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>In one particularly egregious example, Mr. Cuomo’s administration forced the M.T.A. to send $5 million to bail out three state-run ski resorts that were strugg
by apexalpha 9y ago
>In one particularly egregious example, Mr. Cuomo’s administration forced the M.T.A. to send $5 million to bail out three state-run ski resorts that were struggling after a warm winter.
What? Do American State-level governments not have checks in place for this kind of stuff?
This sounds like something Mugabe would do for his private ski resorts, lol.
- isostatic 9y agothey do have checks - and the MTA wrote one for $5m
- matt4077 9y agoAs your quote points out: these are state-run businesses. I'm sceptical of the sate running ski resorts. But ignoring that for a second, it's not out of the ordinary to cover a loss that was the result from extraordinary events such as a warm winter. Presumably, they didn't have to bail them out in other years, meaning they ran a profit in other years.
- lmm 9y agoThe state central government bailing out a state-run business is fine. Getting the state transport authority to bail out a business unrelated to transport seems obviously wrong.
- freeone3000 9y agoOkay, so instead the money should go into general fund, and the money from general fund should pay for the ski resort? I don't see a practical difference.
- lmm 9y agoIt makes it a lot clearer to voters what money is going where.