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How do we accomplish what most states and the federal government cannot? I like to say we run government like a ranch. In ranching — my old job — you either pinch pennies or go belly-up. We do the same in government. Perhaps Washington can try it.
For one thing, we challenge every expense. If it isn’t absolutely necessary, we eliminate it. When the recession came we found $80 million in savings, which helped us avert a budget crisis. Little things added up: we renegotiated state contracts, cut our energy consumption by 20 percent, auctioned off state vehicles and canceled building projects and computer upgrades.
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Well, yeah, Clo.
But in case you didn't notice . . . it wasn't the
'democrat way' of 'big nanny government' which
enabled Montana to run a surplus.
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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