NJ: For all of you that don’t think the Governor should cut anything

Posted on 19 March 2010

While reviewing the Governors Budget in Brief summary today, I ran across the following chart. What it depicts is New Jersey budget spending since 2002.

This diagram is more scary that I already thought. If you recall, we compared 10 years of budget in brief last year while reviewing Jon Corzine’s budget. And we showed how he was claiming to be reducing the budget while at the same time significantly increasing the size and scope of the state government. Of course, we were using budget in brief number appropriations numbers are a little harder to interpret.

This chart shows the net results of the last three Democrat governors in this state. And you cannot tell me that this state cannot have its budget cut when just 7 years ago the state was spending more that 30 percent less than it is today. And while many disingenuous people will claim that the governor is saving “fat cats” billions while the little guy is being harmed, get a grip. The “fat cats” moved out of New Jersey several years ago and their companies along with them. And all that has been left behind is the only growth industry New Jersey seems to offer-government spending. It’s about time our state leaders acted like adults. It’s also about time the citizens of the state of New Jersey held all of our elected officials accountable.

So if you read this and are still think this is still all so unfair. Take the time to go and look up the spending history of your state senator and member of the assembly. You know, the person you voted for because you recognized their name or because they were a Democrat just like you. Add up their spending. And then look at the mirror. Because this spending was caused by you.

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