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Haha bigsky, you''re the one who still lives in this wretchedly corrupt town and maybe you should wise up, lol. Also, if you could comprehend modern english you would understand that i in fact do not listen to rush "the devil douchebag" limbaugh, as my good buddy calls him |
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When you consider that Congress just approved Obama''s $3.5 TRILLION budget this doesn''t really matter much one way or the other. A completely bankrupt nation going further into debt doesn''t really have any money to give away does it? Take the money or reject it and it makes no difference at all in the end. How long can this go on before it collapses around our ears?! In light of our president pledging to do our part to raise $1.1 trillion for the International Monetary Fund I would rather see the board go ahead and take the money, since there''s no money for either. |
| Posted by Diogenes - 4/4/2009 8:44:38 PM
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Stupid, stupid, stupid, all I have to say about the refusal to take the money. |
| Posted by Friendly One - 4/4/2009 5:41:53 PM
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Dear dbo, I''m glad you listen to Rush Limbaugh but you still have a head full of mush. You have plenty of time to wise up however. |
| Posted by bigsky - 4/4/2009 6:58:04 AM
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Please...Mayor Kashke........If you can not remove the members on the Board.....Please, for this City''s sake at least ask for 1 or 2 resignations......I''m sure you know who I am talking about. Those that have a very narrow view of the tax situation & why. To be a watchful steward of our tax dollars, and spend them wisely is one thing....to reject money already allocated to North Platte which would help individual workers, merchants, and most of all the residents of public housing for the city of North Platte is quite another.This has been going on long enough and something really does need to be done, and as far as I''m concerned, the sooner the better. |
| Posted by gratefull - 4/3/2009 8:12:23 PM
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Dear user, only a foolish conservative like yourself,, larry the calbe guy and jeff foxworthy would think that this is a bad idea. It has not been stolen from you and I and every other taxpayer in this country. Someone has obviously been listening to one too many talk shows hosted by the incredibly insane Rush Limbaugh. I, being part of the future generation, in no way shape or form believe a stimulus package delivered by this diverse, well established and logical administration is "rape of [my] generation..." whatever that may mean. Henceforth, I believe it is the board''s fiscal and social responsibility to accept the stimulus in order to enhance the chance of a better world, a world that may be cured of the hellacious problems created by the previous generations, for our future generation''s (my generation''s) tomorrow. |
| Posted by dbo - 4/3/2009 5:46:23 PM
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Dear user, only a fool like yourself thinks this is free money. It has been stolen from you and I and every other taxpayer in this country by an irresponsible administration and Congress to distribute pork under the guise of stimulating the economy. It is a rape of future generations productivity and only the corrupt and ignorant would encourage accepting this travesty. |
| Posted by bigsky - 4/3/2009 5:11:17 PM
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The money is to be used to fix up the ramshackle "houses" that the city places our less fortunate. Because are too poor to raise themselves out of the situation they are in. So the city gives them the top of the line slum houses to live in and calls it a bargain because they pay for it.
I have lived in North Platte too long, (almsost 3 years) and I see the corruption and perversion that happens every day. If they rejected it because they already had the money, then were is all the money going?
