[Clemenza]

What is spent on welfare PALES in comparison to the cost of public employees and their pensions in NJ and NY. Freezing welfare would be a drop in the bucket, as what is really bankrupting NJ is public employee pensions and health benefits, followed by salaries and overtime.

Time to bring these spoiled leeches/bureaucrats into the real world. It must be great to get a raise while those who bust their a-ses in the private sector get cuts.

[camle]

" It must be great to get a raise while those who bust their a-ses in the private sector get cuts. "

funny how when the public section unions get 8-9% raises nobody complains, but when public sector union employees get 3-4% there's hell to pay, eh? but I don't beleive that honoring your agreements to your employees should be the first thing to go when you have a lot bigger slice of the pie than you think going to people who do not work, but feel entitled to a lifestype that would make many people blush.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

When I was a state employee a long time ago I know how high the salary was then I can only imagine now. The benefits and pension were great too.

You are right about nit bankrupting the system. I had a co-worker that spent an entire calendar year working a double shift every day and on his days off too, he remodeled his entire house in that year and made close to $200,000 with all the OT.