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Christie is trying to fix the mess...good luck to him taking on the unions like this.
1 posted on 03/11/2010 10:24:24 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick
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To: NewJerseyJoe

NJ PING!!!!


2 posted on 03/11/2010 10:24:49 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

JRBC! Long time, no flirt!

Glad to see Christie taking on cuts anywhere he can. State jobs are often patronage positions, too, which institutionalizes the party who maintains the most power over the longest time.


3 posted on 03/11/2010 10:26:10 AM PST by kevkrom (Obama's Waterloo: a "hockey mom" with a laptop and a Facebook account)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

JRBC! Long time, no flirt!

Glad to see Christie taking on cuts anywhere he can. State jobs are often patronage positions, too, which institutionalizes the party who maintains the most power over the longest time.


4 posted on 03/11/2010 10:26:27 AM PST by kevkrom (Obama's Waterloo: a "hockey mom" with a laptop and a Facebook account)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Best governor in the great US of A.


5 posted on 03/11/2010 10:27:08 AM PST by FormerACLUmember (The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. - H. L. Menken.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

privatizing doesn’t save money. because there is no effective monitoring of performance, quality suffers. but the big deal is htat the work gets done by a company that can be made to contribute to a pol’s campaign in order to win the contract.

so performance suffers, costs rise, accountability goes out the windows, BUT the pols get another source of campaign cash, AND the people are misled into thinking that the pols are finally doing things right.


7 posted on 03/11/2010 10:29:13 AM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Gov. of NJ is among the toughest jobs there is.

He is on the right track.


8 posted on 03/11/2010 10:30:06 AM PST by Retired Greyhound
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Problem is that privitization of govt jobs ends up costing more than keeping them public.....because you usually end up with friends and buddies of the people in power with those jobs...and.....those private firms have to make a profit to stay in business......you end up spending more money for the same work.

A lot of government entities are getting away from privitization because it is cheaper to keep the public employees...even with the union deals and benefits

Instead of privitizing.....would be better to cut the un-needed jobs. Privitization of government jobs tends to be socialism GOP-style....and ends up costing taxpayers more money in the long run. Most states are reducing their budgets by cutting privitization and hiring back as govt employees


9 posted on 03/11/2010 10:32:54 AM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (National Security begins at the Border)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Nice, Christie showing a pair, this should get the unionistas excited. Why, they may even hold a protest rally or something. Way past time to cull the union herd.


15 posted on 03/11/2010 10:55:35 AM PST by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

I keep liking what I’m hearing from this guy.


17 posted on 03/11/2010 11:37:24 AM PST by Tired of Taxes (Dad, I will always think of you.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
This is the means by which cities, counties and states can beat the unions and stop the insane accumulation of retirement benefits.

Privatize EVERYTHING except police and prosecutors. Everything.

Each time a union contract comes up for negotiation, put it out to bid. Turn all the equipment, records etc. to the winning bidder...and provide them cash incentives to optimize the delivery of efficient services.

Bus drivers? Turn over the entire fleet, shop, parking etc. to a private company. Fire? Outsource the trucks, firestations to a private company. Repeat as necessary.

19 posted on 03/11/2010 1:19:06 PM PST by Mariner
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