I hope to see the improvements soon. |
| Posted by loopy_lu - 4/3/2009 4:36:11 PM
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To reject this money and send it elsewhere is not only ridiculous but totally irresponsible. Regardless of your political background or stand on the stimulus package - it''s here....period! The money is going to be given to some city, somewhere. Hopefully someplace where their elected or appointed officials have more sense than they do in North Platte. |
| Posted by plan9_frm_outerspace - 4/3/2009 3:06:12 PM
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Meaningless grandstanding is all the action by the Housing Board amounted to. It just hurt North Platte and will have no consequence to the Stimulus bill. "Greedy and irresponsible entity", eh, bigsky? Your contempt for all things public is pathetic. You and Ed would make quite a team. Shame on the Housing Board. |
| Posted by I use several - 4/3/2009 1:10:22 PM
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The bailout should have NEVER happened and all "stimulus" that comes from debt should be rejected. We actually gave FUTURE tax money (T-bills sold to China) to bail out banks, the banking system had to know the system couldn''t hold up, this crash has been talked about and forecasted for years. Now they''re going to lend us our own money AT INTEREST!?! WHAT? They''re not even really doing that, they''re sitting on the money to save their own behinds. This stimulus is a joke, throw trillions of dollars into the economy, prop up an economy that has very low trust in the government and/or banking system, this may do something for a little while, but watch inflation go through the roof. Ask yourself who gains from this. Ask yourself what you''re going to do when your money is junk, it can and is happening and a small portion of the population is willing to wake up and stop the bleeding, a small portion of the population actually wants to help people help themselves by teaching them how to think for themselves and not just accept what their told by those in a position to gain from directing peoples thoughts and actions. Don''t listen to me, don''t listen to politicians, go look it up yourself, it''s out there. Ask yourself how you pay off debt with more debt and make it work, you can''t. I''m sure the people on the North Platte Housing Authority understands the stimulus money is JUNK and should not only be rejected by them, but should be rejected by all, let the market correct itself, yes it will hurt, but the problem would end much sooner than what we''re doing now. |
| Posted by Hoghunter - 4/3/2009 10:08:39 AM
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Place my vote in favor of rejecting the funds from the infamous stimulus bill. Unfortunately the money will go to some other greedy and irresponsible entity. Besides, all the Board had on their work list, according to an earlier story, was to upgrade some sidewalks, work on the grass and get some security cameras for Autumn Park. Pretty cheap work. I still would like to know what sort of strings were attached to taking this money. The Federal Govt. doesn''t give up money expecting nothing in return. |
| Posted by bigsky - 4/3/2009 9:20:28 AM
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The housing board needs to be replaced! This action of theirs is one of the most illogical actions I have seen! The money was there to benefit the residents of NP and local contractors would have benefitted from the work. This "Board" says they have the money but don''t seem to be using it to maintain the properties that are supposed to benefit from it. It would appear that WNTA member/supporter Ed Reiker has let his personal feelings interfer with his responsibilities as a Board member and the others have let him lead the way. Mayor Kashcke - let''s reappoint logical citizens to this board and see if we can still get the funds for this community! |
| Posted by I use several - 4/2/2009 10:06:59 PM
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"In fact, Harrold said the decision is in direct opposition of the board''s mission to take care of the homes of their residents. He also said the decision hurts the local economy by not providing extra jobs and work for local people." I am sure Do-It Dave was hoping Housing would purchase all their "local economy" build it stuff AT HIS BUSINESS! Come on, if you''re going to complain about full disclosure, why don''t we apply that complaint to everyone?
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| Posted by Hamjustice - 4/2/2009 9:18:39 PM
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Maybe the North Platte Housing Authority doesn''t want to take dirty money? I hope you understand this is how the "government" gets money into circulation that shouldn''t be there, they give it to organizations as a "gift" or stimulus or whatever you want to call it....... trillions of dollars later we have inflation that makes buying Roman Noodles look like a night at Whiskey Creek!! Yes I understand the money is allocated and will just go somewhere else, but understand this, that money is NOT ours to spend, that money belongs to future tax payers, it''s not right to take from the future of this country to fund today. If we want to fund today then we should pay C-A-S-H. America is about to get booted into a pit so deep we''ll be lucky to get out of it and there''s plenty of people out there just waiting for us to fail, they want it and they''re getting it. It''s not right to take something just because it''s offered to you, you need to ask yourself, at what cost? The Housing Authority says it has things under control, who are we to say different? |
