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Democratic Governor Jon Corzine (sworn into office in 2006) says that “Our finances in this state are out of kilter” and that “We can no longer go on spending more than we take in.” Hmmmm…sounds like some country that I live in.

The state is $32 billion in debt and a revenue shortfall forecast at close to $3 billion, the third worst in the nation after California and New York.

So here is a list of what he has done to cut government spending and this is going to really hurt:

* Halted government hiring: Sorry, we will not be hiring today because the state is broke.

* Reduced the state’s workforce by 2000: That’s a lot of people losing jobs.

* Cut property tax rebates to some homeowners: No “free” money today.

* He is proposing deep cuts in funding for hospitals’ charity care for the uninsured: I can guarantee if they cut funding to charity care, you better hope you have insurance. Because if your little uninsured ass is laying in a heap next to someone that has their own health care, who do you think they will be helping first? America, are you sure you want socialized healthcare?

But he is planning to add $600 million for education, which in order for him to do that he says, “I just have to cut something else.”

In order to fix the states financial problems he proposed to raise the states toll roads by 50% and this did not sit well with the citizens, so he dropped the idea. But he is determined to fix the financial issues of the state. “I might not get reelected,” he said. “It might not make you popular. But if we’re ever going to get out from this conundrum of heavy debt load and overspending, then somebody has to take this on.”

I gotta give this guy credit and this is actually the type of person we need as President of The United States. Somebody who is willing to end up very unpopular and be willing to serve only one term. They would have to cut all government subsidized programs and cut taxes to fix the shit we are in now. By cutting taxes this will put money back into your pockets and into the economy, but that would come at a cost of socialized programs. Sorry about the “less fortunate’s’” luck, but sometimes in life, you just have to take it up the you know what.

Look, government funded programs come at a cost and that’s the taxpayer. I learned this in 7th grade social studies “There is no such thing as a free lunch”. Story.

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