Delaware Liberal

Another week down, another 8-figure payout of taxpayer money transferred to the corporate giants. We're told that we have to do it, otherwise someone else will.  You see, the people who keep getting their pittance of health care cut, the state workers who have to beg for a pittance of a raise, they don't count. We don't have to do anything for them, they're lucky they get what we give them.  No, we need the big-paying jobs, or, to be accurate, the tiny fraction of those jobs that will remain, more than we need a more equitable and humane system.  Oh, and to go ever-so-slightly off-topic, our sleazy County Executive is gonna throw yet millions more of taxpayers' money at these extortionists. $7.5 mill for starters.  Our money going to pay the big corporations and their biggest earners.  That is what's known as a transfer of wealth.   BTW, all those Rethugs who publicly rended their garments in outrage over Gov. Markell's efforts to at least bring new industries to Delaware?  They all voted for both (so far) of these corporate bailouts.  They don't object to transfer of wealth, they just object to it not going to the usual suspects.  What this Governor and this General Assembly just did is pretty much similar to throwing money at the casinos...except that these jobs pay more.  More money for ever-diminishing returns. Our money. Yes, SB 200 (Blevins) passed the House and was immediately signed into law by the Governor Thursday.  Nobody even had to be late for their St. Patty's Celebrations.  Betcha there was some passin' 'o the green to go along with the wearin' o' the green that night.  Only people who got screwed? Delaware taxpayers.  And maybe an inebriated legislator and an appreciative lobbyist or two. Before I move on, I have a question for my County Council member.  These companies are staying, at least for now, whether or not the County hands them $7.5 mill of our money.  Could you at least please vote no against this unnecessary and unwarranted giveaway? Thanks for reading.  You, the reader, may want to call your Council member to express similar sentiments.