NB: The Budget (November 2016 - February 2017)

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Don't forget to include the pot tax.  Also, the Northern Constitution does not allow for deficits.  Just a reminder.

Glad to see the Assembly getting started on this.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Also, the Northern Constitution does not allow for deficits.  Just a reminder.

Really? Given the current economic climate that seems a bit risky.

I offered that amendment to the region's Constitution because, in practice, the federal government is more suited to run deficits in times of economic crisis than regions and states are.  (Every state in the country except Vermont requires balanced budgets, if I'm not mistaken.)  Plus if the region were ever to end up in a situation that required a federal bailout of some kind, we'd probably have to negotiate making massive spending cuts and tax increases at the expense of the North's economy.  So that's why it's included.

Also, would you be able to crunch the numbers for us, or would you prefer deferring to GM Kalwejt on this?

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

By the way, a delegate should at least amend the budget outline to include the pot tax that was passed.  Those tend to bring in lots of revenue to states that have it, so it will have a significant effect on the final figures.

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Don't forget about this, folks.

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Swear in so we can get back to work on this, guys.

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I'm not sure if Clyde's still working on this, but two weeks of no debate makes for an unhappy Scott.

(Also, you guys might want to consider extending the fiscal period.)

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

I'm not sure if Clyde's still working on this, but two weeks of no debate makes for an unhappy Scott.

(Also, you guys might want to consider extending the fiscal period.)

Can this be done via motion?

No, it just needs to an amendment.  Change it to January 2017 - April 2017 or something like that.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

We should just eliminate "other" outright if we're not even going to specify what that is - a rainy day fund?*  Booze and hookers?  What, exactly?

General government and police can probably take some modest cuts without having any serious disruptions in daily functions.

* Come to think of it, we could probably use a section of the budget for emergencies.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

As long as this budget accounts for the states that were absorbed by the former Northeast during reset, it looks good to me, Clyde.

Make sure you guys change the dates for this since February is almost over.

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If I might make a suggestion, perhaps the Assembly could also consider eliminating the sales tax, which tends to hurt poor and middle-class consumers the hardest.  That would still leave us with a hefty surplus of $85 billion.