Incomplete list of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for July 2017:
Alabama: Finally! Gov’na Kay Ivey banned the appointing of registered lobbyists to serve on state boards and commissions. It was revealed that more than 1-hundred money grubbing lobbyists are directly controlling taxpayer funded boards and commissions.
California: In overrated and corrupt Santa Barbara, after 33 years East Beach Grill shutdown by the greedy landlord (which is the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department). Santa Barbara leaders want to spend $16-million tax dollars renovating the area into a giant waterfront park! The restaurant owner told local news media that the city said he could re-open once the new park was built, but only if he paid at least double the rent. San Diego Superior Court warned of mass layoffs due to the loss of $6-million USD of taxpayer funding. Reportedly 60 employees volunteered to accept bribes to quit (buyouts). In San Diego, British empire based U.S. tax-sucking BAE Systems eliminating more than 3-hundred jobs in September, due to the U.S. Navy changing the way it hires contractors!
Idaho: A freedom of information request by Times-News-magicvalley.com revealed that U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering Jerome as the site of a new taxpayer funded immigrant prison! It’s the result of ICE loosing access to a 3-hundred bed prison in Utah. ICE is hoping to use the existing Jerome County Detention Center, and expand it by 60 beds. The Times-News estimated it would cost U.S. taxpayers $1.4-million USD per year to operate an immigrant prison in Idaho. Another newspaper, Spokesman-Review, reported that hundreds of Idahoans are protesting the plans for an immigrant prison in their back yard.
Illinois: Cook County Public Defender’s Office eliminating 68 jobs, most are attorneys meant to represent the individuals charged with crimes. It’s being blamed on the new soda pop tax which is in limbo after being challenged in court, apparently the county was hoping to use the soda tax to fund public defender operations. The challenged soda tax is also being blamed for the sudden layoff of 3-hundred county employees! Supposedly ‘elected’ county officials also sent out 1-thousand-1-hundred layoff notices! You know a county is in trouble when it’s relying on the creation of new tax to save its sorry ass! Cook County’s soda tax is one cent for every ounce of so called sweetened drink. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is challenging the tax because it violates SNAP rules. Chicago, located within Cook County, also has a soda tax. Coupled with the county tax ‘sugary’ drinks in Chicago will become the most expensive in the U.S. Metro East Sanitary District suddenly laid off 20 people, possibly due to a $2.6-million USD loss in 2016.
Maine: PROOF STATE GOVERNMENTS SUPPORT IMMIGRATION TO MAKE YOU UNEMPLOYED!
Michigan: In Troy, tax-sucking Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky laying off 160 people as production of U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopters comes to an end! However, I discovered that Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky is ramping up production of Blackhawk ‘copters after getting $5-billion USD in orders.
New Jersey: In Watchung after 22 years, and despite posting a month worth of events for July, iconic Colorado Cafe suddenly announced a shutdown. It’s being blamed on city leaders who needed the property to expand a quarry (rock mine). After a state government shutdown, including public beaches, gov’na Chris Christie was seen enjoying a day at the beach. The state legislature responded by banning all future governors from the beach during government shutdowns!
New Mexico: Good news or bad news? The Torrance County Detention Facility shutting down due to lack of prisoners, 203 jobs gone by September!
New York: The evil left-wing Empire State forcing 70 years old Angel’s Inn Adult Home to shutdown, vaguely saying the retirement home was violating new regulations, the owner Mary Allen says the state never clarified what those new rules are “They gave me no reason for closing it. Other homes were closing. I didn’t have an administrator at one time, but I got an administrator.” Local news media said the greedy state responded to their questions by saying the issues could be resolved with money! On top of that, if the retirement home doesn’t shutdown by October then the owner will be hit with fines.
Oklahoma: The city of Pryor warned all employees of layoffs, blaming crashing sales tax collections. City leaders want cash strapped taxpayers to approve a new sales tax increase.
Pennsylvania: Lancaster County SPCA suddenly went bust due to lack of funding, local municipalities (taxpayers) will now have to come up with a new system for handling stray animals.
Tennessee: Taxpayers are about to become the de-facto owners of a vacant Kmart property near Antioch. Nashville Mayor Megan Barry wants to spend $7.45-million tax dollars to use the former Kmart as a new Metro Police command center.
Texas: Tax-sucking Prison contractor CoreCivic issued a layoff WARN for more than 5-hundred employees after losing a Department of Criminal Justice contract!
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankrupt busted with $9-billion in debt.
Washington DC: The Department of Veterans Affairs has eliminated 5-hundred jobs since January!
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
Government Shenanigans June 2017: “AMERICA’S MOST MESSED-UP STATE”
ObamaCare ACA Death Spiral, July 2017: 250-THOUSAND JOBS KILLED! “REGRETTABLY, THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT”
Dumbing Down the U.S. of A., July 2017: