Rendell once again lays off workers to save money - He has done this several times

[old mark]

as Governor, and previously as Philly Mayor. It seems to be his first choice - workers must go.

Link: http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/phillynow/2010/09/20/he-did-it-rendell-lays-off-workers-to-balance-budget/


mark

[JPZenger]

1. PA. has had many fewer layoffs than most other states

PA. has been able to minimize the number of state employees who have been laid off - it is much lower than many other states. Also, at Rendell's insistence, the state has increased funding to most school districts, which (with a few localized exceptions) has avoided mass layoffs of school teachers. I also haven't heard much about large numbers of layoffs of police and firefighters in PA, which have occurred in other states because of state cutbacks.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. The Commonwealth is not permitted to run a deficit

He either has to cut spending or increase taxes. And if you haven't noticed, Democrats have a razor-thin majority in the House and Republican have a big majority in the Senate.