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John Pritchett: Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?

Top Democrats in Hawaii are hailing the $1.6 billion in federal pandemic relief money to help the state budget. While fiscal challenges remain, the big bucks mean there will be no furloughs or layoffs of state workers.

By John Pritchett

March 14, 2021 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2021

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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Yes, let's keep the big state government going with printed money. Hawaii's legislature just increased taxes on mostly all of us and businesses too... in this pandemic season. Wow! These bureaucrats have no fiscal responsibility whatsoever. Into the abyss we go. Time to move.

CivilTutu · 5 years ago

Hooray!  Now I want to know who is keeping track of the money spent. To what purpose or what group is thisfree money going?  If no one is watching the Demswill spend it all on their own personal special interests.

6_Pence · 5 years ago

Hopefully it gets beyond Pension funds and labor.  It needs to get to the hurting citizens.

VeryConcerned · 5 years ago

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