GlobalFoundries wants more State Handouts

At a time when area NY schools are considering extensive layoffs combined w/ property tax increases to meet their dwindling budgets, like the following:

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_d477e7f8-0ac4-11df-944f-001cc4c002e0.html

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_a20f6482-258e-11df-8d30-001cc4c002e0.html

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_9f2c4f42-2a38-11df-a254-001cc4c002e0.html

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_acb32dc0-2d85-11df-bd6c-001cc4c03286.html

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_af3d8bb8-337e-11df-92e6-001cc4c03286.html

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_dd41d08c-36e4-11df-8e95-001cc4c002e0.html

GlobalFoundries's request asking NY lawmakers for more "incentives" to expand their business (on top of the already approved $1.2 billion in tax breaks & cash reimbursements) to be politically tone-deaf to the entire economic climate here in the state.

http://poststar.com/news/local/article_27420224-38f7-11df-9d3b-001cc4c03286.html

Closing schools, prisons, & hospitals is considered ok (y'know those industries that actually work towards the public good) but when private business that are specifically in the business of turning profit come asking the government (regardless of what level it is) "bribes", whoops, we mean "handouts", those governments are to willing to bend over backwards & comply. Once the bribe, sorry, we mean handouts, end, what's the incentive for them to stay?

There's something wrong w/ this picture, people.

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This is an oldie but goodie of my friend Gabrielle.

She's one of those insanely smart people who is quite oblivious to how pretty she actually is. Its like there are so many character-traits that get noticed about her, the physical appearance almost is like an after-thought. Course its not like she'd care what other people think about that anyways. She's a total Ravenclaw, through & through.

If I remember right, she's doing post-graduate work in Elementary Education somewhere out at Cortland.

Anyway, she makes me laugh & is remembered for the now-famous line said in jest, "Making goofy faces is my one true talent in life."



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