“Shared Sacrifice”.
Does that phrase sound familiar? It is the phrase that Gov. Jack Markell used during the economic crisis of 2008 and beyond. It meant that all Delawareans would have to share in the pain in order lift Delaware out of the economic recession.
It is the exact same phrase that Gov. Carney has used to preview the budget proposal he will unveil today.
There is, I might point out, information we have now that we didn’t have then. We now know that all of the benefits derived from Delaware’s economic recovery since 2008 have gone to the 1% of Delaware’s wealthiest, and ONLY to the I% of Delaware’s wealthiest. Everybody else is worse off or, at best, no better off, than they were in 2008.
So, will Carney’s budget reflect this fact, and will those who benefited disproportionately actually be asked to do their bit in the name of ‘shared sacrifice’? I’ll be watching. Rep. Kowalko’s proposal for two new tax brackets is fair and, so far, is the only proposal I’ve seen that even tries to rectify the economic disparity that has taken place since 2008.
We’ll have our answer later today. Not getting my hopes up.
It appears that the Russians may have hacked Delaware’s Legislative Information System. It hasn’t been updated since yesterday around noon. Which is not typical. If it gets updated, I’ll give a full report on what happened and what’s supposed to happen.. Until then…
OK, I’ve contorted myself and dug up a Senate Agenda for today, although it cannot be found under ‘Senate Agenda’. It consists of two House bills. More to come?
Annnd, we finally have the House Agenda.
We also have a Daily Activity Report, although it’s incomplete as several committee reports have not been posted.