| Posted by Hoghunter - 4/2/2009 8:35:04 PM
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Count me in, however, I highly doubt any change will occur.....remember folks, its NP, common sense seems to be thrown out the window on many issues here for some reason...unfortunately. |
| Posted by Ren - 4/2/2009 8:16:43 PM
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How could the Board have $500,000 in "their" account and not be hard at work making the low income housing more energy efficient? Given the economy, saving this nest egg is risky, I think. Autumn Park needs attention in a variety of areas -- well, get busy, board members and spend that $500,000 you have been saving. If you really don''t want the stimulus money, then use what you have and put that money where your rhetoric is. |
| Posted by Agatha - 4/2/2009 7:59:59 PM
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Consider my post another name on the petition to change this decision. I''m glad Marc Kaschke reads this website because he needs to know that North Platte taxpayers disagree with this ridiculous decision. Who is this Ed Rieker anyway? Who elected him or Dee May or Glenn Johnson to make these decisions? They are flat wrong and I guess it''s up to Mayor Mark Kashke to fix this disaster. I hope he has the cajones to tackle this problem!!!! Make it right Mark!!! |
| Posted by C/K babe - 4/2/2009 7:29:43 PM
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especially because its for those less fortunate, something this board of directors forgot completely about |
| Posted by punkie - 4/2/2009 7:09:54 PM
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I love this idea. Not only is it practical but it is the Christian thing to do. Someone should send this to Bill O''Reilly, he would probably love a grass roots effort like this. |
| Posted by punkie - 4/2/2009 7:09:08 PM
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I know Marc well and know he reads this website. Let''s make our voices known . |
| Posted by npdood - 4/2/2009 7:05:22 PM
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Count me in favor too! I also voted for Marc and it appears he is the only one who can change this ridiculous decision. In fact, I have an idea, we should use the Bulletin Talk Backs as a petition. Tell everyone you know who disagrees with this board''s decision to post a message on here! I bet it will make a difference. We can CHANGE this decision!!!!! |
| Posted by npdood - 4/2/2009 7:04:38 PM
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There are a few strings such as needing to purchase goods and services from local vendors, making sure you involve all parties, etc. There are less strings then what the Housing Authority deals with from HUD on a daily basis. This decision is contra to common sense. The idea that you already have money in the bank to do these items is not material. Why spend your local funds for this project, when there are federal funds available? Local funds, in government parlance, have much more flexibility and are much harder to come by. Marc, time to step up. Either explain how this move benefits North Platte, explain the politics behind it, or reverse the decision. |
| Posted by doby - 4/2/2009 6:54:27 PM
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The strings were that you had to spend all the money LOCALLY! It had to be local contractors, local suppliers, local workers, etc. Now maybe you can see how much this lame-ass, myopic, self-centered, self-obsessed board of directors hurt our LOCAL economy! |
| Posted by mover-shaker - 4/2/2009 6:53:58 PM
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I rarely agree with mover-shaker but this time I couldn''t agree more. Glenn Johnson and Dee Meyer rubber stamp whatever Ed Rieker wants. THIS IS AN UNFUNNY JOKE! I think mover-shaker has the answer, we need our mayor to intervene in this mess. We are the laughing stock of the state thanks to this self-centered board. What about the residents? What about the problems in the homes you were charged to manage? The decision was a personal one by Rieker and the others went along with it. This is what you get with the "Western Nebraska Taxpayer''s Association." A TOTAL LACK of common sense |
| Posted by Braskaman - 4/2/2009 6:49:10 PM
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I would like to know what strings are attached to accepting the funds offered. |
| Posted by Placeholder - 4/2/2009 6:41:10 PM
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Good grief! It''s statewide news. North Platte looks like rubes! The government is finally paying attention to the rural areas and we REJECT their HELP!!!! C''mon Marc, we need some common sense to step into this mayhem and make a difference!! |
| Posted by mover-shaker - 4/2/2009 6:36:14 PM
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Okay Marc, we elected you as mayor last year to be a leader! Now is the time to lead!!! This is a runaway board that is actually harming our local economy not to mention the residents they are supposed to protect! STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION! Get rid of these losers and find a board that will accept a $588,000 local economic boost! It''s time to stand up and TAKE ACTION! You are the ONLY one who can!! |
| Posted by mover-shaker - 4/2/2009 6:34:29 PM
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