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Without Budget, Corzine Sent Home as Non-Essential
ScrappleFace ^ | (2006-07-04) | Scott Ott

Posted on 07/05/2006 11:22:05 AM PDT by george76

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine inadvertently sent himself home today, along with the Democrat-dominated legislature, when he ordered non-essential elements of the government shut down during a budget impasse.

Without a new budget, the New Jersey constitution says the state lacks the authority to spend money, so government agencies like the lottery, motor vehicles bureau, parks and recreation department and the state gaming commission were all ordered to shut down, along with the executive and legislative branches of state government.

Gov. Corzine, who forced the budget fight by proposing an increase in the state’s sales tax, had no comment, since his press secretary is also off the job.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for 45,000 idled New Jersey state workers denied that the budget impasse was the cause, calling their idleness “a pre-existing condition.”


TOPICS: Government; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: casinos; corzine; govjoncorzine; humor; losingrevenue; salestaxes; scrappleface; taxes; tollbooths
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1 posted on 07/05/2006 11:22:07 AM PDT by george76
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To: george76

so close to the truth it took me all the way to the last two words to realize it was satire.

good one


2 posted on 07/05/2006 11:23:57 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help...)
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To: Mr. K

Maybe people will realize all you need is garbage service? The rest is a scam. I think New Jersey politicians are lower than pond scum.


3 posted on 07/05/2006 11:25:26 AM PDT by samadams2000
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To: george76

Clever!


4 posted on 07/05/2006 11:26:47 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Never trust Democrats with national security.)
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To: george76
Corzine himself is a NON-ESENCIAL government worker.
5 posted on 07/05/2006 11:27:00 AM PDT by divine_moment_of_facts ("Liberals see what they believe... Conservatives believe what they see")
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To: divine_moment_of_facts

I have always wondered, if they are non essential why were they hired in the first place and why does the state continue to pay them?


6 posted on 07/05/2006 11:28:18 AM PDT by edzo4
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Exactly! you read my mind LOL


7 posted on 07/05/2006 11:29:35 AM PDT by divine_moment_of_facts ("Liberals see what they believe... Conservatives believe what they see")
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To: edzo4

Its part of a state job job description.


8 posted on 07/05/2006 11:30:07 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Mr. K

I tried to mention humor in the key words and the topic.

I should mention it a third time here...humor.

I know that you got it, but some newbies may be confused.


9 posted on 07/05/2006 11:30:24 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: edzo4

It seems obvious...

non essential is non essential


10 posted on 07/05/2006 11:32:04 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
Truth be told, all the workers sent home due to the budget impasse will be paid when the budget is adopted.

The joke is on the taxpayers in NJ

11 posted on 07/05/2006 11:33:19 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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Another paid vacation ?


12 posted on 07/05/2006 11:33:51 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76
calling their idleness “a pre-existing condition.”

LOL

13 posted on 07/05/2006 11:34:13 AM PDT by DejaJude (Admiral Clark said, "Our mantra today is life, liberty and the pursuit of those who threaten it!")
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To: george76

This entire state is a scrappleface story.


14 posted on 07/05/2006 11:35:11 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: samadams2000

The guys who fix the potholes are pretty necessary too, imo.


15 posted on 07/05/2006 11:40:45 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Amnesia is a train of thought.)
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To: Mr. K

I figured that out when it said the gov couldn't comment because his press secretary wah home. What a hoot!


16 posted on 07/05/2006 11:40:56 AM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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To: george76

How does a state with the highest property taxes in USA have a problem balancing a budget?Corzine`s(not my money)knee jerk reaction is of course raise taxes.(Unopposed liberalism in the Soprano state)


17 posted on 07/05/2006 11:41:44 AM PDT by chrismich2610 (murha to run with hugo chavez)
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To: Sunshine Sister

Oops! Wah = was


18 posted on 07/05/2006 11:42:08 AM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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To: george76

In a following notice, state union employees are planning to go on strike for increased wages during the shutdown period.


19 posted on 07/05/2006 11:43:33 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: samadams2000

How about police? Firefighters?


20 posted on 07/05/2006 11:51:42 AM PDT by Hildy (Change calls the tune we dance to.)
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