Friday Fun
Not only are there supposedly a bunch of exempt changes in store, Rahm's union deadline looms today also:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel hinted strongly Thursday that he is not about to wait much longer for organized labor to sign off on cost-saving work-rule changes to avert 625 layoffs.
Two weeks ago, the Chicago Federation of Labor said it had hired a consultant to scour the city budget and pinpoint alternative savings. The federation said it needed more time to finalize that report.
Emanuel, who is better known for his impatience, granted the extension. The new deadline is Friday.
The city has to give out 30 day notices to lay off people, so the paper process would begin today before the close of business, putting more pressure on the unions to cave in to Rahm. Like we said, interesting times locally, statewide and nationally.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
77 Comments:
Harry Potter yahooooooo!
Kulbida for Police Department Treasurer! You heard it here.
I imagine that the video tapes reiterating the demands -- threatening to behead the careers of 625 union employees are on the way to Al Jazeera as we speak for broadcast tmw.
If the Unions cave any more, they will NEVER EVER get a decent Deal from the Ballet Master on any future contracts!
625 more welfare applicants.
Who's gonna hire them?
Not Motorola. Not the CME. Not Cat. Not Sears. Not any of the other Illinois based corporations that received a state tax break.
The unwillingness or inability of the so-called best and brightest running the corporations and the political theater to leverage this workforce is obvious.
They have failed to leverage the workforce into something that creates and builds a better life for us all. Failed!
We lose the labor, lose the productivity, lose the tax revenue from these layoffs.
We gain the trickle up poverty and the increase in taxes to offset their contributions that no longer will be there.
Shortly the remaining workers will also pick up the tab not just for the lost tax revenue but the tab for the mortgage foreclosures that depress your homes resale value and the defaults on their credit cards and other loans as they file for bankruptcy.
So much for the politicians saving/creating jobs bullshit.
Watch how much money we really save from this maneuver when in a few months the employment runs out and we expand the "put Illinois to work program" as a result.
For those unaware the put Illinois to work job program is where the state pays 100% of a person wages for up to one year if a corporation will hire them in a min-wage job -- basically giving the corporation free labor as the taxpayers are still paying the welfare it's just money laundered via a different set of hands that's all.
Smoke and mirrors.
Where are the busloads of protestors and thugs to intimidate Emanuel like the Governor of Wisconsin had to endure ? Oh, it’s only bad when a Republican screws the unions but it’s okay for a Democrat.
Silly me !
Dump Frank Gross,MR Transformer.
Gee what would happen if the garbage men decided to take a hike and not collect trash for about a week....Rham would be brought down to his knees. Don't think the union bosses today have the balls to go on strike. And who knows what kind of deals Rham's henchmen are working in the shadows. Daley always kept the unions happy, but maybe those days are gone. Unions can still bring services to a standstill if they want to.
Hardly call these times interesting. It's just down-right scary.
Saw Rahm on the news...he's a God, don't you know? Actually, he's so far above a God, there's no name for him.
He did this, he did that, and yet the little people haven't listened.
He is so much smarter than all of us!
I'd rather have Daley back!
I heard he's nothing but a thief.
aren't democrats ever going to realize that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Ew3 is done and ac are done. Ac is going to area 2 rbt, not sure about ew3.
Cmdr of 8 new deputy chief. Loughran will b new Cmdr in 8.
Moore will take over 7
Flores gone from 14, Garrido will take over
Graeber moving up, possibly street deputy and chambers from 7 taking over, only for a short time, entire unit getting disbanded and reorganized and renamed.
Oneil done, will retire, mealer in his spot.
Geu and giu combined and shrunk, with caluris as Cmdr, leo and Gorman gone.
That's all I've overheard will get more info as it comes in
BG.
Hey Boss, keep an eye on the Lieutenant signed to headquarters parking space bearing Michael Jordan's jersey number. She and a couple of Sergeants take daily two and a half lunches. I'm sure you can make use of them in the field somewhere. This abuse had been going on for years.
