[Lancey Howard]

The biggest problem for taxpayers is that there is nobody - - and I mean NOBODY - - who will do anything about all the brazen fraud and corruption. What, government "investigators" who have their snouts in the same public trough as the corrupt politicians and public employee unions are going to investigate and prosecute the corrupt fraudsters who sign their paychecks?

Right.

Meanwhile, New Jersey compounded its woes with other ploys. In 2004, the state broke the cardinal rule of municipal budgeting when it borrowed nearly $2 billion to close a budget deficit, which is like borrowing on your credit card to pay off your mortgage. (The state supreme court ruled this move unconstitutional but allowed it to go forward anyway because it didn’t want to “disrupt” government operations.)

This should tell anybody all they need to know.

[Lorianne]

Yes, and very worrisome indeed if we all are going to be on the hook for these ‘hidden’ shenanigans. Well, we won’t but our grandkids will be.

I’m advising my daughter to start thinking about emmigrating ... to NZ or someplace. Why should she or her children have to pay for all this?