tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post3723253536376062926..comments2024-01-02T10:09:58.744-08:00Comments on Preaching to the choir: Can't squeeze blood from a turnip, and you can't eliminate services the Constitution requires you provide.Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-21070165393949795222009-01-27T02:51:00.000-08:002009-01-27T02:51:00.000-08:00I'm afraid you're right that it's gonna get worse ...I'm afraid you're right that it's gonna get worse before it gets better. Hang in there. You're doing important work and putting your heart into it. There should be more like you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-83664752108066090222009-01-26T20:15:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:15:00.000-08:00Many, many of the comments on local newspapers hav...Many, many of the comments on local newspapers have led off with the complaint that those legislators aren't volunteering for pay cuts!<BR/><BR/>We definitely have to be creative with budgeting right now, but we have to do it in a smart way. This one size fits all agencies approach just won't work.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about me, though. The entire state would have to collapse completely for me to be out of work.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429147325673256508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2248881149749925934.post-66651701094256067342009-01-26T20:06:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:06:00.000-08:00And you know THEY won't be taking pay cuts! What ...And you know THEY won't be taking pay cuts! What if we did this ... let's have half the amount of legislatures. That's half their salaries gone. We could use that money for something else and they wouldn't be around to make more trouble!<BR/><BR/>I like it ... I bet they wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>We have to get more creative across the board with how we stretch the dollar. It sucks. Hope you aren't too badly affected!BellsforStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032366148476863438noreply@blogger.com