We all know the size of bureaucracy has been growing at an unprecedented rate, but the Washington Post recently revealed that the bureaucracy responsible for keeping U.S. citizens safe has exploded in size since 9-11-01.
Sure, we want to be secure, but do we really need over 1,200 government agencies working on counterterrorism efforts? I would bet there are all kinds of overlap and redundancy with this kind of growth.
About 20% of landlines within the NJ government were unused and will be disconnected. Here’s another reason NJ is broke.
The California city that invented the drive-through, is now banning all new construction of these kinds of restaurants. Their reasoning? The fight against obesity in adults and children and the unsightly lines of cars stretching around these restaurants.
Aren’t we tired of a government that thinks they know best? Even at this local level, the city planners are taking the freedoms of the citizens away. But who can blame them–they are simply getting inspiration from the federal government.
NJ Governor Chris Christie has a lot on his hands. The state’s teachers union is one of his largest problems, and they are also one of taxpayers problems too. Want some proof? How about 553 pages of Elementary School Assistant Principals with most salaries WELL ABOVE $100,000. That’s about 5550 administrators (a few also teach classes) working at the most basic educational level in the state. It equates to a whole lot of money being spent distributing the finger paint and hand puppets.
Not to sound like an old-timer, but I don’t recall having any Assistant Principals when I attended elementary school. We had a principal, some front office staff and teachers. That’s a system that has seemed to work for countless school districts in NJ and across the country. And these 5550 people represent just a small portion of the total needless employee base in NJ public schools. The Asbury Park Press has a searchable database for federal, local and state employees including teachers at http://www.app.com/datauniverse/. When reviewing that site, make sure you have a strong stomach.
The 2010 Texas GOP platform is a list of “do-nots” hinged on the morality of a few fringe Republicans who claim to be conservative. The truth is that any government or party hoping to shape the personal lives of Americans is generally an overpowering, oppressive entity which our Founders fought against. The GOP platform in Texas isn’t a conservative one, but a big-government-knows-best plan which would outlaw certain kinds of sexual activity (even certain heterosexual sex), strip clubs, gambling and pornography. Instead of focusing on the fiscal issues facing the state and the country, they took some quick jabs at easy targets like the gay population and immigrants. You’ll have to scan to the end of the document before you get to issues of taxation, business and national security.
By the way, the state GOP is about $500,000 in the red. No mention of how they’ll fix this problem and become fiscally secure in the full platform.
According to a USA Today poll, 2/3 of Americans think Obamacare costs too much and too greatly expands the size of government. Let’s hope these numbers are true, and the GOP can use this to take back Congress, and eventually the White House.
