Conservatives. Stop looking for a President for 2012

[Mr. Shaman]

c'mon editec, that requires insight into the future. that's not the conservative shtick.

No doubt.

Where're the short-term-profit$??????

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[chanel]

Um maybe Christie is aware that the Port Authority may be handing out the same perks as the Turnpike Authority. This could account for some over-runs.

An audit by state Comptroller Matthew Boxer found $43 million in waste at the Turnpike Authority during the heart of the Great Recession in 2008-09.

Among the examples: Bonuses for shoveling snow or working on a birthday; public toll dollars used to pay for an employee bowling league; and free E-ZPass transponders for the commute to and from work.

Much of the waste followed toll hikes at the end of 2008, Boxer said.

"You almost get the sense that there is this attitude of, ‘Well, it’s not my money,’" Boxer said during an interview today.


Among the other examples of waste cited by the audit:

• Free E-ZPass transponders for the commute to and from work, saving employees collectively an estimated $430,000 a year.

• A total of $274,000 in "anniversary bonuses" for part-time toll collectors after four years of employment.

•â€…$89,000 for scholarships for children of authority employees

• $12,000 for an employee bowling league

• $10,000 to cover costs for a toll operators event — which none of the authority’s employees attended.

Audit of N.J. Turnpike Authority finds $43M in waste during tough economy | NJ.com

This shit has got to stop.