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re: Taxpayer-funded Bridge Center for Hope: Public can't see lease with former board member
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:11 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:11 am to SlowFlowPro
You would think being the perpetrator of the PrimeAmerica multi level shitty over priced sell errybody at your church a life insurance policy that costs two times as much as any reputable company would be enough for Collis. But like all top level grifters, the grift is in his blood.
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Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:12 am to SPEEDY
I cannot figure out why so many people/families are leaving Louisiana.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:12 am to Lsupimp
That's some mighty fine looting right there.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:17 am to bbrownso
quote:and where are they now?
A similar argument was employed in 2010 by CH2M Hill
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:26 am to SlowFlowPro
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this just highlights the utter insanity of using public monies to fund "private" organizations. same with the COA
Similar scenario with the New Orleans Transit Authority contracting out the entire public agency to a private contractor for 10 years with very little public accountability. I don't want to turn this into a PT topic, but we are often too eager to contract out public services and public agency functions without any thoughts of public transparency.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:29 am to SPEEDY
Damn he has more back taxes than Cantrell does in NOLA. Somebody check out SWB, I bet she can beat both of them
Posted on 2/17/20 at 9:51 am to SPEEDY
Go run properties owned by the Temples. they own several in the name of Harmony House. Those properties are supposed to be halfway houses and treatment centers, but I have personally observed prostitution and drug dealing out of them. Many of his properties are blighted and unsecured with homeless and seedy characters living in and around. The city does nothing.
We need Nak on this.
We need Nak on this.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 10:27 am to NOLALGD
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Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:02 am to SPEEDY
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Temple has failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes on the propert
Sounds like the government can now get the place for free.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:05 am to dixiechick
I work with a nonprofit that has a CEA with a government agency.
When we started, I was very clear that I didn't want our nonprofit to take receipt of any public money.
The agreement we have, has the government agency directly paying for a lot of expenses, out of taxpayer funds. The nonprofit basically supplies volunteers and raises additional funds to help supplement what the agency is doing.
It takes a lot for these non-profits to stay in compliance with the law. Because of that, there is a lot of gray area that can be exploited.
When we started, I was very clear that I didn't want our nonprofit to take receipt of any public money.
The agreement we have, has the government agency directly paying for a lot of expenses, out of taxpayer funds. The nonprofit basically supplies volunteers and raises additional funds to help supplement what the agency is doing.
It takes a lot for these non-profits to stay in compliance with the law. Because of that, there is a lot of gray area that can be exploited.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:06 am to NOLALGD
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Similar scenario with the New Orleans Transit Authority contracting out the entire public agency to a private contractor for 10 years with very little public accountability. I don't want to turn this into a PT topic, but we are often too eager to contract out public services and public agency functions without any thoughts of public transparency.
I hear you in theory, I do.
In the instance of the RTA, Transdev has the RTA in so much better shape these days, compared to when it was under public management, that there is truly no comparison.
I'm sure there can be more accountability and oversight, but no way I want to return to the agency running things themselves.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:34 am to LSUFanHouston
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Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:43 am to dixiechick
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So you are taking public money?
I think the point that he was trying to make isn't that the non-profit he's associated with foregoes public financial support, but that the non-profit is accepting public aid while ensuring that it is under the full umbrella of public accountability. The government agency has to account for every check written in this arrangement. So, when the public asks "What was this check for?", the government opens up its ledger and is able to say "for rent on XXX property" or "for Entergy bill number YYY". This way, there's far less opportunity for impropriety or even the appearance of impropriety.
This is in stark contrast to an arrangement like EBRCOA enjoys where checks are written directly to the EBRCOA. When we ask the government where our money went, we are told that the check was written to the EBRCOA and when we ask them, we get obfuscation and a shrug.
This post was edited on 2/17/20 at 11:48 am
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:45 am to SPEEDY
NGOs have become an avenue for the politically connected to get rich under the guise of charity.
Too many rake in tons of the taxpayers’ money, with little to no oversight or questions asked.
Too many rake in tons of the taxpayers’ money, with little to no oversight or questions asked.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:47 am to SPEEDY
"We used to build shite in this country. Now we just put our hand in the other guy's pocket."
Posted on 2/17/20 at 11:53 am to dixiechick
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Chandler Loupe
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voted "no
Wow. Surprised this dude even remembers where the city council chambers are at.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 12:02 pm to baseballmind1212
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Wow. Surprised this dude even remembers where the city council chambers are at.
Exactly, the guy never votes.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 12:06 pm to PiscesTiger
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Posted on 2/17/20 at 12:10 pm to dixiechick
Why I generally agree with your sentiment, the right and the left are guilty of this thinking.
There is no fiscally responsible party anymore.
There is no fiscally responsible party anymore.
Posted on 2/17/20 at 12:26 pm to SPEEDY
If you are receiving public funds, you BETTER be able to cough up contract details involving the expenditures of public dollars.
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