Iowa Governor ranked country’s best Governor

[THE_DEVIL]

https://kelofm.com/2022/10/15/iowa-governor-ranked-countrys-best-governor/

DES MOINES, IA (KELO.com) — According to a major think-tank, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is number one.
The Cato Institute, a nonpartisan association, named Reynolds the top governor in the nation for fiscal responsibility in the 2022 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors.
The biennial report card analyzes governors’ actions on state budgets, taxes and spending.
Governor Reynolds leads the pack, with a high score of 78 over five other Republican governors who also received an A grade on the report card.

 

[BustingNarratives]

I say we give her a shot at the OC position.

 

[BustingNarratives]

Full disclosure … past CATO donor here but I swear I had nothing to do with this ranking.

 

[Huey Grey]

Nothing says fiscal responsibility like collecting billions in federal money but refusing to disperse it to the people.

 

[torbee]

Calling Cato nonpartisan is like calling Che Guevara a moderate 😂

 

[torbee]

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www.thenation.com

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Calling Cato nonpartisan is like calling Che Guevara a moderate 😂

Sigh...

Just take the L torbee.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

I say we give her a shot at the OC position.

But what’s the upside? 😀

 

[torbee]

Sigh...

Just take the L torbee.

No L from me.

Conservative think tank thinks conservative governor is peachy.

What a shock 🙄

Of course the Cato institute supports a governor who wants to end restaurant inspections, agricultural regulations that protect the environment and is anti-abortion. It’s a conservative think tank.

 

[Huey Grey]

Sigh...

Just take the L torbee.

Iowa is taking the loss here. Reynolds is sitting on literal billions yet refuses to clean up our water, fully fund our schools, or even keep our restaurants clean of cockroaches.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

No L from me.

Conservative think tank thinks conservative governor is peachy.

What a shock 🙄

Again, just take the L. It's more dignified that way.

The Cato Institute is libertarian in its political philosophy, and advocates a limited role for government in domestic and foreign affairs as well as a strong protection of civil liberties. This includes support for lowering or abolishing most taxes, opposition to the Federal Reserve system and the Affordable Care Act, the privatization of numerous government agencies and programs including Social Security and the United States Postal Service, demilitarization of the police, and adhering to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

Cato Institute - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ANYCHawk]

Sigh...

Just take the L torbee.

Says the guy who keeps saying he backs the blue when his posting shows how much he hates the cops

 

[torbee]

Again, just take the L. It's more dignified that way.

The Cato Institute is libertarian in its political philosophy, and advocates a limited role for government in domestic and foreign affairs as well as a strong protection of civil liberties. This includes support for lowering or abolishing most taxes, opposition to the Federal Reserve system and the Affordable Care Act, the privatization of numerous government agencies and programs including Social Security and the United States Postal Service, demilitarization of the police, and adhering to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

Cato Institute - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Good god you are dumb 😂

Yeah, a conservative think tank likes an anti-tax, anti-regulation, anti-abortion governor.

That is neither surprising nor interesting.

You really should read more, stop being ignorant.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Says the guy who keeps saying he backs the blue when his posting shows how much he hates the cops

Link please.

 

[BustingNarratives]

Nothing says fiscal responsibility like collecting billions in federal money but refusing to disperse it to the people.

Patience. All states have until Dec 31, 2026 to spend the money. Some are spending it like drunken sailors … others are metering it out over several fiscal years. The later approach might look wise heading in to a recession.

 

[Huey Grey]

Again, just take the L. It's more dignified that way.

The Cato Institute is libertarian in its political philosophy, and advocates a limited role for government in domestic and foreign affairs as well as a strong protection of civil liberties. This includes support for lowering or abolishing most taxes, opposition to the Federal Reserve system and the Affordable Care Act, the privatization of numerous government agencies and programs including Social Security and the United States Postal Service, demilitarization of the police, and adhering to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

Cato Institute - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Northern: Cato isn't partisan.

Northern: And here's proof. A list of all the radical right wing philosophies Cato supports.

 

[Huey Grey]

Patience. All states have until Dec 31, 2026 to spend the money. Some are spending it like drunken sailors … others are metering it out over several fiscal years. The later approach might look wise heading in to a recession.

Underfund schools. Keep water shitty. Fire park rangers. Make Iowa worse each year. Yeah that's some 3D chess right there.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Northern: Cato isn't partisan.

Northern: And here's proof. A list of all the radical right wing philosophies Cato supports.

...strong protection of civil liberties.

...demilitarization of the police

...adhering to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

 

[Huey Grey]

...strong protection of civil liberties.

...demilitarization of the police

...adhering to a non-interventionist foreign policy.

They want to privatize Social Security and the US Post Office. That's looney tunes.

 

[BustingNarratives]

Underfund schools. Keep water shitty. Fire park rangers. Make Iowa worse each year. Yeah that's some 3D chess right there.

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”.

Aristotle

 

[Huey Grey]

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet”.

Aristotle

Do you honestly think Kimmie will eventually start funding all this stuff? I sure don't. Why would she wait as things keep getting worse? What's the strategy there?

 

[BustingNarratives]

Do you honestly think Kimmie will eventually start funding all this stuff? I sure don't. Why would she wait as things keep getting worse? What's the strategy there?

Probably not to the level you would want with a blank check but with four more fiscal years to spend that money I like her chances of maximizing the total gain compared to the states that wasted it with poor choices in less then two years.

