ImWithStupid Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Houston, which is one of the US's biggest liberal sanctuary city, wanted to use taxpayer dollars to pay off peoples credit card debt... White backs off 'credit enhancement' with tax dollars Houston plan 'hit a nerve across this country,' councilwoman says By CAROLYN FEIBEL Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle Feb. 24, 2009, 11:21PM Mayor Bill White yanked a controversial plan Tuesday that called for the city to use taxpayer funds to pay off some personal debts for first-time homebuyers, following a flood of outrage and criticism from across the city and beyond. ?I don?t think we ought to be in the business of paying off someone?s debt so they can buy a house,? White conceded during an impassioned City Council meeting. ?Paying off people?s credit cards is ridiculous.? Mayor ditches Houston plan to pay homebuyers? debt | Top stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle Quote
hugo Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Glad I live a good three football fields from that stupid ass city. Quote The power to do good is also the power to do harm. - Milton Friedman "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." - James Madison
phreakwars Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Damn, wish I would have known that sooner, I payed off all my credit cards with my income tax refund a couple weeks ago... what was I thinking, I should have maxed them out, blew the tax refund, kicked back, and let tax payers sort it out for me. . . Quote https://www.facebook.com/phreakwars
RoyalOrleans Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 Damn, wish I would have known that sooner, I payed off all my credit cards with my income tax refund a couple weeks ago... what was I thinking, I should have maxed them out, blew the tax refund, kicked back, and let tax payers sort it out for me. . . Spoken like a true progeny. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
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