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From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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Where is North Kingstown on that list?From: Providence Ranks Last in New Job Creation
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Is anyone surprised? Yes the city that has been ruined by Cicilline and run by Democrats. Democrats=Cicilline=no jobs=no future=ranked last! It is time to put in a new team statewide and STOP ELECTING DEMOCRATS! If this was private enterprise they would all be FIRED. It is time to elect Republicans and restore balance to Providence and to our state. It is time to stop the special interests and the cronyism. Then Rhode Island will be saved!From: Expert Says Municipalities Should Stop Threatening Bankruptcy
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Yes, elected leaders should stop telling voters the truth, make them think that everything is OK and then WHAM! just go ahead and declare bankruptcy when nobody is expecting it!It is not a "notion" that RI is is a bad place to do business. RI really is a bad place to do business. The bond rating agencies know this, too. It would be more helpful to acknowledge and address the problems than to whistle past the graveyard.
Dr. Mazze should also realize that Woonsocket's problem aren't going to be solved by Leo Fontaine holding department heads "accountable". The City of Woonsocket is running a surplus. It is the Woonsocket School Department, over which the mayor has no control, that is responsible for the deficits in that city. Mazze's suggestion is the equivalent of asking Governor Chafee to fix the problems in Michigan.
From: UPDATE: Majority Leader Ruggerio Arrested for DUI
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So "Rubbers" Ruggerio gets busted again. Maybe he had a flashback to when he stole the condoms and had to get drunk to help him forget. I think he needs our sympathy. Everyone send a condom to his state house office and he'll feel better.From: Expert Says Municipalities Should Stop Threatening Bankruptcy
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What, pray I ask, makes Dr. Edward Mazze an expert? How many cities has he run? How many city departments has he run? How many organizations of any size has he run?Or perhaps the question should be: how many years has he spent with his head buried in books or behind a desk pontificating? Does that make him an expert?
Government at all levels needs reform and public engagement, not more hot air from theoreticians.
From: poll: Should the Feds Investigate Providence Housing Authority?
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Marcia Marcia Marcia, who was she supposed to bring her grievance to? Mr O'Rouke? Make some sense.She did the right thing.
When the NP councilmen were being investigated, did the rat go to the NP cops? no. Did he go to the NP mayor? no. He went to the feds. That's what you do when you're trying to avoid a cover up, which is what happens EVERY SINGLE DAY in RI.
From: poll: Should the Feds Investigate Providence Housing Authority?
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The feds, the states, the locals, and anyone else with any interest.If they find these allegations to be true, lock him up and throw away the key.
From: NEW: Whitehouse, Sanders Hold Hearing on Military Investments in Clean Energy
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Seriously? THIS is what this baffoon is working on??????????????Helping RIers find jobs, isn't important to him.
Lowering RI's taxes, isn't important to him.
Fixing the housing market in RI, isn't important to him.
Sheldon, you're speaking LOUD AND CLEAR. Rhode Islanders aren't important to you. I can't wait to pay back the lack of respect in November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: NEW: Sen. Reed Calls on House Leadership to Stop Stalling on Transportation Bill
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Ok DumbAss, I mean Senator Reed, I'd like to know exactly how many of those 9000 jobs that are supported by this bill are NON UNION WORKERS?Cardi Construction is the ONLY contractor that will benefit from this. Hmmm, any chance this union helped get you elected?
How about creating jobs where the majority of Rhode Islanders will benefit?
From: Expert Says Municipalities Should Stop Threatening Bankruptcy
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As stated in the article, if these elected officials were working in the private sector, they'd ALL be fired. No questions asked. No union repercussions. Simply fired for incompetence.The entire structure of today's government needs to be reconstructed. Good luck with that.
From: Donna Perry: Woonsocket Taxpayers are Nobody’s April Fool
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It time we start do the will of the Tax Payer.The answer is bankruptcy. Nobody bailed out the rest
of us when our 401s shrunk. Nobody should bail them out either.
Why should they be any better than the rest of us.
Its time to say NO to already outrageous taxes.
Anyone with a half a brain could figure out some day no money
would be coming in to pay for these only in Government sweat heart
deals. You steal from the people now deal with your own loss.
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From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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Another point, of course Central Falls has 80% of their foreclosed properties as multi family homes. Have you ever driven through CF? 80% of the properties are multi family homes, so naturally the percentage will follow through.From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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I don't understand how the solution is to build more affordable housing. Isn't it obvious that with foreclosures the way they are, that we're already inundated with excessive affordable housing.The current homeowner who would like to simply sell his house and move elsewhere, can't because he'll lose too much money on the sale of his house. If we build more housing, it would make this situation even worse.
