$1 Billion in Stimulus Spending
Here's a list at the link.
And somehow, none of it goes to any current budget shortfalls. It's like a billion dollars just materialized out of nowhere (Washington) and now a billion dollars worth of make-work projects have to be created to spend it.
Of particular interest?
And somehow, none of it goes to any current budget shortfalls. It's like a billion dollars just materialized out of nowhere (Washington) and now a billion dollars worth of make-work projects have to be created to spend it.
Of particular interest?
- Under Byrne Justice Assistance Grants ($20 million):
- $7.7 million for "Purchase vehicles"
- $3.2 million for "in car cameras"
- $9.1 million of "Project Safe City"
The big spenders seem to be mass transit (where no one can safely ride), schools (where no one learns) and public housing (where no one works or contributes in any meaningful way to society).
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posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
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Tea Party update: Revolution is brewing
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$3.2 million for "in car cameras"
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GODAMMMMMNIT!
STOP THE MADDNESS!
another 3.2 million wasted on in car cameras that do absolutly nothing.. what a waste of money, time and resources.. that 3.2 million should be used to hire more police officers.. these priorities are way out of wack.
Mike Royko was right when he said that the motto of the City of Chicago should be: WHERE'S MINE?
How much of that money will serve as profit to someone who does not provide the job, or skimps on the work they are contracted to do.
Recently, I ended up on the east coast and saw the same issues of municipal graff printed in the papers and airing on the TV. This problem is pandemic.
What is bad, though, is that there are many good city employees (despite the whiney citizens and politicians) who want to make their cities work and are effectively discounted by the corrupt and over reacting politicians.
The article in Chicago Magazine does a good job of descrbing the bullshit that the mayor and the superintendent tries to pass off to the citizens of Chicago as being good for them related to public safety. The mayor's pie chart of federal stimulus will serve up some nice desserts for slect individuals and companies.
Sadly, I do not believe there is a way out. Any true reformer who wants to clean up city politics, or allow the police to be the police will have to deal with all those nitwits who just ask, WHERE'S MINE? The greedy politicians, misguided and inexperienced superintendent and blabbering mayor only want to make themselves look good at the expense of tax payers and the good city employees.
public housing (where no one works or contributes in any meaningful way to society)
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If we reformed the welfare system and cut off the unending flow of money going to support people that refuse to work we would have a billion dollar stimulus every year.
But I guess it makes more sense to just give them more money for nothing?
$144 million for C.H.A....what a joke
Where my Simulac check is? I work every day.
No hiring according to Daley.
You can do nothing and have everything handed to you your whole life, and then it you worked all your life and now you're a senior citizen and want some job training, here's a nickle.
$215,000
Better off living in the jets
The Far West Side's Chicago Avenue would be completely rebuilt from Laramie to Grand. At more than $10 million, it's the biggest single road project on the mayor's list.
So how much money for hiring new recruits?? Is CPD even going to have a test this year??
redistribution of wealth, plain and simpe
Don't forget, when we verify what exact day or date(s) that the olympic committee is coming to Chicago next month: put a sign in your car, in your front room window, wherever "CHICAGO DOES NOT WANT THE OLYMPICS!". If we can get small groups of city workers, police officers, plain jane working tax payer folk to form small picket brigades in specific areas downtown with signs would be great. Nobody wants the Olympics here. Daleys poll of 100 people wer all his people. The Olympics will put this city so far in debt more than what we are already at, it aint even funny. We will never recover.
Ot. March 16th. Police fire hockey game at 3:00 pm
$5 admission
"The big spenders seem to be mass transit (where no one can safely ride), schools (where no one learns) and public housing (where no one works or contributes in any meaningful way to society)."
bravo SCC, for saying what we are all thinking!
It is all bullshit. Quinn wants to double the stste income tax by 50%. he wants to raise the gas tax. He wants the raise the price of license plates. You know who this is going to affect? Yes,the people that get up everyday and go to work. Lets keep giving everything away to the animals that don't do a fucking thing but get in the way.
Disgusting.
