Well Tom, until more comes to light, there is not as much to flog NY with as it is in NJ.
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Well Tom, until more comes to light, there is not as much to flog NY with as it is in NJ.
These are politicians. By definition there will ALWAYS be more corruption.Quote:
Originally Posted by talaniman
And politicking.Quote:
Originally Posted by catsmine
I'd say there is as much or more on Cuomo than Christie. Cuomo admits to interfering in the work of the commission that Cuomo said would be completely independent . Christie has been accused of having traffic cones set up to get back at political opponents . Cuomo used the power of his office to attempt to go after his political opponents ,and when they came too close to a Cuomo patron ,he canned the commission.
He even was using the fact that he appointed an anti-corruption commission as a campaign talking point .
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/ny...orruption.html
Why would he suddenly and abruptly disband the commission ? That is what the Federal prosecutor has to find out .
so the emperor will be in town this week, tying up traffic on the NY Thruway, so he can use the construction project at the Tappan Zee Bridge to tout his plans for more infrastructure spending . But the real reason he will be there is to throw Cuomo a bone, who appears to be a bit nervous about his upcoming reelection campaign against Rep Westchester County Exec Rob Astorino. (Westchester is on the east side of the Tappan Zee Bridge) .
Christie has been taking heat for months about a couple of traffic cones slowing down traffic over the Hudson River . But the emperor will not take any heat about traffic delays over the Hudson that he will cause.
The emperor will start the ball rolling tomorrow with the release of an analysis on the need to pay for these types of repairs and upgrades. Then Wednesday it's off the NY and Cleveland .Friday he will speak in Washington. The emperor knows that this type of funding must originate in the House of Reps. It's not one of those issues he can accomplish by pulling executive fiat out of his bag of tricks.
The Federal Highway Trust Fund collects more than $30 Billion per year in gas taxes. And there are 47,714 miles of interstate highways that the Trust Fund is responsible for maintaining.
That's $628,746 dollars PER MILE for repairs.
And Union kickbacks. And Family obligations. And donor paybacks. And the slush fund.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
Wonder why the house of reps hasn't taken this up? They must be busy with more important stuff. Very little has originated in the house of reps lately, that helps this nation economically. In light of this vacuum somebody has to actually be doing stuff to build/repair roads and bridges.
THey are working on important things... like getting to the bottom of who is responsible and throwing them in jail.
After all we had to hear about Watergate for 40 years... at least nobody got a paper cut much less died... not to meantion 4 americans dying like Benghazigate.
THe Democrats have been doing EVERYTHING possible to cover it up the last two years....making Nixon a verified SAINT compaired to this administration.
The emperor should approve the Keystone pipeline as good faith measure. The fact is that Speaker Bonehead does have an unacceptable bill that cannot pass the House. He ties funding to all types of imaginary sources(ie tying road projects to tax revenue from oil drilling).
Here is a couple of things to consider . 1. The Federal Government funds entirely too much of the nations highway funding already. 2. The gas tax is a good way to fund it because it puts the burden on the users of the highways. 3. Bills in both the House and the Senate are chock full of pork that needs to be trimmed before any highway bill is acceptable. 4. We spend $billions in the porkulus bill(aka American Recovery and Reinvestment Act )that was supposed to go to "shovel ready " jobs like infrastructure repair . Where did that money go ?
I answered that already.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomder55
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Union kickbacks. And Family obligations. And donor paybacks. And the slush fund.
Some states have actually leveraged the stimulus money into some useful ongoing road/highway projects. Texas is one.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Texas Stimulus Impact
Texas Recovery: Stimulus Tracking
You could research other states including yours.
http://www.recovery.gov/
yeah I saw many of these signs when road crews filled in pot holes .....
Attachment 46036
they fill in pot holes, that's equivalent to painting rocks white,
Now that's a pot hole
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-13/fire-engine-stuck-in-sink-hole/5448560
have you seen the new plan for roads, made of glass and solar cells? guess what no pot holes?
You would feel differently if you hit a pothole at 50 miles an hour and tore up your vehicle and killed yourself. Painting rocks it's NOT.
Road repair | Smart Growth America
2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure | Roads
If a single dollar of that was actually spent on that... it would have been worthwile... but 99.9% of it just vanished into thin air... without any projects being funded that can be accounted for.
You don't get what I mean. Pot holes mean the underlying structure has given way so filling them is a temporary measure that doesn't attend to the real problem and may mask a greater problemQuote:
Originally Posted by talaniman
Nope. Usually it's because a crack allowed water in and the cycle of freeze, expand, thaw, freeze, expand, breaks up the asphalt.Quote:
Pot holes mean the underlying structure has given way
Whereas down South they're often the site of an abandoned ant nest, and Clete's scenario.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
What is a pot hole is the highway funding system. 25% of Federal funding is thrown at mass transit projects ,and other diversions such as bike paths, national park visitor centers, museums,creating scenic trails,and other local pork barrel projects.
