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From: NEW: Union President Says Pensions Have Been “Stolen”
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The pension fund isn't in trouble because some money got borrowed 20 years ago. The pension fund is in trouble because the whole benefit structure is asinine. The GA set it up and whose bidding do you think they were following when they did? Retire after 28 years, usually in your early 50's, and receive free compounded COLAs for life on top of a 75% pension based on the last three years average salary? Are you kidding? A child with basic math skills could see that was going to lead to fiscal disaster. Who do you think lobbied for those changes? Hint: They weren't the result of collective bargaining. They were all set by statute. Guess who wrote the statutes and then gave them to friendly legislators to rubber stamp?From: Tom Sgouros: Short Takes
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All of you who think the GA did a great job, and to all of you who think we state employees "line our pockets" - the only ones who do that are the ones who are given constituency jobs by the GA members, ya know, the friends they owe?Stay tuned, a lot of us will be blowing the whistle and trust, me you are not gonna like what you will be reading in the coming weeks, see we are in these offices every day and we know what is really going on ---with YOUR money.
Speaking about money, when are you "taxpayers" ( that's assuming you actually have jobs and are paying taxes) when are you going to repay the loan you took out of the Pension Fund in 1991? You remember, don't you? the money you "borrowed" to cover your asse --ttes, during the Banking crisis? When you-aka-the STATE took $20 million out of our fund to cover your uninsured bank accounts at over 45 RI banks! YOU OWE US, and we will collect what is owed to us.
From: RI Could Lose Billions in New Federal Cuts
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RI is a welfare state, the GA and unions have been doling out money forever based on the federal free money. Now the time has come to stand on our own. That is pretty scary for RI because we do not have leadership that has a clue on how to actually build up the state through progressive plans and investments to develop a business base. IF these same mismanagement specialists that we have in the GA and local governments had one iota of planning they could have taken some of the federal free money to develop sustainable new business but no, we are saddled with low voter esteem that keeps electing friends and local union buddies.We are a state in denial, where is the leadership, missing, these are self-serving losers if they had to be accountable.
And YOU elected them, speaking of SissyLinie.
From: Langevin, Cicilline Want Pay Cuts for Congress
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Wow, like we can't see right through this. So Cicilline and Langevin give up a small percentage of their $174,000 salary and everyone is supposed to feel good about them? While they enjoy their benefits, their large staffs, their expense accounts, and their stock tips. In addition they all suck at their jobs! If this were the private sector they would all be FIRED!This appears to be a move of desperation. Just one of the many David Cicilline has taken in the last few weeks. Cicilline, ONE AND DONE! Soon other democrats will be coming out of the woodwork to primary him.
From: Travis Rowley: RI Needs More Rich People
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Clinton successfully blinded so many Americans to the 'free enterprise' system by instead robotically clanging the slogan, "Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!" over and over and over again, the way leninists generally do - until their victims are either dead of starvation or well on their way in the gulags.Just a few years previously, President Reagan had given us an eight year Golden Age by cutting taxes, trying to get BigGov out of the way of opportunity, and kicking the soviet thugs back to their squalid, rusty, blood-soaked cage.
The Reagan Era saw many Americans start their own businesses, mostly small ones, the backbone of any healthy economy.
We started on advice of a good friend, by cleaning homes of 'rich people' too busy to do it themselves. We used the proceeds from cleaning to buy out a wholesaler of military surplus electronics.
We're still at it.
Jobs? Why not just, as another friend wise in the ways of prosperity said, 'find a need and fill it'?
Of course, the statists, socialists, and other communist rats hate that approach, desiring as it were that every man be yoked to their old euro-thug way of death.
Paul Vincent Zecchino
Manasoviet Key, Florida
19 November, 2011
From: NEW: Union President Says Pensions Have Been “Stolen”
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@projo Some of these union leaders you are trying to blame took the City of Cranston to court for not putting the money taken from workers for pensions into pension accounts, instead of the general fund. The courts judgement was until someone doesn't get their pension there is no case.The union leaders didn't take money from the state pension system to bailout the credit unions and not put it back, the politicians did.
