We need to do that in a responsible long term way. We have to fund schools sustainably and take the pressure off of property taxpayers and it's very difficult to do that. If you spend away the surplus and you end up with a deficit, then you don't have the ability to solve these problems long term. And I want to ask too, what happens next heading into August and November? Well, I think what's next is that we're going to continue talking with voters and listening … (09:56–10:04)
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Asserts that spending the surplus and ending up with a deficit hinders long-term problem-solving.
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