Actually the late columnist Mike Royko said that the City seal should no longer read "Urbs in Horto" (City in a Garden). It should be changed to "UBI EST MEA?" The Latin indeed translates to "WHERE'S MINE?"
Off with their heads. Vote all incumbents out of office.
I wonder if Walsh Construction will get any contracts.....hmmmmm
I recently asked my friend's little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, 'If you were
President what would be the first thing you would do?' She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to > all the homeless people.'
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> Her parents beamed…
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'Wow...what a worthy goal.' I told her, 'But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that. You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house.'
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She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me
straight in the eye and sked, 'Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?'
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I said, 'Welcome to the Republican Party.' Her parents still aren't speaking to me.
spend spend spend and no or little return= inflation and further downward spiral. soon the dollar will become the american peso. 5 dollars for a can of pop,10 dollars for a loaf of bread or dozen eggs. this is the CHANGE we can believe in.tax the middle class into submission.
what about this super new gun range they are building out south...my boss told us it was a done deal...ill give up my retro to get that baby...
The problem with federal funding like this is, and always has been, that there is no guarantee of it coming again. As a result, you can't hire police officers based on the federal funding, because the funds might only support the officers' training, salaries and benefits for 2 or 3 years, and after that, it's all got to come out of the city. So instead, when the opportunity for federal funding comes up, everyone pretty much invents what projects they can and makes whatever one-time purchases they can justify, because otherwise, they don't get offered the money the next go-around.
Illinois income tax rate may rise by 50%
Gov. Pat Quinn mulls plan to increase income tax rate to 4.5% from 3%, sources say
By Ray Long and Ashley Rueff | Tribune reporters
March 13, 2009
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn is considering raising the Illinois income tax by 50 percent in a politically risky bid to address one of the biggest budget dilemmas in state history, sources said Thursday.
An increase to 4.5 percent from the current 3 percent tax rate on individuals would include a corresponding hike in the corporate income tax on businesses, according to sources familiar with the new governor's preparations for his first budget address Wednesday.
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You had to know this was coming.
This will better pave the way for Lisa Madigan to become Governor Madigan. This way she can promise NO NEW TAXES, read my thin little lying lips, I will NOT raise your income taxes like that Clarabell the clown guy Pat Quinn.
If Quinn raises the income tax and he takes all the heat, he will instantly become non-electable in 2010 and the Madigan kid and the others reap the benefits of billions in new revenue.
If Quinn is smart, which he isn't, he would refrain from raising taxes and hold the line and force the legislature to cut spending. Then he might get elected in 2010 and THEN raise the income tax. If he loses, let Lisa Madigan raise the Income tax and let HER take the heat.
Oh Pat, if only you had some smart political advisor; you raise the Income taxes and the regular cast of thieves get to spend it. How foolish is that?
Daley gets to sit back and take NO heat no matter what and enjoy increased tax revenue.
If anyone with sense was advising Gov Quinn, they would make sure to get the Madigans, both of them, Daley, Cullerton and all the rest to PUBLICLY and LOUDLY declare their support for an income tax raise, at the very least. Share the wrath of the voters. But you know it won't happen that way.
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Fed-Head fired four police recruits at the academy yesterday, because he didn't like their pace during gym exercises.
UNBELIEVABLE!
There goes the last strand of morale.
I wonder how long the cameras in the public housing units will last.
Seems to me that the best way to stimulate Chicago's economy is to provide a safe environment for citizens and businesses. With that much money, the police and fire departments could be adequately equipped, staffed, and supported with money left over to fix streets.
Oops! There I go using logic, again.
ECS
It's important for the Democrats to keep people warehoused in public housing. It keeps them oblivious to the real world. The Democrats put the blame on others and convince them that they are the only ones looking out for them. It stimulates class warfare. It works out during the elections when they vote Democrat in mass. The Democrats couldn't win an election without them.
See the Trib article: Daley gets $1 billion of what's basically free money and he has the chauneys to sigh and moan that "it's better than nothing."
You got this city into this budget mess, now you need to figure out how to get us out of it, Shortshanks. Quit treating taxpayers' money like Monopoly money and you'll be off to a good start.
