Comments on: The Blame Game: Who Is At Fault for NIFA’s Takeover of Nassau County Finances?

By: Long Island malaise launches glory era for local Tea Party groups, Steve Flanagan | Suffolk County Liberty Report

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:39:24 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, neighboring Nassau County has suffered the humiliation of having its public finances taken over by a state oversight board. County Executive Edward Mangano, a Tea Party-endorsee who had worked as a janitor to put himself through college, rode to victory last year with a promise to rid the county of an unpopular $45 million home energy tax. He was given an opportunity by the state to come up with a budget solution, but was unable or unwilling to find the combination of spending cuts and, of course, tax hikes that would have alleviated what was at one point a $176 million deficit. The state-run Nassau County Interim Financial Authority duly took control. [...]

By: mosesnbklyn

mosesnbklyn — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:34:26 +0000

Heres hoping that everyone takes a hair/paycut and taxes come back to reality. Then, all I have to worry about is keeping my job!

By: Suozzi

Suozzi — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:02:03 +0000

Mangano and the Republicans are at fault.
They plat games with numbers instead of trying to solve a problem.

By: peachis

peachis — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:52:35 +0000

Who Is At Fault for NIFA’s Takeover of Nassau County Finances?

The Republicans of course.

By: mstrhrdrvr

mstrhrdrvr — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:05:31 +0000

pay no attention to the man behind the curtain……the budget IS balanced, the check is in the mail, the dog ate my homework.

the takeover is a political maneuver? really?
seems to be some paranoia seeping in. we need a joke about now. oh good, here’s peter schmitt, the biggest joke in the county.