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TheBigGuy wrote:
Actually the genesis of the housing crash which lead to 2008 meltdown occurred when the Clinton democrats loosened the home loan qualifying criteria so anyone could qualify for a loan. It was a noble government idea pushed by Clinton / Kennedy / Dodd / Frank crowd but contradicted the reality about the true cost of home ownership and passing out free money ala Fannie and Freddie. Something "positive" needed to happen because everyone had to feel good after the Dot.Com crash.





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thx. i view your insult as a compliment. i don't recall the GOP accomplishing much before during the GWB years, unless of course, you are talkingabout wrecking the economy

But, but, but, BUSH!!!!

And you wonder why the Democrats got slaughtered in the elections...

the Republicans got slaughtered before amnd they will get slaughtered again. Some people act as if the Republicans beating the Democrats in this election is the 2nd coming of Christ - get over it! it's not!

and certain people want to forget about/ignore all the Bush years and Republican control which set the stage for the Freat Recession. If obama had been in office instead of bush, republicans would be harping on that!

gosh, jesus me. now we're blaming Clinton for the housing crash?

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thx. i view your insult as a compliment. i don't recall the GOP accomplishing much before during the GWB years, unless of course, you are talkingabout wrecking the economy

But, but, but, BUSH!!!!

And you wonder why the Democrats got slaughtered in the elections...

the Republicans got slaughtered before amnd they will get slaughtered again. Some people act as if the Republicans beating the Democrats in this election is the 2nd coming of Christ - get over it! it's not!

and certain people want to forget about/ignore all the Bush years and Republican control which set the stage for the Freat Recession. If obama had been in office instead of bush, republicans would be harping on that!

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Obama's other notable program was Cash for Clunkers... Talk about classic economics 101. Taxpayers provided a tax credit to people who traded in their older cars. Those cars were immediately destroyed by law. The feds paid the dealers for selling a new car, but the after effect was a severe reduction in the number of used cars available in the preowned market. Consequently the prices of used cars increased and it cost the consumers more. Generally these people were buying in this market because they could not afford a new car.





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dtjcview wrote:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/button ... 4/11/politics-and-markets

http://blogs.reuters.com/anatole-kale ... -but-not-for-japan-or-eu/

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b50585f4-65d9-11e4-a454-is down to Obama's policies, how much to gridlock, and how much to macro environment such as increased US oil and gas production?

I tend to believe the idea that less government and less regulation boosts the economy, and th00144feabdc0.html

I find the argument fascinating on Obama's record on the economy. How much economic improvement at recent gridlock may have helped the economy more than any of Obama's policies...

and what would our little genius have done?the dow is at a record and unemployment is at 5.8%.

dtjcview wrote:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/button ... 4/11/politics-and-markets

http://blogs.reuters.com/anatole-kale ... -but-not-for-japan-or-eu/

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b50585f4-65 ... e4-a454-00144feabdc0.html

I find the argument fascinating on Obama's record on the economy. How much economic improvement is down to Obama's policies, how much to gridlock, and how much to macro environment such as increased US oil and gas production?

I tend to believe the idea that less government and less regulation boosts the economy, and that recent gridlock may have helped the economy more than any of Obama's policies...

corybraiterman wrote:
Almost a mile walk for me. I guess they think they'll get the exchange place and harborside folks in after work? Shrug.

And yes, that pier doesn't operate anymore.

EVNS wrote:
Is there anywhere in Jersey City that has live music on a regular basis? I know of Lucky 7 and the Lamp Post (and technically the WFMU space), but I'm curious if there's anywhere else.

Heights2014 wrote:
In a June 2014, solicitation letter from Akil's "More Than a Race (MTR)", he solicited funds in the name of MTR which had its tax exempt status rescinded by the IRS. MTR asks checks be made out to the "Jersey City Youth Foundation" and mailed to 230 7th Street, Jersey City N.J.
This letter is sent under cover of MTR which is indisputably under the control Mayor Fulop's Chief of Staff Muhammed Akil, the correspondence is signed by MTR Executive Director Richard Moon. The solicitation letter does not ask checks be made out to MTR but that checks be made out to the "Jersey City Youth Foundation", which is essentially a political arm of Mayor Fulop, the letter also claims donations would be tax deductible, whether or not that is the case will certainly be uncovered. http://jcyouth.org

Two of the Board Members of the "Jersey City Youth Foundation".