Speaking of idiots, what's up with this Commander of 013,Frank Gross having his guys patrolling in 011? What's the matter Frank, you afraid to tell the goofy lady on Washington that 013 ends at Kedzie and 011 starts at that same street? Ever hear of beat integrity or in this case, DISTRICT INTEGRITY? Grow at set Frank and put her in her place. Who runs this place, you or an obviously deranged individual residing in another district? What if someone from 007 beefs to you, we going out there next? This ain't 020 Frank. Methinks you spent too much time downtown or in Phillie.
Dump Angarone from 18, let him retire.
To the guy that I'd rather have Daley back.....AHHHHHH
Id rather look up my ass with a mirror
For years the masses were told come to Illinois and enjoy the free sacuntary city of Chicago, all the benefits and schooling and protections the politicans will give you!
" screwing the unions"? Hardly. They have been ripping off the city for years. It is about time the work rules are put in place to actually get them to work 8 hrs a day and not steal city property. The same goes for the Park District
Did you guys see the article in the paper that GMac has apointed Debra Kirby as the primary planner for the G8 and NATO conferences next year? We're fucked.
if you're not a liberal democrat at twenty you have no heart. if you're not a conservative republican at forty you have no brain.
Dump Frank Gross,MR Transformer.
7/15/2011 01:15:00 AM
I don't know who you are, but I for one am fine with Cmdr Gross as are most of us in 013.
And we will be next. 1% in January
ok, but next contract will be all his.
Just hope D.T.E.B. gets the boot along with his Head Ball Handler K.M.
This isn't interesting times.
It's time for union memberships to stand up against shitbags like Emanuel who do nothing by strip the middle class and enrich the already rich.
This fucker needs to feel the pain when 625 workers disappear.
He's already pulled this shit with the police and we see what's happened there, haven't we?
This fucker, and all the libtard fuckers who support this fucker, need to feel the pain of this fucker's threats to intimidate the workers of this city into eating his shit so he can look like a tough guy by forcing unions to fuck themselves over.
THIS SHIT IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN ATTEMPT TO SEPARATE EMPLOYEES FROM THEIR UNION LEADERSHIP!!!
UNION LEADERSHIP CAN NEGOTIATE AND ACCEPT WORK PLACE CHANGES BECAUSE THE MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THOSE THINGS!!!!
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO PISS OFF LABOR AT THEIR UNIONS IF THE UNIONS ACCEPT HIS SHIT WITHOUT THEIR INPUT!!!
The same thing will start happening to the CPD and CFD as soon as this bullshit is done and as soon as the teacher bullshit is done.
COUNT ON IT
rahms asking the real mayor if he can reduce light bulb crew from
3 to 1 and demand more work
little richie still has 2 cars and 5 body guards , he's the real boss
At least they are working!
Yup. Interesting times.
Anybody who's got some iron-clad exemption from having to face economic reality had better wake up quick, and realize that nobody gets special treatment no mo'.
That goes for everyone from Ed Burke down to unionized street sweepers.
dont you love taking marching orders from our socialist leader?
"Kulbida for Police Department Treasurer! You heard it here.
7/15/2011 12:38:00 AM"
Now THAT'S funny!
Rahmbo just announced 725 layoffs,but yet they invite all the illegals here and give them free shit,and all the link card holders typical demorat shit!
Dump E3, he's a power-hungry political jerk and while your at it dump his whole staff. Give Area 1 to someone who cares about the Area he is in charge of. Send him back to Area 2.
Emanuel moves to outsource city work, cut 625 jobs
Posted by Greg H. at 7/15/2011 11:10 AM CDT
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday moved to privatize city custodial work and other services, potentially leading to as many as 625 layoffs and setting up his first clear clash with employee unions.
I agree with Rahm. Governemnt isn't here to employee the people its here to serve the people. Enough city employees doing nothing during the Daley years. It's time to cut the fat.
Good thing over half of the city didnt take the time to go vote... Ur getting what ur were told u would get with rahm enjoy it and just wait until he raises our property tax again o'boy o'boy isnt this great flounder
Anonymous said...
Gee what would happen if the garbage men decided to take a hike and not collect trash for about a week....Rham would be brought down to his knees. Don't think the union bosses today have the balls to go on strike. And who knows what kind of deals Rham's henchmen are working in the shadows. Daley always kept the unions happy, but maybe those days are gone. Unions can still bring services to a standstill if they want to.
