NYS Governor orders 8900 layoffs

[Xue Sheng]

OK the gov says he needs to cut education and healthcare and state workers.. oh and replace some of those with MUCH higher paid private workers and times are tough so we all need to take one for the team.

But that does not include him or his immiediate team. He buys a $20,000 caarpet for the mansion and gives his staff huge raises and then turns around and says we need to give the judges raises as well since they have not had any in a long time even though they all make greater than 6 figures a year.

Now here is how layoffs in NYS work folks they NEVER go for the high paid workers that may or may not be doing much. They are likely friends and need to be protected, however the ones that can least afford it the window washers and cleaners will all go and they secretaries and the other support staff but not the ones in the real high up positions like the redundant commissioners in an un-named office that is responsible for teacher certification of the multiple directors assistant directors of a single office in a department.

Is hiring at the state messed up... hell yeah but what is considerably worse is the games played in Albany politics.

Oh and while we’re at it you know if a raise for the legislature comes before the legislature and it passes but yet they all say "I didn't vote for it" well its true, if no one votes it passes.

The gov is asking for things from people that he himself will not do himself or ask for from his staff. As a matter of fact he is doing the exact opposite of what he is asking from the state workers

All I can say is I am generally non-political but the next time there is a race for gov I just may campaign for the other guy.

 

[Senjojutsu]

HELLO NEW YORK STATE WORKERS,
WELCOME TO THE DREADED PRIVATE SECTOR.

While we (should) bristle at $100K+ salaries for political hacks – even the modest $30K annual janitors or bookkeepers - the people who are actually doing the work tasks - raise issues for taxpayers because of their BENNIES.

As in - the state/city/agency workers’ under-funded pension plans and retiree health care costs.

Until rvery recently - no politician would ever bring this up – like saying Social Security is just a Ponzi scheme – which was correct twenty-five friggin years ago - never mind today.

Imagine if twenty years ago – some elected revolutionary had said; Let’s pay all state & city workers just like 1099 Consultants - just a high wage. Then at least all governmental bodies, and the taxpayers - could make their budgets thinking in today’s dollars.

So you a drove a public bus for twenty-three years – then we will pay you for the rest of your natural life for breathing. So Ralph Kramden retires at age 46, a calculated life expectancy age 79, so we taxpayers fund your retirement plan of 33 years – ten more years longer duration than you worked at the transportation agency.

We could say they same for LEOs/firefighters pensions.

Yep, that financial model works, NOT FOR MUCH LONGER.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Updated: 03/26/09 07:32 AM
Paterson seeks utility surtax

Proposal would add 2% to everyone’s bill

By Tom Precious
NEWS ALBANY BUREAU

• COMMENT at the Inside the News blog, "Albany's latest ploy: surcharges on utility bills"

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson this week rushed to protect consumers from the New York Power Authority’s plan to boost electricity rates by $10 million.
But behind closed doors, Paterson this week also is trying to impose higher surcharges on utility companies that would end up costing consumers of electricity, natural gas and telephone service at least an additional $531 million in the coming year.
If the governor’s plan succeeds—and sources Wednesday said the idea is very much alive at the budget negotiating table— industry officials predict it will add 2 percent to every utility bill across the state.
So, consumers won a minor skirmish with the Power Authority’s retreat, critics say, but they are now in line for a much larger pocketbook hit.