"I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self- interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it."

Interest, Self, Teachers

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"I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self- interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it."

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"So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest."

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"Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer."

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"I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own self- interest. And everything they have done so far is in their self-interests, and that's it."

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"You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world."

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"Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts."

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"And on this you have my pledge - unlike in the past, when you stood up and did what was right, this governor will not pull the rug out from underneath you - I will sign strong reform bills."

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"Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution."

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"The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively."

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"Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year."

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"Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don't trust their government anymore, and demand a change?"

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"One state retiree, 49 years old, paid, over the course of his entire career, a total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits - a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment."

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"I said we are going to balance an $11 billion budget deficit in a $29 billion budget, so by percentage, the largest budget deficit in America, by percentage, larger than California, larger than New York, larger than Illinois. And we're going to balance that without raising taxes on the people of the state of New Jersey."

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