Brady budget plan full of holes

On Aug. 10, 2010 the Herald-Whig, (whig.com/story/news/Bill-Brady-081010), reported that gubernatorial candidate Brady said he would balance the state's budget in the first year.

Former Gov. Jim Edgar called Brady's plan "naive."

Then on Aug. 31, 2010, the Bloomburg Businessweek, (businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HULU780.htm), reported that Brady admitted that his plan for cutting taxes will increase the deficit by up to $1 billion and would require cutting government services and trimming teachers. He didn't elaborate on what services would be cut.

And now according to Pantagraph News (pantagraph.com), Brady, when commenting about what his proposed state budget cuts would mean to school districts, said, "Local school districts could absorb that by not offering pay raises that they put in place."

Isn't that honorable of a gubernatorial candidate to suggest that school districts, when they receive less money from the state, just violate contractual agreements?

Howard Miller

Batavia