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May 8 2010

Mayor Michael Bloomberg budget proposed Thursday would close pools, firehouses and senior centers, cut thousands of teachers

The tough $62.9 billion budget that Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed Thursday would close pools, firehouses and senior centers, cut thousands of teachers and reduce a slew of services citywide.

The mayor, four months into his third term, did not propose any tax increases, but the budget for the year starting July 1 would impose roughly $87 million in new or higher fees, such as boosting parking-meter rates.

The administration also plans to slash the city head count by nearly 11,000 employees, about 3.7% of the total work force, with more than 6,000 coming from layoffs and nearly 5,000 from attrition. There will be no layoffs at the city’s uniformed agencies.
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More on the job cuts!

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to cut more than 6,400 teachers and bump up the size of classes has principals and parents in the hardest-hit districts worried that tough-fought gains will be erased.
About 14% of the teachers in the South Bronx are expected to be laid off, according to the Department of Education, SOURCE

We keep hearing about all the new jobs created by Obama and the democrats but how about these big job cuts around the Country? How can Obama brag about new jobs when in fact people are still losing jobs? Obama is the worst president we ever had, even worst than Jimmy Carter!

Feb 19 2010

Los Angeles City Council voted Thursday to eliminate 4,000 municipal jobs

The council instructed “all departments and offices of the city, including elected offices, to expedite the elimination of 4,000 positions by any means necessary, including layoffs.” Under the council’s instruction, the positions must be identified within 45 days and scheduled for elimination as of July 1, the beginning of the next fiscal year.
Eliminating 4,000 positions does not necessarily mean 4,000 people will be put out on the street. Some workers may lose their current positions but be transferred to other departments and offices that do not draw salaries from the depleted general fund. SOURCE

Does this make any sense to anyone outside of California? Didn’t Obama say he had saved all these jobs?

Apr 10 2009

Detroit Public Schools plans closures, layoffs (Thanks Obama)

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The state overseer of the Detroit Public Schools has proposed closing 23 schools and laying off 600 teachers to attack a projected $303 million deficit. Read More

The Obama plan at work! Some president the people voted into the White House! He could not manage a small town much less The United States!

LINKS:

(1) Caption contest: Barry and Hill at recess; Update: Obama declines again to address Somali pirate crisis

(2) A school choice study suppressed