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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (28413)	3/30/2010 11:12:58 AM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

The new program will have 100,000 new lazy gov workers making over 100k and thus causing the rates to go up

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (28413)	3/30/2010 4:16:15 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

NY can't even make a profit off gambling Yet another reason why government should not run stuff By TigerHawk at 3/27/2010 07:10:00 PM If the government of New York State cannot run a gambling monopoly profitably, is there any non-core sovereign function that it can do well? tigerhawk.blogspot.com New York City's Off-Track Betting Corp. has given layoff notices to 1,300 employees. The pink slips went out Friday as state lawmakers balked at enacting a rescue package for the long-troubled corporation, which runs horse racing betting parlors throughout the city. OTB said it will close all 66 of its parlors on April 11 if it isn't given some relief. The corporation is in bankruptcy. As part of its operating deal, it is supposed to provide millions of dollars in guaranteed payments to the state each year. .... wcbstv.com