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1. #1
   On March 5th, 2009 at 9:50 am, wighttrasch said:

   the money can be used for people who may be in danger of losing their jobs and their residences.

   So, you can use the money ahead of time if you think you’re gonna lose your job? What a country! I’ll have me some o’ dat! I feel a cutback comin’ on at my work—can I have a new car to go look for another job? Make it a Maserati…

2. #2
   On March 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am, Truesoldier said:

   Let’s see, people who buy more house than they can afford get money, corporations that keep loosing money get money, and the homeless get money.

   I think I am going to become a corporate executive in a failing company that has lost my home due to more bad decions and is now going to live in a cardboard box. Wow it looks like I just won the lottery.

3. #3
   On March 5th, 2009 at 9:53 am, sonofdy said:

   Daddy wants to stimulate the economy with a new sports car!!!

4. #4
   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:02 am, Cosmo said:

   I may be in danger of losing my home–should I cease payment. Can I have some money?

   Of course, if I want to qualify for these “wonder rates” according to my bank, I need to stop payment for six months and destroy my sterling credit.

   And go against my principles.

   And lose my dignity.

   And quit working.

   Hmmm….decisions, decisions.

5. #5
   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:03 am, zyzzyg said:

   My hope is that the Town, and every other municipality, county and State that doesn’t want, or can’t, use the stim money will return it.

   In fact let the money sit in an account that we can see online. Let it sit there for as long as it takes until VP Biden says, “pull it back.”

   Just because you can, doesn’t mean you have to. Said another way, just because you have money does not mean you have to spend it.

6. #6
   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:11 am, Truesoldier said:

   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:03 am, zyzzyg said:
   My hope is that the Town, and every other municipality, county and State that doesn’t want, or can’t, use the stim money will return it.

   Schumer has already said that New York will take any money not wanted by other states.

7. #7
   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:14 am, FilmLadd said:

   Obama is just looking ahead like any good dear leader. He knows the town will need that money in the coming months when everyone in the town becomes homeless.

8. #8
   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:16 am, Terry_Jim said:

   Watch for the proud, ‘major’ announcement that $578,661 in federal funding has been identified as ‘wasteful’ by that frugal watchdog President Obama.

   Only about
   $999,999,421,339 left to cut.

9. #9
   On March 5th, 2009 at 10:17 am, rockhauler said:

   The Obama administration, and this democrat congress are the definition of corrupt governance.

10. #10
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:18 am, sambo said:

    Truesoldier said:
    Schumer has already said that New York will take any money not wanted by other states.

    and of course him and the rest use the argument that if you don’t like the bill then don’t take the funds. What a Jerk _ff.

11. #11
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:28 am, wighttrasch said:

    zyzzyg–Paul said it this way;

    ‘just because something is legal, does not make it expedient’

12. #12
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:36 am, docflash said:

    This whole thing is rapidly turning into a clown show.

13. #13
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am, txvet2 said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:11 am, Truesoldier said:

    Chuckie will have to beat Ahnold two falls out of three to get it.

14. #15
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:43 am, DanGrantTx said:

    My hometown, a speck along on a map, also received money for “the homeless”. Nobody in town is homeless! In the absence of instructions, the town put the money into a CD until it is recalled.

    Doesn’t anyone in the government bother checking with the local governments before these funds are released? Or would that be too inconvenient for the shovel out of the treasury door?

15. #16
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am, William Teach said:

    Hey! No one messes with Joe! (snicker)

16. #17
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:50 am, mchristian said:

    Glantz said the money can be used for people who may be in danger of losing their jobs and their residences.

    Would they give me some money for camping equipment? I could use a new tent and air mattress.

17. #18
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:53 am, Jvette said:

    Well, I think they should be grateful that this administration is looking ahead. We are told almost daily that 9 MILLION people will be homeless because of the foreclosure crises.

    I live in Vegas, one of the hardest hit and one can hardly move about town due to the number of people living on the street.
    It’s become a real problem.

    BTW, how do you do sarcasm?

18. #19
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:55 am, Flyoverman said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:03 am, zyzzyg said:
    My hope is that the Town, and every other municipality, county and State that doesn’t want, or can’t, use the stim money will return it.

    In fact let the money IOU to the People’s Republic of China sit in an account that we can see online.

    Fixed it.

19. #20
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:59 am, txvet2 said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:43 am, DanGrantTx said:

    Unfortunately, San Antonio is digging desperately to find projects to stick the money into. It’s probably going to end up like the banks – you’ll be forced to take the money whether you want it or not.

20. #22
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:10 am, rjbjrirish said:

    Where is this town of Union? I didn’t see it in the story.

21. #23
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am, Truesoldier said:

    Jvette said:

    No kidding, a co-worker of mine from Houston went home on R&R and thought she would look at buying a home to use as a rental property in Houston in her neighborhood. She said that she did not see any properties listed as foreclosed, so she checked with the bank and they directed her to the area of town known to be populated with Illegal aliens….

22. #24
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:52 am, nlebou said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:10 am, rjbjrirish said:
    Where is this town of Union? I didn’t see it in the story.

    Connecticut I think.

23. #25
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am, nlebou said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am, Truesoldier said:
    Jvette said:
    No kidding, a co-worker of mine from Houston went home on R&R and thought she would look at buying a home to use as a rental property in Houston in her neighborhood. She said that she did not see any properties listed as foreclosed, so she checked with the bank and they directed her to the area of town known to be populated with Illegal aliens….

    Not surprised. I would live to know what the percentage is for illegal aliens who have defaulted. Look at the states that show the largest default rates. CA, NV, TX, FL can’t remeber the 5th…what do they all have in common?

24. #26
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:58 am, nlebou said:

    live=love
    preview not working

25. #27
    On March 5th, 2009 at 12:11 pm, Jvette said:

    Not surprised. I would live to know what the percentage is for illegal aliens who have defaulted. Look at the states that show the largest default rates. CA, NV, TX, FL can’t remeber the 5th…what do they all have in common?

    Arizona. Surprise! Surprise!

26. #29
    On March 5th, 2009 at 12:33 pm, RTater said:

    Programs for the homeless are a huge scam. Here in Denver, we just paid $10 MILLION to build apartments for people who will pay no rent, given away phones that are sold for booze money, and phone cards which are also sold for booze money. The Philidelphia Plan, which is touted as a success, spent $100,000 per year per person to “keep someone from being homeless”. Not only is it a waste of money, all it does is shuffle the people of to drink themselves to death.

27. #30
    On March 5th, 2009 at 12:48 pm, greasywrench said:

    Does anyone remember the movie “Falling Down”?

    The movie is starting to look more like a documentary and less a work of fiction the longer this pigfest goes on.

28. #31
    On March 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm, Jvette said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 12:33 pm, RTater said:

    Programs for the homeless are a huge scam. Here in Denver, we just paid $10 MILLION to build apartments for people who will pay no rent, given away phones that are sold for booze money, and phone cards which are also sold for booze money. The Philidelphia Plan, which is touted as a success, spent $100,000 per year per person to “keep someone from being homeless”. Not only is it a waste of money, all it does is shuffle the people of to drink themselves to death.
    

    Vegas just recently had a census to count the homeless. When the figures were much lower than projected, rather than be glad, the bleeding hearts claimed that the figures they projected were actually right but the homeless were hiding from them.

29. #32
    On March 5th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, cheapseat said:

    every homeless person has 2 beaurocrats in the gubmint to oversee his/her plight. we’re such a compassionate country, and yes both those gubmint employees are related to mr obama, third cousins on his unknown father’s side, he thinks. so it’s stimulatin the hood big time.

30. #33
    On March 5th, 2009 at 3:49 pm, jeffshultz said:

    Michelle,

    Not that I doubt you – I don’t – but could you put a link to wherever you got this story?

    I don’t see one. Thanks.

31. #34
    On March 5th, 2009 at 4:53 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    Who wants an iPhone?

    Heh. Free absolution, here I come.

    Here’s the link to the story. Looks like Union is in upstate NY.

32. #35
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:34 pm, DanGrantTx said:

    So far, our little town is not being affected much by the foreclosure bug. I guess there are not many Canadians who are sneaking over the border to do anything but see me or another of my medical colleagues.