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red states rule
05-26-2010, 05:01 AM
Gov Christie told a teacher who was whining about her pay that she did not have to remain a teacher and could go find another job

I like this guy and he has a bright future in the Republican party





RUTHERFORD — Governor Christie on Tuesday told a borough teacher to find another job if she did not feel she was compensated enough as he defended his state budget cuts and promoted a plan to cap annual growth in property tax collections.

He also told an 89-year-old former mayor she'd have to wait until next spring for a rebate she'd been getting for more than a decade in the late summer. And he told a parent that cuts to services, including the local library, are needed because "we are out of money."

A largely friendly crowd of about 150 people turned out in a church gymnasium to hear Christie deliver a half-hour talk that trashed greedy public employee unions and state laws that handcuff local officials trying to control spending.

He then opened the floor to questions. A few were softballs, including the declaration by Clara Nebot of Bergenfield that Christie is "a god" to her relatives in Florida.

But borough teacher Rita Wilson, a Kearny resident, argued that if she were paid $3 an hour for the 30 children in her class, she’d be earning $83,000, and she makes nothing near that.

"You’re getting more than that if you include the cost of your benefits," Christie interrupted.

When Wilson, who has a master’s degree, said she was not being compensated for her education and experience, Christie said:

"Well, you know then that you don’t have to do it." Some in the audience applauded.

Christie said he would not have had to impose cuts to education if the teachers union had agreed to his call for a one-year salary freeze and a 1.5 percent increase in employee benefit contributions.

"Your union said that is the greatest assault on public education in the history of the state," Christie said. "That’s why the union has no credibility, stupid statements like that."

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/052510_NJ_Gov_Chris_Christie_defends_cuts_promotes _property_tax_cap_in_Rutherford.html

Insein
05-26-2010, 09:07 AM
He is facing the fight of his life. He needs to remain consistent. No compromise. He needs to cut not only the fat from the unions but the fat from Trenton as well. Politicians need to start taking a pay cut on their packages too. Its a civil service job not a career.

Christie has to fight the unions, the government and the media who are out to destroy him. They are trying paint him already as reverse robin hood (never heard that before :rolleyes:). They purposely brought this millionaires tax up because they knew he'd reject it. That way they can say that he won't make millionaires pay but is taking money from the poor, poor children in the schools. Its a 3 front attack that so far he has met head on. Hopefully he can maintain it enough to save NJ.

PostmodernProphet
05-26-2010, 09:51 AM
He is facing the fight of his life.

not to mention the lives of the people who live in NJ.....

avatar4321
05-26-2010, 10:15 AM
Reverse Robin hood? It's amazing how few people understand Robin hood robbed from the government to give back to the taxpayers.

red states rule
05-26-2010, 06:55 PM
The video of smackdown of the teacher finally turned up

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Insein
05-27-2010, 07:53 AM
Reverse Robin hood? It's amazing how few people understand Robin hood robbed from the government to give back to the taxpayers.

Thats why they say reverse. The dems have always said Reps rob from the poor and give to the Rich. Its one of their one-liners.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=reverse+robin+hood+&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Here is just a sample of the idiotic stories featuring the phrase. Notice the central theme in all of them. Conservatives are reverse Robin Hoods to poor people or any kind of victims.