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CA: Villaraigosa calls on nation's mayors to address poverty
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| 1/25/06
| AP - Washington
Posted on 01/25/2006 12:52:01 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Surely the problem could be solved if we double the income tax.........
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posted on
01/25/2006 12:53:47 PM PST
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: NormsRevenge
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa addresses fellow mayors attending the 74th Winter meeting of the The United States Conference of Mayors, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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01/25/2006 12:54:47 PM PST
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NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
The guy is a lying scumbag with an agenda. The last 50 years have demonstrated just how much of a failure throwing money around is when it comes to "poverty". Who the heck wants to work if they can get in line and get a free check courtesy of the American taxpayer every month? Welfare as it is practiced in the US breeds poverty. And crime.
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01/25/2006 12:56:08 PM PST
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45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: NormsRevenge
Maybe we shouldn't be allowing a million destitute, low-skilled people into the country every year. It doesn't seem that hard to figure out.
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posted on
01/25/2006 12:56:31 PM PST
by
D_Idaho
To: NormsRevenge
criticized current federal and local aid to the poor as inadequateIn other words, give me money. The LEFT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE POOR OR BLACK PEOPLE!!!!
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posted on
01/25/2006 12:56:36 PM PST
by
Clock King
("How will it end?" - Emperor; "In Fire." - Kosh)
To: NormsRevenge
The only "chasm" I see is between Villaraigosa's ears.
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posted on
01/25/2006 12:57:07 PM PST
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Redcloak
("Shiny... Let's be bad guys.")
To: NormsRevenge
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) smiles with Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa before signing a bill which will speed up construction of a carpool lane on the San Diego 405 freeway at a construction site in Los Angeles January 13, 2006. The bill, SB 1026, allocates 90 million dollars and paves the way for an accelerated construction schedule for the lane to be built up to six years sooner than originally planned. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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01/25/2006 12:58:01 PM PST
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NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
So, what is he advocating? That the government
a)make poverty more comfortable by funding it more, or
b)somehow force people to improve themselves?
Seems like either way, it's been shown not to work.
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posted on
01/25/2006 12:58:03 PM PST
by
atomicpossum
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To: NormsRevenge
"We need your voice cash and your vision money," he said.
To: NormsRevenge
The 11 million "Americans" he is referring to are Americans in the sense that they were born in America, i.e., Mexico and points south, all of which are considered "The Americas". They are by and large illegal aliens in California.
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01/25/2006 12:58:34 PM PST
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45Auto
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To: Redcloak
It's been a long time since any of these ideologues have been in a poor neighborhood.
To: NormsRevenge
You know how you address poverty, don't you?
Ahem.
"Hello dere, poverty!"
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01/25/2006 12:59:59 PM PST
by
RexBeach
("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
To: NormsRevenge
Doesn't La Raza have a plan beyond stealing all of the land from those damnable Euro-Americans?
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01/25/2006 1:01:18 PM PST
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King Moonracer
(Feudalism never ended, all hail the landed gentry.)
To: NormsRevenge
"Eleven million American's can't read a bus schedule or fill out a job application." Whose fault is that? We spend nearly twice as much on education now than we do for the military. The problem lies in the college/university systems that educates the teachers of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. These teachers are poorly equipped to teach our children; their own education was and is dumbed down. Educate the teacher first, really educate them then watch what happens in the next ten years. Remove the unions and the NEA from any meaningful contact with our schools. Both are more than damaging to education - I am speaking of the basic education, not one based on Social Engineering.
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posted on
01/25/2006 1:02:04 PM PST
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yoe
To: King Moonracer
Aztlan?
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01/25/2006 1:02:44 PM PST
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NormsRevenge
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01/25/2006 1:04:05 PM PST
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NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Mayor Villareconquista is setting himself up to be the Hugo Chavez of Aztlan, if the economy tanks and poverty becomes topic numero uno.
"Mayor MEChA:"
Read about how a pro-communist, ultra radical "MEChista" named Tony Villar cut his hair, changed his name, put on a tie, and became the mayor of America's second largest city.
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01/25/2006 1:07:50 PM PST
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Travis McGee
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To: NormsRevenge
I just wish someone would ask this idiot when, at any time, at any place in history, has giving money to layabouts been effective ?
It always amazes me when people advocate something with no facts to back it up. Prescription for curing poverty in this country: no more welfare, privatize education, close the borders to illegals, and lower taxes across the board.
That'll do for a start.
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posted on
01/25/2006 1:10:29 PM PST
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
To: NormsRevenge
His vision will probably involve more "War on Poverty" programs that not only failed to eliminate poverty, but created harm by extending that culture of entitlement and dependency that started with FDR.
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