Wednesday Links
Ferries to Ply East River Far More Regularly Soon [NY Times] City Workers Face Penalty After Storm [NY Times] Mammoth Meeting Ends With 10 School Closures [NY1] Lawsuit Over Tobacco Warehouse Seeks Redress [Eagle] Civic Groups Move To Form Umbrella Alliance [Eagle] Coney Island 8 Vow Not to Give Up Against “Goliath” [Runnin’ Scared] City…
Ferries to Ply East River Far More Regularly Soon [NY Times]
City Workers Face Penalty After Storm [NY Times]
Mammoth Meeting Ends With 10 School Closures [NY1]
Lawsuit Over Tobacco Warehouse Seeks Redress [Eagle]
Civic Groups Move To Form Umbrella Alliance [Eagle]
Coney Island 8 Vow Not to Give Up Against “Goliath” [Runnin’ Scared]
City Begs Washington for Reinforcements in Bed Bug War [Gothamist]
Cuomo Cuts $100 Million to Transit, Prioritizes Capital Spending [Streetsblog]
Screenwriter Pays $2 Million for Prospect Heights Condo [Curbed]
Will City Council OK Parks Smoking Ban? [Metro]
Groundhog Days: A (Chilly) Look Back [City Room]
What If the Slope Co-op Replaced Walmart? [Observer]
DDDB Court Hearing Postponed [AY Report]
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Pete, this should interest you: From taxprof.blog
“The Tax Foundation has released a fascinating report showing which states benefit from federal tax and spending policies, and which states foot the bill.
US 50 States MapThe report shows that of the 32 states (and the District of Columbia) that are “winners” — receiving more in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes — 76% are Red States that voted for George Bush in 2000. Indeed, 17 of the 20 (85%) states receiving the most federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Red States. Here are the Top 10 states that feed at the federal trough (with Red States highlighted in bold):
States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:
1. D.C. ($6.17)
2. North Dakota ($2.03)
3. New Mexico ($1.89)
4. Mississippi ($1.84)
5. Alaska ($1.82)
6. West Virginia ($1.74)
7. Montana ($1.64)
8. Alabama ($1.61)
9. South Dakota ($1.59)
10. Arkansas ($1.53)
In contrast, of the 16 states that are “losers” — receiving less in federal spending than they pay in federal taxes — 69% are Blue States that voted for Al Gore in 2000. Indeed, 11 of the 14 (79%) of the states receiving the least federal spending per dollar of federal taxes paid are Blue States. Here are the Top 10 states that supply feed for the federal trough (with Blue States highlighted in bold):
States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:
1. New Jersey ($0.62)
2. Connecticut ($0.64)
3. New Hampshire ($0.68)
4. Nevada ($0.73)
5. Illinois ($0.77)
6. Minnesota ($0.77)
7. Colorado ($0.79)
8. Massachusetts ($0.79)
9. California ($0.81)
10. New York ($0.81)
Two states — Florida and Oregon (coincidentally, the two closest states in the 2000 Presidential election) — received $1.00 in federal spending for each $1.00 in federal taxes paid.
and this:
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/20/gop_governors
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/1209/Antisocialist_Bachmann_got_250k_in_federal_farm_subsidies.html
As for Palin:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090103148.html
I’m confused by that Prospect House condo (that is a house minus the garden floor?)
i have no sympathy for single struggling mothers with five children. newsflash! if you didnt have 5 children you might not be struggling, and your man wouldnt have left you! babies dont keep men around, ladies!
*rob*
Pete, that’s because we expect each and every one to carry his or her own weight, unlike entitled Democrats who basically feed at the teet of the government.
Republicans are actually the worst thing for many of their own members.
mopar, my point on harping on the unions is that she may actually lose her job if the unions don’t take an across-the-board pay cut. The union leadership resists this and the result is layoffs making some shoulder all the burden for the many.
Unions are actually the worst thing for many of their own members.
Washington to City: Drop Bed
(Not all the children are hers. She has three.)
I know someone who works for the MTA and is supporting five children by herself, including one in college. I can see money is very tight. Her stoop has disintegrated and I know she tried to get it fixed but couldn’t afford the $2,000 the guy was quoting (neither could I). I can see she needs other repairs too. Dave, you are rolling in the dough compared to her.