Chris Christie NJ Governor (Republican) comes through for “The People”:
New Jersey's new governor, the successor of so many corrupt democrat chief executives, is taking action that will make him, like Reagan, the focus of pure hate from those who think what taxpayers earn is Monopoly money to be treated according to the whims and desires of politicians, bureaucrats, union bosses and other power players.
"We must, and we will, shrink our government," Christie pledged as he addressed the legislature on Thursday. The Garden State has a $2 billion gap to deal with after a budget passed less than a year ago featuring "all of the same worn-out tricks of the trade that have become commonplace in Trenton, that have driven our citizens to anger and frustration, and our wonderful state to the edge of bankruptcy."
"Today," Christie continued, "we come to terms with the fact that we cannot spend money on everything we want. Today, the days of Alice in Wonderland budgeting in Trenton end."
And so, "to fix the problem in a way that does not raise taxes on the most overtaxed citizens in America," the governor authorized an executive order freezing spending. He targeted more than $550 million in various unspent balances, including unneeded municipal aid overhead and a jobs program that doesn't produce jobs. He delayed improvements to government buildings and parks.
"New Jersey does not have a revenue problem," Christie told the lawmakers. "We already have higher taxes than any other state in the union. . . . What has it given us? 10.1% unemployment, a dormant economy and a failure of hope for growth in our future. Higher taxes (are) the road to ruin."
In his first inaugural, President Reagan noted the spending constraints that individuals face and asked, "Why then should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?" And in the most famous line from that speech: "In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." Ronald Reagan
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