7/15/2011 01:19:00 AM
Have you noticed the blue recycling carts around the outside of Police stations and inside some parks? They belong to the private contractor that picks up their contents. NOT city workers.
The same private contractor who has hundreds of one man garbage trucks sitting inside a huge garage just west of the Stevenson x-way near Damen ave.
Letting them take the recycling is their first foot in the door. Can you say Privatized? Who is affiliated with that company???
Speaking of recycling. I heard that Chicago is the only large city that pays to have recycling waste hauled away and disposed of. Most other big cities have contracts where the recyclers haul away the commodities and split the profits from the sales. NOT in Chicago. Who came up with that contract?
Another Progressive failure. Socialism does not work, it never can because it is self defeating. It only creates a bloated government that devours itself up till it collapses. The only system that has ever been successful and has brought such greatness to our nation, free market capitalism, has been tossed aside. Even China has adopted it to it's prosperity and we freely throw it away. History will see us as spoiled children who doomed our own future through our apathy. The Progressive's plan has come to fruition. Do not forget to tell your grandchildren what life was like during the Pax Americanus.
All Area Gun Teams and Sat Teams to fixed Mon Tue day off group and hours 8pm to 4am.
That's funny that the city is going to eliminate the private janitors under contract cleaning the police facilities in favor of city employees.
Great, can only imagine how much the city janitor is going to do... I haven't seen my work place cleaner since it was privatized.
>>>Anonymous said...
Gee what would happen if the garbage men decided to take a hike and not collect trash for about a week....Rham would be brought down to his knees. Don't think the union bosses today have the balls to go on strike. And who knows what kind of deals Rham's henchmen are working in the shadows. Daley always kept the unions happy, but maybe those days are gone. Unions can still bring services to a standstill if they want to.
7/15/2011 01:19:00 AM<<<
I am sure somewhere locked away in City Hall there is a plan that was formulated after the Shakman Decree for just such an occurrence. It would include ultimatums, police guarding the yards and equipment, mass firings and selling the trucks off to a Vanecko shill company for pennies. They would hire non-union minimum crews of Section 8 and Link card holders who would double dip those benefits and the paychecks.
There would be new per Supercart taxes and garbage collection for working home owners as we know it would be a thing of the past. Rahm would glow by not wasting the crisis and spout how much money he was saving city by privatizing the garbage collection even though it would cost us more.
The Shakman Decree as practiced here is almost worse than it was before it existed. It destroyed something that was really precious and uniquely Chicago, "Workingman's Clout".
Unless the city unions can topple an administration a strike could very well backfire.
twelve maggots cant chew on the same apple, and expect it to last forever. our childrens, childrens are in debt, and their not yet born. to be fair, it should be shared sacrifice. start with the aldermen,congress,senate, no exceptions. we all throw in the pot, or forget about it.
Anonymous said...
Kulbida for Police Department Treasurer! You heard it here.
7/15/2011 12:38:00 AM
Yeah Right..... You must have been in 011 a few years back to say that... lol lol
wow... it's a good thing we have a hometown son in the white house. otherwise there would be mass layoffs and no police on our streets. wait a minute!
Anonymous Anonymous said...
if you're not a liberal democrat at twenty you have no heart. if you're not a conservative republican at forty you have no brain.
7/15/2011 08:40:00 AM
If by the time you are 18 and haven't figured out both Democrats and Republicans are fake then you are a complete idiot.
019 notified it will soon have to provide a 24/7 detail on Rahm's house, this is in addition to his bodyguards.
Stop by, say hello, drop off some coffee & donuts, 4200 block of North Hermitage Ave.
Ew3 is done and ac are done. Ac is going to area 2 rbt, not sure about ew3.
Cmdr of 8 new deputy chief. Loughran will b new Cmdr in 8.
Moore will take over 7
Flores gone from 14, Garrido will take over
Graeber moving up, possibly street deputy and chambers from 7 taking over, only for a short time, entire unit getting disbanded and reorganized and renamed.
Oneil done, will retire, mealer in his spot.
Geu and giu combined and shrunk, with caluris as Cmdr, leo and Gorman gone.
That's all I've overheard will get more info as it comes in
BG.
