Election 2012

[Spexxvet]

I work in NJ, and my take on dissatisfaction with Christie is really people not understanding implications.

I work with a young woman whose husband is a professional fire fighter for Cherry Hill Township. She endorsed Christie, commenting "I can't believe the benefits and pension that NJ teachers get! They should be cut back". I told her that her husband may very well get the same treatment. She assured me that he worked for a local municipality, and what happened at the state level would not effect her family. It did.

People didn't understand that when the state cuts spending, local municipalities get less money from the state. Now everyone is upset at losing local services or seeing their local taxes skyrocket. Well, duh.

And now Christie, who, as a repubican, stood against Big Government and Washington Spending is embracing said evilness, because it benefits him and his. This is what happens every time. For instance, Republicans were all dead set against stem cell research, until it could help Reagan's Alzheimer's. It happens every time.