The cost of providing health insurance to state employees and retiree’s has increased about 94 percent since the 2000-01 biennium. As costs continue to increase without any corresponding increase in real benefits, both employees and taxpayers suffer.
Toward a More Well-Informed Citizenry
The 86th Texas Legislature sought to enhance public debt transparency through the creation of Voter Information Documents (VID). However, this instrument is not accurately providing debt amounts and needs reform. Key points: Governments are manipulating the VID methodology to deny voters accurate tax impact estimates. Many VIDs are dissimilar, making comparative analysis challenging. There is...