Filed under Tax and Spend

New Jersey’s Broke – Here’s Why

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.

Big Government to the Rescue

“Thank you, President Obama!”  That’s exactly what our spender-in-chief wants the American people to say tonight after his prime-time address to the nation.  In case you didn’t hear, Rahm Emanuel (my LEAST favorite Obama aide) provided a preview of the President’s remarks tonight where he indicated this administration rescued the economy: 

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told The New York Times Obama intends to use the news conference as a “six-month report card,” to talk about “how we rescued the economy from the worst recession” and the legislative agenda moving forward, including health care and energy legislation.

Emanuel’s arrogance is only surpassed by his boss’s.  They both want you to believe that their spending program (aka stimulus) has saved this country and turned our economy around.  The last time I looked, my paycheck wasn’t affected by their spending.  In fact, I think most Americans are worse off now then they were a year ago.  Unemployment continues to rise (although Obama said this spending program would help decrease joblessness) and there seems to be no direct relief from the overburdening federal tax behemoth.  Add in a crazy health care proposal and nonsensical energy plan and you get a country that may actually end up losing citizens if both proposals pass Congress.

If I was providing a six-month report card, I’d give this gang an F.

Good for Oklahoma

The Oklahoma House is saying that the federal government needs to stand back.  If nothing else, it’s a symbolic step of defiance against the massive Obama government.

Obama’s Spending Package

The Obama Administration wants to call this a stimulus package, but I think Senator Inhofe has it right, “the bill is 93% spending and only 7% stimulation.”

Do you want real stimulation, CUT TAXES and SPENDING!

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