03-29-2020, 03:02 AM
"State and County offices closed on Fridays."
And somehow the world didn't end. Licenses were issued, car tags renewed, and even the building permit department managed to function, perhaps better than it does now. That stretch more or less proved what many of us have long believed, i.e. the county and state payrolls are bloated with unnecessary employees who don't do much and can't be fired. My only caveat would be that they probably should have found a way to keep the public schools, such as they are, open full time.
If we come out of this with a leaner state and local government, I might move this to the Silver Lining thread, but I'm not optimistic about any permanent improvement.
And somehow the world didn't end. Licenses were issued, car tags renewed, and even the building permit department managed to function, perhaps better than it does now. That stretch more or less proved what many of us have long believed, i.e. the county and state payrolls are bloated with unnecessary employees who don't do much and can't be fired. My only caveat would be that they probably should have found a way to keep the public schools, such as they are, open full time.
If we come out of this with a leaner state and local government, I might move this to the Silver Lining thread, but I'm not optimistic about any permanent improvement.