Crist vetoes pay cut for state workers earning more than $45,000
By Jim Ash • FLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU CHIEF • May 27, 2009
"I believe now is not the time to reduce state employee pay, and so we have made that modification," he said.
Crist, who is running for the U.S. Senate, vetoed only two items in the $66.5 billion austerity budget that he just signed. Besides reversing the state worker pay cut, he also reversed a $6 million sweep of a trust fund that pays for processing concealed weapons permits, a move that was heavily lobbied by the National Rifle Association and Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson, who administers the program.
"I'm honored to be here on this occasion," said Senate Democratic Leader Al Lawson of Tallahassee, who lobbied against the pay cuts. "I've been working on this for days and days."
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Both items he vetoed get an approval from me. 
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I'm under the "lard brick" status, but am glad he vetoed it.
Although, the "state workers pay" was not what was in his mind, it was the fact of gaining the support of state workers for the upcoming senate seat race
Although, the "state workers pay" was not what was in his mind, it was the fact of gaining the support of state workers for the upcoming senate seat race
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I work for the state and proud of it. Anybody who has a problem with it can kiss my arse.
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WaltDawg wrote:I work for the state and proud of it. Anybody who has a problem with it can kiss my arse.
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Let's see.... now all the State Employees who would have taken a 2% decrease and haven't had a salary increase in 3 years.....suddenly feel like they have been given something.... Now that's pretty slick!!
"Good Judgement" comes from experience, ... and a lot of that..... results from "Bad Judgement".
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3 cheers for the local economy!
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I wondering how long it would take for "foot in mouth" ta set in 
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Dang Mr. Sir. Tell us how you really feel.Sir reel wrote:Let's see.... now all the State Employees who would have taken a 2% decrease and haven't had a salary increase in 3 years.....suddenly feel like they have been given something.... Now that's pretty slick!!
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WaltDawg wrote:I work for the state and proud of it. Anybody who has a problem with it can kiss my arse.
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I agree with everything posted here. And finally a chance for me to like something Teflon Charlie has done.
Ps. I donated over 80 hours in OT to the state last year.
Ps. I donated over 80 hours in OT to the state last year.
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