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Is it possible to find details of the government spending? When things are put out under the sun, dirt in the air can be seen if they are not clean.
Some of the expenses are simple to remove, such as wastes and abuses. Rest requires analysis, think about the redundant government structures in NJ. What can we do now?
1. Eliminate the double dippers, and administrators who are abusing the system.
2. Get the unions under control; they have a strangle hold on NJ.
3. Get a handle on people who are abusing the "Farm Tax Program". Check out the Asbury Park Press Article "Fake farmers' cost New Jersey taxpayers millions; Investigation finds wealthy property owners can exploit the law with ease"
1. Eliminate the double dippers, and administrators who are abusing the system.
2. Get the unions under control; they have a strangle hold on NJ.
3. Get a handle on people who are abusing the "Farm Tax Program". Check out the Asbury Park Press Article "Fake farmers' cost New Jersey taxpayers millions; Investigation finds wealthy property owners can exploit the law with ease"
jamessong - have you started by asking your local councilperson? the best way to hold government accountable is....wait for it....to participate! i've been pinging my local government about my town's budget. Next step is for me to start learning about the county and how it works.
Require the public publishing of contract bids after they are awarded. When the government bids out a project / contract they asked for sealed bids from contractors and are suppose to pick the lowest bid. They should be required to post all the bids they received after the contract is awarded. This way it be pretty easy to see if there the township is overpaying for services.
There was a businessman I heard about, he was a very popular guy and a political party convinced him to run for office. He examined a number of contracts the township was paying for and he said he could save the township a ton of money just by using cheaper contractors, but he quickly found out that certain people we handed contracts for campaign contributions and political favors. He ended up forgetting the whole thing in frustration.
Require the public publishing of contract bids after they are awarded. When the government bids out a project / contract they asked for sealed bids from contractors and are suppose to pick the lowest bid. They should be required to post all the bids they received after the contract is awarded. This way it be pretty easy to see if there the township is overpaying for services.
There was a businessman I heard about, he was a very popular guy and a political party convinced him to run for office. He examined a number of contracts the township was paying for and he said he could save the township a ton of money just by using cheaper contractors, but he quickly found out that certain people we handed contracts for campaign contributions and political favors. He ended up forgetting the whole thing in frustration.
That's what "pay-to-play" is. They've put restrictions on it, but it should not EXIST in any form. It's a nasty spot on NJ's policies.
Bid results are public information, however. It doesn't look as though the state publishes all bids on their website, just the awards, but you should be able to get them through a FOIA request. Or attend the public bid openings.
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