GREENWALD: GOP RHETORIC A DAY LATE AND $383 MILLION SHORT

By Tom Hester | May 21st, 2009 - 5:45pm
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GREENWALD: GOP RHETORIC A DAY LATE AND $383 MILLION SHORT

(TRENTON) – Assembly Budget Chairman Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden) released the following statement today on Assembly approval of legislation he’s sponsoring (A-3981) to help save the state $383 million amid the global economic recession:

“For a group that says it doesn’t have the ability to put together a budget plan, the Republicans sure seem to have more than enough time on their hands to work on their political posturing, write press releases and think up creative new ways to misrepresent legislation and scare residents..."

GREENWALD: GOP RHETORIC A DAY LATE AND $383 MILLION SHORT (TRENTON) – Assembly Budget Chairman Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden) released the following statement today on Assembly approval of legislation he’s sponsoring (A-3981) to help save the state $383 million amid the global economic recession: “For a group that says it doesn’t have the ability to put together a budget plan, the Republicans sure seem to have more than enough time on their hands to work on their political posturing, write press releases and think up creative new ways to misrepresent legislation and scare residents. “Our Republican colleagues have once again shown themselves more willing to simply cry ‘Wolf!’ than suggest alternatives to save $383 million in the next five weeks. “We simply are allowing public school districts to borrow, if necessary, to cover the amount of their payment and the state would pay any interest and additional costs. When we offered this safety net at the close of the 2003 fiscal year, few districts even took advantage. “No school district will lose money. No school district will incur costs. No school will be closed. And, most importantly, no property taxpayer will be hung out to dry. “This is a sensible and necessary step to ensure New Jersey’s budget ends the year in its constitutionally-mandated balance and to protect an endearing value, the education of our children, in the midst of a broad economic decline. The Republicans’ mass vote against this step should not go unnoticed. “The fiscal year ends in 39 days. The time for hollow bumper-sticker rhetoric is over.” On the Net: www.assemblydems.comwww.youtube.com/user/njassemblydemsNew Jersey Assembly Democrats on Facebookhttp://www.assemblydems.com/Subscription/SubscriptionSignIn.asp 

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Good one, except it's bunk...

Submitted by ImWithStupid on May 21, 2009 - 6:50pm.

the bill was nothing more than a way to circumvent Lance v. McGreevey. You see, it was illegal for the State top borrow money, so they have the school districts do it for them. Ironically, Newark, Jersey City and Paterson will probably all borrow money - schools that are all take-over districts and run by the state... so the state will essentially borrow to cover its own state-run school costs. Now Assemblyman, stop being shrill and go: (1) cut special municiapl aid; (2) tell Corzine to fire some of the hacks he hired in th last four months; (3) pass a bill (or even just sponsor it) preventing hacks from getting pension and health benefits for their stints on the Local Finance Board and County Tax Boards; (4) and some of the other messes you have made. While you are at it, tell people about the role you played in the slush funds eeryone blames Codey for? Hmmm? How about it?

Fuzzy math

Submitted by Veritas on May 21, 2009 - 11:47pm.

Soooo, the state will save $383 million while at the same time, no school district will lose money. If the state is saving but the schools aren't losing, then where does the savings come from?

If this guy is really chairman of the budget committee, it explains a lot about why the budget is such a mess.

And did this guy really issue a press release criticizing someone for issuing a press release?

9 Months late and $3 billion short

Submitted by ImWithStupid on May 22, 2009 - 6:57am.

Lou, you knew that the current budget was out of whack back in Septemeber (or should have) and you did NOTHING despite people telling you to reopen the budget and make cuts. You ignored them for months whith your thumb in your azz. So who is late? And who is a few dollars short? It's you, dapper Lou.

methinks thou doeth protest too much...

Submitted by resurrectingreagan on May 22, 2009 - 1:06pm.

That which we call a skipped payment by any other name is still a skipped payment. 

And to be precise, you have called it:  a deferral, a postponement, and a suspension thus far.  And while the Treasurer accepts the stark reality that the deferred payment will in fact be deferred in per-per-per-perpetuity, you  still insist these now two payments are coming -- in 8 days, less than 30. before the end of time.   You sir, are a charlatan, and no one ought buy a car, a vacuum, or  even mens' grooming supplies from you, let alone a short-term bond.

 

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