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xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,311
edited March 2010 in A Moving Train
Is your state the worst, I live in New York, the home of the wonderful useless New York state senate. Today our "accidental governor" announced he would seek re-election. I meant to start this a while ago, but I'd be curious to hear about other state governments and if they approach the dysfunction of New York.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    arnold_joint.jpg


    need i say more
  • flywallyflyflywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    Shit, no contest so far........... I live in Texas. :o
  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Is your state the worst, I live in New York, the home of the wonderful useless New York state senate. Today our "accidental governor" announced he would seek re-election. I meant to start this a while ago, but I'd be curious to hear about other state governments and if they approach the dysfunction of New York.

    I'm with you... I live outside of Albany, so our local news/newspaper is inundated with coverage of our worthless state legislature and Paterson.

    I'm pretty sure all our state knows how to do well is raise property taxes.
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  • yokeyoke Posts: 1,440
    have you been to NJ?
    Thats a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?

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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,311
    yoke wrote:
    have you been to NJ?

    I'd say that's a tie with NY for dysfunction with a slight edge in corruption.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Georgia? not sure dysfunctional is the right word
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,756
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Is your state the worst, I live in New York, the home of the wonderful useless New York state senate. Today our "accidental governor" announced he would seek re-election. I meant to start this a while ago, but I'd be curious to hear about other state governments and if they approach the dysfunction of New York.
    Are you kidding??

    My ex-governor will soon be in prison....

    Joining a long list of governors from Illinois who are in prison....hehehehehe
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    norm wrote:
    arnold_joint.jpg


    need i say more

    +1...he should have stuck with movies.

    Godfather.
  • yokeyoke Posts: 1,440
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    yoke wrote:
    have you been to NJ?

    I'd say that's a tie with NY for dysfunction with a slight edge in corruption.



    I would tend to agree, we are a mess. However I am curious to see how our new Gov attacks spending, debt and corruption in our state.
    Thats a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?

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  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Illinois.

    /end of thread.
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    flywallyfly wrote:
    Shit, no contest so far........... I live in Texas. :o


    I almost moved there for work, I'm still hoping I'll have that chance. I would have been living in District 14, Ron Paul's district. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn announced today he is pushing for a 1% increase in the state income tax. Here is to him losing this fall.

    The Dems have run this state for years and it is a disaster. Now Quinn wants to borrow more and not pay some bills at all. Great management Gov!
  • KevinmanKevinman Atlanta, GA USA Posts: 1,917
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Is your state the worst, I live in New York, the home of the wonderful useless New York state senate. Today our "accidental governor" announced he would seek re-election. I meant to start this a while ago, but I'd be curious to hear about other state governments and if they approach the dysfunction of New York.
    Are you kidding??

    My ex-governor will soon be in prison....

    Joining a long list of governors from Illinois who are in prison....hehehehehe


    But first he will be on The Apprentice.

    I don't think any state has a chance in hell against IL. Throw the corruption in the city of Chicago into it, and it is definitely no contest.
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    I don't live in States, but in Canada, Ontario has all the US states beat, our premier is running a 25 billion dollar deficit with a population of 12 million, can't wait to here how he's going to pay for it.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    the new south wales government are so inept it isnt funny. now weve got a female premier and she talks good but she does nothing. just like her predecessors. the state is being run into the ground and sold from underneath us.
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  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    I just caught another snippet off the radio from Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn. As I mentioned he wants to borrow to pay some bills and IGNORE other bills, NOT pay them! He wants to raise the income tax rate as well. Every time the raise the rates they still find a way to spend the money only to need more.

    Now he is saying that Illinois is $13 BILLION in the red for 2010 budget! Illinois has revenue of $26B. How do people keep electing these fools?

    The GOP candidate for governor Bill Brady is not perfect but he is going to get my vote.
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    In New York also, and I hear you loud and clear.

    I also live in NY's most violent city per capita-- and our city government is horribly corrupt.
  • VINNY GOOMBAVINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,818
    But on the whole, I still love it here, and all of my family and friends are here.

    If they weren't, I'd be long gone.
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    I've been trying to leave but my job is very specialized so I have to find the right situation.
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