NJ Governor Christie Takes on the Teachers

I just had a chance to view NJ Governor Christie get heckled by a town meeting by a teacher, who feels she is under paid. His reply? "You don't have to do it." And that is absolutely correct!

If you haven't heard, New Jersey has the biggest budget deficit of any state in the country compared to its budget. New Jersey residents are already among the most heavily taxed. The teachers unions are whining about not getting their annual pay raises. While the rest of the state lost over 100,000 jobs in the recession, New Jersey added 11,000 teachers. They don't want a freeze on pay increases (even though inflation is non-existent) and they want their big benefits and pensions.

Yet, in spite of that, in response to Governor Christie's reply, the teacher went on to say that teachers teach because they love to. Well, unlike the private sector, teacher jobs are guarded zealously. How often do you hear of a teacher being fired based on incompetence?

Another heckler fussed about funds for a library being cut. Christie's reply? "Unfortunately, unlike the Federal government, we are unable to print money."

I admire the man. We need more people like Governor Christie as our governors and in Congress. The man has balls to take on the establishment, and he cares less about getting re-elected. He just wants to do the right thing and is not playing political games or trying to be partisan.

Unlike the guy currently occupying the White House.

Check out the video below...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/05/26/gov_christie_to_angry_woman_on_pay_teachers_go_into_it_knowing_the_pay_scale.html