Christmas came early for Lauren, King Paul's 22 year old daughter, as she will be moving to the Blaine House, and has been hired as a staff worker by the state. Her pay will be justified, during this hiring freeze, by the cuts to the pay of the clerk and secretary that we spoke of on an earlier page. No, this was not nepotism, this was necessary. Lovely. Yes, Christmas is here. Not soon enough for the states that are running out of money and in need of retail sales taxes to pay bills. Christmas to our state has got to be the largest economic indicator of the populations well doing. If the numbers are low we are in worse trouble then we thought. If the numbers are high, we will predict a coming out of crisis, and a new projected revenue surplus. "Ah yes," Christmas must be lovely at the State offices. New tax numbers project our economic growth, they do not however represent people feeling they must do for others to the point of serious debt; Or the reality that the State is completely broke, living on its credit card that is rapidly increasing in interest, while losing in debt limit. Merry Christmas.
Now on a serious note, it is Christmas in Maine. There are many people this year who despite their hard work and personal giving find themselves in a rough patch of the woods. These particular people are not the free riders of society. No, they are the workers, the neighbors, friends and relatives of us all. Through work shortages, stoppages, bankruptcy, layoffs and closings, these people have little to be thankful for and the holidays can cause a lot of extra stress. If any of you know someone in any of these categories please go out of your way to help them have a Merry Christmas. Let them know that miracles do happen. Let them know they are not alone, that they will make it through. What ever help you can honestly give, Give. Not your money, necessarily, but your compassion, your prayers. Maine cares about friends and neighbors. Lets not forget them as we head of into this Blessed season.
To the Christless amongst us, Happy Holidays, and read your Bible. To the rest of you, have a Merry Christmas, be safe and spread love and joy to the world.
All the best to you always, Ms. Paula Page
I imagine she comes with a lot of experience. It seems like he is surrounding himself with the State's best and brightest. He'll have Maine turned around in his first week in office.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait.