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Mayor Ray Nagin says the city has to lay off as many as 3,000 workers.
WWLTV ^ | 10/04/2005

Posted on 10/04/2005 11:56:55 AM PDT by LA Woman3

Mayor Ray Nagin says the city has to lay off as many as 3,000 workers.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: duplicatepost; layoffs
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To: LA Woman3
Nagin says he's worked for weeks to try to find the financing that would allow him to keep the city workers on the payroll.

Did he check his personal Swiss account. It's the one right after Arafat's.

41 posted on 10/04/2005 12:29:57 PM PDT by mississippi red-neck (You will never win the war on terrorism by fighting it in Iraq and funding it in the West Bank.)
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To: LA Woman3

heh, I'll bet his relatives stay on


42 posted on 10/04/2005 12:31:22 PM PDT by Republicus2001
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To: LA Woman3

I must be missing something here. Can someone explain the references to the "phantom employees"?


43 posted on 10/04/2005 12:32:02 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: kendu

I was just going to post that!


44 posted on 10/04/2005 12:32:23 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: LA Woman3
I read your link - interesting ------ then there was this little disclaimer ----

The Bring New Orleans Back Fund is the only non-profit fund exclusively dedicated to the restoration of the City of New Orleans. No administration or site hosting fees are taken out of your donation. 100% of every dollar, less transaction costs for card processors, goes directly to rebuilding our city.

45 posted on 10/04/2005 12:33:28 PM PDT by malia (P)
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To: LA Woman3

Would that be firing non existant workers?


46 posted on 10/04/2005 12:34:49 PM PDT by billhilly (If you're lurking here from DU (Democrats unglued), I trust this post will make you sickcakground)
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To: LA Woman3

Mr. "Mayor".......should top the list.


47 posted on 10/04/2005 12:35:11 PM PDT by CROSSHIGHWAYMAN
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To: malia
The Bring New Orleans Back Fund is the only non-profit fund exclusively dedicated to the restoration of the City of New Orleans. No administration or site hosting fees are taken out of your donation. 100% of every dollar, less transaction costs for card processors, goes directly to rebuilding our city.

Ahh....the fine print! I would be interested to know if anyone is actually donating to that website!
48 posted on 10/04/2005 12:36:26 PM PDT by LA Woman3 (The closest helping hand is the one at the end of your own arm....)
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To: mississippi red-neck

Isn't Nagin the mayor missing in action during the hit- oh yea he was up in Texas buying a new home and enrolling kid(s) in a (their) new school!!!


49 posted on 10/04/2005 12:36:27 PM PDT by malia (P)
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To: Rutles4Ever

LOL!


50 posted on 10/04/2005 12:36:38 PM PDT by Sometimes A River ("The leaves have broken on Lake Ponktran" - WKAT 1360 AM Miami Newsreader)
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To: finnman69

He's a struttin' dude, ain't he?


51 posted on 10/04/2005 12:37:24 PM PDT by billhilly (If you're lurking here from DU (Democrats unglued), I trust this post will make you sickcakground)
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To: LA Woman3

Will anyone notice?


52 posted on 10/04/2005 12:42:37 PM PDT by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn babies.)
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To: LA Woman3

It took him this long to figure out that the city was not operating as normal and the employees weren't needed at this time.....


53 posted on 10/04/2005 12:43:08 PM PDT by CSM ( It's all Bush's fault! He should have known Mayor Gumbo was a retard! - Travis McGee (9/2))
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To: johniegrad
I must be missing something here. Can someone explain the references to the "phantom employees"?

Here is one of the threads.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1494628/posts?q=1&&page=1#1
54 posted on 10/04/2005 12:45:05 PM PDT by LA Woman3 (The closest helping hand is the one at the end of your own arm....)
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To: LA Woman3
Rats! I thought he was going to resign... but now the question must be... do all cities work on immediate flow of tax dollars.. don't cities normally have a 3 - 6 reserve designed for just these types of events??? What about designated resources from other sources.. they cannot be spent on just anything.. also, what about the tons of FEMA $$s going into the city.. none of this makes sense.. but then again... nothing has ever made sense in NO..

I guess my question calls for Cities to be managed like a business.. Oh MY.. you all must be laughing at me now...
55 posted on 10/04/2005 12:46:53 PM PDT by Fritzy
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To: LA Woman3

On the bright side, it will only seem like 300!


56 posted on 10/04/2005 12:47:40 PM PDT by Solamente
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To: billhilly

And getting away with it - knows too much!


57 posted on 10/04/2005 12:48:04 PM PDT by malia (P)
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To: Fritzy
They mentioned the FEMA money on the radio (United Radio Broadcast-formally WWL). Evidently, FEMA money couldn't be used in that manner.
58 posted on 10/04/2005 12:49:37 PM PDT by LA Woman3 (The closest helping hand is the one at the end of your own arm....)
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To: inkling

Nagin should be #1 on his list.


59 posted on 10/04/2005 12:50:36 PM PDT by funkywbr
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To: LA Woman3

Betcha dollars to donuts that by this time tomorrow, the good Mayor and the MSM will be spinning that this is *also* the President's fault.
[rolls eyeballs backward into head]


60 posted on 10/04/2005 12:51:09 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX)
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