Rain on Perry

In the article Perry Takes "Rainy Day" Literally, Paulburka (his signature), pokes at Mr. Perry's resistance against the use of the Rainy Day fund. Paul, the author, believes that Mr. Perry is only using the fund for natural disaster situations. Paul believes that this statement is rubbish only due to the fact that he believes many of the local districts will pay for the damage. The government will only have to pay for fixing up schools and other government entities. Again, Paul believes that the Rainy Day Fund is to be used as insurance for the state of Texas. When Texas can't pay for its public services, Rainy Day saves the day, or as Paul believes. He also believes that Rick Perry will never spend the Rainy Day Fund on helping out with the deficit.

I would agree that cuts are needed to help fix the budget. "Budgeting," allows for money to be saved and also gives us the idea of where money needs to be, and where it does not. I do not agree with where some of the cuts are going to be made (particularly education), but I do know that cuts need to be made, obviously. I also agree with Mr. Perry on the use of the Rainy Day Fund and believe that we should make cuts, before we dip into it. It is, if you will, a last resort. I also enjoyed the jousting in the comment section between Paul and Anonymous. It is my belief as well the Rainy Day Fund should be saved, or a good chunk of it, for other major events that may happen. Look at the incident in Japan. I do not know if they have a type of “Rainy Day Fund,” but if they do not, I bet they wish they did. Something devastating might happen and it is good to have a backup emergency fund. As for Paul’s credibility, I am uncertain. Every person is entitled to their own opinion.