 

[Huey Grey]

Probably not to the level you would want with a blank check but with four more fiscal years to spend that money I like her chances of maximizing the total gain compared to the states that wasted it with poor choices in less then two years.

We need clean water now. We need fully funded schools. We need to figure out ways to keep all our small towns from dying. Every month we delay on these actions we only make these problems bigger, more expensive, and less likely to get solved.

 

[mnole03]

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

We need clean water now. We need fully funded schools. We need to figure out ways to keep all our small towns from dying. Every month we delay on these actions we only make these problems bigger, more expensive, and less likely to get solved.

School funding is fine.

And get out of here with your plea for small towns. So fake...
Your side despises the people that live in them.

 

[BustingNarratives]

We need clean water now. We need fully funded schools. We need to figure out ways to keep all our small towns from dying. Every month we delay on these actions we only make these problems bigger, more expensive, and less likely to get solved.

I understand your concerns but none of those three issues you cited are going to get fixed with one massive infusion of cash in two years. That much money at once would just get wasted. Focus on the top priorities for the state and spend every dollar wisely through 2026 like the funding allows, especially with a recession looming.

 

[Chishawk1425]

🗑 💩 🗑 💩

 

[HawkeyeHighFlyers]

First female president.

 

[Huey Grey]

I understand your concerns but none of those three issues you cited are going to get fixed with one massive infusion of cash in two years. That much money at once would just get wasted. Focus on the top priorities for the state and spend every dollar wisely through 2026 like the funding allows.

But she's not even starting on these problems. I agree that cleaning up our water wouldn't get done in two years. Spending the whole budget in this timeline probably would get wasted. But she hasn't even begun to lay groundwork for cleaner water. The problem grows, she has the resources to start addressing it, yet Reynolds does nothing. Why?

 

[ozzyrulz]

Great pick. We’re lucky she’s our Governor. No matter what party she is, she’s a true leader.

 

[Whatsgoingonwitgyouguys0190]

But she's not even starting on these problems. I agree that cleaning up our water wouldn't get done in two years. Spending the whole budget in this timeline probably would get wasted. But she hasn't even begun to lay groundwork for cleaner water. The problem grows, she has the resources to start addressing it, yet Reynolds does nothing. Why?

Because spending a certain amount would take away the tax cuts she promised to some people who are giving her money.

 

[BustingNarratives]

But she's not even starting on these problems. I agree that cleaning up our water wouldn't get done in two years. Spending the whole budget in this timeline probably would get wasted. But she hasn't even begun to lay groundwork for cleaner water. The problem grows, she has the resources to start addressing it, yet Reynolds does nothing. Why?

That’s not true on the water issue. $100 million has already been allocated with more to come.

Iowa to spend $100 million in federal money on water infrastructure

The money will be spent on water infrastructure like nutrient reduction, drought resiliency, reducing flood risks and improving public health.

www.desmoinesregister.com

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Because spending a certain amount would take away the tax cuts she promised to some people who are giving her money.

Like ending the state tax on retirement income?

That isnt "some people" that's all people once you reach the age.

That's progress.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

State of Iowa is circling the drain but at least Kim got a gold star from a partisan think tank. Hopefully she puts it on her fridge, that way she can see it every time she's going to pour herself a drink.

 

[BustingNarratives]

Like ending the state tax on retirement income?

That isnt "some people" that's all people once you reach the age.

That's progress.

Exactly. It’s the reason this cat is keeping his permanent residence in Iowa now and not moving to a low/no tax state. Even Illinois does not tax retirement income and Iowa is in much better shape financially.

 

[Huey Grey]

That’s not true on the water issue. $100 million has already been allocated with more to come.

Iowa to spend $100 million in federal money on water infrastructure

The money will be spent on water infrastructure like nutrient reduction, drought resiliency, reducing flood risks and improving public health.

www.desmoinesregister.com

She has received over $10 billion in federal money since 2020 (money she opposes, btw), but has only managed to invest 1% to clean up our water? It's one of the biggest problems in Iowa.

 

[Whatsgoingonwitgyouguys0190]

Like ending the state tax on retirement income?

That isnt "some people" that's all people once you reach the age.

That's progress.

No, those tax cuts were already going to happen I believe. Withholding as many funds as possible was to enact a corporate tax cut.

 

[Huey Grey]

11% of that $100 million is going to the Field of Dreams alone. This is a massive problem. $100 just won't cut it.

Also, it puts on full display how bad Reynolds is at her job that she opposed the infrastructure plan where all of this money came from in the first place. That deeply reflects negatively on her. If she got her way there wouldn't even be a fund at all.

Gov. Reynolds announces $38 million from American Rescue Plan will go to water infrastructure projects across Iowa

Up to $11 million will go to the Field of Dreams site, "a lightning bolt" for the venue.

www.weareiowa.com

 

[Whatsgoingonwitgyouguys0190]

Exactly. It’s the reason this cat is keeping his permanent residence in Iowa now and not moving to a low/no tax state. Even Illinois does not tax retirement income and Iowa is in much better shape financially.

That tax cut was happening anyway. Withholding funds for infrastructure, water, education, that was about more corporate tax cuts.

 

[Huey Grey]

The more I dig at this, the more Reynolds stinks. Her solution to dirty water pre pandemic was to simply change the rules of how pollution was counted. This is beyond incompetence.

Kim Reynolds' Solution To Iowa's Polluted Water: Just Hide The Facts! - Iowa Starting Line

Kim Reynolds wants to change how the DNR measures bacteria in Iowa waterways in an effort to downplay how many are polluted.

iowastartingline.com