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RESPONSES TO QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Are you concerned about cuts to the state budget?

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There remains much uncertainty about Delaware’s operating budget for fiscal year 2026, largely due to some unpredictability in federal dollars. What programs or plans do you worry could be cut? If major adjustments are needed, what would you propose?

  • That means the governor can’t afford to take as many vacations for a while. — Tammy Shinn
  • Cut, cut, cut! — Jennifer Fink
  • The state budget needs to be cut dramatically. — Jonathan Contant
  • If it gets slashed, what’re they going to do with all that reassessment tax money? — Mike Perfetti
  • Cut the green energy program and reassess. — Sherry Buckingham Peck
  • It’s called living within your means! — Cheryl Rodgers Hasty
  • Cut away. The government here is way too large and bloated. — Warren Avis
  • Cutting the garage, tunnel and addition to Legislative Hall would put money back into the general fund. — Marian Parrish Coker
  • We need to cut the budget a lot. We need to pay for needs, not wants. Abuse of taxpayers’ dollars is no way to run a state. — Tiffany Isabella Demi
  • Get rid of the politicians who caused the problem. — Howard Brobst
  • Please spend less. — Vito Jones
  • The state budget needs to be based on income derived from within the state. Any federal monies should be used to enhance existing programs. There should be no programs that are dependent on federal funding only. — Ronald Woods

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