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Buffalonians piss me off

ByDerek

Every once in awhile, some pompous City of Buffalo resident makes a quip demeaning the work of hundreds, if not thousands of dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours working to improve Buffalo. Today, that remark was reiterated by a commenter and occasional contributor to Buffalo Rising, “Gabe”. In his response to Figmo’s “Let’s Get An…

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AMD coming to NY… but at a very high cost

ByDerek

From the WNY Progress Report: I know some will question the rationale in New York giving $1.2 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to a private company, but I think such questions can be easily answered in 2 ways: $2 billion in private investment and at least 1,200 permanent good paying jobs with AMD…

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NY’s Jock Itch

ByDerek

Wow… here’s a tax I never knew New York had under it’s belt – the Jock Tax. I believe that professional athletes are grossly overpaid, but targeting a tax specifically on their profession seems even more unfair than the fact that guys that could barely graduate from high school make multimillion dollar salaries to play…

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The booming isn’t over

ByDerek

While I would prefer to not write anything contradictory to articles written by other members of groups I participate in, the proposed aftermarket stereo installation legislation is still assaulting my eardrums. Here’s a prime example of why Franczyk doesn’t have a clue as to what he’s talking about – in his interviews he has repeatedly…

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Düsseldorf

ByDerek

Ciao Italia!  We have finally moved on to Germany!  Düsseldorf was our only stop, and my photos are all from the Altstadt (old city).  While there wasn’t snow, it was cold along the Rhine, yet there were still a ton of people walking around and, of course, drinking Altbier.  But more on that later.  Here’s…

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