The new Dearborn Homes are about to open, if they were private condos I bet they would fetch 250-300 K at least. Right off the Ryan and 55 just north of IIT. But low and behold the same people that ruined them will be right back in while they fix up the others. 144 million more. What is happening to this City and Country?
"If we reformed the welfare system and cut off the unending flow of money going to support people that refuse to work we would have a billion dollar stimulus every year.
But I guess it makes more sense to just give them more money for nothing?"
Welfare to Work was implemented under the Clinton Administration. The welfare rolls are 1/10th what they were under the Reagan Adminstration. It's 2009 time to stop perpetuating Daddy's 1972 Welfare Mindset.
Anonymous said...
another 3.2 million wasted on in car cameras that do absolutly nothing.. what a waste of money, time and resources.. that 3.2 million should be used to hire more police officers.. these priorities are way out of wack.
3/13/2009 12:10:00 AM
An in car camera saved me from a huge beef, don't knock them. If you are legit and not an idiot they can help.
They are here, let them help you instead of bitching about them.
more camaras, thank god i work inside.
$500,000 fro Cease Fire? Whye not just make the cjeck out to the Gangster Diciples? It's their club.
Just name check the rats running that scumbag organization. I think you have to be on parole to join.
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Mayor Richie sure knows how to show his true allegiance to his Kids First plan. He always talks about how education is priority, but goes and puts such a large chunk of stimulus money towards the CTA. Yes he threw money at the public schools, but the Chicago Public School system is the worst in the nation. Why so much money to the REVENUE GENERATING CTA. CTA should fix their own problems. Looks like anywhere Huberman goes, the money follows. Nice Job Richie!
OF COURSE, NOTHING EARMARKED FOR POLICE OFFICERS WITHOUT A CURRENT CONTRACT. WHAT A JAGOFF YOU ARE DALEY. TAKE LOTS OF TRIPS ON A FREE JET..TIME IS A RUNNING OUT
Anonymous said...
$3.2 million for "in car cameras"
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Would that be in-car cameras that actually work as opposed to the shit equipment now in my squad car that rarely uploads?
State Rep. Brandon Phelps says if downstate lawmakers help Chicago vie for the 2016 Olympics, they should get something in return - perhaps a law allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons.
“They’re going to ask us for a lot,” the Harrisburg Democrat said Thursday.
Four proposals aimed at allowing Illinoisans to carry concealed weapons have been introduced this year. But, long running philosophical disagreements over gun rights between downstate lawmakers and their Chicago colleagues could keep them from becoming law.
Phelps hopes some horse-trading could benefit gun owners and Olympic supporters.
Where are the tahoes? How about a decent contract? How about any contract? How about bosses that are not clout babies? How about bosses that were/are the police? I have been done since COZZI was fucked over! Het kids take a lesson if you join msf and or tru the guy at the top "fearless leader" with all the medals (Are they all real lol), does not have your back he is all about himself! You get in shit he will tell you "see you at YOUR fundraisert kid"!
Some food for thought along these lines:
Economic justice:
America is capitalist and greedy — yet half of the population is subsidized.
Half of the population is subsidized — yet they think they are victims.
They think they are victims — yet their representatives run the government.
Their representatives run the government — yet the poor keep getting poorer.
The poor keep getting poorer — yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about.
They have things that people in other countries only dream about — yet they want America to be more like those other countries.
Lots more where that came from at
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/laughing-at-the-contradictions-of-socialism-in-america/
The NYPD alledgedly is going to use $200 million to hire more police with their stimulus money.
Whats really out there is the almost 200 Million in pulbic housing, low cost housing, and rent assistance...
not a dime for gear. Here is an idea, for abotu 10% of all the low cost housing crap you could dump 20 Mil into cars and radios etc...
or even a couple more cops...
