Government shutdown is no 'crisis'

Interesting. I've generally thought it was LESS true the further down the level of government you went. I grew up in North Dakota. Both of my parents worked for the state university and were expected to do multiple jobs. Pay was decent, but nothing to write home about.

They actually made less than high school faculty in the state's largest city, which was unionized. During my 20 years or so in ND, I met every governor. They were expected to get around. Often, they even answered their own phones.

This was before fracking was discovered and the state got on very solid ground financially. In those days, it was one of the poorest states in the union. We claimed we were actually poorer than Mississippi, because the small income advantage we enjoyed and then some was spent on heating to survive.

My last job there was quasi-government in that we received some county money. About 1/3rd when I got there, less that 1/6th when I left. The commissioners weren't happy, because they wanted us to be highly dependent on them as they wanted a place to make work for their political connections. Big part of the reason why I left.

Our county was the largest in the state by far and less accountable to the voters than the state level, who had many more separate constituencies to deal with and a lot less tax revenue per capita.

Which state did you work for?

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