PHILADELPHIA WHERE IS THE LEADERSHIP AT CITY HALL

Good Afternoon:

Where is the "Leadership in City Hall?" Philadelphia faces huge budget deficits and the Mayor, Hizzoner Michael Nutter hasn't responded with any real action. He wants to charge residents $5.00 a week for Trash pick-up as a fee ($260.00) a year in addition to the current high taxes on residents and businesses.

Is that all this guy can come up with, An experienced Council-person for many years and he can't figure out how to balance the city budget. HE AIN' T NO ACTION JACKSON.

I believe the Mayor fears layoffs of all of those Patronage employees, just like Governor Corzine of NJ. They both are scared to death about using their executive powers to cut municipal and state employee hours down to 24 hours a week, having them work on a mixed schedule so services aren't severely interuppted. Let me be clear, I am speaking about furloughs for non-essenial, non-emergency, and no plloice,fire or EMT/EMS being reduced.

Philadelphia has been losing money since the Mayor botched the Casino deals. I believe Mayor Nutter is afraid to make a move, he is more worried about re-election(himself) than he is abot his city.
Wow! and to think, we had problems with John Street.

Now I may not live in the city of Philadelphia anymore. But I am in the city everyday.

I TOLD ALL OF YOU ABOUT TRUMP STOCK

I have been stating since 2007, that Trump Entertainment could not survive and many continued to purchase common stock in Trump and hold onto their investments. The Stock was delisted from Nasdaq this past Friday and will now move to either the OTCBB or the pink sheets.

I have been preaching for the management to eliminate gaming at the Plaza and convert it to rooms and possibly condo's, placing their limited funds into debt reduction and the Taj Mahal in order to survive, again no one listened.

I now rest my case, soon the TRUMP name will be removed from the three building with the Marina hopefully going to Jimmy Buffet, he should lower his offer too $150-million, and Trump management should take it and use the money at the Taj Mahal and I still stand by with closing Trump Plaza to save Financial resources.

All the gaming properties should consider going back to a "LESS IS MORE" marketing mentality.
For example: Lower the table minimums on Roulette to $2.00, even a dollar minimum, lower the craps and blackjack table minimums, in order to bring players into the properties, and it will help the restaurants and lower the room rates to $25.00 a night, even during the summer months. BET LOW, WIN HIGH.

Atlantic City is battling the PA SLOTS and NY slots market. They need to respond with slots giving back a bigger win to the slot player and return to the days when "COMPS" were king for the little guy who spent only $100.00 at a slot machine,Roulette table, etc. I remember when you couldn't get near a $2.00 roulette table and a $3.00 black jack table at the Playboy,when it existed. I never missed a Tuesday night at the Roulette table at the Sands.

Atlantic City, while working hard to go upscale seeking out the "WHALES" has lost their regulars by eliminating many of the perks for the small dollar customers. The 11 casino's need to look at the marketing efforts of the past and bring those gamblers back.

Many who visit the PA slot "parlors" find the slots convenient, save gas, no uncomfortable ride on the bus ride to AC. Now it s time for the management at all properties to step up the service to the gamblers they lost with "NEW PERKS."

Any Casino property owner who would like to consult with me on bringing gamblers back to thier properties can reach me at: frontier22@aol.com.

So for now, thats the way ti is, Monday February 23,2009.

GO PHILLIES
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DON'T USE YOUR CREDIT CARD

DON'T USE YOUR CREDIT CARD IF YOUR CC INTEREST RATE IS ABOVE 10%.

Now is the time to fight for your right as a Credit Card Holder. When you read the stipulations to owning a CC, they are in total control, from variable rates, to excessive fees and it can be punishing when you miss a payment or the high interest puts you above you limit, then you are charged an "overlimit fee!"

LET'S ALL USE CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER AND PAYPAL TO purchase our goods, lets tell the BANKS' we want a rate at 10% or lower. IF we don't get the rate, we will not use their Credit Cards.

If millions of citizens stash their cards away and don't use them, the Banks and CC companies will be like any other business, when demand falls off, they will do a couple of things, Cancel your card for "NON-USE", it happend to me with SEARS, I don't shop at any SEARS stores anymore or they will lower your rate.

IF Millions of cardholders stop using your branded card and used Cash, Each of you will save hundreds of dollars each year, you will actually gain from your purchases.

I have a Capital One card that I refuse to use, because the interest rate is above 20%, It's sits in a box, waiting for daylight,(it won't happen) no matter how commercials they run.

Pass the word, DON'T USE YOUR CREDIT CARD.
EMAIL EVERYONE YOU KNOW.

Go Phillies !
Congrats Steelers