Thursday, October 23, 2008

SERIOUS STUFF #1

Does the city have or not have a potential committed buyer for MRMC? The generalities would be nice to know. Specifics of course must be confidential until a deal is confirmed.

What will happen to the Dudley House? This city owned facility services residents from surrounding communities. Those municipalities are willing for Plainfield to care for their residents, but will not pay even a small portion to keep this resource operating. The function of the institution is to return individuals to full functioning citizenship. It does a needed job well.

I suppose I am stupid! If a budget is a balance sheet; income equals expense, how can a phantom $1.6 million income be replaced by a mysterious bookkeeping surplus plus another not understood credit? Is this the type accounting practices that has led to today's economic crisis?

If the state has approved a bond issue that permits JFK to add beds in this area which we were informed had too many beds so Muhlenberg had to be closed, when was a certificate of need for those beds granted and under what circumstances? Or have the rules changed?

The Muhlenberg /Solaris comic opera confirms that NJ State Government and its agencies consider that they are above rules and regulation's. Public hearings are window dressings for already decided actions. MRMC was closed in part because of the need tor educe the overabundance of area hospital beds. JFK gets money to build beds without showing the need. Oh yes these will be for paying patients.

The Corzine (Democrats) state administration has not demonstrated any compassion for the urban populations. The affluent communities get new hospitals etc. Should we petition Obama when he forms our next national administration to be sure to include our governor in his cabinet. Rashid and late rider Jerry, perhaps should elect a GOP. Could we be worse off?

Will ethnicity or qualifications decide the national election? Isn't it time that we have finally risen above racism or gender or religious prejudices in picking our leaders?

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