Before I write any more, I am here to say that I am not trying to "bash" the South. This blog entry is not for that reason. This blog entry is to criticize the government in Georgia.
Georgia, a major transportation hub thanks to its capital and largest city, Atlanta. Well, one would think the government would try and take better care of Atlanta, as it is a major hub for trucks and aeroplanes, but not this winter, and not since Perdue the good old boy was governor. I didn't vote for Perdue. I didn't want this man for governor. I voted for someone else. My father voted for someone else. Unfortunately, Perdue is who we got for governor. Even worse yet, Nathan Deal is the governor of Georgia. I voted AGAINST him. Unfortunately, I am stuck with him as the governor of Georgia. And low and behold, a snowstorm hits metropolitan Atlanta on 9 January 2011. I can understand why the schools close whenever snow hits the ground in Georgia. No one wants to put money in the budget for snow/ice removal equipment. I will admit there are quite a few people who don't know how to drive in snow or ice because Georgia rarely gets any to begin with, and in small amounts(about an inch or 2). Well, there is a need for snow removal equipment in Georgia. Some might argue that it would cost money to buy stuff you would rarely use. Well, here is an idea. Why not put money in the budget for a week of snow/ice removal equipment. Even if it's just salt, put some salt trucks on the roads and keep going. If not used that year, let it roll over for next year and keep it in good working condition. You can even pay people to shovel the snow manually if needed, if you don't want to use snow plow trucks. If not that, call in some salt/plowing trucks from Ohio or Illinois for single use. How much work does it take to do that? Unfortunately, Georgia state politics are bad. Georgia is one of the most corrupt states in the USA. The governor, Nathan Deal, was one of the most corrupt congressmen in the USA. He resigned for a reason. I don't want him for a governor, period. We don't need a corrupt congressman for a governor. Unfortunately, that is who we are stuck with. We had Perdue for many years too. He was known for porkbarrell spending. He cut some of the HOPE Scholarship. Zell Miller created the HOPE scholarship when he was governor. It paid for alot of things if you went to college. When Perdue got his hands on it, he trimmed some of it. I am going to stop here, different subject for a different post. Perdue didn't look out for Atlanta or even cared about Atlanta at all. MARTA needs to be state funded and Perdue said NO. The Georgia Department of Transportation is known for corruption as far as who gets contracts. The reason Georgia is reeling from the past snow storm is because of corruption and the backwards mentality of the state government.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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