The state is going to slash and burn jobs over the next two years, under legislation to be considered next week. State government would be cut by $125 million over the next two years, but highway workers would be exempted from threats to their jobs, as would those with public safety gigs, such as cops or firefighters.
Oh, yeah. The first $300 million in federal stimulus money would go to highway projects.
So still no way to connect jobs to workers without cars, but plenty of cops to roust and bust them if they become homeless.
Or are they all supposed to find jobs as road builders?
Roads jobs — more important than most, state says
Thursday, February 12th, 2009The state is going to slash and burn jobs over the next two years, under legislation to be considered next week. State government would be cut by $125 million over the next two years, but highway workers would be exempted from threats to their jobs, as would those with public safety gigs, such as cops or firefighters.
Oh, yeah. The first $300 million in federal stimulus money would go to highway projects.
So still no way to connect jobs to workers without cars, but plenty of cops to roust and bust them if they become homeless.
Or are they all supposed to find jobs as road builders?
Tags: Freeways, legislature, state budget
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