WOLF WAVES WHITE FLAG, WILL HE NOW GOVERN?
LAST CHANCE TO BE GOVERNOR OR BECOME EARLY LAME DUCK
Governor Wolf has finally relented and allowed the 2015-16 budget to become law. He was out of ammunition and his democrat troops were about to desert to the other side. This has been a 1-year war that has finally come to an end. Hopefully he has learned some lessons on how to proceed with the 2016-2017 budget.
The Governor will allow the budget to become law on March 27, without his signature. He has stated he could not sign this budget because the numbers did not add up. Well, if he has any hope of saving his administration, he will do the job he was elected to do, which is to manage the state government and make the numbers add up. Real management is what everyone in the private sector, including the taxpayers, has to do. Real management is making do with what you have, not holding schools and others dependent on state funds hostage as leverage to raise taxes. Real management would be to reform the state's pension funds which are about to blow up in state and school district budgets across the state. If he continues to insist on making Pennsylvania a state in economic decline by trying to appease the state employee unions he will become the earliest lame duck in the state's history.
The Governor will allow the budget to become law on March 27, without his signature. He has stated he could not sign this budget because the numbers did not add up. Well, if he has any hope of saving his administration, he will do the job he was elected to do, which is to manage the state government and make the numbers add up. Real management is what everyone in the private sector, including the taxpayers, has to do. Real management is making do with what you have, not holding schools and others dependent on state funds hostage as leverage to raise taxes. Real management would be to reform the state's pension funds which are about to blow up in state and school district budgets across the state. If he continues to insist on making Pennsylvania a state in economic decline by trying to appease the state employee unions he will become the earliest lame duck in the state's history.
If he wants to save his reputation, and his party's credibility in the state, he needs to start making the efficiencies and reforms necessary to make Pennsylvania a competitive and enticing place for business and jobs to locate or expand. We will see what choice he makes; it is still not too late for him to save himself and his administration.
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