Want to saves mega bucks? Do what the little towns do. Or don't do. You don't see homeless or free housing in the middle of nowhere towns. They don't budget for them. If the city stop budgeting for the free loaders there would be alot more money to go around. The tax payers can live in lake front properties or in areas with easy access to the expressways. The tax payers can have big beautiful parks and not have to deal with section 8 and the other nonsense. Just wonder how nice the neighborhoods up and down the Dan Ryan would be. They were beautiful back in the 50's and 60's. Even the neighborhoods around the Ike were great. This city fucked it self when they gave free housing away. Now the freeloaders think and believe it's their birth right to live in areas that were once occupied by tax payers.
Yes, and when the money runs out the midget and his cronies will hit us all up to continue these so called stimulus programs.
Just like the old Clinton COPS bait and switch program where many communities had to fire cops that they just hired, because the grant money dried up.
can we please earmark some of the stimulus money to finally settle our contract.
FOP should lead a FIRE JODY protest outside city hall. THE WORST SUPERINTENDENT IN CHICAGO'S HISTORY.
Off topic: Isn't every juvenile who dies due to gunfire within the city limits a CPS student? How many were shot at school? Not very many, if any...so that means that there loving parents don't watch their kids, or do not have anyone to watch them. The police are not there to watch your damn kids.
Go to Pulaski and Archer, and watch the Curie dismissal. About 200 kids go to the El station across the street to a huge open area (provided by the CTA) to hang out, throw rocks, start fights, bother people getting on the train, but one thing for sure is that they are not going home...When your kids die due to gunfire, don't come crying to the police. Those kids white, black, brown or other (that don't directly board the bus/train) act like savages, but don't worry Chicago..savagery is not against the law, and we aren't doing a damn thing about it...Go Fuckin Chalkie!!!
The Far West Side's Chicago Avenue would be completely rebuilt from Laramie to Grand. At more than $10 million, it's the biggest single road project on the mayor's list.
3/13/2009 01:28:00 AM
Very nice the city street that has the most blue lights per mile.
Anonymous said...
"The big spenders seem to be mass transit (where no one can safely ride), schools (where no one learns) and public housing (where no one works or contributes in any meaningful way to society)."
It should say Mass Transit(where nobody can RIDE safely) Schools(where nobody can LEARN safely) & CHA(where nobody can LIVE safely)
BK Kelly said...
Where my Simulac check is? I work every day.
3/13/2009 12:52:00 AM
This would be funny if you would say it in the guys face. Typical keyboard tough guy!
The article in the tribune said 1 billion is not enough for Daley. What a joke? Still crying poor with a billion dollars thrown at him. He just wants to fuck us on a contract. They can give 10 billion and he'll say thats not enough to give my officers a decent contract.
Da Mare gonna need more than that when he deplaces all the poor souls currently living the good life in what will eventually be the olympic city.
THE REV-RUNS HAVE SCORED THE LOTTERY...
AS U CAN SEE NO ORGANIZATION IN BEVERLY OR GARFIELD RIDGE SEEMS TO BE GETTING A HELPING HAND.
U SHOULD EXPECT JESSE JACKSON BRIGADE OF DO GOODER TO HAVE CLASSES 4 CONVICTS READY TO GO.
I GUESS MIDDLES CLASS FAMILIES CANT RECIEVE RETRAINING MONEY SO THEY CAN OBTAIN A DECENT JOB.
ASK UR ALDERMAN WHAT IS COMING TO UR WARD THEY DO KNOW ALREADY....
DONT FORGET THE MAYOR DID THROW A 2 MILLION DOLLAR PARTY 4 BARRY OBAMA.
IS THIS COVERED IN THE ETHICS TEST.
MAY B MAGGIE S SIDE JOBS WILL GET A "TASTE" OF THE PIE... KINDA OF REMIND U OF THE X GOVS WIFE DONT IT!
TAKING BETS NOW.
Modern Liberals and their ideals are going to run this country into the ground. If you have time, watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c
I have yet to see the modern liberal's problems and ideology as well defined as here.
Rome is burning; since the government stole all the water, we should just relocate to someplace with a good vantage point to watch the soiree!
1 Billion To da Daley Crime Family YES!
They are One Of Our Own!
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m proud of my country.
Anonymous said...
BK Kelly said...
