Christie just boasted that he's cost the state 6000 public jobs.

[Gravitycollapse]

Apparently that's a feather in his cap.

[Throd]

1. Which jobs? Details matter.

[jsr]

2. Where did the money go?

Inquiring minds wanna know.

[antiquie]

3. Can't find the story, link?

Found this at http://www.onenewjersey.org/christie-by-the-numbers/

Jobs Lost – New Jersey Falling Behind:
•7th – New Jersey has the 7th highest unemployment rate in the country at 9.3 percent – the worst rate in the region (April 2, 2013)
•15.5% – New Jersey residents who are underemployed (The Wall Street Journal, 7/30/2012)
•47th – NJ’s economic growth ranking (The Times of Trenton 3/4/2013)
•41st – New Jersey’s business climate ranking (CNBC, 7/10/2012)
•35% –the amount of jobs NJ has restored since the recession (The Times of Trenton, 3/4/2013)
•45,000 – Number of permanent jobs Christie cost New Jersey by killing the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel project (The Star-Ledger, 10/28/2010)
•6,000 – Number of construction jobs New Jersey lost when Christie decided to end the Access to the Region’s Core tunnel project (The Star-Ledger, 10/28/2010)
•7,000 – Jobs that could be lost if Christie succeeds in privatizing New Jersey’s state lottery (Asian American Retailers Association, 12/12)
•174,100 – Net private sector jobs lost (NJ Spotlight, 7/23/2012)
•10,000 – Teachers and school employees laid off in 2010 due to Christie’s budget cuts (Daily Journal, 12/29/2010)
•16,600 or 2.8% – Public sector workers laid off (NJ Spotlight, 7/23/2012)

[octoberlib]

4. And he also wants to get rid of those pesky sick days . nt

[spanone]

5. it's all about big business getting tax breaks.....