Remember when Democrats were clamoring for Pennsylvania to spend the "surplus" it finished the 2010-11 fiscal year with? That was just a few months ago.

Now the state is running a projected deficit of $215 million.

That's the problem with Democrats. They want to spend every penny that comes in.

Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue reported Monday that tax collections for the month of September came in $152 million less than projected.

For the current fiscal year that began July 1, tax collections are $215 million below projections.

Pennsylvania Revenue Department Releases September Collections