The shrinking rainy day fund. On October 5 2015 The Boston Globe published a story headlined "state's rainy day fund has dwindled over the past decade" that said (in part):  In the summer of 2007, before the massive recession began, the rainy day fund had $2.3 billion --a cushion of about 7.8 percent of total state spending, according to the Taxpayers Foundation. This summer the rainy day balance stood at $1.1 billion--about 2.7 percent of total state spending, a fraction small enough to raise a red flag for analysis.  What is the percentage change in total state spending between the summer of 2007 and this past summer?

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The shrinking rainy day fund.

On October 5 2015 The Boston Globe published a story headlined "state's rainy day fund has dwindled over the past decade" that said (in part): 

In the summer of 2007, before the massive recession began, the rainy day fund had $2.3 billion --a cushion of about 7.8 percent of total state spending, according to the Taxpayers Foundation. This summer the rainy day balance stood at $1.1 billion--about 2.7 percent of total state spending, a fraction small enough to raise a red flag for analysis. 

What is the percentage change in total state spending between the summer of 2007 and this past summer?

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