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Chris Christie proposes permanent salary caps on public workers
lehighvalleylive.com ^ | 05/08/2010 | Alyssa Passeggio

Posted on 05/10/2010 11:37:40 AM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick

NJ.com is reporting Gov. Chris Christie is proposing a package of legislation Monday that would place a permanent 2.5 percent limit on annual raises for public workers.

Affecting police, firefighters and teachers, the proposal would allow towns to discard civil service rules governing employee hiring and firing, the report said.

Further, the 33-bill package would direct administration officials to study raising the retirement age, reviewing contributions to health benefits and pensions, and keeping new hires out of the pension system, the report said.

(Excerpt) Read more at lehighvalleylive.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: chrischristie; nj; reaganismlives
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To: FormerACLUmember

Christie needs to seriously hit the gym.


21 posted on 05/10/2010 12:09:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

I hope the union thugs take them all out on strike. Then they can all be fired and NJ can start over with a semi-clean slate.


22 posted on 05/10/2010 12:10:10 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
Dang!
I just love this guy. He just keeps getting better every week.
Why can't all governors be like him?
23 posted on 05/10/2010 12:12:50 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Hope the guy is wearing a vest!

New Jersey Bumper sticker: DON’T WORRY, WE HATE YOU TOO!


24 posted on 05/10/2010 12:16:47 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: ZULU
Christie will have problems getting re-elected.

I'm not so sure.

There was an article posted (maybe two weeks ago) that noted that the majority of NJ townships voted down school budget increases.

I think New Jersey has smaller government fever. Or at least this is an indication that the voters of NJ want to give Christie's approach a try.

25 posted on 05/10/2010 12:19:28 PM PDT by kidd
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To: ZULU
And why should there be ANY payout for accumulated sick leave? Its sick leave. If you are not sick, yo don’t get paid for it.

There's usually a reduced payout, by formula according to years of service and age. Also, a cap on maximum hours allowed to accumulate from year to year. That's what happened in my case when I retired. I was losing over a hundred hours a year because I maxed out and rarely called in sick (allowed 13 sick days per year). I donated my time to other employees with severe illness who had depleted their sick time.

26 posted on 05/10/2010 12:21:42 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: SeekAndFind
Christie needs to seriously hit the gym.

Was just thinking the same thing. Having been near the 400 lb. mark at one point in my life, I know how hard it is to be taken seriously. This guy has serious chops in the political office, but if he wants a run at the presidency, he needs to be physically appealing to the voting masses. Those of us here on FR are one group, but the majority of the voting public is very "image oriented."

27 posted on 05/10/2010 12:24:51 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia

If Mike Huckabee can do it (lose hundreds of pounds), Christie can do it.


28 posted on 05/10/2010 12:27:18 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

You know, Gov., I was suggestion for you.

How about lowering their salaries by 2.5% every year instead of raising them?


29 posted on 05/10/2010 12:33:27 PM PDT by DontTreadOnMe2009 (So stop treading on me already!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m down almost 150. It IS possible!


30 posted on 05/10/2010 12:36:17 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: rarestia
I’m down almost 150. It IS possible!

Congratulations !!

You could have competed well in THE BIGGEST LOSER.
31 posted on 05/10/2010 12:39:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Doing anything in NJ is unattractive.


32 posted on 05/10/2010 12:39:54 PM PDT by stanz
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To: aquila48

I wouldn’t say he’s another Reagan, BUT I would love for every state to have a governor with his chutzpah! I love the guy. Blessings, Bob


33 posted on 05/10/2010 12:40:06 PM PDT by alstewartfan (An original thought would be such a rush. Why do they feed you a diet of man-made mush?" Al Stewart)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

I think it would actually be better to peg their wages to those in the private sector. Of course that data muight not be that easy to come up with on a job-by-job basis.

Really, 2.5% is pretty generous in this employment climate.


34 posted on 05/10/2010 12:41:51 PM PDT by Pessimist
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To: Pessimist
Really, 2.5% is pretty generous in this employment climate.

The title of this thread states that this is going to be a PERMANENT SALARY CAP. In other words -- even if the economy roars back with a vengeance and inflation goes above 2.5%, these workers are NOT going to benefit from it. They still get a measly 2.5% raise.
35 posted on 05/10/2010 12:45:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: aquila48

Time will tell. Even Sarah Palin has moderated her positions lately. I’m still waiting for a real Conservative to come along.


36 posted on 05/10/2010 12:45:52 PM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: j.argese

Christie will be up to it in his eyes in next election . He might get elected, but the people with $$ are leaving the state in droves. He can be a master of the feudal farm.


37 posted on 05/10/2010 12:48:32 PM PDT by Renegade ("Bring it on while I still don't need glasses to shoot your eye out ")
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To: mikelets456

I doubt it. Tax rates are much lower in PA.


38 posted on 05/10/2010 12:49:05 PM PDT by twigs
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To: SeekAndFind

If you’ve seen Huckabee lately, he is on the obese rebound.


39 posted on 05/10/2010 12:50:29 PM PDT by Renegade ("Bring it on while I still don't need glasses to shoot your eye out ")
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To: j.argese; mikelets456

Christie ran the length of his campaign on a single-term governorship. He knew damn well that slash & burn would insure no chance of re-election, but would allow him to deliver on the hard remedies NJ needs to get turned around.


40 posted on 05/10/2010 12:53:23 PM PDT by paulcissa (The first requirement of Liberalism is to stand on your head and tell the world they're upside down)
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