So the union leaders had the foresight and integrity. It seems the politicians didn't.
From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Actually, my friends find me a riot.From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Well, since you haven't rebutted jack I rest for the evening although you seem to be the only person on this site close to making any kind of informed comment. Have a nice Saturday night rest assured Wednesday will come and go and all will be revealed, we see now through a dark mirror.From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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I stick by my previous statement...If union thugs seized control, then Corbishley threw them a welcome party. He is cut of the same cloth. I could also do this all day...but life calls. Each and every point Harry makes here is completely rebuttable, but, for the time being, I will leave that to others. Enjoy your Saturday night, Mr. Rexicer. You must be charming company.From: Tom Sgouros: Short Takes
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The General Assembly chose to side with the rich from Engage R I to support the rich. The rich it seems have finally accomplished there goal to pit the poor against the poor. The G A has sent a message to the rest of the country, DON'T COME HERE WE DON'T HONOR OUR COMMITMENTS. Great job GA..From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Also, the courts ruled that the union was never legally formed; again do some research before you spout your dribble. Union thugs seized control of ProCAP that's why Iannazzi fought the agency so hard and tried everything possible to keep the case in the State where they own everybody. The federal courts crucified them and they tried to strangle the agency with continuous antics that were rebuffed by Federal judges. What ProCAP should do is sue the union to recover damages, but they just want to move on and do the business of serving the community.From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Elmwood was opened in response to the community wanting the center re-opened and the agency's commitment to the poor. Tri-Town, East bay and CCAP all have significant Medicaid reimbursements through mental health and health services. These CAPs have also openly supported ProCAp and continue to do so. These CAPs are also fortunate in that they represent multiple communities and so there boards are no dominated by one political entity, as is the case in providence. Just when the agency was diluting the Mayor's control of the agency the new administration, instead of moving this further along, retreated to take control again for political reasons. The Mayor's recent firings are in violation of the agency’s by-laws; what are you going to do when Wednesday comes and goes and Mr. Corbishley is still in charge. The Mayor and Solomon know they don’t have the votes and have violated the agency’s by-laws. Plain and simple, the way most of the people writing here like it, this is a political hatchet job to regain control of ProCAP. And, Elmwood is not all that ProCAP has accomplished. The mortgage mitigation program became HUD certified in 2011, after 1 and ½ years of operation (one of 3 in RI). The program received HUD funding in 2011 under the Mortgage Scam program, the only agency in RI to do so. An adult education program serving teen mothers enrolled in the agency’s teen parent case management program (300 active teens) was started last year with funding from an outside source. So what’s your point, again? I can do this all day.From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Whereas I can agree that this is a challenging climate for corporations, small businesses, families, and non-profits alike, I do not see Tri-Town, or East Bay, or Cranston CAP splashed across the news accused of misusing funds. And I would have no idea as to whether ProCAP employees were “encouraged” by management to decertify their union or did so willingly. Elmwood is about all that ProCAP seems to have accomplished lately. I thought I heard it was because the Executive Director's girlfriend was given a job there, along with members of her family. I must be wrong though, that can't be true.From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Edina: First, as to personal insult I guess I'm getting a little tired of simplistic responses and since everyone seems to throw around ad hominine arguments, what the hell. There was no lawsuit by ProCAP, the agency was forced to defend itself from the union, which tried to deny the voice of the employees who wanted it de-certified. The agency has discretionary funds this year that total some 1.5 million dollars, I believe these finds are sufficient to support the attacks by union thugs who don’t represent the voice of the people they are supposed to. Also, you fail to address the NLRB ruling that union was “illegal.” Not a small issue. Historically, most agencies do not receive much of their funding from these private sources and in Rhode Island these sources are quite limited. Until these allegations were made public for political reasons the agency did receive funding from these sources. Again, you stop short of defining how all of these things were mismanaged. Maybe I can school you in how to make a cogent argument. ProCAP, at the request of the City re-opened the Elmwood Community Center in 2009 with a “commitment” of the City to support its activities. To date, the agency has subsidized this Center more than $500,000. The agency is subsidizing its mortgage