Sunday, May 10, 2009

The governor, cyber bully?

I was wondering about this. Would the governor qualify as a cyber bully by her actions? She seems to be bargaining in the media. In essence using the media to threaten public union employees of sanctions if their union doesn’t comply with her wishes. All we have ever gotten from this governor are threats. If you don’t do this, this is what will happen. Threats, threats, threats. I am tired of it. And I will not be bullied.
Now union employees are being told that the governor has not brought forth a proposal. Her budget strategy was to cut millions from the budget and tell the unions “that’s all folks”. Is that a leader or Bugs Bunny we have on the 5th floor? I hope it is very clear to all that this was an administration that spent more time looking good than leading.
It is easy to criticize the legislature’s actions. Raising taxes is not a good thing. Especially the tax on tobacco products (cigars). But what else can you do? You need to raise revenue. Her plan to lay off or furlough workers only reduces revenue. It may cause some workers to apply for assistance; it will lower income through tax revenues. She may be correct in saying you cannot tax your way out of a recession, but neither can you just lower people’s pay and benefits.
I believe the legislature did what they thought they had to do. The legislature did not allocate more money for health benefits so we will pay more for it. The legislature raised certain taxes that will cause us to pay more. The legislature created a budget that works now what will the governor do?

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