John Faso on his Times Union City Brights blog once again is promoting a common since approach for lowering the burden taxpayer’s face in the current economic crisis - One that would keep needed public employees working and freeze current spending.

“I surveyed the six Columbia County school districts and learned that they are due to pay over $3 million in raises this year to school employees. County government employees are due another $1 million. I suggested that raises should be deferred until the financial situation stabilizes. Moreover, I called for consolidation of the administrative structures of the six districts as a means of promoting efficiency and saving money for taxpayers.

Readers of this blog will recall that I proposed last December that the state legislature enact a fiscal emergency statute authorizing a state-wide salary freeze for all public workers. This would save an estimated $2 to $2.5 billion. ( I earlier projected this as high as $3 billion, but the lower number is a safer estimate).’

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