Don't Bust The Trust--It's Not Necessary When Governors Commission Shows Savings Of More Than Needed!

The problem is our Legislature sought a quick fix for balancing this year's budget and how to pay the money owed by Education Trust Fund.  But it comes at the price of hurting the best thing Alabamians have had to help lower their taxes for years--to be destroyed by a vote when people are so panicked to vote for their own "only help" in the budget shortfalls--the Alabama Trust Fund.

This indeed is rather fishy when this amendment was read on the first day of the legislative session on Feb 7th.  It is really about the Rich Man vs Poor Man scenario.

We have heard a legislator say it is really putting money back in the ATF and it appears what they are saying is it is re-shufflling the money as they are going to pay back money owed to the ATF anyway.  However--they are talking about in essense borrowing the 437.5 million to pay back 437.5 million owed (as constitutionally required as in earlier borrowings wording) but this time around there is no wording for payback.  Wow--and then they berate citizens into passing this as the sky is falling and there will be loss of jobs, loss of care for elderly,mothers and children and release of prisoners when all it takes is their look at the proposals already given by the Governor's Commission done in January such as:

1.  Letting eligible state employees have early retirement--84 million save if 1,500 employees retire out of 11,000 eligible

2. By state making electronic payments vs check payments --can save 40 + million!

Here are articles that should convince reasonable people to voting No on September 18th

Alabama Forestry Assn.

Elois Zeanah--Pres of AFRW

Bussman Labels Amendment as Scare Tactics

Dick Brewbaker

 Definitions of General Fund and Education Fund

Sept18th Vote On Alabama Trust Fund Is Waking Voters About Education Budget of 5.4 Billion vs General Fund Budget of 1.67 Billion and the Redirecting of the 437.8 Million OWED by the Education Trust Fund. Is This A Shuffle Game And Will Alabama Voters Buy It?

Why is the vote on Sept 18th to raid the Alabama Trust Fund a Con Game by guess WHO?  Add it up for yourself!

1.  We are being told all sorts of horrible repercussions if we vote NO but yet Nov elections will contain moves for payraises for state employees (dire times indeed?)" href=""> Listen to this interview.

2. There is $650,000 in the state’s unbalanced budget for Weight Watchers programs for state employees and teachers! Page 152. Read this article.

3. $100,000,000  (100 Million) for Ipads/electronic tablets for 9th-12th grades.  Did you hear about this?  Read this bill--click on twice.  Hear why this is a bad idea from Silicon Valley Parents-see bottom video.

4. It asks voters to approve using Alabma Trust Fund 437.8 million to balance the General Fund budget for the next THREE years, not just for 2013 — by $145.8 million each year. (3) The $437.8 million effectively redirects the repayment of $437.8 million owed by the Education Trust Fund to the Education Trust Fund Rainy Day fund within the ATF.  As this Education Trust Fund Must BE Repaid within 3 years?  Is this what all the shuffle is about?!***!!!! 

READ And DEMAND WHAT IS RIGHT BY VOTING NO ON SEPT 18TH and Don't Bust The Trust.  It is the only thing propping up the General Fund and when it is gone--more taxes will take its place and in this dire economy who can afford that?

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