Reply #3: Sorry, but this doesn't add up

[econoclast]

Looking for info about Wisconcin finances I found the following:

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Text of Governor Doyle’s 2009-2011 Budget Address

Protects Priorities for Wisconsin’s Hardworking Families



Speaker Sheridan, Speaker Pro Tem Staskunas, President Risser, Majority Leader Decker, Minority Leader Fitzgerald, Our other Minority Leader Fitzgerald, Congressman Ron Kind, Congressman Steve Kagen, Supreme Court Justices, Constitutional Officers, tribal leaders, members of the Cabinet, distinguished guests, members of the Legislature, and fellow citizens of Wisconsin,

When I stood before you three weeks ago, I laid out the effects of the national economic crisis on our state. We all know that our country is in tough times and it’s probably going to stay tough for a while. We didn’t choose these circumstances. But we will choose how to confront them. Together, we are going to address a budget deficit that stands at $5.7 billion. It will demand hard decisions – but the choices we make will reveal clearly who we are and what we value.



So in February 2009 the PRIOR governor was talking about a 5.7 billion dollar deficit.

So....what gives?