{"id":887,"date":"2013-10-30T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yuriar.com\/conservakat\/?p=887"},"modified":"2013-10-30T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T06:00:12","slug":"the-7-million-dollar-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yuriar.com\/conservakat\/the-7-million-dollar-question\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Million Dollar Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"0905131613-question\"<\/a>This election cycle has seen something that rarely happens in Suffolk. Sheriff Isaacs changed his campaign signs, specifically to target fiscally-minded people like yourselves. Starting September 5th, signs appeared all over town proclaiming that the Sheriff had saved this city 7 million dollars. The question that immediately follows is, how?<\/p>\n

Well, the Sheriff himself answered that question on his resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The sheriff has cut training costs and has eliminated benefit costs by hiring retired law enforcement personnel (police officers, deputy sheriffs) as part-time deputies. The results saved the City of Suffolk over $7 million dollars the past 19 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He has since changed that phrasing to “certified retired law enforcement officers” or “Department of Criminal Justice Certified Part-Time Deputies.” The fact remains: The Sheriff is claiming that this money was saved by not paying benefits to these part-timers, and by not training them.<\/p>\n

See for yourself how the Sheriff responded on Facebook when asked how he came up with the 7 million dollar figure:<\/p>\n

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Notice how snarky the Sheriff got with a voter asking a legitimate question in the comment section? Remember folks, this is coming from a man whose has been an elected politician for 20 years. A tip for the Sheriff – just because someone likes a Facebook page does not mean they are voting for that candidate. The lack of respect for a constituent is stunning.<\/p>\n

But back to the 7 million dollar question. You may be asking, “So where’s the money?” That question was asked at a Hollywood\/Jericho Civic League meeting. How do you think the sheriff answered? Listen to the audio:<\/p>\n

Click Here to Listen<\/a>
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Did you catch that? Sheriff Isaacs laughed at the question, then said, “I don’t know where it went, but I know we saved it.” Thing is, the Sheriff doesn’t know where the money went, because the money never existed in the first<\/em> place!<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

It’s like going to the store, and seeing a great pair of $50 jeans on the rack, marked for clearance at $20. You have exactly $20 in your wallet, so you buy the jeans, then claim that you saved yourself $30. Thing is, you did not have that $30 in the first place, and you still don’t have that money. You can continue to delude yourself into thinking you saved yourself $30, but the truth is, you never would have bought the jeans at full price, because you couldn’t afford them, and now you’re out $20.<\/p>\n

The Sheriff’s 7 million dollar figure is nothing but government math at it’s finest.<\/p>\n

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