Comments on: Happy Friday, Everybody! The City Of Philadelphia Is Broke! http://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/17/happy-friday-everybody-the-city-of-philadelphia-is-broke/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Lightstonehttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/17/happy-friday-everybody-the-city-of-philadelphia-is-broke/comment-page-1/#comment-12887 John Lightstone Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:51:10 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24528#comment-12887 To be clear, the City has a balanced budget, it has a cash flow problem because it depends on certain payments from Harrisburg which aren't flowing as usual because of the budget impass. More like waiting an extra week for the check from financial aid to show up because somebody lost your file than being broke. To be clear, the City has a balanced budget, it has a cash flow problem because it depends on certain payments from Harrisburg which aren’t flowing as usual because of the budget impass. More like waiting an extra week for the check from financial aid to show up because somebody lost your file than being broke.

]]> By: Richard Brian Pennhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/17/happy-friday-everybody-the-city-of-philadelphia-is-broke/comment-page-1/#comment-12883 Richard Brian Penn Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:28:10 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24528#comment-12883 Maybe they could look under Mayor Street's mattress and see where some of those dollars went? Maybe they could look under Mayor Street’s mattress and see where some of those dollars went?

]]> By: Hoveringhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/17/happy-friday-everybody-the-city-of-philadelphia-is-broke/comment-page-1/#comment-12878 Hovering Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:19:37 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24528#comment-12878 An actual news story. And you linked to a CITY PRESS RELEASE.Nice.This'll be my first stop for that shit from now on. An actual news story. And you linked to a CITY PRESS RELEASE.

Nice.

This’ll be my first stop for that shit from now on.

]]> By: TChttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/07/17/happy-friday-everybody-the-city-of-philadelphia-is-broke/comment-page-1/#comment-12864 TC Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:37:55 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=24528#comment-12864 I'm pretty sure the city tried to do just that, except they call their CDs "pools" and "libraries" and, soon, "non-union employees". And if this were happening next year, they'd phone their parents to ask for money, except that'd be called "casino money". I’m pretty sure the city tried to do just that, except they call their CDs “pools” and “libraries” and, soon, “non-union employees”. And if this were happening next year, they’d phone their parents to ask for money, except that’d be called “casino money”.

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