NJ Gov-elect Christie: Feeding the hungry is bad because it's "going on a spending spree" [View All]

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We're getting an early taste of what life under Chris Christie in NJ will be like. Unbelievably, there are still people who pine for the every-man-for-himself days of St. Ronnie, and see in Chris Christie his heir apparent:

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Corzine and Christie clash over more aid for food banks
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Claire Heininger and Josh Marg
STATEHOUSE

and Josh Margolin

With the recession draining the budgets of soup kitchens and food pantries around the state, Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday said he is working on an emergency proposal to dig up more state funds for organizations that help feed the hungry.

But Gov.-elect Chris Christie -- who had called for a freeze on new spending before the legislative session ends and he takes office in January -- said he is leery about expenditures by the outgoing administration as the state grapples with a projected $8 billion budget deficit.

Though he stressed that his administration will "take care of the least fortunate," Christie said "there are some good things that government does that we simply cannot afford to do anymore."

"We'll look at anything the governor wants to propose. In the end, he's governor until Jan. 19," he said. "I implore them not to fall into the bad habits of both Democratic and Republican legislatures of the past during lame duck and to go on a spending spree."