Here's the "Reform": Cuomo (NYC) to Hire Outside Debt Collectors for State -- & Giuliani

[Hannah Bell]

In these hard times, New York’s future governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, has made a point of standing alongside consumers who are down on their luck. As attorney general, he conducted a statewide crackdown on debt collectors who ran afoul of consumer protection laws, and his office encouraged consumers with their own tales of woe to contact it.

“Too often consumers find themselves in over their heads,” reads one section of the attorney general’s Web site. “If you are one of those consumers, you may be feeling overwhelmed trying to make ends meet while paying off your bills. You may be experiencing calls from people demanding that you pay a certain debt.”

So, it may come as a jolt to learn that the office of the attorney general, consisting of the state’s chief lawyers, also does a brisk business collecting debts from consumers who owe money to many state agencies and authorities — returning about $100 million a year to the state’s coffers.

And it may come as an even bigger jolt to learn that New York State is seriously looking at handing over responsibility for some collection activity to outside bill collectors who, like many of those prosecuted by Mr. Cuomo over the last four years, would be chasing profits above and beyond the return of taxpayer money.

What gives, Little Andy?

First you go after these crooks as attorney general, now you hire these same crooks to collect money when you're governor?

You must want that money for the state pretty badly!

Heck, if you want the state money that much, why not go all the way and skip right past the unscrupulous private debt collectors and just hire Gambino and Genevose crime family associates to get the money for you?

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2010/11/cuomo-to-hire-outside-debt-collectors.html


Look who Little Andrew picked to be on his transition team:


New York Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo (D) named Rudy Giuliani (R) to lead his transition committee on public safety, the New York Daily News reports.

"By bringing Giuliani into the fold, Cuomo may be neutralizing the ex-mayor's potential to be a vocal critic of the incoming Democratic gov on all things security related. After all, if Giuliani helps pick Cuomo's public safety cabinet, how can he trash them later?"

Important to note: Giuliani crossed party lines to endorse Mario Cuomo (D) in his unsuccessful race against George Pataki (R) in 1994.

Didn't Rudy put the city's emergency command center in World Trade Center #7 so he could have a place close to City Hall to go schtup his girlfriend?

And hadn't the WTC been a terrorist target once before in 1993?

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2010/11/tells-you-all-you-need-to-know-about.html

[midnight]

1. We are easy pickens for these shakedowns when the

consumer has little protection....

[dkf]

2. What do you suggest they do? Forgive all debts?

[erodriguez]

4. No they should handle it in house.

[Skink]

6. I suggest they lay off the fees.

[erodriguez]

3. K&R

[leftstreet]

5. K&R

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r