Yeah, you guessed it, Ryan Houck has a 'new job' with another phony name...freemarketflorida aka The Chamber of Commerce...wouldn't it be nice if the rest of the unemployed could get a job as easily as he does just to promote 'baloney' ;), says Dori.
Ryan Houck, the nemesis for smart growth in Florida, who has always been in bed with big business and the Florida Chamber of Commerce and someone who wants to pave over our great State at any cost says, "Florida’s Legislature made the right choice in scaling back our state’s cumbersome growth bureaucracy." To Ryan and Rick Scott, everything is about jobs--forget about The Everglades--forget about our scarce resources--forget about our State animal, the Florida Panther--they just want a Florida that looks like concrete.
Read more about Ryan and his new job
Remember on election day the candidate for Lake Worth mayor, Tom Ramiccio, who worked for the Greater Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce and who believes in all the same politics as does Ryan. When you go into that voting booth, also remember Lisa Maxwell, a lobbyist for developers and her down right misinformation at The Playhouse, YouTubes and last night's debate--a gal who just can't make meeting commitments.
On Sunday Morning, Tom Hanks said that "80% of the people are honest and want to do the right thing. 20% are crooks and liars. Find out who the crooks and liars are." Some of us already know.
Get to the core of our problem here in Lake Worth. All you have to do is read some of the mailers and listen to some of the videos...if they sound too good to be true, you can bet that they are. These people still won't change their minds even when confronted with the facts. Also, follow the money.
We can't afford to elect any more people who just don't "get it"--you know, the ones who make up answers as they go along and come up with phony solutions for high energy costs like sell the Utility or want to bring down our city. NO more bullies on the pulpit.
So DCA made the over-developers over build! Ryan got a full time well paid job out of defeating Amendment 4. Dreams do come true: if you've got the money on your side. Too bad he doesn't have a foil any longer to give him something to scream about. It makes him irrelevant.
ReplyDelete"Down right misinformation"? From Lisa Maxwell? You mean like the saying that "there's no brownfields money left in Florida"?
ReplyDeleteGee. I poked around on the Internet for just few minutes and found this, on the FL DEP website (also FL statute 288.107):
"The Brownfield Redevelopment Bonus Refund is available to encourage redevelopment and job creation within designated
brownfield areas. A pre-approved applicant may receive a tax refund equal to 20 percent of the average annual wage of the new
jobs created in a designated brownfield area up to a maximum of $2,500 per new job created. Refunds are based upon taxes
paid by the business, including corporate income, sales, ad valorem, intangible personal property, insurance premium, and
certain other taxes. No more than 25 percent of the total refund approved may be paid in any single fiscal year."
Looks to me like there's some $ still around. And if I can find that in just a few minutes, imagine what an expert grant writer like Rachel Waterman might come up with.
(Don't ask Tom R about that kind of thing, though. He doesn't have enough of clue to even fake it.)
Ryan was very well paid to spread total lies about Amendment 4. I was there at many debates,and saw him act like nothing short of a rabid dog.The one time he was speechless and sputtering was when a gentleman stood up and asked him "how much are you being paid to speak here today and who is paying you"? Ryan acted like a fish out of water gasping for breath.Just like Tom Ramiccio when he was told by former Mayor mark Drautz that he would have to open the Chamber's books to public review!Good old Tom and Ryan -what a pair of opportunists!Katie Mcgiveron
ReplyDeleteTom, go a way. Lisa, don't open your mouth.
ReplyDeleteAre there any thoughts on the fact that Rachel did a complete turnaround from one debate to the next on two pretty important issues?
ReplyDeleteFirst it was if she'd run for mayor in November if she won; second she absolutely said she saw no problems with chickens in our backyards and also suggested that the Park of Commerce might be a good venue for chicken farming.
Don't that strike anyone as waffling and catering to what she thinks the voters want, without having it be her true intention?
Is anyone on this blog going to even mention her personal financial background which is less than stellar?
Anyone here checked out her resume?
Your statement is untrue.
ReplyDelete1. She said that she definitely would NOT support a Chicken Ordinance. She NEVER said that she saw "no problem with chickens in our backyards."
2. The candidate waffling and has no clue is Maxwell.
3. Why haven't you checked out her resume since you have so much time and you are so worried about it.
4. Anyone who can say that they will run in November with 100% degree of certainty is telling you what you want to hear. Her intention to run in November will be based on many considerations. Last night she said that she would run. I think her first answer was better.
As far as her personal finances, posts from her opponent's supporters have alluded to financial problems. If asked, she will give you an answer. Why don't you e-mail her for a full explanation and post her answer?
Why do you continue to ignore Waterman's recent financial background? If it was Rammiccio or Maxwell in the same situation you'd be leading with the same story every day. Waterman's financial failures have nothing to do with whether she's nice to you or not. They are real red flags. There are serious issues. You asked for proof, you were provided with the proof and you still ignore it. You can go online to find the banks she screwed over and tell them you need more proof.
ReplyDeleteI have answered this on other blogs I have written. How many times do you want me to answer it? Why was it ok when Clemens went into foreclosure? Why was it ok when a candidate running in District 3 was going through similar circumstances? I did not write about them and call it to your attention just as I did not mention Mulvehill's misfortune. The culprits were the banks and mortgage companies and they affected millions of people across our country. You want to bash on this, go ahead. Other blogs have done so. I have asked you to contact Waterman directly.
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