Incomplete list (there’s just too much government BS to be able to keep up with all of it) of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for October 2016:
Arkansas: State ‘law makers’ warn they might cut taxpayer funding for the War Memorial Stadium by at least 50%, due to lack of tax revenues and lack of use of the tax-sucking sports stadium. It turns out the biggest users of the taxpayer funded sports venue are local high schools.
California: “PG&E, the California-based utility company, has paid zero net taxes since 2007. In fact, it has paid negative taxes, receiving tax breaks more valuable than its tax payments.”-David Leonhardt
Colorado: The city of Grand Junction is begging employees to voluntarily quit, to prevent outright layoffs as a result of a $2-million USD shortfall.
Kansas: In Dodge City, foster child center EmberHope-Youthville shutting down due to unspecified financial problems, 50 jobs lost.
Maine: At least ten Department of Health and Human Services employees are now unemployed. Union reps say more layoffs are coming as other employees recieved layoff notices. Taxpayer funded government equipment refurbisher Maine Military Authority suddenly laid off 35 people due to the states of Maine and Massachusetts canceling contracts. The need for the Maine Military Authority was sold to taxpayers on the grounds it was about creating much needed jobs.
Missouri: The city of Joplin eliminating 13 filled and vacant positions in November.
Nebraska: Omaha Public Power shutting down Fort Calhone nucleaer power plant, nearly 570 jobs gone by October 2017!
New York: Onondaga County warning of 13 layoffs in 2017, more if not enough employees accept early retirement. Schenectady County decided not to raise taxes for 2017 (and might even cut taxes) because they’re hoping that a new casino (opening in 2017) will create millions of dollars in tax & fee revenue for the county. It’s a fine example of counting your chicks before the eggs hatch.
North Carolina: State attorney general Roy Cooper accused governor Pat McCrory of ‘stealing’ $500-thousand USD from Hurricane Matthew distaster funding, and using it to promote House Bill 2 (aka The Bathroom Bill)! Of course gov’na McCrory denied it, but Cooper pointed out the ‘theft’ of the disaster relief money was actually codified into a new law: “The governor could’ve vetoed this legislation that took this $500-thousand out of the Disaster Relief Fund, but he did not.”
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) eliminated 126 jobs due to a $21-million USD budget deficit caused by crashing federal taxpayer funding!
Texas: “We are at breaking point. We have the highest number of illegal aliens in custody in history in Border Patrol’s RGV [Rio Grande Valley] Sector and this information has been kept from the American public. …..We are simply overwhelmed.”-Brandon Judd, U.S. Border Patrol Agent who also accuses the government of lying about it
Washington DC: The Metro public transportation system warning of 1-thousand layoffs in 2018, due to crashing revenues! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave away $327-million USD, supposedly to help 423 businesses across the U.S. make improvements that would lead to less energy usage.
Wisconsin: State taxpayers are being raped in the name of research to create a system to turn cow crap into electricity. Wisconsin Public Service Commission wants to spend $20-million USD on manure digester technology, and is encouraging other taxpayer funded agencies to follow suite.
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