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tularetom

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26. You weren't around during the days of Federal revenue sharing were you?

Thu May 16, 2013, 06:32 PM

May 2013

Any mayor or city administrator worth his coffee cup figured out ways to divert funds intended to build capital projects into accounts used to hire more cops.

Of course the shit hit the fan when the program was discontinued and the operating budget hadn't grown enough to absorb the additional personnel. But by then the mayors were out of office and the administrators had moved on to greener pastures.

Municipal accounting is a mysterious and arcane art and its no place for the faint of heart.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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