Where my Simulac check is? I work every day.
3/13/2009 12:52:00 AM
This would be funny if you would say it in the guys face. Typical keyboard tough guy!
3/13/2009 03:05:00 PM
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And yet you somehow forgot to post your name.
So, what was thought needed as of the start of the fiscal year is now deemed a lower priority, and resources will be diverted accordingly.
Now, would anyone care to wager that the Obamacrats' make-work projects will end up siphoning off resources to support them in the years to come?
If I win, that means future budgets will be distorted, too.
"It's like a billion dollars just materialized out of nowhere (Washington) and now a billion dollars worth of make-work projects have to be created to spend it." -- SCC
The money is visibly evaporating like a puddle in a parking lot.
The department is allocated $28 Million. This money is a done deal and cannot be spent on construction of new buildings. Its for crime prevention programs only.
John Stossell on 20/20 on Friday night (tonight) had a great piece on this ...
it seemed a VERY conservative piece ... are things a -changing in the media?
Anonymous said...
Fed-Head fired four police recruits at the academy yesterday, because he didn't like their pace during gym exercises.
UNBELIEVABLE!
There goes the last strand of morale.
3/13/2009 08:36:00 AM
Get the facts first. They failed a simple power test despite numerous warnings and advanced notice. Not everyone was cut out to be the police. Get over it.
The Chicago Police Department will use $50 million of the stimulus money to hire more exempt commanders, deputy chiefs and deputy superintendents. They they will spend an additional $1 million to give them all medals.
Very short of Indians here, no shortage of Chiefs. Funny how that happens.
I think Daley has finally gone too far. After 20 years of outrages he has crossed the point of no return. I have never before heard so many police officers express such loathing towards our Mayor. He is universally despised. They are discussing morale on the news; forget that, it would take a massive MI to Daley to put a smile on the face of the rank and file. Maybe we could hear from his bodyguard detail. Maybe they still think he is a swell guy.
The big spenders seem to be mass transit (where no one can safely ride), schools (where no one learns) and public housing (where no one works or contributes in any meaningful way to society).
Yep, Its the "Change" you can believe in!
To "Chicken Shit"
We would have published your comment, but name calling to taunt us into something that gets us fired isn't that smooth a move asshat.
Welfare to Work was implemented under the Clinton Administration. The welfare rolls are 1/10th what they were under the Reagan Adminstration. It's 2009 time to stop perpetuating Daddy's 1972 Welfare Mindset.
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Have you ever been to the west or south side and I don't mean UIC or U of C? Every 18 year old gangbanger has a link card.
$7.7 million for "Purchase vehicles"
OK, there’s the Tahoe’s. But wasn’t that money in the budget to begin with? Didn’t the City / Department have money in the ’09 budget for “New Cars”?
Posted on 02 DEC 09 by our beloved SCC:
All SUV's?
We certainly hope there's a whole bunch of Driving School penciled in over the next three years:
• The Daley administration has signed a $59.2 million contract with a suburban dealership that could pave the way for the Chicago Police Department to convert most of its squad car fleet by 2011 to Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs favored by Police Supt. Jody Weis.
The three-year contract for up to 2,000 SUVs was awarded last month to Advantage Chevrolet of southwest suburban Hodgkins. The dealership is owned by an African American, but has gross revenues too high to qualify for city certification as a minority business enterprise.
As a result, Advantage Chevrolet applied for a waiver of the requirement that 16.9 percent of the contract, or $9.9 million, be set aside for minority subcontractors.
While we welcome the addition of new vehicles to a pathetically run Fleet Operation, we'd like to point out that probably over 60% of officers haven't ever driven a high-center-of-gravity vehicle. Probably 80% haven't even moved a squadrol since their Academy days.
Again, for the benefit of a few trolls who are going to think cops bitch about everything under the sun - Yay New Cars! Now how about a real effort at training with the new tool we're given?
UPDATE: Is our math wrong? $59.2 million divided by 2,000 SUVs is $29,600 per vehicle. How does this compare to a Crown Vic, Impala or other sedan? And remember, these are two-wheel drive Tahoes. No extras.