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CLOSE BUT NOT SO MUCH....
GIU and GEU combined...Cmdr is GORMAN...Leo back to Lt.
Kup will be Area 1 D/C....Cmdr Ryan will be in 008. CCG is disbanded. Tobias back to Lt. Georges to D/C of Area 3...Cmdr Rousell Cmdr of SF which will include all mounted,marine, K-9 and SWAT. Cmdr AC gone and will retire unknown who will take that spot as well as Cmdr of 014 gone. Cmdr Stanley gone and well as the DOC. It will all be ran by a Lt.
Father faker at HQ for Jerseys swearing in party
Oh yeah j fled and NY commish Kelly there too
The Shakman Decree as practiced here is almost worse than it was before it existed. It destroyed something that was really precious and uniquely Chicago, "Workingman's Clout".
The above person who made this comment must be a former insider with clout who now feels left out. There never was any " workingmans clout". The working man got screwed in hiring and promotions and assignments. You sir are a first clase douch bag.
Anonymous said...
twelve maggots cant chew on the same apple, and expect it to last forever. our childrens, childrens are in debt, and their not yet born. to be fair, it should be shared sacrifice. start with the aldermen,congress,senate, no exceptions. we all throw in the pot, or forget about it.
7/15/2011 03:18:00 PM
You must not work down south....
Let me tell ya, their children's children are already working on their children down here!
But I do understand your point. Do you understand mine?
Memo to "BG": Enough with the bullshit rumors already. None of that is true. Asshole.
@ 7/15/2011 03:25:00 PM...
Good ol' Bubblehead.
He has the luck of the Devil.
Damn, those were "interesting" times.
What ever happened to the jokers who allegedly managed to cut keys to a covert for fun and frolic on their rdos?
Damn, those were some "interesting" times.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Kulbida for Police Department Treasurer! You heard it here.
7/15/2011 12:38:00 AM
Yeah Right..... You must have been in 011 a few years back to say that... lol lol
We can have a pool with all the names.... just don't let him hold the money.... what a goof.
Transfer list is out.....all Sgts from MSF are transferred to their respective District.
Guess MSF will be no more.
These 625 will be gone and no one will notice the difference. Which begs the question, 'Why were they here to begin with?'. Government is not here to give people jobs. There is still a lot more dead wood in City employ. How about cutting down some of the staff at City Hall.
What if the garbage men go on strike? Give the contract to a private company that will do a better job at a fraction of the cost.
To the idiot who said, "We lose the labor, lose the productivity, lose the tax revenue from these layoffs. " These folks were taking a lot more in revenue than they're paying in taxes. Use your head, you can't run a city on a ponzie scheme - especially not the backward one you described.
Graeber moving up, possibly street deputy
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The position of Street Deputy was eliminated almost 3 years ago. When you're making up bullshit lies at least have a foundation in truth to sell them.
Kulbida for Police Department Treasurer! You heard it here.
7/15/2011 12:38:00 AM
I wouldn't trust Ray Romano's dad with your money.
Garrido can't become the Commander of 014, the speaches that he has given are on tape. The population in 014 would alienate him due to the content. However, a Captain and a LT currently in 14 gave sizable contributions to Garrido. Additionally, a former commander of 14 also gave him big money, so a social scientist would say that a organizational followership has already been built for him in 014.
All in all, your doing a good job marketing his name though.
Have you seen the NEWS? The world is screwed Europe. USA we will all default. Hang on for the ride!
Everyone is suffering from the same pension crisis and housing crunch. Largest tax increases in history were during the GREAT DEPRESSION!
625 more welfare applicants.
Who's gonna hire them?
Not Motorola. Not the CME. Not Cat. Not Sears. Not any of the other Illinois based corporations that received a state tax break.
The unwillingness or inability of the so-called best and brightest running the corporations and the political theater to leverage this workforce is obvious.
They have failed to leverage the workforce into something that creates and builds a better life for us all. Failed!
We lose the labor, lose the productivity, lose the tax revenue from these layoffs.
We gain the trickle up poverty and the increase in taxes to offset their contributions that no longer will be there.
