July 10, 2006

It’s Official.

Filed under: Uncategorized — Jim @ 8:27 pm

The state employees who did not work during the state government shutdown will be paid anyway. In a message posted on a state government website, Governor Corzine stated, “I am pleased we will be able to execute a timely payroll on July 14th to both furloughed and non-furloughed state workers, including full compensation for the time during the shutdown.”

I received some interesting comments from a couple state workers on my most recent post dealing with this subject, and, on a personal level, I feel their pain. However, as a taxpayer and one who is subject to the whims and/or economic realities of the private sector, this bothers me.

N.B. State employees need not comment, as I understand your position on this issue. The good news for you is that the Governor agrees with you. It’s a done deal. Rock on, and enjoy the rest of the summer.

3 Comments »

  1. I’m coming down to work in NJ! 🙂

    Comment by Lisa W. — July 10, 2006 @ 9:16 pm

  2. If ya’ll yankees are so fucking smart, how do you let a big state go broke?

    Comment by Catfish — July 11, 2006 @ 10:40 am

  3. I’m with you Jim…what was the point of closing everything down to “save money” because there wasn’t a budget which authorized payment…and then turn around & pay the $ after all!?!?

    i would have liked a paid 5 day vacation from my job too.

    and on top of it…millions of lost revenue from the casinos being closed, without pay, from projects being delayed, and state workers cutting back on their “usual” spending for that week due to fears of going paycheckless.

    Comment by LR — July 11, 2006 @ 1:49 pm

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