Chris Christie Spent $82,000 in Taxpayer Money on Concessions at MetLife Stadium.

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This is just too good. Isn’t this the clown who goes around picking on teachers about waste , but who never dares goes after Wall Street criminals for destroying the global economy and taking trillions in taxpayer bailouts and backstops? Yep, it’s that guy: Chris Christie. 

We learn from New York Magazine that:

New Jersey governor Chris Christie is a big football fan, but he is also apparently a big fan of snacks at football stadiums. According to New Jersey Watchdog, Christie reportedly spent over $82,000 of taxpayer money on concessions at MetLife Stadium.

Christie paid for food and drinks at MetLife with a debit card 58 times over the 2010 and 2011 NFL seasons, accruing a bill of $82,594. That means he spent an average of nearly $1,500 on food and drinks every time he attended a football game.

The money came from Christie’s state allowance, a $95,000 sum he’s given on a quarterly basis to be “used for official receptions on behalf of the state, the operation of an official residence, for other expenses.”

Here are some other notable moments from the Chris Christie highlight reel:

New Jersey’s Debt is Downgraded by Fitch as Chris Christie Funnels Pension Money to Private Equity and Hedge Funds

Jon Stewart on Chris Christie…Absolutely Hilarious

The Trouble With Chris Christie by Chris Hedges

Chris Christie Calls Libertarianism a “Dangerous Thought”

In Liberty,
Michael Krieger

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  1. NYC buildings show connection between Albany corruption and real estate industry, with developers saving millions on taxes
    BY Greg B. Smith
    NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
    Saturday, May 9, 2015, 11:06 PM

    To understand the connection between Albany corruption and the New York City real estate industry, take a look at Hampton Court, a new luxury condo building on E. 102nd St. in Manhattan.

    Last year its owners would normally have paid $2.74 million in property taxes on this 230-unit beige-brick building. But under a special tax break called 421-a, the owner paid a mere $91,567.

    And that’s just one year. Since entering the 421-a program in 2006, the owner of Hampton Court has realized $21.9 million in tax savings.

    The lucky owner is Glenwood Management, the realty firm at the center of the corruption cases filed against both former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-L.I.). Glenwood, listed as Developer 1 in court papers, was involved in separate schemes to line Silver’s pockets and subsidize Skelos’ son Adam, prosecutors have alleged.

    Prosecutors say Silver — while discussing legislation with Glenwood executives — directed them to hire a tax firm that was secretly paying him fees. In Skelos’ case, prosecutors say Skelos instructed Glenwood to subsidize the paycheck of his 32-year-old son.

    Corporations can’t contribute more than $5,000 per year to a politician and individuals can’t give more than $150,000 to all races combined per year, but Glenwood legally showers pols with hundreds of thousands of dollars through affiliates called limited liability corporations (LLCs). Since 2005 the company has steered more than $12.8 million to Albany pols — 95% of which came via LLCs, according to a Common Cause analysis.

    Top beneficiaries of Glenwood LLCs have included Gov. Cuomo ($1.2 million), two Senate Republican Committees ($1.45 million), three Democratic committees ($780,000) and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ($215,000).
    The LLC loophole, Squadron says, “makes our campaign finance laws one of the least funny jokes in the state. It makes contribution limits and transparency tragically irrelevant.”

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nyc-buildings-show-albany-corruption-real-estate-connection-article-1.2216861

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