(11-19-2020, 06:22 PM)cctop Wrote: Meanwhile it was reported yesterday that California has an unexpected $26 billion budget surplus this year.
Legislators planned for a 15% decrease in revenue due to Covid and cut the budget accordingly, but there was actually a surprising 9% increase from last year:
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/11/...-windfall/
Structural deficits are forecast to return next year, though.
According to a piece I heard on the radio, this year's surplus is due to the fact that most state revenue comes from people making over $60k a year, and as a group those people have shifted to working from home more successfully than anyone expected.
There should be a big bump coming next month from the Airbnb IPO.
When Trump gets chased out of the White House, Mitch will declare his primary goal is to keep Biden from getiing reelected. McConnell's reputations are well-deserved. The only false rumor was that he was unpopular in Kentucky.
