Big Government

The government is too big, Republicans say. Too much bureaucracy, too much waste, too many overpaid, do-nothing chair-sitters mooching off hard-working taxpayers.
 
Presumably, House Speaker Tim Moore agrees. He’s as eager as any other hard-nosed Republican to cut out the deadwood.
 
But first he has to hire a staff. Here, thanks to Under the Dome, are some of the positions on the Speaker’s staff:
 
–          A Chief of Staff
–          A Deputy Chief of Staff
–          A Communications Director
–          A senior policy adviser
–          A policy advisor on agriculture and education
–          The director of House caucuses/policy analyst
–          A senior policy advisor for health issues
–          A director of boards, commissions and constituent services
–          A policy advisor on transportation and public safety
–          An executive assistant/director of administration
–          Another policy analyst
–          An administrative assistant
 
Once upon a time, House Speakers in North Carolina got by with a couple of administrative assistants and a legislative counsel or two, some of them part-time.
 
Now, apparently, it takes a lot of staff to cut down the size of government.
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Big Government

The government is too big, Republicans say. Too much bureaucracy, too much waste, too many overpaid, do-nothing chair-sitters mooching off hard-working taxpayers.
 
Presumably, House Speaker Tim Moore agrees. He’s as eager as any other hard-nosed Republican to cut out the deadwood.
 
But first he has to hire a staff. Here, thanks to Under the Dome, are some of the positions on the Speaker’s staff:
 
–          A Chief of Staff
–          A Deputy Chief of Staff
–          A Communications Director
–          A senior policy adviser
–          A policy advisor on agriculture and education
–          The director of House caucuses/policy analyst
–          A senior policy advisor for health issues
–          A director of boards, commissions and constituent services
–          A policy advisor on transportation and public safety
–          An executive assistant/director of administration
–          Another policy analyst
–          An administrative assistant
 
Once upon a time, House Speakers in North Carolina got by with a couple of administrative assistants and a legislative counsel or two, some of them part-time.
 
Now, apparently, it takes a lot of staff to cut down the size of government.
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