Lawmakers Must Confront Public Unions

Daniel DiSalvo, National AffairsFROM ISSUE NUMBER 5 ~ FALL 2010 GO TO TABLE OF CONTENTS TEXT SIZE A A ADANIEL DISALVOWhen Chris Christie became New Jersey's governor in January, he wasted no time in identifying the chief perpetrators of his state's fiscal catastrophe. Facing a nearly $11 billion budget gap "” as well as voters fed up with the sky-high taxes imposed on them to finance the state government's profligacy "” Christie moved swiftly to take on the unions representing New Jersey's roughly 400,000 public employees.On his first day in office,...

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