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Residents call on lawmakers to keep NC group homes open


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Here's another choice we made. Turn these people out on the streets or: High Point Furniture Market

$778,252 Unmonitored!
Click to view my profile tarheelfan41
November 16, 2012 9:16 a.m.
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No money? North Carolina Rural Economic

$27,220,575 "It found that the department did not follow its own "grant-risk assessment" policy for this group of grants, nor did it properly track how the money was spent and ensure that it went to its intended purposes."
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November 16, 2012 9:09 a.m.
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ANOTHER POOR CHOICE: Biofuels Center of NC

$4,825,000 Audit: Commerce officials did not monitor legislative grants POOR CHOICE COMPOUNDED!
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November 16, 2012 9:07 a.m.
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Here's a choice we made: NC Minority Support Center

$3,742,974 But we cannot take care of those that cannot take care of themselves! Poor CHOICE!
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November 16, 2012 9:05 a.m.
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"The Commerce Department did not adequately monitor how $80 million worth of economic development grant money was spent by 20 nonprofits during fiscal 2011, according to a report issued Thursday by the State Auditor's Office"

We do not have a revenue problem, we have a speding problem. We need to choose more wisely. We threw out $80 million and have no clue how it was spent. Read the article under "News" here on WRAL website. We choose to spend this $80 million on these programs rather than take care of those that cannot take care of themselves!
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November 16, 2012 8:56 a.m.
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We do not have a revenue problem,we have a spending problem. We (as a state-Purdue) decided to provide baby sitting at public schools rather than take care of these people. We made that choice and now we must live with it. Its all about choices. WE NEED TO CHOOSE BETTER! NOT SPEND MORE!
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November 16, 2012 8:45 a.m.
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Don't forget NIMBY! These same people will be protesting against group homes when they try to locate in their neighborhood. (NIMBY= Not In My Back Yard)
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November 16, 2012 8:35 a.m.
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"Ms. bev perdue had $20 million dollars to spend on public school day care centers, but nothing on these folks"

Look at the raises she could have given all of those poor starving teachers in this state.
NCHighlander
November 15, 2012 2:50 p.m.
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this is another example of why ObamaCare is such a bad idea. People that rely on Government for their well-being end up just like these people. Now the Governor just claimed SHE found 20 million dollars over in DHHS that she could steal and use for her State sanctioned babysitting services. I guess she chose babysitting over these folks.

You got it 100% right
jdkey
November 15, 2012 12:52 p.m.
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The legislature created this mess, they should put on their big boy pants, admit the mistake, and correct it. No, they will play politics with it, blaming and finger pointing instead of taking action.
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November 15, 2012 11:46 a.m.
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