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Monday, July 18, 2011

NY Post Calls on City Council to Stop Slush Funds

A recent NY Post editorial calls on the City Council to eliminate member items or discretionary funding to individual members of the Council. The editorial discusses how these funds are used to ensure loyalty to the leadership, and it details some of the recent major abuses by members of the Council.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    Great editorial.

    MEMBER ITEM GRANTS, the LEGISLATIVE EARMARKS (or "PORK") that lawmakers dole out to favored constituent groups, should be ELIMINATED not just on the municipal level, but also on the federal and state levels.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    Gee, I wonder if Candice Giove had a part in this.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    The City Charter should be revised to take away all this member item pork. City council members should have only one job, and that's making city laws.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Member items are the only reason why most local non-profit groups in New York City still exist! They could not survive without sucking up to the politicians who fund their charitable but often wasteful and inefficient ways.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Not a likeable character in the whole city council.

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