Del. Sally Hudson Explains Why Talking About Virginia’s Budget “Surplus” Makes Little Sense Given “how far behind we are on basic needs”

See below for an excellent thread this morning by Del. Sally Hudson, who explains that, before we get into “what Virginia will do with our budget ‘surplus’,” we need to “remember how far behind we are on basic needs,” and that we DEFINITELY shouldn’t “call it a ‘surplus’ when the state is sued by both the Feds & local govt for not making good on what we owe our residents.” It’s like if you just didn’t pay your bills, then dishonestly bragged to everybody about how much money you were “saving.”

Been getting lots of ?s about what Virginia will do with our budget “surplus”. Before we call it that, let’s remember how far behind we are on basic needs. Here’s just a slice from health care… 🧵

— Sally Hudson (@SallyLHudson) March 15, 2022