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« on: February 27, 2010, 03:01:14 PM » |
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It's common knowledge the bulk of the higher paying jobs around town have come directly from the murtha pork parade. The snowball effect of losing these jobs IMO will be the straw that takes Johnstown down. If the gravy train jobs end up leaving all the will be left is health care. The problem I see with that is if more people continue leaving our elderly population will just continue to increase. Eventually there will not be much of a need for the health care jobs because the population will keep falling and even the health care jobs will go away.
What do you think will become of Johnstown?
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 03:11:56 PM » |
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Doesn't most of the defense industry in Johnstown rely on competitive DOD bidding? Rather than relying on only Murtha's pork.
I've been told by a former CTC manager they (defense industry) for the most part should be able to survive without the king of pork. AKA, competitive bidding.
That said, can Johnstown rise above the pitiful depressed status anytime soon?
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Five Points "You do the best you can. You put the fire out, and wait for another one". In memory of Captain Terence Hatton RS 1 FDNY "Rapid Water"
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pbal
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2010, 03:57:25 PM » |
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Forget rehashing this hash. I want to know what happens when Obama cuts NDIC from next year's budget?
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What in God's holy name are you blathering about?
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molmarsa
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2010, 04:13:23 PM » |
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It is my opinion that we will all be effected directly or indirectly in a negative way in the very near future. Even if these operations stay and succeed the outcome will not be known for sometime and it is going to cause the employees to not spend as they are now. This is knowledge gained from talking to people who are employed by these defense companies. Until some confidence is gained that they can stand on their own, there will be a noticeable slump in our economy. Just my opinion, let's wait and see.
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If you are not willing to stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them!
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RobinQuillonsHair
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2010, 09:44:05 PM » |
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Can you buy a one way ticket to Bremerton, WA at the Mark Critz Airport?
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molmarsa
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2010, 09:46:01 PM » |
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Are you trying to get rid of me?  |
If you are not willing to stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them!
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2010, 09:48:46 PM » |
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Johnstown will survive. It will flourish if and only if its citizens take control and make it happen.
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Still looking at the grass from the green side.
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RobinQuillonsHair
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« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2010, 09:57:29 PM » |
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Are you trying to get rid of me? I'll be hiding in your luggage. My question is where exactly have the employees of these high paying jobs been spending their money besdies Walmart, Penelec and Dominion? Repeat after me. All is Well. |
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redcap
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« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2010, 10:01:57 PM » |
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I really don't think all is well nor is all beyond hope.
Too many want to keep waiting for someone to solve the problems.
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Still looking at the grass from the green side.
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2010, 10:06:47 PM » |
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Whether or not the existing companies, and all the supporting businesses, can self-sustain if funds wre transferred to other companies is hard to predict. I think that it really depends on who is placed in charge of the Defense Appropriations Committee. To me who ever is in charge of that committee, coupled with who ever has the most influence, directs the steering of funds and that has been Murtha in both cases for many years. The next power base may have ineterests in their own area or be driven by support from different companies. Sadly that's how our government works and since there are some classic congressional debates about why Murtha steers so much money to his own district, it would seem that there is some desire to steer it else where.
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RobinQuillonsHair
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2010, 10:10:47 PM » |
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Norm Dicks said he wouldn't forget Johnstown and hey, Mark Pasquerilla still lives.
Our situation is no worse than the rest of the country. In fact we can't fall much further. I have said that less than 5% of our population was dependent on Murtha pork.
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redcap
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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2010, 10:12:01 PM » |
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Murtha's enemies will seek revenge.
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Still looking at the grass from the green side.
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bleyeskaren
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2010, 10:18:38 PM » |
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I was surprised Pasquerilla didn't buy the hockey team.
I agree with Robin in that Johnstown is no worse than the rest of the country. Johnstown has demonstrated multiple times it can remain stable...
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RobinQuillonsHair
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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2010, 10:21:10 PM » |
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Eventually the federal government is going to have to cut spending and an obvious target for drastic cuts is in the defense department. Pat Buchanan had a column about this the other day. http://buchanan.org/blog/liquidating-the-empire-3646I wonder what would have happened had Murtha announced on February 1 that he was not going to seek reelection this year. |
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molmarsa
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« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2010, 11:09:51 PM » |
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I'll be hiding in your luggage.
My question is where exactly have the employees of these high paying jobs been spending their money besdies Walmart, Penelec and Dominion?
Repeat after me. All is Well.
The local restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, car lots and even hotels. Don't forget Hunter's Ridge, lowes, home depot and so on....... |
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