Ed, I just read the article in the paper on Nov. 25 about how New Jersey wants to cut more state workers to balance the budget. This upsets me. What people do not know is that New Jersey has an estimated 2,000 temporary employees and a host of bogus contracts. I think before Chris Christie comes into office, he should look into getting rid of all temporary workers, all political appointees, and all of the bogus state contracts. State workers have already given enough! We are required to take unpaid days off, we weren’t given the raise we were promised in the contract (and will probably never get it), and in this economy, we can’t afford to raise the unemployment rates! Despite what people think of us, we are hard workers! You can’t balance the budget on the back of the state workers alone. Please, Mr. Christie, look into this and do the right thing.

I.M. Right

The cuts you suggest sound like a good warmup for him. Then he can get out the big ax. —Ed. Note