Bribing for Jobs

Before Cuomo gave $1 billion of our tax dollars to the capitalists in order to bribe then there was Geico. Yes, before we graciously threw $1 billion to the capitalists, we threw $100 million at Geico, changed laws that were designed to protect consumers, and other things that no one wants to list in newspaper articles. I'm sure if I did some digging I could find them all and list them out.

Yes, Geico. That annoying little green lizard that I'd like to once see get creamed by a car or whacked by a caveman.

And we are shelling out $4 million more for them to bring 600 more jobs to Amherst.

So the initial 2500 jobs cost us $40,000 each. The next 600 are going to run us $6666.67 each. That's a bargain. It's the same job as before. Somehow paying $2600 more for the same peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich on white is a success because?

Can I have a clue please? And NO! It was not the butler in the dining room with a candlestick. We eliminated that last turn, so please stop saying it.

And we are seeing the benefits from it for sure.

If you have a college degree, Geico is interested in you. No degree, no interest. This is good for an unemployed high school graduate that never went to college or had to drop out of college and never completed a degree program because … ? Give me some help here?

If you are looking for a house, the housing market in the area is tightening. This means that you can expect to pay more for housing than last year. This is good for banks and other agencies that deal with mortgages. How is this good for the working class that is trying to find an affordable place to live?  

Yep.  the same house or apartment is going to cost more.  This is good for people that are struggling to get by because?

Other companies are expanding. Yahoo! (Recently purchased by Verizon) is supposed to be expanding. I'm not going to hold my breath on that one. Once a buyout happens, cuts often follow because the newly purchased company has to be made more profitable for the owner. This always means cuts to the workers.

Ford will be expanding its stamping plant. And the automotive industry has been automating more and more, so whatever jobs that will be created are more likely to be covered by workers that were laid off or transferred in from other states. (I've heard of that happening quite a bit at the GM Plant in Tonawanda.)

And Cuomo is touting this bribery of the capitalists as a success because?

That's right – you guessed it! We have an election for governor coming up in two years. He's starting his campaign now, with a special focus on WNY because Paladino said that he might run for Governor again.

What a better way to pull the rug from under your potential opponent's feet than to show all the jobs that you created on the taxpayer's back.

Better yet – point out all the tax breaks that Paladino received and ask him where the jobs are?

My question is the same for Cuomo. These are all college degree jobs.

Give me jobs for those that need them that don't have degrees.

Now that I'm not going to hold my breath on.