Little Old Naysayer Me

Some of today's items in the news






In my opinion a puff video posted by 'Promise Neighborhoods Of The Lehigh Valley'
(A subsidiary of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley)

Video Created for "Upside Allentown' by 'Digital Feast'


Aljazeera America: Milwaukee Bucks Arena to cost taxpayers over $250 million-- "It’s being called a disastrous deal by some critics and yet another example of corporate welfare. On Aug. 12, Republican presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin approved $250 million of public funding to build a $500 million arena for the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team."


Philly.com: Camden Changing Skyline: It's what makes Subaru a tax dodge-- "Thanks to the N.J. state Economic Development Authority, Subaru will receive $118 million in tax credits over the next decade to move 3.9 miles down the road from its existing building. The project happens to cost $118 million, meaning Subaru gets a brand-new headquarters practically free. On top of that, Camden has to forgo property taxes for at least a decade - possibly two."


Politfact.com: More Americans killed by guns since 1968 than in all U.S. wars..-- "In a column published shortly after the on-air slayings of two TV journalists in southwestern Virginia, the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof offered some "data points" about the pervasiveness of gun violence in the United States... We rated the claim True."