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Divernan

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15. Tax revenues/moneys are fungible, as I learned in the first year of law school.

Thu May 16, 2013, 02:31 PM

May 2013

And that lesson was reinforced when I worked in a state legislature for 10 years and watched the swapping and horse-trading that went on with the annual budget negotiations. Maybe you forgot a sarcasm emoticon?

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that vile little toad Rahm is cutting cutting retiree health benefits to build a basketball arena [View all] cali May 2013 OP

Are you saying that Obamacare isn't good enough? AngryAmish May 2013 #1

I'm saying that it's trading in a sure thing and peace of mind for city retirees cali May 2013 #4

Rahm's actions constitute a betrayal of the workers. WinkyDink May 2013 #10

Now don't get mad donnasgirl May 2013 #23

I don't know if Cali is, but I will. LWolf May 2013 #32

Proud to be the first rec. Just for that vile little toad Rahm Autumn May 2013 #2

Rahm's smirking face reminds me of a lizard, rather than a toad. Divernan May 2013 #14

Whichever it is, got to admit the vile part is right on the money. Autumn May 2013 #16

-1. The two things have nothing to do with each other. graham4anything May 2013 #3

oh please. cali May 2013 #5

Wow! For once, we agree on something. badtoworse May 2013 #7

Because some money is different from other money? WinkyDink May 2013 #11

Tax revenues/moneys are fungible, as I learned in the first year of law school. Divernan May 2013 #15

Money might be fungible, but a capital budget and an operating budget are different. badtoworse May 2013 #19

You weren't around during the days of Federal revenue sharing were you? tularetom May 2013 #26

People last. ananda May 2013 #6

Fuck him. Scary as shit the friends Obama chooses. forestpath May 2013 #8

Rahm and his brother were part of the Clinton baggage Skidmore May 2013 #9

He could have asked Penny Pritzker (another vile toad) for that out of her spare change. Fuddnik May 2013 #17

The term is longer than sociopath, which is what I call Rahm tavalon May 2013 #12

Apparently a freebie to DePaul,largest US Catholic university Divernan May 2013 #13

At the end of the day the workers get shafted again. N/T Bonhomme Richard May 2013 #18

boycott the stadium. go to nothing held inside that arena leftyohiolib May 2013 #20

Sounds like the same shite going on down here in Atlanta ..>> YOHABLO May 2013 #21

So what's wrong with the United Center? Brigid May 2013 #22

Bingo - it wasn't that many years ago that they moved from the Rosemont bullwinkle428 May 2013 #36

The same crap was pulled in Pittsburgh.Tore down a perfectly good stadium;replaced it w/2 new ones. Divernan May 2013 #24

And ticket prices at new stadiums are so high, few can afford to take their kids. Divernan May 2013 #25

And to think that I paid around $3 to attend a Kansas City Royals baseball game Art_from_Ark May 2013 #30

and when did it become ok that a family of 5 can't afford to go to the ballpark and enjoy a game 4 t 4 May 2013 #31

Construction companies and contractors pay BIG kickback bucks. Laelth May 2013 #27

Well, we are talking about Chicago, after all. Brigid May 2013 #28

K&R (except what did a toad ever do to be compared to that stinking POS!) MotherPetrie May 2013 #29

no insult to toads intended. merely literary license. cali May 2013 #33

With Democrats like that who needs Republicans? Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #34

Pleas don't insult toads. roody May 2013 #35

Wasn't he the one who called Progressive ideas 'retarded'? Now we get the full meaning of sabrina 1 May 2013 #37