Comments on: Republicans ‘stole’ $50 million meant for homeowners http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What makes Jan Brewer so mean? | Friends of Justice http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74585 What makes Jan Brewer so mean? | Friends of Justice Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:48:25 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74585 [...] against five mortgage giants), money earmarked for foreclosure prevention programs, to build 500 new private prison beds (I wish I was making this [...] [...] against five mortgage giants), money earmarked for foreclosure prevention programs, to build 500 new private prison beds (I wish I was making this [...]

]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74243 Concerned Citizen Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:58:45 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74243 Take action! "Arizona Maxed Out!" http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1890/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=11317 Take action! “Arizona Maxed Out!”

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]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74241 Concerned Citizen Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:51:52 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74241 Arizona Governor and legislators favor (have been bought out?) incarceration over education. Swiping $50,000,000 from the mortgage foreclosure settlement intended for the homeowners is shameful. And to be used for 500 maximum security private prison corporation "beds" that Arizona does NOT need? Isn't this conflict of interest / fraud and / or criminal activity? The government against the people = Arizona. Arizona Governor and legislators favor (have been bought out?) incarceration over education. Swiping $50,000,000 from the mortgage foreclosure settlement intended for the homeowners is shameful. And to be used for 500 maximum security private prison corporation “beds” that Arizona does NOT need? Isn’t this conflict of interest / fraud and / or criminal activity? The government against the people = Arizona.

]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74239 Concerned Citizen Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:45:57 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74239 Once again the taxpayers are the losers. Get informed, attend the meeting: "Arizona is MAXED OUT!" Solitary confinement costs millions of taxpayer dollars and does nothing to reduce crime or make our communities safer. Yet 3,000 people are held in isolation in Arizona prisons each year. And Gov. Brewer is planning to build 500 more maximum-security prison beds. Sign the petition to tell her to stop. This week, AFSC released a new report on the impact of long-term isolation on prisoner reentry and recidivism. It shows how long-term solitary confinement creates more problems than it allegedly solves—and why it should be abolished. Join us and the ACLU of Arizona as we kick off a statewide “Arizona is Maxed Out” tour in Phoenix from 6-8 p.m. next Tuesday, Aug. 14. This community forum will feature presentations about pending ACLU litigation and AFSC’s new report on prisoner re-entry after isolation. Visit our website for details. Once again the taxpayers are the losers. Get informed, attend the meeting: “Arizona is MAXED OUT!”

Solitary confinement costs millions of taxpayer dollars and does nothing to reduce crime or make our communities safer. Yet 3,000 people are held in isolation in Arizona prisons each year. And Gov. Brewer is planning to build 500 more maximum-security prison beds. Sign the petition to tell her to stop.

This week, AFSC released a new report on the impact of long-term isolation on prisoner reentry and recidivism. It shows how long-term solitary confinement creates more problems than it allegedly solves—and why it should be abolished.

Join us and the ACLU of Arizona as we kick off a statewide “Arizona is Maxed Out” tour in Phoenix from 6-8 p.m. next Tuesday, Aug. 14. This community forum will feature presentations about pending ACLU litigation and AFSC’s new report on prisoner re-entry after isolation. Visit our website for details.

]]> By: Jacqueline O'Connor http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74210 Jacqueline O'Connor Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:45:22 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74210 Private prisons are a rip-off of taxpayers hard earned money which leads to ever more laws resulting in (surprise) a growing prison population which increases profits for private prison owners. When will this state learn that the private sector is not always benign nor do they do a better job. People in public or private activities provide the workforce. Greed plays a big role in the private sector and I would prefer not to increase the prison population in order to add to corporate wealth. Dump private prisons and impeach blondie. Private prisons are a rip-off of taxpayers hard earned money which leads to ever more laws resulting in (surprise) a growing prison population which increases profits for private prison owners. When will this state learn that the private sector is not always benign nor do they do a better job. People in public or private activities provide the workforce. Greed plays a big role in the private sector and I would prefer not to increase the prison population in order to add to corporate wealth. Dump private prisons and impeach blondie.

]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74208 Concerned Citizen Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:26:24 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74208 Tom, Well said. CCA / High Ground lobbyists / Chuck Coughlin / the Sensemans (husband/wife team) / ALEC / setting public policy --- demands an investigation of conflict of interests starting at the very top. Who are the puppets? Who are the puppeteers? Who are the enablers? Tom, Well said. CCA / High Ground lobbyists / Chuck Coughlin / the Sensemans (husband/wife team) / ALEC / setting public policy — demands an investigation of conflict of interests starting at the very top. Who are the puppets? Who are the puppeteers? Who are the enablers?

]]> By: Brent http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74188 Brent Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:28:47 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74188 It's shameful that the Republicans took money from the foreclosure fund to pad a Rainy Day fund they know will be spent quickly when the 1 cent sales tax ends and new corporate tax cuts begin. They'll do anything to keep passing tax cuts that have not proven to work over the last 20 years. All of those tax cuts have taken $3 billion annually from the General Fund. Obviously there are tax cuts that were deserved during that time. But when there is no planning for how much those tax cuts affect the needs of the state, and no proof that those tax cuts are increasing jobs and revenue growth, then the Legislature is not doing its job. Lack of investments in schools (classroom and maintenance) and higher education have driven up the costs to local taxpayers and property owners (through school tax overrides) and for students attending in-state universities. When times are good, tax cuts are appropriate; but when the state is forgoing basic needs to give corporations, a large percentage of which are paying no taxes, another tax cut, then its throwing money down a hole and digging the state deeper into debt for no good reason, except to prove that a certain legislator is a "tax cutter". It’s shameful that the Republicans took money from the foreclosure fund to pad a Rainy Day fund they know will be spent quickly when the 1 cent sales tax ends and new corporate tax cuts begin. They’ll do anything to keep passing tax cuts that have not proven to work over the last 20 years. All of those tax cuts have taken $3 billion annually from the General Fund. Obviously there are tax cuts that were deserved during that time. But when there is no planning for how much those tax cuts affect the needs of the state, and no proof that those tax cuts are increasing jobs and revenue growth, then the Legislature is not doing its job. Lack of investments in schools (classroom and maintenance) and higher education have driven up the costs to local taxpayers and property owners (through school tax overrides) and for students attending in-state universities. When times are good, tax cuts are appropriate; but when the state is forgoing basic needs to give corporations, a large percentage of which are paying no taxes, another tax cut, then its throwing money down a hole and digging the state deeper into debt for no good reason, except to prove that a certain legislator is a “tax cutter”.

]]> By: Tom http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/03/republicans-stole-50-million-meant-for-homeowners/comment-page-1/#comment-74098 Tom Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:35:01 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=48938#comment-74098 Another obvious indication that Corrections Corporation of America and lobbyist Chuckie Coughlin owns the Governor and the Teapublicans. Arizona is sliding into a stinking swamp of corruption and the stench gets worse by the day. Another obvious indication that Corrections Corporation of America and lobbyist Chuckie Coughlin owns the Governor and the Teapublicans. Arizona is sliding into a stinking swamp of corruption and the stench gets worse by the day.

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