Shortly the remaining workers will also pick up the tab not just for the lost tax revenue but the tab for the mortgage foreclosures that depress your homes resale value and the defaults on their credit cards and other loans as they file for bankruptcy.
So much for the politicians saving/creating jobs bullshit.
Watch how much money we really save from this maneuver when in a few months the employment runs out and we expand the "put Illinois to work program" as a result.
For those unaware the put Illinois to work job program is where the state pays 100% of a person wages for up to one year if a corporation will hire them in a min-wage job -- basically giving the corporation free labor as the taxpayers are still paying the welfare it's just money laundered via a different set of hands that's all.
Smoke and mirrors.
Your Whining sounds awfully DEMOCRATIC...... Try voting Repubilcan for a few elections, trust employment to the private sector and then see what happens..... I'm guessing that the whole situation will work better,unless of course you are a career DEMOCRAT who thinks that government owes you an 8 hour paychecki for 4 hours of work!
No rumors of the Lt.Paul Kane .....mastermind of MSF getting a spot?!?!?
That's a shocker (ha!!)
Karma is a bitch!!
Father faker at HQ for Jerseys swearing in party
7/15/2011 05:34:00 PM
Anonymous said...
Oh yeah j fled and NY commish Kelly there too
7/15/2011 05:37:00 PM
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Didn't anyone tell JFled that McGoofy's swearing in is NOT like the Miss America pageant? No, JPWeis, you do NOT get to take off the tiara and place it on McGoof's head up there on stage.
Stop showing up at parties you are NOT INVITED to. GO AWAY.
to the ass that knocks both political parties as if they were equal. Bet you don't even bother to vote. You don't even attempt to remove the political hacks we have here in Chicago. But yes ,sit around with your head in the sand and complain. You make a mockery of what our greatest generation died for.You have my contempt.
CLOSE BUT NOT SO MUCH....
GIU and GEU combined...Cmdr is GORMAN...Leo back to Lt.
Kup will be Area 1 D/C....Cmdr Ryan will be in 008. CCG is disbanded. Tobias back to Lt. Georges to D/C of Area 3...Cmdr Rousell Cmdr of SF which will include all mounted,marine, K-9 and SWAT. Cmdr AC gone and will retire unknown who will take that spot as well as Cmdr of 014 gone. Cmdr Stanley gone and well as the DOC. It will all be ran by a Lt.
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wrong already. Tobias got Area 3.
to the ass that knocks both political parties as if they were equal. Bet you don't even bother to vote. You don't even attempt to remove the political hacks we have here in Chicago. But yes ,sit around with your head in the sand and complain. You make a mockery of what our greatest generation died for.You have my contempt.
7/16/2011 04:24:00 AM
In this state, both parties are equal and both parties have done their best to drain every last dollar for their own use. Man, you are filled with hate to call a person such names for making a simple comment.
..to you and yours that say both political parties are equal. No,. Every day should not be April 15. Lest I forget, a big 4 of July screw you.
Anonymous said...
twelve maggots cant chew on the same apple, and expect it to last forever. our childrens, childrens are in debt, and their not yet born. to be fair, it should be shared sacrifice. start with the aldermen,congress,senate, no exceptions. we all throw in the pot, or forget about it.
7/15/2011 03:18:00 PM
Another troll for the "pro shit on government employee" camp heard from.
Other than their line of bullshit spewed forth on public TV, YOU GOT ANY PROOF THIS CITY IS BROKE AND CAN"T PAY IT"S BILLS?
YOU SEE A FORENSIC AUDIT OF THIS CITY YET TO PROVE IT TO YOU?
Didn't think so.... just believing the bullshit coming outta Emanuel's mouth like it's the word of god.
Government's been playing this game for a few years now.... without ANY proof of it's truth or not, just bullshit words.
Oh sure, Quinn's told the comptroller not to pay bills. THAT doesn't mean shit as to whether Illinois is broke, it only means THEY'RE NOT PAYING BILLS ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD NOT TO.
And as for Emanuel, and US putting "skin" in HIS game?
FUCK EMANUEL!!
He's the exact same motherfucker that's been dolling out millions to his buddies for frivolous fucking bullshit this city should NOT be spending money on if it truly was "broke", like:
FUCK THE 28 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A BIKE PATH.. THEY CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES AND PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES!!!
