State Auditor David Vaudt is taking issue with Gov. Chet Culver's plans to reduce the cost of state government, saying he merely shifts costs in one case and raises state revenue in another.
Culver's proposal to use Road Use Tax Funds to pay for the Iowa State Patrol is no savings, Vaudt said. It merely changes the use of funds already collected and obligated, he said.
"Taking costs from one pot of taxpayers' money and moving those costs to another pot of taxpayers' money does not reduce spending," the auditor said. "Simply shifting costs out of the general fund does not result in savings for the taxpayers of Iowa."
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Sioux City Journal
James Q. Lynch
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