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Why Is Montgomery County Giving Taxpayer Money to a “Micro-Lender” Requiring No Credit Score, No Employment, No Address, No Immigration Status from Its Borrowers
Read more: Why Is Montgomery County Giving Taxpayer Money to a “Micro-Lender” Requiring No Credit Score, No Employment, No Address, No Immigration Status from Its BorrowersIn yet another blow to fiscal stewardship of the taxpayer dollar in Montgomery County, data from the MoCo “Checkbook” in 2023 reveals that Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” gave a nonprofit corporation called Life Asset Inc. a $50,000 check in May, 2023. See our screen shot below: Life Asset Inc. says it is a “nonprofit…
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Nobody Can Predict the Future — But MoCo’s Trends, Under These Politicians / Ideologues, Seem Clear
Read more: Nobody Can Predict the Future — But MoCo’s Trends, Under These Politicians / Ideologues, Seem ClearNobody can precisely predict the future. But, with a basic understanding of history, economics, business cycles, interest rates and public policy (oh, and political ideology), one can pretty confidently spot and analyze trends. Trends are a fairly constant thing until they “aren’t” of course — but for a clear economic trend to stop, it generally…
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The Inconsistencies, Incoherence in CM Friedson’s Statement on Becoming Council President Are Glaring
Read more: The Inconsistencies, Incoherence in CM Friedson’s Statement on Becoming Council President Are GlaringCouncilmember Andrew Friedson (Democrat, representing mostly Bethesda and points West in MoCo) is sometimes the most “grounded” in reality on the Montgomery County Council. Not exactly the highest bar. But now, Mr. Friedson has “ascended the throne” and moved up to become the Montgomery County Council President for the 2024 term. The position was recently…
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The Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” Recommendations Distilled
Read more: The Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” Recommendations DistilledThe recommendations of the Montgomery County “Anti-Hate Task Force” are out. Well, they’ve been out for a few weeks now… but it isn’t clear that local media even bothered to actually read it before issuing press releases about the task force’s work. In short, “they” (the people on the task force, mainly individuals on taxpayer…
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The Ultimate Gift Guide for That Montgomery County Councilmember in Your Life (Part 2)
Read more: The Ultimate Gift Guide for That Montgomery County Councilmember in Your Life (Part 2)It has been a few weeks since our Part 1 Holiday Gift Guide. For you last minute shoppers, we are finally ready to share Part 2. If you are looking for a special gift for your representative, these will most definitely hit the mark! These sustainably grown oak hangers are guaranteed to not add creases…
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Wannabe Congress “Squad” Member? MoCo Councilmember (“At-Large”) and US Congressional Candidate Laurie-Ann Sayles Employees a Rabid Anti-Israel “Progressive” Who Loves a Far Left Rant
Read more: Wannabe Congress “Squad” Member? MoCo Councilmember (“At-Large”) and US Congressional Candidate Laurie-Ann Sayles Employees a Rabid Anti-Israel “Progressive” Who Loves a Far Left RantCouncilmember Laurie-Ann Sayles (also a current candidate in the Democrat primary for a US House District in Maryland) is supposed to be a Councilmember “At-Large”, meaning she represents the entirety of Montgomery County, population estimated to about 1.13 million residents in 2022. But it seems like CM Sayles really think she was elected to represent…
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Leaked: Clarksburg HS Principal Emails on Walkout Protest
Read more: Leaked: Clarksburg HS Principal Emails on Walkout ProtestAs a petition circulates to reinstate MCPS staff placed on administrative leave for their comments related to Hammas, someone has shared with us emails by the Principal of Clarksburg High School. Clarksburg High School had a walk out on November 9th. In one e mail, the student member of the Board of Education thanked the…
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The Ubiquitous Nanny State Pushed by CMs Jawando, Glass and Others Somehow Misses the Damage Done by State-Run Lotteries
Read more: The Ubiquitous Nanny State Pushed by CMs Jawando, Glass and Others Somehow Misses the Damage Done by State-Run Lotteries“Give the gift of Maryland Scratchers from the Maryland Lottery”. That’s usually how the radio spot ad goes. It sounds pretty innocent and “fun” — who doesn’t like giving a small gift to co-workers or friends and family – especially when that $2 scratcher gift could yield the recipient $5,000 or more? For the average…
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Impasta LLC? Dollface Beauty Inc? Let’s Peek Into What Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” Grants Your Tax Dollars To
Read more: Impasta LLC? Dollface Beauty Inc? Let’s Peek Into What Montgomery County’s “Economic Development Fund” Grants Your Tax Dollars ToEyelash extensions. Botox and dysport injections. Gluten-free pasta and baked goods. A company that sells “Virtual Reality simulations”, including “Implicit Bias Training” via something called HarmonyVR™. What do they all have in common? Companies selling these diverse services and wares received your tax dollars in 2020 via the Montgomery County “Economic Development Fund Grants” for…
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Good Luck Crossing the Street
Read more: Good Luck Crossing the StreetEasy solutions do not exist for making our roads user friendly all at the same time for drivers in a hurry, bicyclists and pedestrians. In less than 100 years many roads in Montgomery County have evolved from dirt lane through two lane black top into six lane with median and the bigger the road the…