The Beshear Administration has finally released its government spending transparency web site.
Let's just say it needs some work.
One glaring error is the statement that Kentucky Retirement Systems doesn't use tax dollars (click the image below to read it):
The legislature just met back in June and agreed to dump billions of dollars into KRS from now until 2025. Where do they think that money is coming from, the tooth fairy?
We clearly have a long way to go before government in Kentucky is transparent to the taxpayers.
Monday, January 5, 2009
This isn't it, Gov. Beshear
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Some of the numbers shown in the Open Door are mind-boggling. I did a blog piece on some especially egregious and redundant expenditures I found as they compare to one of my favorite issues, money for the state's deaf and hard of hearing. For any interested, I think you will find the comparisons pretty interesting. You can find it here:
http://thumpaflash.livejournal.com/
Thanks for posting this link to Open Door, I had been hearing about it and hearing about it, much like everyone else, but this site once again gets the jump on everyone in pulling back what I call the "Iron Curtain" in Frankfort. Kudos to you!
Eddie
Perhaps it will take state tax dollars for the state to pay back the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System, that was raided by Gov. John Y. Brown, and apparently hasn't been paid back yet. Perhaps the Kentucky General Assembly doesn't want to ante up the interest that would be due on that amount of "borrowed" --maybe "stolen" money––would be a better word.
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