Of budgets and buzzwords: Tax cuts in WV may cost far more than the benefits

By: Andrew Donaldson

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 616

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Budgets are complicated things, especially when numbers involving millions and billions are calculated down to the last red cent. Buzzwords are uncomplicated, especially while sounding inspirational without any of the bothersome details and particulars to weigh down the soaring rhetoric. The fiscal push-pull of a legislative session trying to hammer out a state budget while the folks involved craft political wordy-word for news media and social media is a good time to try to sort …

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