Mackenzie's Two Way Bet

Every time I hear Ryan Mackenzie say One Big Beautiful Bill, I cringe. Before its passage, he was astute enough to say that his support would be conditional on maintaining certain benefits and safety nets. Since his yes vote, he has decided to bet it all on Trump. He has been touring local businesses, owning his vote on it.

By now most of my highly informed readers know that Allentown is to receive $20 mil, intended to increase employment. The $20mil coming Allentown's way is preordained to be wasted. Mayor Tuerk says...This funding is advancing a comprehensive strategy. Tuerk plans to distribute it to forty different non-profits, with the pretense of creating 650 real jobs in the manufacturing sector. Tuerk is entrusting his former employer, Allentown Economic Development Corp., to lead the effort. A sub-organization has been created called  Allentown Works Cohort. Neighborhood captains are being hired. The usual excuses will be offered for the unemployed... they will need computers to learn of the available jobs. They will need cars to get to a job. They will need childcare while they work. The reality of an unmotivated class, satisfied with harvesting various government programs instead of working, is never considered.

In five years if they audit how many new employees were created, and what it cost the taxpayer per job, it will be no surprise if the effort wasn't cost effective, to say the very least and be polite. When questioned if the grant could get eliminated by the Trump administration, we're assured that Congressman Ryan Mackenzie will make sure that doesn't happen. SO, it appears that the congressman is all for the Big Beautiful Bill eliminating waste, except locally, where people vote for him! 

This blog post may well offend everybody... Democrats, Republicans and fellow independent conservatives, but I'm an equal opportunity offender when it comes to stating the obvious.

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