,…and $582.8 million for the Bright Futures scholarship program.” So about $22.3 billion per year versus the $1.5 billion the lottery pulls in.

(in http://www.flalottery.com/exptkt/annualreport13-14.pdf )

They have met the letter of the law.

David for better lessons

By: Kane

Kane — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 18:06:52 +0000

The budget states “no across the board raises” not “no raises”. Give this guy a chance he hasn’t even been in office that long.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 16:23:27 +0000

Why are the bright future scholarships coming from the state budget. Where is all the lottery money going. I was under the impression that all money generator by the lottery was supposed to go to education only.

By: chillywilly

chillywilly — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:22:46 +0000

Thank You Mr DeSantis for trying to restore the State of Florida after eight years of Rick Scott Gutting and Cutting and trying to destroy our State .
.Finally a Governor with a vision.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 15:17:48 +0000

I did not vote for him, but I am getting a very good impression of our new governor.

By: Agreed

Agreed — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 07:02:38 +0000

We use words like honor, code, loyalty, we use these words as the backbone spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time or inclination to explain myself to a man that rises and sleeps under the blanket of freedom that I provide then questions the matter in which I provide it. I would rather you say thank you and go on your way otherwise I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post, either way i don’t give a damn what think you are entitled to. This is a quote from a few good men but appropriate, law enforcement raises are needed.

By: Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 06:29:56 +0000

I voted for you and you have no raises for the state employees who represent you. Your a piece of crap. Good luck next election because state employees will not have your back. I understand that it’s not just about state law enforcement but what happens when the law enforcement of the state leaves and there is shortages as it is.Who is going to watch our backs and keep criminals behind the gates.You? I don’t think so.