Bankrupt: Atlantic City Government Will Shut Down for 3 Weeks

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Bankrupt: Atlantic City Government Will Shut Down for 3 Weeks Anonymous 03/22/16 (Tue) 23:07:50 No.347609

The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, says the resort town's dismal finances will force a weekslong shutdown of nonessential government services next month if the city doesn't get state aid.

Republican Don Guardian said Monday the shutdown would start April 8 and likely last until at least May 2, when quarterly tax revenue is set to arrive. Police, fire and sanitation workers would continue to perform their jobs without pay but would be paid when the tax money comes in.

Guardian says the city could be in a similar situation in a couple of months.

The city's tax base has contracted since four of its 12 casinos closed. State lawmakers are debating a financial takeover plan Guardian says goes too far in wresting control from city officials.

http://archive.is/k9tfy

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/local-news/111206051-story

Anonymous 03/22/16 (Tue) 23:20:58 No.347624

>>347609

America: letting bum cities go broke like all nations should.

Anonymous 03/23/16 (Wed) 00:32:05 No.347670

>>347609

Here's a better idea, stop paying their councilors and lawmakers until they find a way to cut their budget down to a reasonable level that they can afford instead of throwing a hissy fit and closing down.

Anonymous 03/23/16 (Wed) 02:18:57 No.347733

>>347670

I agree.

Notice the crybaby in the OP?

Anonymous 03/23/16 (Wed) 02:36:10 No.347747

>shutdown of nonessential government services

Why were they wasting taxpayer money on them then?

Anonymous 03/23/16 (Wed) 03:10:15 No.347762

Does anyone even live in Atlantic city? I always saw AC as a summer town that makes people poor. Offer something other than casinos and people might go there more than once a year.

Anonymous 03/23/16 (Wed) 03:12:03 No.347763

>>347747

"Nonessential" is just a nice way of saying "everything covered by discretionary spending".

The gibsmedat programs don't get affected, but military stuff, administrative departments (DoE, DoJ, DHS, etc) are supposed to suspend activity since they're unfunded.