Comments on: Baltimore forecasts financial ruin

By: gf

gf — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:15:20 +0000

Illegal actions never add up…..
Baltimore City follows Califorina’s financial/resource distress – when state’s leadership allows sanctuary settings,supporting those here illegally, utilizing/burdening states resources @ taxpayer’s expense/burden.

By: The Poor

The Poor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:40:26 +0000

Thanks for all the freebies, Dean!

By: Cindy Walsh

Cindy Walsh — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:17:21 +0000

As Maryland Daily Record knows the problem for all government budgets lies with corporations…..massive corporate fraud across all business sectors with no oversight means budgets at all levels are gutted. Doctors and watchdogs say that 1/2 of the entitlement funds are lost to fraud…billions here in Maryland. Maryland is at the bottom for fraud and corruption so that is where a politician of integrity would start.

Then there is the business tax breaks that put Baltimore in the red for decades as City Hall makes commitments to these developers that require huge public outlays for public services while giving free passes on corporate tax revenue. So, the problem is no secret…the entire city has shouted loudly and strongly against the fraud and corporate giveaways. Recovering corporate fraud and ending corporate giveaways equal budget surpluses galore!!

We know this of Rawlings-Blake. She is ground zero for all this bad policy so she will find an excuse regarding public pensions or closing schools as the answer to keeping the corporate welfare alive. I would like to end by reminding people that the insane policy of credit bond leveraging our Baltimore Public School rebuilding is a scheme not a plan. It is clear with the city’s budget problems and a bond market ready to implode from massive bets across the nation and on Europe’s sovereign debt that a Wall Street deal on schools would be crazy and malfeasance!!!

By: blacknote

blacknote — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:45:49 +0000

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is NOT THE REAL DEAL! She is part of the status quo. She’s a puppet being made to dress in a “leader’s” costume. It’s time to elect new leadership.

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:13:28 +0000

The money is going to provide freebies to the poor. When so few people (taxpayers) pay to support the many (poor), it’s a vicious cycle that only gets worse.
Taxpayers are leaving the city to escape the high taxes and being raped by the city government. Meanwhile, poor from all over the region flock to the city so that they can get all of the extra freebies.
Clearly, this is not a sustainable path. The city needs to cut spending across the board. Not just employee benefits (most of the employees are worthless anyway), but for programs as well.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:38:42 +0000

To corrupt and incompetent officials i bet.

By: Anthony Colantuono

Anthony Colantuono — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:30:38 +0000

Just goes to prove that Stepanie Rawlings-Blake is the real deal! This problem has been known for a long time and she’s the first mayor sho cares enough to do something about it. I just hope the answer is NOT higher property taxes. I love the city but it’s disturbing that we pay twice the rate they pay in the county, and yet the city keeps crying that it doesn’t have enough money for infrastructure maintenance, police,and services. Where does all this property tax money go?