RockTheCapital.org

RocktheCapital.org has prepared a Citizen's Guide to cutting $559,083,601.60 million from the Pennsylvania 2009-2010 fiscal year budget without impacting social services, education, health care or infrastructure.

1. Reduce non-lapsing, leadership accounts by 90%: Estimated annual savings of at least $217.35 million.
2. Allow the Department of Public Welfare to directly purchase prescription drugs for 1.2 million Pennsylvanians receiving medical assistance: Annual estimated savings of $146 million.
3. Eliminate film tax credit and marketing budget: Savings of $75.5 million.
4. Reduce legislative budget by 20% of $350 million: Estimated annual savings of $70 million.
5. Reduce DCED’s budget by amount appropriated to six legislative non-profits: Rebate of $29.6 million.
6. Eliminate tourism promotion WAMS: Estimated savings of $15.6 million.
7. Eliminate the Independent Regulatory Review Commission:
   Estimated annual savings of $2.1 million.
8. Eliminate Public Service Announcements:
   Estimated annual savings of $1.35 million.
9. Require health care contributions by the House of Representatives and their staff of 1% of their gross pay: The estimated annual savings - based on 203 representatives and 2,038 employees - is at least $1 million.
10. Ten percent cut in the salary of the 22 highest paid Penn State vice presidents: Estimated annual savings of $583,601.60.

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