To the Editor

Get rid of the frills

To the Editor:

It’s nice that the people of town are willing to give more of their PFD to bail out the government's deficit. In the last 2 years, we’ve been deprived of over one-half of our PFD. Has that balanced the budget? No.

The new Governor wants to do it in one clean sweep? Nope. It will take some years to rebalance the budget. What I want to see is the government itself to cut spending.

Here’s a list; 1. All state employees take a 10% cut on gross income, 2. Stop limousine service, 3. 20% cut in per diem and expense accounts, 4. Pay for own clothing and laundry.

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