How about:
FUCK THE 30 MILLION DOLLARS BEING PAID TO BUSTOUT CRIMINALS WHO HIDE IN STOREFRONTS AND SIT IN THEIR CARS GETTING PAID 10.00 PER HOUR TO ALLEGEDLY PROVIDE "SAFE PASSAGE" TO SCHOOL FOR KIDS!!!
When the day comes that these ignorant fuckers running this city and state STOP giving away MY tax dollars to ghetto fuckers who do nothing and arrogant white-fuck cyclists so they can have a wider bike path maybe THEN I'll give two fucks about helping out AFTER I SEE A FORENSIC AUDIT OF THIS CITY!!
Until then?
FUCK your "throwing in the pot" and FUCK Emanuel's "skin in the game".
They're fucking born lying scumbags....why in the FUCK are you listening to a god damn thing they tell you?
Are you that stupid?
Anonymous said...
Graeber moving up, possibly street deputy
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The position of Street Deputy was eliminated almost 3 years ago. When you're making up bullshit lies at least have a foundation in truth to sell them.
7/15/2011 10:30:00
Actually, you're both correct. The Street Deputy (ADS position) was eliminated 3 years ago. However, it IS coming back. Four S.D. spots to be filled. McCarthy has already told all the exempts that.
A 1%raise in January. The largess of the City has no bounds.
4:37 P.M.: I have to agree, no one is on the side of the middle class. Republicans and Democrats have their own agendas and helping the Middle class is not on their radar.
9:58 P.M.: I'll bet their families will notice.
The remaining custodians at O'Hare were moved two months ago in anticipation of this move. The custodians, mostly African American citizens, were vilified and demonized by the local politicians and media.
The first lie was that the domestic terminals were dirtier than the international building where Scrub Inc. had a contract.
Later Scrub Inc. was ordered to pay 2 million in restitution by the EEOC for discriminating against African Americans who applied for jobs, some were likely former City custodians.
The African American citizen employees were replaced with lower wage Polish and Mexican workers, many of whom who cannot speak English.
The Unions didn't stick up for these custodians, now the same craven politicians are coming after other Union workers in higher paid professions.
Rather than marching around in the Wisconsin capital, we should have been marching around City Hall like you police officers did years ago.
Whaa, whaa, whaa......
Let's not kid ourselves. How many times have you seen city crews standing around doing little of nothing? Why does it take two weeks to fix a catch basin? Why does it take three weeks to do one block of sidewalk. Why does a guy keep a lawn chair in the truck to watch another guy change a light bulb. Drove by some guys at 7:40 in the morning. Job box open, standing around a handicap corner w/ their hands in their pockets and no vests on (hiding??). I thought they start at 7:00? We've all seen it and choose to ignore it. There is no way that the cost can be equal to a private sector company! They want to make a profit, while the city workers want to make the day/week. How can the unions justify this?
The changes are long overdue.
wow... it's a good thing we have a hometown son in the white house. otherwise there would be mass layoffs and no police on our streets. wait a minute
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AND, we also would have outrageously high gas prices. Like, the highest in the nation..wait a minute,...
All Area Gun Teams and Sat Teams to fixed Mon Tue day off group and hours 8pm to 4am
If true, I'm gonna need to be reminded again of what's the perk of being here. Monday Tuesday d.o.g.? Hopefully, my locker in 018is still available. If the intent is to send more officers scurrying back to districts, straight Monday Tuesday d.o.g. just might do the trick. I mean, really, why wouldn't I just do 4 and 2 in a district, on 3rd watch? Lot less pressure. Throw in, no chance of ever having weekend days off, without burning a slip. Get the fuck outta here!
the workers are prob daley low level pat jobs...but rahm is clearing house so he can bring in his guys..
To the person who said: "I'll bet their families will notice." In response to: "These 625 will be gone and no one will notice the difference. Which begs the question, 'Why were they here to begin with?'. "
You IDIOT. It's not government's job to provide for these people's families. Take some personal responsibility. You are free to donate as much money as you want to help out these families. My guess, you won't give them a dime. You expect others to do it. I can read your mind. You're thinking, "somehow this is all Bush's fault".
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