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After only 23 days in office our new governor is trying to lower taxes on the state level. He announced 375 items that will be cut or scaled back and 4 pension reform bills. Our previous governor left us 2 billion in the hole for this year and 10 billion for next year. It's a been long time coming.Now the morons on the school level and town level must follow suit. And this is coming from a union member that will be affected by the pension reform. Maybe yourself and kids won't be taxed out of the state.Your views.
After only 23 days in office our new governor is trying to lower taxes on the state level. He announced 375 items that will be cut or scaled back and 4 pension reform bills. Our previous governor left us 2 billion in the hole for this year and 10 billion for next year. It's a been long time coming.Now the morons on the school level and town level must follow suit. And this is coming from a union member that will be affected by the pension reform. Maybe yourself and kids won't be taxed out of the state.Your views.
Great job! Of course I hope he cuts across the board and doesnt just pick and choose his favorites.
It's going to be painful for everyone~~BUT~~~ we can not continue to spend money we do not have and dig ourselves into a deeper hole.
The pension reform, I wouldn't be suprised if current members are grandfathered and the newbies coming in will have a different structure.
good for him, but how is this going to lower taxes when we're still 11 billion in the hole?
He isnt going to lower taxes. It just cant happen, if anything taxes will go up. Not knocking him at all it just has to happen to balance the budget. Cuts along with raising taxes will get us a lot closer to balancing the budget. I could pretty much balance the budget myself but thats only because I am not in bed with anyone....well other then my wife.
My first plan of action would be to freeze all state and municipal employees salaries.
Teachers,Cops,Firefighter,Troopers,Waste, anything that gets paid with tax payer money should be frozen for at least 2 years if not more. No more double dipping (pension) Cant have pensions for part time employees. Stop that crap of state approved vendors that rip off schools and the like with 200 dollar radios. The same radios can be bought in Walmart for 20 bucks. Crap like this kills us.
He isnt going to lower taxes. It just cant happen, if anything taxes will go up. Not knocking him at all it just has to happen to balance the budget. Cuts along with raising taxes will get us a lot closer to balancing the budget. I could pretty much balance the budget myself but thats only because I am not in bed with anyone....well other then my wife.
that's exactly my thinking. if you read the article about this there's no mention of tax cuts. i'm not knocking him either.....it's like having a $30,000 VISA bill and thinking the way to pay is off is to cut your income in half...doesn't make sense.
My first plan of action would be to freeze all state and municipal employees salaries.
Teachers,Cops,Firefighter,Troopers,Waste, anything that gets paid with tax payer money should be frozen for at least 2 years if not more. No more double dipping (pension) Cant have pensions for part time employees. Stop that crap of state approved vendors that rip off schools and the like with 200 dollar radios. The same radios can be bought in Walmart for 20 bucks. Crap like this kills us.
i know several state employees who haven't had a raise in over 2 yrs...add the furloughs and you've having a reduction in salary.
Another thing would be to stop the crazy overtime pay. Everybody including cops, crazy what these people make in overtime. It bleeds the system.
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Now the morons on the school level and town level must follow suit. And this is coming from a union member that will be affected by the pension reform.
Maybe yourself and kids won't be taxed out of the state.Your views.
