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As I understand the Kicker is the difference between what the government budgeted and what they received from tax payers. If there was an excess of tax receipts and the government had to borrow money to return the excess tax payments does this mean that the government overspent their budget? In the Federal government if a tax payer overpays they get a credit for next year or cash back. By spending tax overpayments, it encourages continued over-spending their budget.

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On Think Out loud this morning I listened to a state employee disagreeing with some running for office suggesting cutting state programs/employees. I thought it interesting. I am a retired county employee working in the health field. Our rural county has a very high unemployment rate so the county salary structure was reduced as well as the benefits cut. I worked along side state employees doing the same work and long hours but for the last 10 years my salary was frozen and my benefits were gradually cut. The state employees got pay raises and their benefits remained the same. It was very frustrating and led to a situation that our county agency could not hire new employees to replace those like myself that were leaving or retiring. There is a wide disparity between county employees and state employees working side by side in rural counties in Oregon. That is why I tend to vote more for those that at least promise to work with rural Oregon to improve health care, employment, etc.

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