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Alabama would have to spend disproportionately – large number of inland waterways

• 1400 miles of navigable waterways – second most in US • Integral part of nation's transportation system • Links to major river ports in 21 states serving the Upper Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee River Valley, and Great Lakes • Access to major Gulf ports and river systems via the Intracoastal Waterway • 15 federal projects with an annual O&M budget of $140 million • Multiple benefits to the State and region

That destroys an already strained budget

Hollis 6/18 – Huntsville Times (Mike, “EDITORIAL: Patching up the state budget, one more time,” http://blog.al.com/times-views/2012/06/editorial_a_lesson_from_missis.html, AMukund)
Alabama politicians for years have told voters the state doesn't need to raise taxes because it has plenty of money if they could just keep the bureaucrats from wasting it. Never mind that governors and lawmakers have never figured out how to stop that. Instead, they always seem to be desperately casting about for ways to come up with enough money for the General Fund. That's the budget that pays for state troopers, Medicaid, mental health, the courts, human resources and other agencies. Sometimes the state has raided its share of national lawsuit settlements in the tobacco and drug-pricing cases to provide tens of millions of dollars for General Fund agencies. And that's happening again, although perhaps to a lesser extent than in years past. Alabama is receiving more than $106 million in the national mortgage settlement, and about $80 million of that will help homeowners victimized in alleged foreclosure wrongdoing by five of the nation's largest mortgage lenders. Of the estimated $25.3 million remaining, the state Attorney General's Office intends to keep $19.3 million to help pay for its law enforcement operations and those of district attorneys from now through fiscal 2015, according to a report by The Times' Montgomery bureau. Using the money that way appears to be within the terms of the settlement. In return, the attorney general's office will give up that much money from the General Fund, freeing it for other purposes. Attorney General Luther Strange hasn't said yet what he plans to do with the rest of the money, nearly $6 million. "My plan is to work with the Legislature," Strange told reporter George Altman. But all $25.3 million could be used to help people with housing problems in Alabama. "This is yet another example of the impossible bind that our leaders have left us in, in refusing to seek new revenue for the General Fund," said Jim Carnes, spokesman for Alabama Arise, a nonprofit group that lobbies for the poor. It is worth noting, however, that the settlement will bring substantial help to many Alabamians. Borrowers will receive an estimated $29.9 million in benefits from loan term changes and other relief. Further, borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure from Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2011, and encountered servicing abuse would qualify for about $20.6 million in payments to borrowers. Also, the value of refinanced loans to underwater borrowers would be about $29.7 million. Make no mistake, Alabama's General Fund desperately needs more money. That's why Gov. Robert Bentley wants voters to approve a plan to use oil and natural gas royalties to prevent the collapse of the Medicaid program and the mass release of inmates from Alabama prisons, among other things. If voters go along with him, that would save Bentley either the embarrassment of breaking his promise not to raise taxes or being branded as the governor who presided over a debacle. Strange's plan will provide about $5 million a year over four years for the General Fund, barely a pittance compared to its $1.67 billion in tax revenues this fiscal year. And eking out money this way year after year while failing to provide enough money to fund state agencies adequately is not good government.

That devastates the national economy – Alabama’s economy is key to national consumption and exports

EconomyWatch 2010 (“Alabama State Economy,” 6/30/2010, http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/usa/states/alabama-economy.html, AMukund)
Demography And Social Indicators Alabama is considered as a business hub not only in the United States but also over the globe by attracting the world-class companies to locate in the heartland of the South. It is the center of attraction for the new and expanding businesses. Demography And Social Indicators According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Business and Economic Research, the country constitutes an area of 51,718 square miles (133,950 km2), including 968 sq. mile (2,507 km2) of inland water but excluding 519 sq. mi. (1,343 km2) of coastal water. The total population of the state according to the 2003 estimated data was calculated at 4,500,752 with a rank of 23. The rate of change in the population in 2002-03 was 0.5%. The density of population in the state was 88.7 per square miter. The unemployment rate of the state was 5.8 % in the year 2003. Business and Economy of Alabama The Gross state product of the economy was was $121.5 Billions in the year 2001. The per capita personal income of the state in the year 2004 was $27,795. Among the various sectors of the economy, the major industries include Pulp and paper, Chemicals, electronics, apparel, textiles, primary metals, lumber and wood products, food processing, fabricated metals, automotive tyres, oil and gas exploration. The chief manufacturing products of the state are electronics, cast iron and plastic pipe, fabricated steel products, ships, paper products, chemicals, steel, mobile homes, fabrics, poultry processing, soft drinks, furniture and tyres. The chief crops of the state are cotton, green house and nursery, peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes and other vegetables. The major livestocks of the state in the Jan.2004 were 1.36 mil. Cattle/calves, Jan 2003 were 165,000 hogs/pigs, Dec 2003 were 14.4 mil. Chickens (Excluding broilers). Natural Resources In Alabama The state possesses a huge reserve of coal, lignite, limestone, marble, sand, gravel and clay resources. Apart from them the state’s soils support a diverse and global agri-business industry, with top national rankings in such commodities as catfish, broilers, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and Irish spring potatoes. From an approximation it is found that ten percent of the nation's surface water resources pass through Alabama. Exports of The State The major exports of the state include automotive; forest products; industrial machinery including computers; organic chemicals; plastics and plastic articles; oil seeds, miscellaneous grain, seed, fruit, plants; aircraft, spacecraft, and parts; apparel articles and accessories (except knit) etc.; and miscellaneous chemical products. Conclusion However the state is situated in the center of the fastest-growing region in the country, the Southeast United States. Being located on the Gulf of Mexico it is really a gateway to the rapidly growing markets in Mexico, Central America and South America. The state is capitalizing on NAFTA through participation in such agreements as the States of the Gulf of Mexico Initiative, a regional effort designed to promote economic, educational and cultural exchanges between Mexican and U.S. states.

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