From the HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS:
Frustration over deep state funding cuts proposed for the county’s human services system is prompting Dauphin County Commission Chairman Jeff Haste to talk about a revolt.
Maybe the county shouldn’t just take the hit if Gov. Tom Corbett succeeds in slashing that funding by 20 percent in next year’s state budget, Haste said today. Instead, he suggested the commissioners should consider calling the governor’s hand and stop providing those services.
“What if we decided to close our human services departments altogether?” Haste said. “I’m not saying that’s the right way to go. I’m just asking the question…
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Go into any Pennsylvania County Assistance Office and do an honest poll and most of these workers are Republican and voted for Corbett. So if the GOP wants to eat its young I say go ahead. The counties just need to shut them down. They don’t help people anyway; they humiliate poor people and live off of a welfare system that doesn’t help the needy.