By Jim Willis on Nov 19, 2009 in City Council, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 3 Comments
More lunacy from the green eco-nuts, this time in the City of Binghamton. (Hey, I moved out of Binghamton–so don’t blame this one on me. Any group of people who vote for, and re-elect Matt Ryan for Mayor and the Citizen Action Gang as the City Council, are certifiably nuts!)
Today’s “through the looking glass” moment: [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 16, 2009 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
Completely mind-blowing. The grand total number of jobs created by Obama’s stimulus money in our area of New York State so far? 3 1/2. You read that right…three and one-half jobs. Not hundreds, not thousands, not even tens…just 3 1/2 single jobs. From an article in the Press & Sun-Bulletin:
In the 10 counties of the [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 13, 2009 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
A tip of the hat to the Town of Union (near Endicott, NY) for returning Obama stimulus money they didn’t want nor ask for, to the tune of $561,302. And a big “boo” to Broome County Social Services for sticking their grubby hands out to grab it before it went somewhere else–continuing the waste and [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 6, 2009 in Government & Politics, Sen Barack Obama, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
This gem comes courtesy my favorite local news outlet, the Press & Sun-Bulletin, from an article titled “Federal grant to pay for solar panels for Binghamton’s Carlisle Apartments“:
The Binghamton Housing Authority has won a $302,400 competitive federal grant to make one of its housing units more energy-efficient.
The grant, which was announced Tuesday, will pay for [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 2, 2009 in Government & Politics, Pres Barack Obama, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
Just to give New Yorkers a “push” toward the socialized health care being offered by our new Lord and Savior, the Annointed One, the Messiah, Barack…along comes so-called “reporting” from Gannett that New York’s budget is about to crash and burn due to Medicaid. Well duh! I, among many others, have been sounding the alarm [...]
By Jim Willis on Sep 30, 2009 in Exec Barbara Fiala, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
Guest Viewpoint: County Executive Fiala Has Shown Leadership on Medicaid Issue
Today I am pleased to announce a first for RSSBinghamton–a guest viewpoint. And it’s from someone who is (cordially) taking me to task over my recent remarks about Medicaid. Long-term readers of this blog will know that I welcome dissenting opinions and views from my [...]
By Jim Willis on Sep 29, 2009 in Environment, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 1 Comment
I live in New York where everything is taxed. So when there was a recent national outcry over the Federal government proposing cow-farting taxes on farmers because the eco-nuts have finally gone berserk…I was unfazed. In our state everything gets taxed sooner or later. Now it’s water. Hey, farting, water, maybe we’ll tax oxygen next, [...]
