Government Spending

So, just how does one turn $40 into $400,000? The answer — do business with the City of Rochester, New York. In the continuing saga known as the Fast Ferry business venture, which went down about as fast as the Titanic on open water, Maplestar, the company that ran the business into the ground and...
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It’s like something out of a sci-fi movie! NASA is waiting for the space shuttle Atlantis to return to earth Wednesday, so they can then start shooting down some space junk that’s in a degrading orbit and getting ready to plummet to earth. They do have some concerns about shooting down the junk though. Some...
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A new study just came out looking at how Congress is spending taxpayer money. The funny thing is, the study looks at pork spending. While I must admit, sometimes pork spending is crazy, right now however I’m more concerned about what Congress is doing to fill their time while on Capital Hill. Why are they...
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I love it when the spin-doctors get a hold of political information and then do a fancy two-step backward dance trying to make things look different than they really are. Yesterday a story came out about New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer’s budget he’s getting ready to present later today. The numbers yesterday said...
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It appears as though New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer is still trying to buy favor among the voters. Since he first took office a year ago, the new Democratic Governor likes to throw money around in hopes of having people like him. He needs to do something, polls show he’s at an all...
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It’s long been said many politicians get paid for doing absolutely nothing. Of course many times it’s merely said in jest. However, there’s a Conesus, New York Town Board member who definitely falls into the category of getting paid for doing nothing. Conesus Town Board member Michael Witkousky, who hasn’t shown up for a meeting...
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The continuing saga of bad moves and poor decisions by Rochester, New York government officials continue to pile up. In the fall it was announced that the first mall in the nation, Midtown Mall, is coming down to make way for the new headquarters of an area business, PaeTec Communication. While the announcement came as...
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Monroe County, which is located in upper New York State, must be taking lessons from the City of Rochester, which is located in Monroe County, when it comes to financing. The County is looking at an approximate 20 million dollar shortfall when it comes to balancing the budget this year. So, what are they...
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