Have the banks unload all these foreclosed properties AS affordable housing, and let the real estate market start to get back to normal again.
From: Expert Says Municipalities Should Stop Threatening Bankruptcy
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You have to wonder who the threat of bankruptcy is aimed at. The unions and all of the administration's hand picked appointees certainly don't want bankruptcy, THEIR jobs would be in jeopardy, and what more can they do? Mr. and Mrs. non-connected tax payer expect tax hikes, bankruptcy or not.From: WARNING: Don’t Wear a Hoodie in Florida
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Thanks for a balanced piece on this unfortunate incident.From: Donna Perry: Woonsocket Taxpayers are Nobody’s April Fool
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"But the video conveniently omits a chief underlying cause of these grim realities: overly generous pension plans doled out to people in their forties and fifties who will draw on the system for 2, 3 or in some cases 4 decades matched by gold plated, low co-pay structured health plansthat are now triggering annual required contribution payments that threaten to devour half –or greater—ofthe entire revenue base of many cities and towns.Well said. Declare bankruptcy and restructure.
From: Good Is Good: The End of Men
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Tom...a real man does not let a newspaper or any woman..particularly a woman, define him. Too many men are sissified. Women don't know what the hell they want so why would any man listen to them as far as how a man whould act. Take a weekend off from getting your nails done and watch some John Wayne movies.A man is like obscenity....you may not be able to define a man but you know a real one when you see him.
From: Good Is Good: The End of Men
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Instead of trying to figure out what you "should" be based on the superficial and fickle opinions of some non-existent public opinion polls I might suggest you just be who you are.Stats, opinions, should be's and all the rest are diversionary, nonsensical, exhausting and meaningless. Enlightenment is never an external journey.
From: NEW: Senate OKs Gallo Call for Commission on Humanities
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With the state in collapse at multiple levels she creates yet another commission? Are you kidding me?Work on fixing this place not on creating another feel good diversion.
This place is whacked.
From: Providence Ranks Last in New Job Creation
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In order to have jobs you have to have businesses that can create those jobs!With the sky high property taxes in Providence, especially on business owners and it also having the highest per-thousand vehicle property tax rate in the state....why would any business want to locate in Providence?
And, just how bad and in how many ways is it bad in Providence!
ARE YOU READY?
Here is a great example!!!
Providence is the ONLY Capital City in the entire Country that DOES NOT HAVE a new car dealership within its boundaries!
And with its overly aggressive approach to ripping off visitors with parking rates and fines....it won't be long before other businesses pack up their bags and leave because of lost income from people no longer coming to visit, shop and spend money!
I have not been to any of its great Restaurants, PPAC, The Dunk, The Civic Center, Waterplace Park and WaterFire, a P-Bruins Game in years and have no intentions to ever, again, do so!
From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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Thom DiPaola makes a lot of sense when he stated "If you break this down by % of population vs. # of floreclosures, West Warwick is by far the worst.I would very much like to see this study and analysis taken one step further and do all 39-cities and towns by % of population vs. # of foreclosures. I also feel that having that statistic would be even more meaningful and also an indication of financial situation of many a family in our cities and towns!
From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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What? Double the Affordable housing budget from $25-$50 million? The tax-and-spend social engineers never miss and opportunity to force more garbage down the taxpayers throat.Foreclosure occurs because someone Must sell there home for personal finacial reasons - and they can't. They ikely lost their job and the financial burden of their mortgage, insurance and outrageous RI property taxes has croaked them.
The problem remains too many homes, not enough homebuyers, caused by too few jobs, and too high a tax burden. With RI Unemployment at 11% - and real unemployment much higher - we need Jobs and property tax relief, not Affordable Housing!
From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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From: RI’s Foreclosure Crisis - City by City Breakdown
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If you break this down by % of population vs. # of floreclosures, West Warwick is by far the worst.From: Expert Says Municipalities Should Stop Threatening Bankruptcy
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If these cities were private companies the management would all be fired! The voters can fire them in November. The Democrats all need to go! Democrat=bad management=RI ranked at or near the bottom in every category. Bankruptcy is next! Have we had enough yet?Page 712 of 1360 pages « First < 710 711 712 713 714 > Last »
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