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If you went back 100 years blacks would still probably be counted as the largest number in prisons. Of course whitey was still scared to death of the black man and thus blacks were incarcerated for offenses that most whites would've got a pass on.

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This would be the face of crime about 100 years ago. It's all about money/social status. I'm still nervous around Italians.

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There have been arrests:

http://nypost.com/2013/12/21/four-arr ... eadly-nj-mall-carjacking/


Four men were arrested and charged with murder in the terrifying carjacking of a young New Jersey man in a mall parking lot, authorities said.

Bail was set at $2 million for Karif Ford, 31, Basim Henry, 32, and Kevin Roberts, 33, all of Newark, and Hanif Thompson, 29, of Irvington, in the point-blank shooting of Dustin Friedland, 30, as his wife looked on.

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Profit vs Non profit is just a small part of the issue, the bigger issue is can Mccabe offer a comparable level of service and care for the patient that JCMC offers. First off all one has to do is look no further then Secaucus, Mccabe had that contract which called for them to maintain 2 ambulances and have a response time of no more then 8 minutes. They lost the contract because they could not maintain 2 ambulances and their response time was well OVER 8 MINUTES!!!

If this is true, it's one of the only actual facts entered into the argument rather than overwrought emotional pleas. Can you provide links to this data? Sorry, but the for-profit nature of the business seems to be big issue for some. Where's Boris when we need him decrying the anti-capitalists?

Has anyone actually gotten the data on what the patient would be charged, if anything, for an out of network ambulance?

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I guess the news that the thugs were shadowing other cars at the mall, and that the victim had opened the door for his wife, then was jumped when he tried to enter his car, can shut up the trolls who feel it was a set up. The husband obviously wasn't going to let the thug drive off with his wife in the car and tried to defend her.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/natio ... jacking-article-1.1549107

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One of the speakers for the Medical Center, I forgot the name, said the bidding process was improper, he used the term "kickbacks." I am sure there will be legal action down the road. Secondly, the city council received this on Friday. Boggiano made a valid point to have Medical Center and McCabe at meetings so the council should receive more information. But it is being shove down their throats. I mentioned Torricelli because many people here do not know who he is. Again, Fulop ran on a platform of reform and this contract also involves a senator who had a problem with ethics.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/10/ ... ps-out-november-election/

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nyrgravey9 wrote:
De Blasio proves just how stupid people can be.

"And de Blasio wins by a fro!"

Many who voted for him ain't stupid anyway. They just want to maximize the handouts they are getting. Perfectly rational.

Exactly. Complaining about income inequality, when almost half of the USA pays zero federal income tax, is absurd on every level.

Rorschach wrote:
Deputy Director Bill Baroni resigns from Port Authority amid political firestorm

http://www.app.com/article/20131213/N ... 100?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom

One can only hope this is just the beginning of a series of misfortunes to befall Christie. A man who opposed marriage equality, would hinder a woman's right to choose, who is attempting to balance the State's budget on the backs of the working poor and the middle class.

And you can't forget he supported Dubya and Romney. He's no moderate. Just an arrogant bully who represents one of the worst elements of the Republican Party. Romney's remarks about the 47% could have just as easily been mouthed by Christie

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Agreed. There is no better motivating factor than shame.

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I also secretly hope that there is a Path problem on the Super Bowl. It will take an event of this magnitude to shine a spotlight on the Port Authority's lack of accountability and communication.

You really believe that?

So you believe shame is a better motivator than say, passion. That's sad to me.

In the case of a public transit agency, it might be, although even then that doesn't seem to matter sometimes.

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You know what accounts for a nice chunk of abated properties? Churches. Not "abated" as in "paying PILOTs" but "abated" as in the true sense of the word - not paying anything. Would be great if these profit-generating organizations paid taxes.

And this would hurt the poor most, as many rely on the services provided by religious groups-hospitals, charities for the poor, food banks, outreach. If they paid taxes the funds needed to support such things would diminish.

stillinjc wrote:
Where is Sharpton?

He should be condemning the black-on-white violence.

nyrgravey9 wrote:
The unfortunate thing when debating politics is that when someone dissents, they're immediately cast as the extreme version of whatever the opposition is. Guess what kids, you can vote Democrat and still Obama is a miserable failure. Having issues with Obama's policies does not make one a Fox News sheep. I've never watched Fox News. Ever. Never will. We don't all fit into these molds that allow you to easily to dismiss valid concerns as right wing blah blah.

I still think this sh*tshow of an administration is running this country into the ground. I've voted Democrat, and I've voted republican. So, please, stop being the exact type of tool you're eschewing and get your heads out of your collective a$$es and stick to the issues.

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JCishome wrote:
85% of Americans are "happy with their health care" because they have no idea what it really costs - they're shielded from it because they're covered by employers or by artificially-suppressed/state regulated plans. If nothing else, the ACA debacle has exposed the truth: Americans are spectacularly unhealthy, our health care costs are out of control and rising at 3x the rate of inflation. All the hoopla over websites and broken promises is just another sideshow; the simple reality is we have an unsustainable system.

+1 While getting the kinks out of any big, new initiative can take some time, and no-one wants to hear of people being inconvenienced during what is supposed to be a huge step forward for all Americans - the reality is a very, very small % of people are being affected http://www.cnbc.com/id/101218418 and 40 TIMES AS MANY!! people will get insurance under ACA as will loose their coverage.
@Monroe, stillnjc, et al - why are you making a mountain out of a molehill? And the "lefty" Democrats didn't listen to Republicans when they drafted ACA legislation? Are you kidding me?! "Planet Fox" must be way out past Pluto - ACA is so cumbersome and uneccessisarily expensive BECAUSE of Republican input - who wanted to keep the trough in front of their big Pharma corporate enablers.

thejerseycitylife wrote:
Thanks for MT mRanger48

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Seagull wrote:
They should be afraid of the very people they have caused to live in fear, because when cornered and mistreated, even a gentle dog will come out fighting.

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Knockout is "played" by every race and nationality it isn't exclusivly a black thing.

Next time I see a group of young Indians in Little India I'll be sure to steer clear.

They might clobber me with their textbooks.

Their is a big difference between an Indian kid that has been Americanized and is as much a part of the street culture as any other street kid compared to young Indian kids that you are talking about that stick together for language and cultural reasons. I grew up here and have personally seen all types of nationalities get involved in this even Indian, Pakistani, Polish, Italian, Guyanese, Irish, Philipino etc. They're from JC like everyone else born and raised here so those nationalities aren't immune from becoming thugs.

Yvonne wrote:
I have made this statement previously, many of folks who live in subsidized housing are not American citizens. They use the services such as schools which are totally exempted from taxation. In the meanwhile, the taxpaying public who are citizens and property owners lose their homes every year in tax lien sales.

corybraiterman wrote:
sheeeeeeeeeeit, i went to dickinson and got a 1300 out of 1600 back in the day (1950 scaled up). where was my newspaper article?

Asif wrote:

I signed up for their Patron Advisory Committee(basically a way for commuters to get a better understanding of how the PA works). Tomorrow we have another session.

I would be happy to pass along any questions/complaints you guys have for them.

Platano wrote:
It stinks again in the Journal Square/McGinley Square area. A nasty, chemical smell that seeps into my apartment (usually happens around 8pm-ish on the odd weeknight). Reminds of the smell of spilled ink but much stronger and more acrid...burns the nostrils. This totally can't be healthy.