Posted on 10/08/2009 8:30:18 AM PDT by Jabrown
"No single event highlights the lack of job prioritization and failure of President Obama's stimulus plan more than the recent news flowing from the Chicago Transit Authority. In September, the CTA received $241 million in funds from the Economic Recovery Act only to announce yesterday that the agency will increase employee furlough days, eliminate holiday pay, and layoff 70 employees..."
Plus the stimulus money went to a Canadian company, Union employees will recieve pay raises and more...
CTA receives $241 million in stimulus funds, announces furloughs and 70 layoffs?
Stuffing ballot boxes pays even better than it used to in Chicago now that there’s access to federal money.
yup
-It's hard to be a pimp...
What the loons failed to understand about the 0 solution is that there aren’t any lifeboats on the ship he is sinking.
Audit them and you will discover that all the money went to executive bonuses, no-show jobs and revolving door payola.
Do you think someone should tell Joe Biden? Isn’t he the one who is supposed to be keeping track of this money?
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