Archive for July 27th, 2009

A new and Improved way to pay for Public Housing

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Massachusetts may be innovative, especially in health care but it is noticably behind the times when it comes to paying for the upkeep of public housing. Massachusetts is one of only two states in the country to rely solely upon state funds to support public housing. The other states rely on federal funds. The benefit for our states economy to take the governement up on their offer would reduce our debt substantially. Boston officials claim the state is abandoning its moral responsibilities to ease our debt. Since when did Boston officials have morals they believed in anyway?

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Credit Unions Just Might Save Your Future

Monday, July 27th, 2009

credit union make life support better

pic from Nine Inch Nachos

It is my position that Credit Unions are much better at providing the best value for the fees they charged and the services their members receive.  I think it is time for the government to cut the cord of taxpayers supporting the for-profit banking sector.  I would like to hear feedback from the nonprofit community about reasons the organization does not utilize Credit Unions for their banking needs.

So far “I just never thought about them as an option”  has been the strongest response.

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