Precision Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 At least NYS wasn't stupid enough to spend a lot of money on the factory. They only spent $1 billion dollars...... Elon Musk’s $1B NY solar panel factory is reportedly a ‘boondoggle’ for taxpayers 2
Precision Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 Was back in NYS a couple of weeks ago. Spent time along the I-86 corridor from Elmira to Salamanca and even had the chance to do some fishing in the finger lakes. It was good to see the area and family. I was in Canisteo more than anywhere which I noticed is finishing some considerable construction. Apparently, there is a project funded by the state as follows..... "New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez announced the beginning of an $8.6 million project to modernize State Routes 36 and 248 in the Village of Canisteo. The transformative project will resurface the roadways, add sidewalks, create dedicated turning lanes and make other improvements that will enhance safety and facilitate travel along two key thoroughfares that help connect Canisteo to the entire Southern Tier Region as well as the City of Hornell to the north. New lighting and updates to Canisteo’s downtown park will also improve the aesthetic appeal of the historic village and promote tourism." Changes Coming To Routes 36 And 248 In Canisteo The project is nearing completion and seeing the work performed I have to ask why. The improvements to routes 36/248 are repaving and new curbs which in no way improved the travel along these lightly travelled roads. The village square was modified, with new sidewalks put in on Greenwood and Main Streets. I don't see how the changes made will revitalize the town or "promote tourism". It's really silly to see new roads and sidewalks being constructed in front of boarded up homes and businesses. Even if the project had improved traffic congestion is it necessary in an area that is losing population? The project reminds me of third world countries that will "paint over" curbs to pretty up cities prior to major events. These "paint over" economies never really improve the underlying economic issue, they just make enough surface changes to keep the populace happy. When I see NYS doing this to towns and schools (some of the schools in the Southern Tier are impressive) I can't help but feel the same way. Don't improve the local economies, just build some crap to appease the residents. Wouldn't it have been better for NYS to use the $8.6 million to attract businesses/jobs to the area so an economically stable town can perform this work themselves? 1 1
The Frankish Reich Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Precision said: Wouldn't it have been better for NYS to use the $8.6 million to attract businesses/jobs to the area so an economically stable town can perform this work themselves? Yes, it would be. Even better: stop trying to prop up local economies that time has passed by. We hate to see it happen, the slow death of a marginal community. But it is happening regardless of what the governments do. Back when Republicans like to call themselves "the party of ideas," there was an idea here: give people money to move away from dying localities to the parts of the country that are thriving and desperate for workers. It made sense. You know what happened to that idea? The realignment of party coalitions happened, with rural America voting Republican. What are the chances that Mitch McConnell would approve of a plan that gave Appalachian Kentuckians the means to resettle in Texas? In Idaho? Slim and none. So both the Republicans and the Democrats must continue to subsidize their base voters: rural/small town Americans for Republicans, even if they're in a dying local economy; urban Americans in rust belt cities for Democrats. Edited July 11, 2023 by The Frankish Reich 1
Precision Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said: Yes, it would be. Even better: stop trying to prop up local economies that time has passed by. We hate to see it happen, the slow death of a marginal community. But it is happening regardless of what the governments do. Back when Republicans like to call themselves "the party of ideas," there was an idea here: give people money to move away from dying localities to the parts of the country that are thriving and desperate for workers. It made sense. You know what happened to that idea? The realignment of party coalitions happened, with rural America voting Republican. What are the chances that Mitch McConnell would approve of a plan that gave Appalachian Kentuckians the means to resettle in Texas? In Idaho? Slim and none. So both the Republicans and the Democrats must continue to subsidize their base voters: rural/small town Americans for Republicans, even if they're in a dying local economy; urban Americans in rust belt cities for Democrats. I agree that both parties are to blame in the subsidy of their constituents. Somewhere along the way "bringing home the bacon" took the place of responsible governance which is unfortunate. I think many of these economically depressed communities could stand a chance if government could give them the proper support and not "put in a sidewalk", "build a gym" or "paint over a dirty curb". Edited July 11, 2023 by Precision 1
