Either way I knew a secret that no one in the room knew, this cash cow (his description) was two years behind in the tax payments, in our area the city is totally inept and allows folks to get 10-15 years behind.

The greedy banks took the money from the government (taxpayer's pockets) and then did not use it for the use it was intended for.

But with the financial services industry, this is not allowed to happen and instead taxpayers foot the bill when there is a bust.

It is exactly the same mentality of someone who refuses to get a job because they can live off entitlements, live off the tax payer, well the failure to serve in some capacity is the same thing as living off the blood of others who ensure our freedoms while the moochers refuse to participate in the cost of any such benefits.I doubt anyone on this site can tell me about forced service in the miliatry.

Our "poor" people sit in their Section 8 rental watching Judge Judy reruns on their big screen tv while eating potato chips purchased with their SNAP card (food stamps) and occassionally chatting on their taxpayer-paid cellphone!

Taxpayer cost per job: $1.5 million.The Los Angeles Department of Transportation created even fewer jobs per dollar, spending $40 million but netting just 9 jobs.

It is really a Medicare surcharge on investment income (which also includes dividends, interest, and royalties) levied on high income tax payers.

It is not clear to me that this system is "better" for taxpayers or not.

We're apparently wasting tax payer money and getting few benefits out of it.

Big business does these types of cuts all the time.If Congresspersons were required to serve 20, 25 or 30 years (like everyone else) in order to collect retirement benefits, tax payers could save a bundle.