Posted on 06/10/2010 10:31:01 PM PDT by AggieSteph
Chaos, Anarchy To Reign If Paterson Shuts Down NY
Monday Could Be Doomsday If Budget Deal Can't Be Reached Shutdown Would Mean Closing Of State Parks, DMV, Courts, Chaos and anarchy. That's what New York Gov. David Paterson is warning if he's forced to shut down the government in a few days. The clowns in the state Legislature, now deadlocked for 71 days on the budget, are ready to take down the "big tent" and bring state government to a standstill. At least that's what Paterson thinks.
"No one knows the full ramifications of a government shutdown," said Paterson. "It would create unimaginable chaos around the state and the greater metropolitan areas."
Such chaos includes closing all state parks, motor vehicles offices, courts, and even the lottery. Public assistance payments would not be made and unemployment payments might also be held up.
The governor is in this pickle, in part, because wild cards like Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx) and possibly scandal-scarred Sen. Pedro Espada (D-Bronx) might not go along.
Sources said the next emergency bill from Paterson will have up to $350 million in cuts to human services and mental health. But Republicans, who could become Paterson's new allies in the budget battle, aren't satisfied with that.
They want $750 million in new cuts like:
Delaying the 10 percent welfare grant increases Withholding welfare from those who don't comply with employment requirements Reducing the personal needs allowance of people in drug and alcohol programs
Diaz will not go along with that.
"I am not voting for any more cuts. I understand that it is painful," said Diaz. "But the governor is leaving me no choice."
The other renegade, Espada, thinks there might be a budget deal in the offing, but, he said, "I would vote no if such a massive cut were included because the state needs a fiscal plan.
Paterson called both men "thugs."
Espada, like some in both houses of the Legislature, thinks lawmakers will find a way to avoid bringing the government to a grinding halt.
"There will not be a shutdown on Monday. We've never wanted a shutdown," he said.
It's really too early to tell what is going to happen. Will Espada and Diaz back down? Will Paterson make a deal with the Republicans? Or will pigs fly?
Chaos, Anarchy To Reign If Paterson Shuts Down NYHow will anyone tell a difference?
“Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!”
- Dr Peter Venkman - Ghostbusters
LOL.
LOL - GMTA anyway.
Please, oh please, shut down as many governments for as long as possible. Please.
Here ya go, noob....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=chaos%20paterson
Oh. My. The people will just be devastated.
Public assistance payments would not be made and unemployment payments might also be held up.
Ahhhhh, that's where the chaos comes in. The looter class will be jonesing for beer, cigarettes and crack.
This is the city where Lebron wants to play LOL
What’s the problem? They are all from different sources and the last one was posted more than four hours ago.
Yes they would be. I hate NYC & never go there anymore. NJ was shut down & we got by.
a more important question is who has better pizza?
NY or Chicago?
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oh well.
how would we be able to distinguish total anarchy from typical liberal government control?
1. Shut down the Dept of Motor Vehicles and people still drive their cars and have more money for gasoline.
2. Shut down the courts and lawyers can't steal other people's money.
3. Shut down the parks and people can stay home and visit with their friends and family.
4. Shut down the lottery and people don't blow their money on a ridiculous pipe dream.
None of this sounds like anarchy and chaos to me.
hah they would never do it for fear the public would learn the horrible truth that not only would no one really notice but that things actually would improve remarkably for the average citizen who isn't employed by the government!
We can't let that become general knowledge now can we? hehehehe
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