I expect the Haiti slush fund may dwarf all of this many times over

First will be the “Black Ribbon” panel to study the problem

Of course millions upon millions will be needed

And what will the result be

More corruption and squallor

Just like Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore, Oakland, South Central etc….

But the people in Appalachia can rot

I wonder if Bawny’s boyfriend pays any taxes on all that weed he’s probly sellin’ yo. I heard he was the hooks for everybody at the capital.

madmonkphotog said:
to provide low-interest loans to unemployed homeowners in danger of foreclosure.
Whiskey!
Tango!
Foxtrot!
Loans to the unemployed? Are you friggin’ kidding me!?!

What I think will happen with this is that it will be like the “reverse mortgage” scams out there: the mortgage will be transferred over to the note-holder, period. In this case, The Gubmint; The Grifters. You won’t be making payments through equity that had been built up in your house (there isn’t any thanks to the economy). But you WILL lose your home. And there’s no way out of it – once you sign, you can’t take it back.

Miss a payment, and you are back out on the street. You just got to delay the inevitable for awhile.

Whiskey!
Tango!
Foxtrot!

Loans to the unemployed? Are you friggin’ kidding me!?!

Barney Frank coughed up the dough. An unfortunate phrase.

I think I soiled myself!

Barney Frank coughed up the dough.

An unfortunate phrase.

On December 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am, cheapseat said:

i just read on drudge that the average salary of fed workers is 71K, meaning retirement after 20 is 35k, and after 30 is 53k. MAX ss after 45 years work is 40k, while average pay of americans is under 40k. our gubmint just gave it’s employees a 2% raise in a year of deflation.

What really galls me is the part where it claims federal employess make 26% less than their counterparts in the private sector. BS. I have heard this countless times over the years from various public employees, especially from college professors , but almost never see them giving up their salaries and benefits packages for the imagined easy riches of the private sector. Are we supposed to believe it is their dedication to public service that keeps them in a state of near poverty while they selflessly serve the people?

On December 11th, 2009 at 10:13 am, Roland said:

Totally agree! NJ is a perfect example of union corruption and ripoff of tax payer. Christie has gone in and looked at the budget and had no idea it was as bad as it is. I have said NJ needs to declare bankruptcy and renegotiate these contracts and work on getting rid of these unions!

There use to be a time nobody wanted to work for the gov because the pay was abysmal and you faired better in the private sector financially.

Yes, and that is the way it should always be. Then some clown came up with the great idea of unionizing public employees.

Great for government workers. Really, really rotten for taxpayers and the well being of the Republic.

In the real world unions are up against hard headed businesspeople trying to compete with other businesses. Government unions just have to rip off the taxpayers whenever the taxpayers are distracted. Our elected representatives certainly won’t look out for our money. They are with the govenment workers.

Talk about henhouses and foxes ….

On December 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am, cheapseat said:

Disgusting isn’t it? There use to be a time nobody wanted to work for the gov because the pay was abysmal and you faired better in the private sector financially.