Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on May 12, 2008 - 5:14pm.
I am a retired State employee. Over the last several years, the Governor has been balancing the budget on the backs of the other state employees that are not in the school systems. We are the ones that get everyone to work and home with the good roads that we maintain. I think that it is a good idea to raise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, but the additional money needs to also go to other state employees as it is costing them just aa much to get to and from work as other state employees.
The retirees also need to have a larger increase than 1.2%, which is only a measly $12 on each $1,000 dollars. This just a kick in the face. The money for reitree raises does not come from the State but from the retirement account money, which is the second soundest retirement system in the nation.
Gov. Easley's budget
I am a retired State employee. Over the last several years, the Governor has been balancing the budget on the backs of the other state employees that are not in the school systems. We are the ones that get everyone to work and home with the good roads that we maintain. I think that it is a good idea to raise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, but the additional money needs to also go to other state employees as it is costing them just aa much to get to and from work as other state employees.
The retirees also need to have a larger increase than 1.2%, which is only a measly $12 on each $1,000 dollars. This just a kick in the face. The money for reitree raises does not come from the State but from the retirement account money, which is the second soundest retirement system in the nation.