mitigation program close to $350,000 since it opened in response to moderate-income working families seeking help to modify their mortgages. The agency subsidized the Interim Middle School for the Providence School Department at more than $200,000 in the last 2 years. The clinical services program, formerly Junction, providing substance abuse counseling to youth and adults was subsidized more than $5000,000 in the last 2 years. The agency subsidizes transportation services for low-income seniors to a tune of more than $200,000 in the last 2 years. The Family Shelter, after the City decided to give ProCAP’s money to a huge sink-hole of a homeless provider (who by the way was bailed out to a tune of $400,000 by the General Assembly but since the City elites are tied to it no one seems to be talking about) constraining ProCAP to subsidize this program at more than $4000,000 during the last 2 years. So, this is a little window of where ProCAP resources are spent. So, what is your point? You throw mismanagement around cavalierly, I’m not sure you have any idea of the challenges facing all non-profits in the State/Country. You think ProCAP is the only non-profit experiencing a deficit? If so, you’re clueless. So, unless you want to point out a specific issue of mismanagement, I suggest you get your head out of your derriere.From: Travis Rowley: RI Needs More Rich People
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No poor person has ever hired me at a good "living wage" complete with health benefits, taxes paid, and equipment to perform the job. This is the case with the rich people whom I have worked for. Eating the rich may make for a tasty meal or two, but if I want to live well year-in and year-out I need to let the rich live and go to work for them. That is until I become rich, then I can hire others to do what I need to have done-thereby enriching themJim D
From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Harry & Knight are one in the same..02906..the promised landFrom: Cities and Towns Going Broke: Who is Next?
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East Providence voters chose their fate when they voted for a union-backed slate of candidates over a group of people that understood finance and recognized the city's problems. I do think that there is a problem with having a state police officer take over East Providence's finances. My problem with it has nothing to do with Major Bannon himself, as he apparently holds degrees in both accounting and law (making him more qualified than the current group of elected officials running EP). But the precedent of having the police in charge over civilian government function unrelated to law enforcement concerns me.From: NEW: ProCAP Blocks Access to Independent Assessor
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Mr. Rexicer seems to be resorting to personal insult, which is usually a defense mechanism used when one's arguments are transparently self-serving and specious. I have a few questions: This lawsuit waged by Frank Corbishley to oust the union must have been costly. Were ProCAP monies used to pay for the attorney(s)? Were they restricted federal and/or state flow through funds? Who is paying for this latest legal action? Is it the tax-payer? Again? I don't think that ProCAP has been able to attract much private/corporate/foundation monies that could be legitimately used for unrestricted activities such as paying for lawsuits. I understand that legitimate human service agencies and foundations such as the United Way and the Rhode Island Foundation, won't touch ProCAP with the proverbial ten foot pole as long as current management is in place. Community Service Block Grant money is not as restrictive. However, it is based on percentage of poverty not percentage of activities the Director, his Associate Directors and Chief Operating Officer have grossly mismanaged.From: Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not in RI Politics?
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why would anyone think that it would take a bombshell to unseat Whitehouse? I put Sheldon, Chafee and Obama in the same boat. USS Onetermer. Happy sailing!!From: Cities and Towns Going Broke: Who is Next?
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You know something is very wrong when we are appointing police to oversee city finance that are corupted by the same unions that once represented those senior officers. What qualifies police management to fix finance better than a contract layer or a money manager? Sounds like more corruption.From: Landmark Pension Bill Passes House, Senate
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It is interesting. When is a vested obligations up for a vote.Theft by legislative fiat.
Wait and see where the money flows to, right Gina.
Oh about the revenues, go ask the yacht owners how they are enjoying their income tax cuts and tax-free floating homes. Idiots.
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More and more it is "give them the news where they are" and "when they want it" - kudos!!From: Cities and Towns Going Broke: Who is Next?
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Pawtucket's Mayor Grebien will tax us until he gets the last resident's standing's nickle is taken.....From: Cities and Towns Going Broke: Who is Next?
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So if you are planning a police career the best degree would be a dual MBA/MPA?From: Langevin, Cicilline Want Pay Cuts for Congress
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