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(New York) State put freeze on hiring, then added 51,464 people
The Post-Standard-Syracuse NY ^ | March 28, 2010, 5:00AM | By Delen Goldberg

Posted on 03/28/2010 9:24:09 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

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1 posted on 03/28/2010 9:24:09 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I’m an electrical engineer with a master’s degree and more than 30 years experience. I program in C++, C# and assembly language. I can write drivers. I’m an expert in image analysis, and have two software patents in that field, with four more applied for.

I make less than $90K/year, and I feel very lucky to have a job at all.


2 posted on 03/28/2010 9:28:39 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

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3 posted on 03/28/2010 9:37:31 AM PDT by lowbridge (Rep. Dingell: "Its taken a long time.....to control the people.")
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But state officials hired 51,464 people at a cost to taxpayers of more than $1 billion in salaries, plus fringe benefits, since that decree on July 30, 2008.

She can't help it, the girl can't help it...

4 posted on 03/28/2010 9:49:08 AM PDT by denydenydeny ("I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist"-Dr House)
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So, he hired 51,000 friends and relations with political connections, and the Dems STILL drove him out of the race for governor.

Those Dems, they ain’t got no gratitude.


5 posted on 03/28/2010 9:58:45 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Steely Tom
The feds make NY look like pikers.

I would tell you, but its dangerous these days to blow the whistle.

6 posted on 03/28/2010 10:01:26 AM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Cicero

The dems can’t wait for bebe cuomo, one of the worst political hacks of all time.

Things will only get better for cronies.


7 posted on 03/28/2010 10:02:20 AM PDT by Carley (Are you better off than you were four trillion dollars ago?)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
New York: The blind leading the blind.

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

8 posted on 03/28/2010 10:03:24 AM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: Carley; Cicero; nutmeg

I’m still placing my money on Cuomo, especially if the NYGOP puts up a LIdiot like Steve Levy (a Dem!) or Loozio.


9 posted on 03/28/2010 10:07:45 AM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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I’m afraid I agree. And if he gets in, he’ll make old Mario look like a saint by comparison.


10 posted on 03/28/2010 10:12:57 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Steely Tom

It’s frustrating to see our tax dollars paying the inflated salaries of bloggers, schedulers, and special assistants. I live in Ohio but work for a NY firm with no Ohio office. Even though almost all of my time is spent telcommuting from Ohio, NY is taking a substantial part of my salary to pay for these nonessential political handout jobs.


11 posted on 03/28/2010 10:40:03 AM PDT by eggman (Grab a mop Mr. Gibbs! Your boss is making another mess.)
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To: Steely Tom

Engineers don’t make what many people think they do.

We’re in the same boat.


12 posted on 03/28/2010 10:55:10 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Clemenza
I’m still placing my money on Cuomo, especially if the NYGOP puts up a LIdiot like Steve Levy (a Dem!) or Loozio.

I admit I haven't been closely following this race. The NYGOP is endorsing a democRAT??? (Levy)

13 posted on 03/28/2010 10:55:33 AM PDT by nutmeg (Bart Stupak: Judas, Neville Chamberlain or Benedict Arnold?)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Remember back in the day when newspapers would pounce on crap like this and never let go? Eventually, somebody was indicted and usually went to jail?

Now, they run the story, once, and can now point that they did their job of reporting it. Just in case some angry citizen asks them about it.


14 posted on 03/28/2010 11:09:43 AM PDT by hattend (The era of John McCain is over, the era of Ronald Reagan is back! Go Sarah Go!)
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“A man responsible for blogging and tweeting for the Senate was hired by the Democratic majority at $120,000 a year.”

Only the essentials i see.


15 posted on 03/28/2010 12:44:12 PM PDT by TheNewPundit
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

This crap will end under a Paladino administration.


16 posted on 03/28/2010 12:54:08 PM PDT by The Mayor (Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!)
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17 posted on 03/28/2010 1:03:39 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Steely Tom

Amen and may God keep you employed.


18 posted on 03/28/2010 1:07:31 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Free the Navy Seals)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
LOL!! It's like

Obama's Pay-Go.

--First PAY lip-service, then GO blow mo' dough.

19 posted on 03/28/2010 1:17:47 PM PDT by cookcounty (Let us not speak of the honor of men. Rather, let us bind them with the Constitution. --Jefferson)
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I work for the State of Ny. These numbers may be deceiving. Even with a hiring freeze you must replace essential personnel (nurses, etc). If the state hired 50k and lost 100 k due to retirement and such, you can imagine this is not bad. It depends. How many were hired in the same time before the freeze?

That said, Paterson is definitely abusing his office and giving jobs away like Caesar fiddled.


20 posted on 03/28/2010 1:24:34 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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