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POSTED BY SCC AT 7:17 AM
AM I MISTAKEN, IS THIS “IN ADDITION TO” MONEY, OR WHERE DID THE ORIGINAL 52.9 MIL GO?
It's important to have a smoove Chicago Ave. We don't want to see those dope dealers 22 inch rims to get damaged and pookie's crime lab photo will look great on new pavement, until the city has it dug up 6 months later for some utility updates.
I know you guys are going to say: Here we go again, But I have alot of friends who are Police officers and have been talking to them about the shortfall in the Police Pensions. I am outraged that with the economic downturn increasing and crime going up, that you guys and gals have to be worried about the pension the city needs to make good on. Some of this stimulus money needs to go to making good on the pensions shortfall. I am running for congress and I am making this an issue because the public does not know what is happening. The continued mismanagement of everything in Chicago both city and county is enough to make folks sick.
Rosanna Pulido
Candidate 5th Congressional District
Do the brain surgeons really think that the areas this far west of the loop are ever going to be 'gentrified'?
Even if we are fucked with getting the 2016 Olympics?
"If we reformed the welfare system and cut off the unending flow of money going to support people that refuse to work we would have a billion dollar stimulus every year.
But I guess it makes more sense to just give them more money for nothing?"
Welfare to Work was implemented under the Clinton Administration. The welfare rolls are 1/10th what they were under the Reagan Adminstration. It's 2009 time to stop perpetuating Daddy's 1972 Welfare Mindset.
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Hey Dickhead, it was congress that was controlled by the Republicans during Clinton's Administration that did this. Clinton had no choice but to sign the bill. Do some research.
Purchase vehicles? HMM for the elite like daleys and burkes huge details! Who are they kidding? fleet cannot even get parts for these junkers to repair are we to believe more daley lies? At least Cline had balls and stood up to daley and asshole volpe! But then again Cline was the real police as opposed to our current deplorable lack of exempt structure!
Oemc will steal the money earmarked for the police. Trust me. They've been doing it from the start. Ask someone who knows this.
If the mayor didn't miss the deadline for the mass transit grant that was offered us a few months ago, he wouldn't have to give them a piece of this pie. Jack ass.
Did anyone said more public housing= Cabrini Green again?..if they building high rises they better have the funds to build four SOLID concrete walls like "The Great wall"
I could not be more agree with you ,about Cease Fire !Bunch drug dealers and riffraff’s active gang-bangers masked into this community activist bullshit group, specially LATING KING-FRO and his wife Carmen dealing heroin in Humboldt Park area (delivery to your house) and you had to see them in last year, Puerto Rican parade Big Bash! Alderman Ocasio granted a permit of an empty lot across street from his office to have a GHETTO MUSIC ALCOHOL AND DRUGS with tax payer’s money. When Police was called and arrested them for throwing empty beer bottles at the upcoming traffic and-REPRESENTING to everyone that walked by, Alderman Ocasio went to the 14th District and demand the release of these SCUMBAGS from the lockup!. Otherwise next aldermanic election in on stake!
I know you guys are going to say: Here we go again, But I have alot of friends who are Police officers and have been talking to them about the shortfall in the Police Pensions. I am outraged that with the economic downturn increasing and crime going up, that you guys and gals have to be worried about the pension the city needs to make good on. Some of this stimulus money needs to go to making good on the pensions shortfall. I am running for congress and I am making this an issue because the public does not know what is happening. The continued mismanagement of everything in Chicago both city and county is enough to make folks sick.
Rosanna Pulido
Candidate 5th Congressional District
I voted for Rosanna in the primary and will reach out to campaign for her which I never have done in my life, but the time is right. Good luck Ms. Pulido.
Signed,
A fan and GOP'er
If the mayor didn't miss the deadline for the mass transit grant that was offered us a few months ago, he wouldn't have to give them a piece of this pie. Jack ass.
3/14/2009 10:10:00 PM
Why didn't Ron H., former CTA hot shot and jack of all trades run with that? Oh I forgot, he's too busy trying to get into our pension fund.
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