From the Editor

Corzine shows his hand: trough feeders more important than any reform...

Friday, January 26, 2007

If you think Corzine gives a rat's patoot about you this should end those misnomers. Unless you work for a state union and are therefore beholden to Trenton for your livelihood, Corzine, Codey and Roberts could care less about the quality of your life. (And I doubt they really care much about the quality of union worker's lives beyond the fact that they are buying their votes.)

It seems Rutgers President Richard McCormick, whom this publication rarely agrees with, is attempting to tell a certain un-unionized segment of Rutger's employees the advantages of being un-unionized. This doesn't sit well with Corzine, Codey and Roberts. According to the story, "Union organizers seek a change in their pay system so they are no longer on merit pay..." even though "... salary increases for non-union employees have been higher than for unionized employees the past seven years."

So there it is in a nutshell. The unions admit they don't want their people paid on merit - heaven forbid any union member be judged on what they produce. They also admit money for their members is not their primary concern so it must be money from their members. And why the great interest from Corzine, Codey and Roberts? Why votes of course - the opportunity to place at least 3000 more pigs on the State teat is too tempting to stay out of.

The very last thing this State needs is 3000 more people on the public payroll. The problems with this State is the never decreasing public pork barrel. The same fate that has befallen Ford Motor Co. awaits this State - the only difference, and it is a large difference, with Ford, is that the consumer could say, "Take your over priced, poorly made cars and shove them," forcing Ford to get rid of their over-payed, over-benefited, nonperformers. The NJ consumer (taxpayer) does not have that luxury. The unions get their raises every year. The cost of their health insurance goes up every year and no one ever says maybe we should get rid of some of these over-payed, over-benefited, nonperformers.

Instead, Corzine, Codey and Roberts say we must raise taxes. And even if the taxpayers say, "Take your over priced, poorly made gov't and shove it," they are out voted by all those who are paid by the over priced, poorly made gov't. Thus you see the great interest in buying 3000 more votes.

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