Furloughs Worthless

From the Central Jersey Courier News:

State officials have done the right thing in taking a hard line pushing through once-a-month furloughs of state workers.

But the goal of the furloughs is supposed to be saving money. So why is the program also swallowing up the state workers paid with federal funds? Those furloughs won't save the state a dime.

Officials have said only that it's a "policy decision," which can be translated as, "We don't have a reason we want to tell you, so stop questioning us." ...

Even the feds don't want the furloughs. The Social Security Administration, for instance, has requested exemptions in New Jersey and other states for the state workers it pays to evaluate disability claims. ...

We urge exemptions from furloughs for those state workers paid with federal funds.