The People Have Spoken, Governor
featured in Carnival of the New Jersey Bloggers # 44
(Hat tip to NJ Conservative.)
The state corporation set up to manage a $6billion overhaul of decrepit public school buildings in New Jersey’s poorest communities has bungled the assignment so badly, it should be scrapped and replaced with a new agency
We agree with NJC that dismantling is appropriate, replacing it is not.
Looking through the archives here at eCache will highlight the corruption and inefficiency of the agency.
The AP today reported that New Jerseyans would prefer to cut services than raise taxes (by a 2-1 margain, no less) to meet the current $4 billion shortfall in next year’s budget. Of course, we are the first in that line. As we stated with our proposed solution to the Transportation Trust Fund issue back in July,
Yes, taxpayers will lose services. But for one year, an election year at that, Trenton will be biting the bullet for its reckless spending. The entire state pays, but at least not more financially. We will be paying through a loss of services. And as bad as that will be, perhaps it will be enough to keep this kind of abuse from ever happening again.
Two articles published on the same day speak of remedies sought. Governor Corzine, are you listening? Did you listen to the public during the town hall meetings last week?
How can the governor pitch tax increases in llight of this? He went to the people, the people have spoken. He formed committees. The committees have spoken. If the governor disregards the advice he has sought and raises taxes, further spoiling the business climate here and paying for the free-for-all out of our wallets, I suspect the comparisons to former Governor Florio will be many.
Governor: you have a responsibility to slash state government. It won’t be popular, but it will be the right thing to do. Remember, you wanted to rid the Garden State of corruption, favoritism and fraud. This is one campaign promise you need to keep.
Also blogged on this date . . .
- Project Wiki - 2008
- Welcome Fritz - 2007
- Consolidation Is Not Always Efficient - 2006
- Corzine Continues to Add to State Payroll - 2006
- Cafeteria Catholics - 2006
- Today's Cacher: Not a Magazine for This Cacher - 2005
- Delegates to be Paid for Constitutional Convention Work - 2005
- Cyberlobbee News: Lacking Details - 2005
- Roadside Memorial - 2005
- Site Update - 2005
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