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Killjoy4eva t1_ixkc8om wrote

Reply to comment by evillegaleagle in Days after homeless people and advocates rallied outside governor’s office, R.I. will fund a portion of the shelter beds requested by rhodyjourno

> Especially when the governor is bragging about the $600m+ budget surplus

Well because then he wouldn't have a $600m budget surplus.

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evillegaleagle t1_ixkd0m7 wrote

State money should be spent for the betterment of its citizens rather than hoarded....

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wespellettieri t1_ixksihq wrote

You do realize that state money isn't just sitting in box on a shelf doing nothing. The state's money earns interest at the 90-day Treasury Bill rate, the interest rate determined each Monday at an auction of U.S. government securities held in Washington. That interest, currently 4.21%, is added to RI general fund. That almost $27million.

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Keelija9000 t1_ixls46i wrote

So save it and let people sleep under bridges?

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LateToSapphos t1_ixn3ayk wrote

That is the American way (if by saving it you mean lining government officials pockets)

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