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Here’s what’s really happening: The fossil fuel companies gouge the shit out of you to earn massive profits and everyone, from them to the talking heads to the government blames some outside, unseen force to deflect responsibility away from the gougers… [...] ![IMG_5416_small[1]](http://www.planputnam.org/ntm/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_5416_small1-150x84.jpg "IMG_5416_small[1]")
After a little phone call to Burnwell yesterday afternoon they brought the price of their delivered 46.2 gallons of propane down from $8.599 a gallon ($408.10)to $4.999 a gallon ($241.37), saying that was fair. Based on the evidence collected from you, dear readers, to what you are paying with other companies, it is. But there’s still a note to the Attorney General’s office regarding price gouging on Burnwell/Inergey’s part (thanks, Bill), that should set some fires alight. I have to wonder how many customers simply pay the bill… [...] Everyone has had their panties wadded up over the Marcellus shale for the past couple of years and that’s not even nearby. But as it turns out there’s another layer of shale that is under our very feet, the Utica Shale formation, and that one is next in line for deeper drilling and hydrofracking. I’m willing to bet Putnam County government is already preparing plans to allow that where it underlies Putnam Valley and Philipstown. [...] 
I say, tax the rich which a growing number of GOPers are finally agreeing including State Senator John Bonacic. And I say, stop returning to Wall Street the $13 billion collected each year in stock transfer taxes. And if the rich don’t like it, qu’ils mangent de la brioche or we can eat them. [...] ![hallway[1]](http://www.planputnam.org/ntm/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hallway1-150x150.jpg "hallway[1]")
Lastly this Friday morning, over the past few weeks I have managed to offend Democrats, Republicans, Arabs, Israeli’s, a single Irish woman and others too numerous to list. If I have not offended you I apologize for the oversight so please let me know so I can get you on the list. So much political correctness, so little time! [...] 
Rapes, murders, jewelry store thefts… yeah, that’s Putnam County these days. It’s odd and strange and slightly encouraging that the artificial walls we’ve set up to prevent the outside world from coming in are coming down. As for our county and town governments, we have the County Legislature passing memorandum calling for the state to increase funding for this or that. We’ve got caretaker County Executive Paul Eldridge blaming ‘unfunded mandates’ for county budgetary issues, issues that could be resolved if the county would just man-up and cut the budget. In other words, whether we like it or not we’re just like everyone else save that our governments are constructed of tax-and-spend Republicans. Go figure. [...] 
Dan Bern With Common Rotation. A rare New York performance by this mid-western singer-songwriter. Dan has worked with Putnam County’s Jonathan Demme, writing original songs for Demme’s off-Broadway production of “Family Week”, which included a duet with Emmylou Harris. And if you’ve ever seen, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” you were listening to Dan’s songs. [...]
The point is that after Bondi complained about Medicaid he also supported the construction of Senior Housing projects such as the Pulte Homes monstrosity in Carmel, knowing that at some point 25% of the seniors living there will one day need to tap into Medicaid causing the budget to rise accordingly. Well, Carmel now has 300 additional proposed senior housing units on the drawing boards compliments of Paul Camarda. [...] 
What’s more, with all the foreclosures that have taken place during the past two years and with banks seeking to cut their loses by putting some of these places up for rent, the market is in a glut and yet landlords will not come down from what they’re asking or make accommodations to get someone in there and the income flowing in again. [...] Let’s share the wealth a little bit here. Once you’ve read through this issue of News That Matters, pass it on to someone you know who does not get the newsletter. Where else can they get such straight-forward, non-opinionated* information about the county where the country begins? About planning and zoning, open space preservation, political and social justice issues along with the off list entertainment and events that go on about this place? That’s right… only here. Get your neighbors involved – and keep them informed! [...] |
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