OPINION: Governor Tom Corbett Officially The Best Governor Money Can Buy

If you’re in Pennsylvania – and you need help from the police – you’re screwed. 

That’s because Republican Governor Tom Corbett – who already slashed $900 million out of his state’s education budget – is now targeting the police budget. According to Patriot-News, Corbett wants to cut the police department budget by 5% - essentially laying-off 500 cops. That could result in Pennsylvanians who need 9-1-1 emergency help having to wait DAYS before police can respond.

The Pennsylvania State Trooper Association President Bruce Edwards acknowledged the disastrous consequences of Corbett’s latest proposed budget cuts saying, “I don’t want to sugarcoat it. That’s what’s going to happen.”

Of course – all of this could be avoided – if only Governor Corbett made gas fracking corporations pay their fair share in taxes.  Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that doesn’t tax frackers. One reason why: Corbett got $835,000 in campaign contributions from oil and natural gas companies.

Choosing big polluters over public safety makes Governor Tom Corbett officially the best governor money can buy.