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| 2010-03-03 |
| 25 minute speech at link by Governor Christie of NJ to 200 Mayors of NJ cities. Marlboro, after a two year negotiation, they give a five year contract giving 4.5% annual salary increases to the teachers, with no contribution, zero contribution to health care benefits. But I am sure there are people in Marlboro who have lost their jobs, who have had their homes foreclosed on, and who cannot keep a roof over their family's head there is something wrong. You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world. The money does not grow on trees outside this building or outside your municipal building. It comes from the hard working people of our communities who are suffering and are hurting right now. I would love to tell you that municipal aid will stay level, but it's not. And it's not because we don't have the money. So you need to prepare. You need to prepare for what's coming down the line because we have no choice but to do these things. And so we need to get honest with each other. In this instance, the political class,for which unfortunately all of us are a member of, the political class is lagging behind the public on this. The public is ready to hear that tough choices have to be made. They're not going to like it. Don't confuse the two. But they are ready to hear the truth. In fact, they find it refreshing to hear the truth. They are tired of hearing, don't worry I can spare you from the pain, because they have been hearing that for a decade, as we have borrowed and spent and taxed our way into oblivion. They cut the end of the speech. I think because that's the part where he says "Oh, Shiiiiiiiiit |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #3 NMU, it's also that he has the cojones to tell the entitled PUBLIC SECTOR PARASITES that they have to suffer with the rest of us. |
| Posted by: Alanc 2010-03-03 08:34 |
| #2 Not sure this guy can be president. But I do like the fact that he has the cojones to tell the entitled American public that it isn't ever going to be 1954 again. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2010-03-03 06:48 |
| #1 Nope. Sorry. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-03-03 00:01 |