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Home Front: Politix

Budget Impasse Shuts Down N.J. Government

2006-07-02

Gov. Jon S. Corzine shut down the state government Saturday after a deadline to adopt a new balanced budget expired, bringing road construction projects to a halt and furloughing tens of thousands of state employees indefinitely. State parks, beaches and historic sites were expected to close Wednesday _ the day after the July Fourth holiday. It was a grim climax to a bitter dispute with Corzine's fellow Democrats in the Assembly over his plan to increase the sales tax. "It gives me no joy, no satisfaction, no sense of empowerment to do what I'm forced to do here," Corzine said.

About 45,000 state employees were immediately furloughed. The order allows Corzine to keep 36,000 state employees working without pay. Services such as state police, prisons, mental hospitals and child welfare were to keep operating. Casinos could be forced to close because they require state monitoring, but the casino industry was challenging that in court.

Posted by:Fred

#7 Yep, the fall of '79. Followed by the "Voting with Their Feet' over the next three years.

Posted by: Pappy 2006-07-02 21:29

#6 Sorry Barbara, but back in the 70s when the Dems controlled the Congress, we spent a month without pay in the military as they whined and squelled about the Defense Budget. We were told not to cash the checks cause they'd bounce. This wasn't a classic another 30 day extension thingy either. Finally in the second month, Congress did do an extension for the rest of the year. No new monies, no pay raises, all sorts of complications. So while we were eventually repaid for month, there was no pay in the bank. Which meant of course families couldn't count on paying rent, utilities, and arrangements were made for them to eat in the dining facilities. The Dems then and now had no shame.

Posted by: Snetch Unater1043 2006-07-02 16:42

#5 "The order allows Corzine to keep 36,000 state employees working without pay."

Ummm, I seem to remember something about Lincoln and slavery; can't quite put my finger on it at the moment. It was a while back, though, to maybe it no longer applies.

Or maybe it only applied in Southern states....

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-02 16:15

#4 NJ hired consultants from Zimbabwe recently?

Posted by: Sloluter Hupimble4589 2006-07-02 09:02

#3 Take solace in the 3 facts I find most entertaining about this goofball:

1) he spent several millions of his own money to prove that his Senate career was an accurate predictor of what could be expected - without the cover of numbers

2) he's not in the Senate anymore, screwing all of us

3) if you don't live in NJ you can laugh your ass off with impunity. If you do live in NJ, my condolences, but NJ did elect him.

:)

Posted by: Glaitch Groting9149 2006-07-02 07:13

#2 "The order allows Corzine to keep 36,000 state employees working without pay."

This clown's on track to becoming even more popular than Jim Florio.

Posted by: Dave D. 2006-07-02 06:49

#1 This guy is one of the "National Democrat Leaders." This is what they have planned, raise taxes or else.

Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-02 02:12

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