Nutter plans more cuts as budget worsens.

Philly.com ^ | November 6, 2008 | By Marcia Gelbart, Jeff Shields and Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writers

[Kid Shelleen]

I am growing a ping list for news of Metro Philly/Delaware Valley area; Anybody that wants to be on or off the list please let me know via e-mail or just reply to this post.

[JrsyJack]

So within 48 hours of the Obama miracle 2 major eastern city mayors have decided to announce budget shortfalls, rolling back or suspension of tax reductions and service cuts. Yet, nowhere in neither Nutter's nor Bloomberg's statement do I see one word about reducing the size of the bureaucracy of government.

These people will never learn. They will have to endure the closing of rec centers, the laying off of police and fire personnel, rising wage taxes and municipal service fees.

All that being said, I have not one ounce of sympathy for the residents of Philly or NY. They elect these people over and over, they elect the same types of people for President, Senator and Congress. Suffer in your self-made misery. I have enough misery in NJ without worrying about the decline of Phila. to a second rate, has-been city.

[JrsyJack]

To address the even bigger figure, scheduled city-funded cuts in the business and wage taxes will be frozen until fiscal 2015,

Someone please explain to me what a city funded tax cut is. Taking less of someone elses money is not a city expenditure.

I fear we will see this tactic used across the board, up to and including the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the "suspension" of the promised cuts for "95% of working families."

[Lancey Howard]

It’s the same old rat dictionary that claims that confiscating less money from people amounts to “giving” them something. The Republicans consistently fail to holler louder than the rats when exposing such rat lies.

Maybe someday we’ll find an effective communicator.

[Stentor]

I have enough misery in NJ without worrying about the decline of Phila. to a second rate, has-been city.

Nah. We're on 5th rate. By the way, I am already seeing attitude from Bambi's constituents.

[JrsyJack]

By the way, I am already seeing attitude from Bambi's constituents.

Lock and load!

[Stentor]

Lock and load!

I'm just sitting back and watching them kill each other.

[JrsyJack]

where are you in Philly?

[Stentor]

where are you in Philly?

Overcoming my paranoia, I can say deep South Philly east of Broad 4 nights a week and Manayunk the rest. (long story) Too old to really enjoy Manayunk. If you're under 30, it's babe heaven.

[JrsyJack]

well at least you are in the 48 zip code, best part of town (mostly)

[Clemenza]

If you would have said "Kensington" or "the Northeast" you would have been the butt of my jokes forever.

Lots of the inbred parochials in the NE seem to have voted for Obama, despite their "strong dislike" of their swarthier bretheren on the other side of the Blvd.

[Clemenza]

Us folks from the NYC area make fun of Philly for a reason. It was a great place 200 years ago.

[JrsyJack]

Clemenza: “Leave the gun...take the canolis.”

[Stentor]

If you would have said "Kensington" or "the Northeast" you would have been the butt of my jokes forever.

I could take being the butt of your jokes. You're one of the few around here who know what the hell you're talking about. Why don't you find a permanent residence and run for office.

[Clemenza]

LOL! Have moved every two years for the past 14. Will likely be moving AGAIN in February. I go where “they” need me. :)

[Stentor]

"they"

Won't ask, won't have to tell me. Won't have to .... ..