Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson and California's financial woes
*California's fiscal future lurched yet another step toward oblivion on Friday as state Controller John Chiang announced he could no longer make payments for services to disabled and blind people who need the money to pay for rent and food.
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Chiang said payments would most likely have to be stopped by Feb. 1.
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"People are going to be hungry at my house," said Shirley Magers, who receives a $900 monthly payment related to her disabilities. "(This is) not to mention the utilities. Personally I can't pay all the utilities right now.
Lord knows I am not in a position to question the fiscal responsibilities of California and how it spends its money but I wonder as I wander. I wonder if the two most highly profile court cases in California history, the OJ murder accusations and the Michael Jackson child molestations accusations, are examples how California squanders its financial resources.
I have a vivid memory at one point during the OJ trial reading that some Los Angeles governmental agency or agencies may have to issue IOU’s to its employees that month due to the expenses of the OJ trial. This was in reference to the original trial. And then they had another one soon afterwards. The words Lickity split comes to mind.
In reference to the Michael Jackson child molestation trial, the District Attorney at the time, Tom Sneddon, said he vacillated in bringing the case to court but nevertheless he and the good Nancy Grace did their thing. I wrote a post some months ago wondering how much the tax base had eroded in Santa Barbara County due to the fact Neverland was forced to close thereby producing an instantaneous chain reaction to tax based business supporting the ranch i.e., tour buses, souvenir shops, gas stations, salaries for the employees of Neverland, food for the animals, property taxes etc.
Article on Neverland:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-530257/Tumbledown-abandoned-The-ruins-Michael-Jacksons-Neverland.html
As always,
BB
P.S. My nephew came in from California Friday for the Inauguration and told me about the possible IOU’s for tax return. I chuckled, hence this post.
*Disabled, Blind People to Lose Disability Payments
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28709883/
Original source:
Panic Grows In Ca As Welfare Checks Set To Stop
by SmileySam
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/18/02540/6176/997/685480
And
Chiang said payments would most likely have to be stopped by Feb. 1.
And
"People are going to be hungry at my house," said Shirley Magers, who receives a $900 monthly payment related to her disabilities. "(This is) not to mention the utilities. Personally I can't pay all the utilities right now.
Lord knows I am not in a position to question the fiscal responsibilities of California and how it spends its money but I wonder as I wander. I wonder if the two most highly profile court cases in California history, the OJ murder accusations and the Michael Jackson child molestations accusations, are examples how California squanders its financial resources.
I have a vivid memory at one point during the OJ trial reading that some Los Angeles governmental agency or agencies may have to issue IOU’s to its employees that month due to the expenses of the OJ trial. This was in reference to the original trial. And then they had another one soon afterwards. The words Lickity split comes to mind.
In reference to the Michael Jackson child molestation trial, the District Attorney at the time, Tom Sneddon, said he vacillated in bringing the case to court but nevertheless he and the good Nancy Grace did their thing. I wrote a post some months ago wondering how much the tax base had eroded in Santa Barbara County due to the fact Neverland was forced to close thereby producing an instantaneous chain reaction to tax based business supporting the ranch i.e., tour buses, souvenir shops, gas stations, salaries for the employees of Neverland, food for the animals, property taxes etc.
Article on Neverland:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-530257/Tumbledown-abandoned-The-ruins-Michael-Jacksons-Neverland.html
As always,
BB
P.S. My nephew came in from California Friday for the Inauguration and told me about the possible IOU’s for tax return. I chuckled, hence this post.
*Disabled, Blind People to Lose Disability Payments
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28709883/
Original source:
Panic Grows In Ca As Welfare Checks Set To Stop
by SmileySam
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/1/18/02540/6176/997/685480
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