http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2006/09/fixing-government-in-new-jersey.html
Monday, September 04, 2006
Fixing government in New Jersey
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But it is not likely to be as easy as it might sound. Gov. Whitman slashed government spending and in the process gutted the DEP, but that approach has come back to haunt the state as several high-profile contamination cases in North Jersey show. The McGreevey administration, on the other hand, was a bastion of patronage and unnecessary government growth — boosting the state’s payroll without improving its provision of services.
Both approaches were failures and now the state is facing a fiscal implosion that, because of the competing layers of government, inefficiencies and the state’s culture of legal corruption could lead to a property tax revolt.
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I think you hit the nail on the head when you said “both approaches were failures and now the state is facing a fiscal implosion”. It’s the approach is always flawed when it starts with the gubbamint. Argh! Best way to handle the toxic site problem would be to “sell” (i.e., give some one the property with a chunk of change) the property to someone, anyone, or group. At least there would be someone to hold accountable. Rather than the faceless nameless stupid gubamint.
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