Heflin: Legislators should consider limiting state spending growth to keep more dollars in the hands of families. Our low taxes and vibrant economy depend on it.
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Ginn: Though the economy may be off life support, Washington, D.C.'s prescriptions of easy monetary policy and deficit spending created a drug-induced recovery with no discharge plan to sustain itself.
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Peacock: Most Texans understand the heavy costs of increased government spending, perhaps because since 2001 they have experienced firsthand the benefits of keeping spending under control.
Ginn: By following the limits, as set out in the foundation's report, Texas families will be able to sit around the kitchen table with more money at their disposal to budget as they see fit.
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Neeley: Public health is really not the concern here. If it were, then giving greater scope of practice to naturopaths (who don't provide effective medical care) than to nurses (who do) would make no sense.
In the past, the debate over the college tuition and debt crisis has produced calls to action on two fronts, both fiscally unsustainable. But today, with the $10,000 degree, universities themselves are beginning to lower the tuition and fees.