Biz Coach to Washington Legislature: stop chasing ill health

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 24, 2010 -
After concluding its regular 2010 legislative session and after nearly two weeks of a special session without a balanced budget, Seattle Biz Coach Terry Corbell calls out the Washington State Legislature.

“There is no balanced budget. There are no efficiencies. Worse, there is little transparency about accounting and taxpayer assets,” says The Biz Coach (http://www.bizcoachinfo.com).

“By extension, it’s clear that Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown is not passing the transparency test of good, open government,” he adds. “She has failed to spearhead passage of a balanced budget and has largely ignored efficiencies by a prominent member of her own party – State Auditor Brian Sonntag.”

He says lawmakers have failed to create a good economic environment and jobs for the private sector.  Instead, they’re allowing tremendous waste.

“For example, state employees are allowed to carry forward and cash out their unused sick leave, which costs at least $65 million annually,” he points out. “This is perk you rarely see, if ever, for taxpayers in the private sector.”

He says the largest employer in Washington, 17.6 percent of the workforce, is government. The retail sector is second with 10.8 percent.
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Unfunded health retiree benefits total $7.9 billion,” he says. “Meantime, the state lawmakers continue to outspend revenue. Washington taxpayers deserve a good economy.”

His full analysis: http://www.bizcoachinfo.com/archives/3140.

Mr. Corbell’s expertise is why the New York Times featured him twice. First, columnist Brent Bowers profiled him ("Been There... Done That... Here's How - New York Times"). Mr. Bowers also asked him to take questions from the newspaper’s readers. It resulted in an avalanche of readers seeking Mr. Corbell’s business counsel ("Advice on Taking an Entrepreneurial Leap - New York Times").

In addition to his Web site, The Biz Coach is also published on the Money News page at Seattle's CBS-TV affiliate, KIRO. KIRO is the "2009 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winner for Overall Excellence."

Mr. Corbell has written more than 500 business-coaching columns since 2001 for several media Web sites.

Mr. Corbell has provided confidential business solutions and best-management practices for Seattle-area companies ranging from high-tech to professional service firms, and for the public sector since 1992.

As managing member of CMS Associates LLC, http://www.cmsassociatesllc.com, he is developer of The CMS Approach – strategic proprietary systems and best-practices management.

Mr. Corbell is writing a book tentatively entitled, “How to Watch Your Back in the Jungle – Avoiding Business Predators.”

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