B-Man Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 The problem with hotels for migrants. For taxpayers perturbed by their £6 million ($7.7 million) daily bill for housing asylum seekers in hotels, New York City mayor Eric Adams has the solution: handbills. Exasperated by a sudden influx he characterizes as a “disaster,” Adams plans to dispense police-tape yellow flyers both at the city’s 188 sites for housing migrants and at America’s overrun, purely notional southern border. The leaflets warn in English and Spanish: “Since April 2022, over 90,000 migrants have come to New York City. There is no guarantee we will be able to provide shelter and services to new arrivals. Housing in NYC is very expensive. The cost of food, transportation, and other necessities is the highest in the United States. Please consider another city as you make your decision about where to settle in the US.” Well, that’s one colossal headache sorted, then. Why didn’t anyone think of flyers before? I’m reminded of being paid a pittance to distribute leaflets for a Little Richard concert in Atlanta in 1973 — a thankless task. Most pedestrians wouldn’t accept one. A few politely did, then immediately threw it away unread, often on the sidewalk; this was largely an exercise in secondary littering. I had no idea that such modest slips of paper would prove the ingenious answer to a municipal crisis fifty years later. Why, now that the Big Apple is falling back on retro advertising tactics, let’s skywrite above the Rio Grande, “Don’t ♥ New York!” Or maybe Adams should try his hand at radio jingles: “Other cities hit the spot. Ninety thousand, that’s a lot. Twice as much for a burger, too. Other cities are the place for you!” Yet aside from exhibiting a certain, well, ineffectual quality, these leaflets are brandishing the high cost of necessities at a population that doesn’t plan on paying for them. https://thespectator.com/topic/problem-hotels-migrants-new-york-britain/ 1
TSOL Posted August 27, 2023 Posted August 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said: NYS is obtrusively corrupt and over legislated It's not so much Hochul, it's been this way forever 1
B-Man Posted September 15, 2023 Posted September 15, 2023 LOL ! Biden administration officials shift blame for NYC migrant crisis on to Mayor Eric Adams because there is 'no exit strategy' to house them after they're released from shelters by Laura Parnaby Biden administration officials have blamed Mayor Eric Adams for New York's out-of-control migrant crisis as tensions heat up between the Democrat factions. Department of Homeland Security employees have blasted the mayor's office for having 'no exit strategy' for the 10,000 refugees the city takes in each month. Their comments are the latest example of the president's inner circle passing the humanitarian issue like a hot potato to local officials who in turn shunt responsibility back to the White House. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12513847/Biden-Eric-Adams-migrant-crisis-blame.html . 1
B-Man Posted September 26, 2023 Posted September 26, 2023 JUST IN: New York City is gearing up to pay over $1,000,000,000 on just hotels over the next 3 years to house illegal immigrants. Good! That’s what happens when you call yourself a “Sanctuary City.” But that’s just the hotel costs. NYC Mayor Eric Adams estimates the total cost of the migrant crisis will be about $12B over the next 3 years. “We are past our breaking point,” he said. “With more than 57,300 individuals currently in our care on an average night, it amounts to $9.8 million a day. Almost $300 million a month and nearly $3.6 billion a year.” Residents in NYC have had enough. In the video below, Staten Island locals were arrested for blocking migrant buses. 1
B-Man Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 Another NY Joke. Only the lemmings will swallow it. 1
B-Man Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 That's because it's bullsh*t. Real Estate Experts Raise Big Questions About Judge's Valuation of Mar-a-Lago in Fraud Determination There's an old rule of thumb with anything related to an attack on former President Donald Trump: Wait 48 hours more information will come out that will raise questions about or debunk the original assertion. It looks like that rule might even apply to a judge's determination that is being widely publicized. https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/09/27/real-estate-experts-raise-big-questions-about-judges-valuation-of-mar-a-lago-in-fraud-determination-n2164372
B-Man Posted September 29, 2023 Posted September 29, 2023 New York Democrats to Distribute Flyers to Illegals at Southern Border Warning Them ‘You Are Better Off’ Somewhere Else by David Greyson New York Democrats are planning to distribute flyers at the US-Mexico border telling illegals to “consider another city.” On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adam’s office announced this plan to “combat misinformation at the border.” The flyers will be in both Spanish and English and will warn the illegals that New York City is the most expensive city in the world so they will be better off somewhere else. How interesting that a sanctuary city run by Democrats who have been all for illegal immigration is now troubled by the flood of illegal aliens. Leftist ideas sound compassionate coming from those Democrat leaders until it’s at their front door. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/new-york-democrats-distribute-flyers-illegals-southern-border/ . 1
Tommy Callahan Posted September 29, 2023 Posted September 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, B-Man said: New York Democrats to Distribute Flyers to Illegals at Southern Border Warning Them ‘You Are Better Off’ Somewhere Else by David Greyson New York Democrats are planning to distribute flyers at the US-Mexico border telling illegals to “consider another city.” On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adam’s office announced this plan to “combat misinformation at the border.” The flyers will be in both Spanish and English and will warn the illegals that New York City is the most expensive city in the world so they will be better off somewhere else. How interesting that a sanctuary city run by Democrats who have been all for illegal immigration is now troubled by the flood of illegal aliens. Leftist ideas sound compassionate coming from those Democrat leaders until it’s at their front door. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/new-york-democrats-distribute-flyers-illegals-southern-border/ . Wonder if the flyers mention other sanctuary cities? up here in NY the state AG is suing upstate counties and cities that did not declare themselves sanctuary cities. 1
Recommended Posts