No more public workers — please!
That was New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie’s alarmed reaction to President Obama’s push to send
states another dose of stimulus money to hire teachers, firefighters and
police.
“Please don’t send me any more money to hire more public
employees. Please don’t,” implored Christie yesterday in a speech at the
Brookings Institute, a liberal Washington think tank.
“I’ve got
plenty as it is, and I don’t need any more, and they’re expensive!” said
the brash governor, who won a hard-fought showdown with teachers unions
over benefits and pensions.
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