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Re: Perdue might support tax hike

Crudeoil — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:34:14 -0400

CAN'T MAKE PAYROLL FOR STATE EMPLOYEE'S BEVERLY????

DON'T TAX THE REST OF US TO PAY FOR A QUARTER OF A MILLION STATE EMPLOYEE'S

WE ARE ALREADY THE 4TH MOST UNFAIRLY TAXED STATE IN THE UNION.

TRY IT BEV, JUST TRY IT. YOU START LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES. THE OLD MODEL OF MASS MICRO MANAGEMENT IS OVER IN THE "NEW WORLD ORDER" YOU SOCIALISTICRATES
STARTED. LIVE WITH IT. THE REST OF US HAVE TO,,,,,NOW.

CHANGE IS COMING.....LOL....

Re: Perdue might support tax hike

domewatcher — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:33:43 -0400

Campaign promises are not considered real promises. It's like when you pray that you are going to do better but you know that you are not. I think that when a campaign is over all records should be destroyed. Like the judge in Law & Orders says, "The jury and the public will disregard all campaign promises as not being relevant. The clerk will strike all campaign promises from the public record and let them never be uttered again."

Re: Perdue might support tax hike

BitterEXdemocrat — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:55:33 -0400

She's a NC democrackkk...they dont speak without LYING, and the clueless sheeple just eat it up, whatever it is...

READ OUR LIPs, BEV! NO MORE NEW TAXES on ANYTHING in NC, we are SOooo OVERTAXED NOW its CRIMINAL !!!

Re: Perdue might support tax hike

domewatcher — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:24:33 -0400

The Governor was quoted as saying:

"Then we have to see what is left on the table and how far the people of North Carolina want to go."

Well, there sure ain't much left on our table. We've eaten most everything in the house and even the stuff past the expiration date. As to how far we'd like to go, a trip to visit grandma would be nice. But the car is broke and gas is high.

So put me down for the cuts and against the higher taxes. Of course I'm tryin' not to buy anything anyway but just the thought of higher taxes gives me indigestion. Or the indigestion may be from eating the food that's past the expiration date.

Re: Perdue: try hard, tough cuts with own staff

Gosh — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:14:42 -0400

I so wish McCrory had won too. What we so need now is an ideologue rejecting the Stimulus money to correct the Bush recession.

Perdue: try hard, tough cuts with own staff

concerned53 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:21:54 -0400

If Perdue is serious about "hard, tough cuts" why doesn't she start with her own staff. Instead, all she continues to do is to make political hires such as an education advisor that has 7 years of experience in the public schools. How about using that $52k to save the job of a classroom teacher or perhaps put Barringer back in a classroom himself, if in fact he is any good. Beverly, how about listening to "your own voice" in these difficult economic times since you apparently have a Ph.D in education.

Re: Perdue might support tax hike

barbie50 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:26:05 -0400

I don't have a problem with the Governor changing her mind on taxes. The playing field has changed pretty dramatically in the past few months. And, I honestly believe that some additional source of revenue is needed. At the same time, though, I have to ask -- why did we sell our collective souls for Apple...to get so little in return? When you are cutting, perhaps you should start with corporate welfare for companies coming to NC.

Re: Perdue breaks campaign promise

concerned53 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:16:41 -0400

She knew last year as Lt Governor that there would be a problem with a deficit this year. But she chose to promise that there would be no increase in taxes during her campaign and then again in March. She can't use as an excuse now that it is a whole new situation. She knew too much about the problems of the state but decided to keep them quiet so that she could get elected.

Perdue breaks campaign promise

PoliticalJunkie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:44:09 -0400

Remember Gov. Perdue's campaign promise not to raise taxes? She doesn't either.

Remember Gov. Perdue's pledge in March not to raise taxes? She doesn't either.

VIDEO

Thought Perdue was going to "change" Raleigh? Thought wrong.

Re: Perdue to speak at stimulus workshop

BitterEXdemocrat — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:35:58 -0400

Wonder which select NC democrackkks will put the lions share of the $8 Billion in their OWN pockets...you can bet there's a LOT of posturing from legislators figgerin out who to reward...depends on their level of CORRUPTION, I guess...

and YES, Bev and Dempsey ARE 'MORE CORRUPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION' NC CANNOT TRUST this governess.

Re: Perdue to speak at stimulus workshop

mountainman — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:19:54 -0400

Czar,czar,czar what is this country now communist russia. Well I guess perdue could be the corruption czar.

Re: Perdue to speak at stimulus workshop

PaulTerrell — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:02:59 -0400

Mr. Benton had lots of people from both sides of the idelogical divide mad at him over his mismangement of the State DHHS. Is it possible for him to make millions go to waste like he did in his previous job?

Re: Perdue: Education, jobs are top priority

wwf165 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:06:46 -0400

Considering the governor's budget proposal this headline should have read - "only education jobs are top priority".

Re: Perdue: Education, jobs are top priority

mayberry_lady1 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:25:08 -0400

How can education be a top priority when she has already stated she wants to take millions from the educational lottery fund to be distributed to cities for other projects. I guess this is suppose to make it okay to take the lottery money and use it elsewhere? Nope, Perdue needs to listen to her own flip flops

Re: Perdue: Education, jobs are top priority

dahedgehog — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:31:04 -0400

How is this sentence: "Education, specifically K-12 will see an increase in spending of $350 million" consistent with this sentence, "The state board and local administrations will see cuts across the state, Perdue said"?

That makes no sense. How will they see a $350 increase at the same time they see cuts?