Yesterday we reported the final results of the Concerned Citizens Survey. The responses do not paint a pretty picture for North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue. Politico has also noticed the early rocky road for Gov. Perdue:

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Gov. Beverly Perdue has asked the General Assembly to raise up to $1.5 billion in new taxes next year for public education and other government services. “The General Assembly has to protect education fundamentally,” Perdue said in the House chamber in the old Capitol building. “We cannot increase class size. We cannot lay off teachers. We will not sacrifice North Carolina’s economic future.”

But if she’s serious about keeping the teachers in the classrooms, she would start cutting the fat at the notorious “Pink Palace” (also known as the Dept. of Public Instruction).

This is where the bureaucracy in our educational system starts. With over 800 government employees — with annual salaries of over $66,000.00 per year — the Pink Palace would be an ideal place to start cutting overhead in order to keep the classrooms safe. These workers are not teachers; they are high-priced bureaucrats and consultants.

Ask Gov. Perdue: “Instead of raising my taxes, why can’t you trim the exorbitant salaries at the Pink Palace?”

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