Tic Tic Tic

[Bayoupiper]

You guys worry about situations around the world when we have a ticking time bomb in our own backyard.


http://theadvocate.com/home/3110363-125/jindal-slashes-funding-for-state

http://www.wafb.com/story/18803088/states-revenue-secretary-abruptly-resigns

http://theadvocate.com/news/3101138-123/stelly-resigns-regents-post

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/lawmaker_who_opposed_jindal_bu.html

http://forgotston.com/2012/06/15/leges-hand-governor-power/




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[CEHollier]

So because Governor Jindal is streamlining the budget. Holding higher education accountable and lowering taxes to attract business to the state it is a bad thing?

 

[Bayoupiper]

That's the spin.

And if true, why is the State budget going up every year?

We have fewer State employees, but the total payroll is higher.

Regardless of whether or not you believe it all, the undercurrent of it all is what is really interesting.

Every governor has to ability to move people in and out of positions, but I've never seen this many people getting axed, leaving, or being asked to leave.


There's more going on here that the usual house cleaning.






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[CEHollier]

There's more going on here that the usual house cleaning.

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Please elaborate. Just curious on your thoughts.

 

[Bayoupiper]

I am honestly not sure.

I'm watching for a couple of other names to make headlines before I decide.





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[CEHollier]

Is Vic Stelly of the Stelly Amendment? If so good riddance.

 

[charliepapa]

Please elaborate. Just curious on your thoughts.

my curiosity is peaked as well. all I saw at each link were crybabies picking up their marbles and going home simply because they were told they couldn't have money the state didn't have, but maybe I missed something between the lines.

 

[Bayoupiper]

my curiosity is peaked as well. all I saw at each link were crybabies picking up their marbles and going home simply because they were told they couldn't have money the state didn't have, but maybe I missed something between the lines.

Not crybabies at all.

This is shaping up as retaliations.

But again, I want to see certain names before I hang my hat on that.



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[charliepapa]

Not crybabies at all.

This is shaping up as retaliations.

But again, I want to see certain names before I hang my hat on that.

I'll stay tuned, but for now, that's what it looks like to me. I mean, if we (LA) don't have the money, how can it be personal when the governor vetoes spending?

 

[cvinson]

Thanks for pointing out the articles.

 

[Bayoupiper]

I'll stay tuned, but for now, that's what it looks like to me. I mean, if we (LA) don't have the money, how can it be personal when the governor vetoes spending?

I would normally agree.

But if the State does not have the money, why is the budget going up every year, and why is it such a sh*tstorm that one-time funds are used.

As I said before, if there are fewer and fewer State employees on the payroll, why does the payroll keep going up and up?

Why have so many retired and term limited legislators been given six figure salaried jobs by our Governor, especially if we supposedly have no money?

I find the timing of the budgets for the Treasurer and Lt. Gov. being cut mighty interesting.
These two elected Republicans/"conservatives" were some of Jindal's most vocal critics.

I started digging deeper when the amendment to cut the entire budget of the Inspector General's office was introduced.

That reeked of political retribution some much so that even my 13 year old grandson saw it.

The more I see, the more suspicious I become.

I am sure there are some State employees on here that could add tons of info, but will not do so out of fear of reprisals.




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[CEHollier]

Could one of the reasons for decreasing state employee head count and an increase in the state budget be legacy payments? ie. Retiree's healthcare costs/retirement payments. As retirees retire and live longer those costs will rise. This was one of the things that got GM in trouble. Another could be be repairing neglected infrastructure. I'm not defending the governor just stating reasonable possibilities.

 

[leVieux]

One must recognize the history of how this problem developed.

The liberal media blame our current officeholders, who inherited an unworkable system of debt-committment load and now must find ways to fix it.

Anger should be directed to previous generations of politicos & bureaucrats, who kept expanding "programs" and governmental retirement "benefits" WHEN they knew full well that the resources could never match the oncoming demographic and economic changes.

Just think, the US Federal retirement "system" has ZERO hard assets ! We, meaning me, you, & our children have been enslaved to feed this all-consuming monster of pay-as-we-go nonsense !

Something has got to give; or, we are looking as a future as the "United States of France", a Colony of Red China !

The poiticos LIED & LIED ! So, who should pay: Innocent citizens, many yet unborn; or, those who believed the lies and took the "deals" ?

leVieux

 

[Bayoupiper]

Here is an interesting read on the latest casualty.

Judge for yourself.

http://louisianavoice.com/2012/06/1...-tax-credit-revenue-secretary-takes-the-fall/





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[CEHollier]

Here is an interesting read on the latest casualty.

Judge for yourself.

http://louisianavoice.com/2012/06/1...-tax-credit-revenue-secretary-takes-the-fall/





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I wonder if my new Acura is one of the 112 models that qualify?

 

[LaVern Matherne]

One must recognize the history of how this problem developed.

The liberal media blame our current officeholders, who inherited an unworkable system of debt-committment load and now must find ways to fix it.

Anger should be directed to previous generations of politicos & bureaucrats, who kept expanding "programs" and governmental retirement "benefits" WHEN they knew full well that the resources could never match the oncoming demographic and economic changes.

Just think, the US Federal retirement "system" has ZERO hard assets ! We, meaning me, you, & our children have been enslaved to feed this all-consuming monster of pay-as-we-go nonsense !

Something has got to give; or, we are looking as a future as the "United States of France", a Colony of Red China !

The poiticos LIED & LIED ! So, who should pay: Innocent citizens, many yet unborn; or, those who believed the lies and took the "deals" ?

leVieux

I agree. Jindal is just trying to fix a bloated State Goverment. He is not laying people off, but not replacing them. There is much waste in State Gov. and so many free loaders that could not survive elsewhere. I also want to say Thank You to all the great State Workers, who keep us going. If you are a Great State Worker, then you too, know the type I am talking about.

 

[Russo]

The budget doesn't go down because the governor is replacing public sector jobs with private.. i believe there are certain programs he cannot just cut, the state legislator must remove the funding... by exchanging what sector provides the services, you are moving one step further in getting rid of the program

 

[FishingBack]

Switching a state job with a private job reduces the risk of being liable for future skyrocketing pension and healthcare costs.

 

[Bayoupiper]

You just can't make up stuff this good!


http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2012/06/lawmakers_dont_let_anything_ge.html


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