Hah! I never knew that. We are products of our environment indeed. Cheers.Quote:
Whereas down South they're often the site of an abandoned ant nest
obviously a failure to understand the mechanism, yes water is the problem but when it freezees it not only damages the asphault surface, ice expands and when it does it forces a hole in the foundation, if that is not fixed the hole will just reappear because the foundation in the spot is no longer solidQuote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
It's the unwillingness to fund the maintenance of road bridges and infrastructure that's the problem, not the science. We see this all over the place as states have decreased revenue. Nobody has been watching as localities have been downgraded on their bond ratings and are facing budgetary shortfalls. 6 times in NJ for example, in the last 6 years.
well the solution is more local taxes or accept the lower service level
The problem is the Liberals will want to exempt half the population for paying their fair share of this tax, like they have been exempted from paying their fair share of most of the other taxes already. And they will want to appropriate the taxes of the more wealthy areas to subsidize the less wealthy areas...Quote:
Originally Posted by paraclete
A problem that already exists with state and local taxes already.
THen we are back to the TRILLION DOLLAR "ObamaStimulous" package... exactly what was it spent on anyway? That would have replaced a LOT of bridges and fixed a LOT of other things... yet nobody can say what exactly all that money actually bought.
Ok so you are saying you can't see any bang for your buck but these things are a matter of public record so you should be able to find it
When the current administration is as transparent as the average Planet.. Surely you jest.
The links were posted and how hard is it to click on a link and actually read what the states have posted? Building projects were a third of the recovery act. Tax cuts were another, as well as social programs.
Breakdown of Funding
Social Programs = Welfare and handouts to people who didn't earn or pay for them.
I'm middle class, I didn't get a dime of a tax break, yet I am not exempt from any of the taxes the 49% are either.
The Unemployment funding? 99 weeks of welfare (unemployment benifits) so nobody has to try to get a job very hard for a few years?
You mean McDonald's and Walmart workers who pay payroll taxes?
None of them effectively actually pay any FEDERAL income taxes.. yet they get free stuff from the Federal Government the rest of us who actually pay higher Federal taxes than we should to pay otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by talaniman
he means he wants to gripe because he didn't get any, but the day will come when he will wring his hands with glee at the thought of the other 49% who will be done down, such a shame he has to wait a long time
They file a tax return and get a refund just like the rich guys who pay no taxes. Look at all the tax breaks Walmart gets and we are talking billions, yet the workers need food stamps. I mean give me a 10 year deal of no taxes. And the stuff they sell comes from even cheaper labor in third world countries under terrible conditions.
We have had this debate and its pointless.
It means like everything else that eminates from this administration... its all, smoke, mirrors and false and misleading information.Quote:
Originally Posted by paraclete
I don't know anyone who got anything... I don't know anyone who did get anything... and I don't know anyone who's seen any of these so-called projects actually result in something tangible.
They get more back than they pay in at the end of the year... result is not taxes paid. In fact they get MORE money back than they actually paid in... they are getting paid to not pay any taxes.Quote:
Originally Posted by talaniman
Its simple basic math. Johnny gives Uncle Sam 5 dollars, Uncle Sam gives Johnny back 7 dollars... in the end Uncle Sam has NONE of Johnny's money... and Johnny walks away with more than he started with, from people who didn't get their money back from Uncle Sam.
Its not hard to understand... some people just believe Johnny is owed something he never earned because he decided to hang out with delinquents, not study, eventually drop out of school... and play the victim card because nobody wants to hire a poorly educated drop out for a high paying job.
Look you arn't the only ones with a zero sum gain but that's what taxation is about, you give now and maybe in the future you will get some, some just get it earlier than others. You are against a higher minimum wage but reality says all employers should be responsible and give their workers a fare share of the results. I hate this cannon fodder approach where half the population are ignored
Mitt pays no taxes. He get an accountant to write stuff off, and he send the government a check for 13% of his income depending on how sharp his guy is and then goes to a island with a bank and visits his hidden money he pays no taxes on. Then he hops on a plane to some European country and visits that money, and he stops in Switzerland so his wife can visit her money, then he goes home to raid the pension fund of some small midwestern company that the whole town works at, gives the contracts to some overseas company and takes more loot to the island and pays no taxes.
The guys who worked at the company lose everything because the Burger King goes out of business because nobody's working and can't afford a burger because they got no money to support their lazy a$$es so the whole town collapses.
And then a character like you comes along and tells the lazy a$$es they should have worked harder, and it's their fault Mitt came and stole everything because HE earned it.
well of course when did a right wing take responsibility for the failures of their leadershipno, rip off is the way to go, all the way to the bank
The lefties here praise countries like Australia with high minimum wages while ignoring the obvious fact that these higher minimum wages promotes job loss when companies find it more economical to automate.
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The point is 49% of the population not contributing a dime effectively right NOW in any Federal income taxes... yet they are still going to be sucking the system dry in the future too. That's why there are the deficits there are now... everyone doesn't pay their fair share.Quote:
Originally Posted by paraclete
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