06-09-2009, 07:51 AM
The Governor does not have to figure out how it will work, only issue the directive to furlough workers. The agency heads will need to try and make it work. Normally, the across the board decision is made at the top, but as the rubber hits the road, agency heads will come back with exemptions because it just can’t work. This gives the Governor the ability to play both sides. She made the hard decision but didn’t mean for it to reduce necessary service. It will only be years later when all the facts and figures are in, will people be able to see the claims of the decision versus the ultimate reality. By then, we’ll all be concentrating on something else and won’t care.