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Predator State: Defined By James K. Gailbraith

AquaMan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:02:55 -0400

the Predator State is a coalition of relentless opponents of the very idea of a “public interest”, whose purpose is to master the state structure in order to empower a high plutocracy with nothing more than vile and rapacious goals.

Look closely at the flow of money in state gummint: In the front door from the taxpayers, out the back door to profit obsessed corporations.

Re: State cuts back across the board

AquaMan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:57:39 -0400

you talking about the predator state?

Re: State cuts back across the board

domewatcher — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:50:33 -0400

So they laid off some 1,200 temporary workers. What about the 2,400 full time workers whose job it was to keep the 1,200 temparary workers looking busy?

Re: State cuts back across the board

s196322 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:31:20 -0400

That is a good start. Now it is time to get serious and do some REAL slashing of fat cats who sit on their xxx and do nothing while living off the taxpayers of N.C.

Get started Governor Perdue.

State cuts back across the board

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:37:02 -0400

State agencies are cutting costs in myriad ways.

Asked to trim spending by up to nine percent by Gov. Beverly Perdue, agencies are delayng the opening of prison units, cutting their own grass and driving Highway Patrol cars longer.

They have put a freeze on most hiring, reduced travel to professional conferences and delayed the purchase of cars, computers, mowers and tractors.

The N.C. Department of Transportation laid off 1,200 — or 92 percent — of its temporary workers, who typically fill potholes, mow grass and clean out drain pipes.

The Revenue Department delayed by a month the hiring of temporary workers who handle the spring state income tax rush, and the Department of Environment and Natual Resources is hiring fewer seasonal workers for state parks. (N&O)