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Monday, March 17, 2008
A quote from today’s The Daily Journal:
“Who's to blame?
With $33 billion being collected, and with the state still broke, who's to blame? Who allowed this to happen?
The lawmakers who run the state government, said Riccards of the Hall Institute, ‘spent more money than we took in. ... even in good times, we didn't save. Both political parties are responsible.’
All of us played a role. At the ballot box, taxpayers approved billions in borrowing for everything from farmland preservation to bridge repairs.
‘We've been afraid of alienating the important interest groups that run this state,’ Riccards said. The teachers, state workers, police and firemen ‘are a huge number of votes.’ Of the 4.3 million workers in New Jersey, 770,000 belong to unions.
Lawmakers have promised before to cure the state of its spending addiction.
But they never have.
And when they fail, what do we do?
‘We re-elect them,’ Riccards said. ‘We're the ones who are refusing to make changes. It's our own fault.’"
For the full article, click HERE.
“Who's to blame?
With $33 billion being collected, and with the state still broke, who's to blame? Who allowed this to happen?
The lawmakers who run the state government, said Riccards of the Hall Institute, ‘spent more money than we took in. ... even in good times, we didn't save. Both political parties are responsible.’
All of us played a role. At the ballot box, taxpayers approved billions in borrowing for everything from farmland preservation to bridge repairs.
‘We've been afraid of alienating the important interest groups that run this state,’ Riccards said. The teachers, state workers, police and firemen ‘are a huge number of votes.’ Of the 4.3 million workers in New Jersey, 770,000 belong to unions.
Lawmakers have promised before to cure the state of its spending addiction.
But they never have.
And when they fail, what do we do?
‘We re-elect them,’ Riccards said. ‘We're the ones who are refusing to make changes. It's our own fault.’"
For the full article, click HERE.
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