The Chair of the "Jersey City Youth Foundation" is Veronica Park who is the chief fundraiser coordinator for Mayor Fulop and has been for quite some time. As per her BIO, Ms. Park is also on the advisory board of the Jersey City Medical Center, a position Mayor Fulop had appointed her to by way of a 4/16/2014 letter. The letter of solicitation from Mayoral Chief of Staff Muhammed Akil's MTR asks that donated funds be sent to the residence of Ms. Park and made out to the "Jersey City Youth Foundation". In her BIO Ms. Park lends credibility to her competence by putting forth her work at Yo Mon Yogurt and Starbucks as an operations and marketing developer.

Another board member on the "Jersey City Youth Foundation" is Elissa Fulop a close relative of the mayor whom is the only board member that acknowledges living out of town. Prominent in her Bio is the fact that she works as a Vice President in Digital Marketing for Merrill Lynch.

As to the rest of the members of the board, a quick review will reveal that all but one are long time Fulop operatives.

I only wonder, if this mangled mesh of finances go south, how happy will Starbucks, Yo Mon Yogurt and Merrill Lynch be that their good names have been involved by their employees.

BELOW ARE THE BIO'S FOR BOARD CHAIR VERONICA PARK AND BOARD MEMBER ELISSA FULOP (ELISSA FULOP IS INCLUDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE STRONG CONNECTION THAT HE HAS WITH THIS ORGANIZATION, AN ORGANIZATION THAT HIS CHIEF OF STAFF IS ATTEMPTING TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM FIRMS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY).


Veronica Park Chairwoman of Jersey City Youth Foundation:

Veronica Park lives in Jersey City with her 3 children who all attend PS #37. She is actively involved in her community with fundraising, consulting and connecting individuals for the common benefit of all. She is passionate about our city and has led the Mayor?s Backpack, Turkey and Toy Drive efforts for the past 4 years. She is a Board Member for the Jersey City Medical Center, Advisory Board Member for Bareburger, and Business Consultant for Yo Mon Yogurt. She was also the Finance Director and Inauguration Committee Chair for Mayor Steven Fulop.
Veronica Park continues her journey at Starbucks Coffee Company as a business, operations and market development leader with over the 20+ years. She is a high-integrity, results-oriented entrepreneurial master known for her ability to develop, replicate, strengthen and scale operations on a regional, national and international basis.


[b]Board member Ellissa Fulop of West Orange:

Elissa Fulop has over twenty years of marketing and advertising experience within financial services. Elissa has demonstrated the ability to drive results, lead and build effective cross-functional teams, create innovative product and marketing opportunities and manage key relationships both internally and externally. She is currently the Vice President of Digital Marketing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In this role, Elissa is responsible for partnership in defining strategies and aligning priorities for the Institutional Retirement business.Elissa graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a BA in Finance and currently lives in West Orange with her husband, 2 daughters and bulldog named Mugsy.

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As usual DA is not paying attention. I am a man and so is my husband.
Yes we attended the march, it was peaceful if sparsely attended. The only thing that marred the experience was Rev Al stepped on my husbands foot and carried on like it was nothing, when we took issue and sought an apology a man and woman in his entourage physically blocked us from approaching him.

I did not see any IRS agents, i'm pretty sure they don't work that way.

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It is remarkable that the media knew all week long the victim was a robbery suspect and yet not one reporter investigated the rumor?

Justice Department Reportedly Asked Ferguson Cops Not To Release Alleged Robbery Video Of Slain Teen

Police in Ferguson released a video tape allegedly showing slain teen Michael Brown robbing a store even though the Justice Department warned that doing so could inflame racial tensions, CNN is reporting.

Ferguson cops had wanted to release the video on Thursday but held off when federal officials asked them not to release the tape, an unnamed law enforcement official told CNN. That tape allegedly showed Brown stealing cigars from a convenience store before a police officer shot the unarmed 18-year-old in the street last weekend.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/feds-o ... tape-2014-8#ixzz3AbheqOfK

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Your comment can apply to a number of people.

Preeeeeee-cisely.

jerseymom wrote:
In all my years in Jersey City, this has to be one of the saddest photographs I have ever seen:

RUinHamiltonPark wrote:
Fulop didn't purposely create a jam.

He also has a lot of achievements that I delineated.

This is the usual Republican canard- someone is popular or a "celebrity", and thus shouldn't be elected.

And I'm a white male, and I don't give a crap about his comment. I thought it was funny.

I guess all the single white dudes in downtown want to ride a train with a bunch of other dudes? Interesting. I guess you avoid the PATH.

Too bad. NJ is not only going to have a "celebrity" senator, but a celebrity governor once Fulop comes in...and a celebrity prez in Hillary or Obama...

And Christie will be holding on to the soap for dear life.

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I'm curious -- are there any poll numbers out there about resident's satisfaction with Fulop, the Council, etc?