Sunday, July 24, 2016

Tim kaine basically increased spending by 20% overall

In 2006 Virginia's total government spending was $55.8 billion .In 2010 Virginia's total government spending was $67.7 billion or an increase of 21.33%

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2006bF0D

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2010bF0D

Virginia spent $19.5 billion on education in 2006, but in 2010 they spent $22.9 billion on education which is an increase of 17.44%

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2006b20Dn

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2010b20D

In 2006, Virgina spent $9.3 billion on healthcare, but in 2010 they spent $11.8 billion on healthcare which is an increase of 26.88%

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2006b10D

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2010b10D

In 2006, Virgina spent $3.7 billion on welfare, but in 2010 they spent $5.7 billion on welfare which is an increase of 54.05%

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2006b40D

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2010b40D

In 2006, Virginia spent $2.8 billion on pensions, but in 2010 they spent $3.9 billion on pensions which is an increase of 39.29%

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2006b00D

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2010b00D

In January 2006, Virgina's unemplyment rate was 3.3%, but in January 2010 it was 7.9%. Which is more than a doubling of unemployment when Tim Kaine was Governor of Virginia

http://www.homefacts.com/unemployment/Virginia.html

As governor, Kaine sought to impose nearly $4 billion in higher taxes, including an income tax hike on families earning as little as $17,000 a year.

Kaine tried to Increase the bottom tax rate from 5.75% to 6.75%

Tax increase on businesses collecting sales tax bumping the state rate from 4% to 4.3%

https://www.atr.org/tim-kaine-pushed-income-tax-hikes-families-making-little-17000

Kaine as Governor abolished the state estate tax

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/lunch-links-trump-taxes-kaine-taxes-illinois-sales-tax-woes

30% of the cost of Kaine’s extra tax cuts would go to people making over $1 million

http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2012/09/tim_kaine_lurches_right_in_que.php#.V5TZ-6JAvfY

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Mike Pence is a real conservative

In January 2013 Indiana's unemployment rate was 8.4%, as of June 2016 their unemployment rate is 5%
https://ycharts.com/indicators/indiana_unemployment_rate

Indiana's state debt in 2013 was $22.6 billion, in 2016 it's currently $19.4 billion. That means since Pence took office, Indiana's debt has decreased by 14.16%
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2013bH0D

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2016bH0D 

In 2013 Indiana spent $7 billion on education, but in 2016 it spent $6.7 billion on education, that means education spending has decreased 4.29% since Pence took office

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2013b20D

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2016b20D

In 2013 Indiana spent $10 billion on health care, but in 2016 Indiana spent $8.2 billion on healthcare. That's a decrease of 18% since Pence took office

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2013b10D
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2016b10D

In 2013, Indiana spent $2.9 billion on welfare, but they spent $3.3 billion. That's an increase of 10.35% since pence took office
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2013b40D
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2016b40D

Voted NO on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted NO on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)

When Mike Pence was a meber of congress he supported:
A balanced budget, by Constitutional amendment. (Jan 2011),
Proposed a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution. (Jan 2011)

Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Nov 2007)
Voted NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization. (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
Voted YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
Voted YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)

Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
Voted NO on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2016/07/mike-pences-economic-voting-record.html

Indiana's currently the only rust belt state in the US to have a AAA/triple A credit rating and a majority of that time it's been like while Mike Pence has been Governor

https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_state_budget_and_finances

As a congressman, Pence advocated making the Bush tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 permanent

http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/15/news/economy/pence-taxes/

When Pence took office, Indiana’s 3.4% flat individual income tax rate was already the 2nd-lowest in the nation (only Pennsylvania’s 3.07% was lower). Still, in his first state of the state address, Pence pitched a 10% cut as an “affordable” way to “unleash half a billion dollars” into Indiana’s economy. The legislature eventually passed a 5% reduction, bringing Indiana’s tax rate down to 3.23% over the next 2 years

Pence proposed more tax cuts in 2014. That year, he signed legislation that'll gradually lower Indiana’s corporate income tax rate from 6.5% in 2015 to 4.9% in 2021

Every year that pence has been Governor, Indiana's had a balanced budget

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/trumps-choice-vp-mike-pence-experienced-tax-cutter

Pence was the lead sponsor of legislation in 2003 that would've cut the capital gains tax from 15% at the time to 10%

http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2016/07/vp_nominee_mike_pence_is_a_lon.php#.V4vaQaJAvfY

In January 2013 2,916,481 people were employed in Indiana, in May 2013 it's 3,201,647. That's an increase of 9.78% since Pence became Governor which is a higher rate of growth during that time than the rest of the US which only grew at 5.43% 

Indiana's labor force was 3,183,212 in january of 2013, but in May 2016 it's 3,369,739 and that's an increase of 5.86% which is higher than the rest of the US during that time period that only grew at 1.8%
http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/dpage.asp?id=54&view_number=2&menu_level=&panel_number=2