Op-Ed Columnist - The Paralysis of the State - NYTimes.com

Here's where both political parties could agree, without the Republicans (and Tea Partiers) bringing out the trope that it's all going to poor people who do not want to work:

Op-Ed Columnist - The Paralysis of the State - NYTimes.com: "New Jersey can’t afford to build its tunnel, but benefits packages for the state’s employees are 41 percent more expensive than those offered by the average Fortune 500 company. These benefits costs are rising by 16 percent a year."