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11-06-2007, 11:47 PM
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Location: Florida
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N.J. rejects $450M stem cell proposal
N.J. rejects $450M stem cell proposal - Yahoo! News (broken link)
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11-07-2007, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MrTudo
N.J. rejects $450M stem cell proposal
N.J. rejects $450M stem cell proposal - Yahoo! News (broken link)
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Yeah right, what a shame. What a result is more like. |
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11-07-2007, 05:44 AM
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Location: Weehawken, NJ
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I would usually say "what a shame" but we have to get our financial situation in order first this time. I am very disappointed that the 200M borrowing for the lands issue was passed though.
I love Codey's line of "it's a loss for humanity". Please, Dick, spare us the drama. It's a win or our wallets for once.
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11-07-2007, 06:01 AM
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Corzilla invested $100K of his own $
Corzilla apparently did not get his own way with this, so he will bring it before the legislature and pass a bill. NJ is $58B in debt, you don't think any of our government really cares what the people think?
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11-07-2007, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by HobokenGuy
I would usually say "what a shame" but we have to get our financial situation in order first this time. I am very disappointed that the 200M borrowing for the lands issue was passed though.
I love Codey's line of "it's a loss for humanity". Please, Dick, spare us the drama. It's a win or our wallets for once.
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Yeah me too. It's almost like the stem cell question didn't pass because of the religious nuts, not because people are taking a stand against spending. If they were really taking a stand, the land question would have been voted down as well. Sigh. |
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11-07-2007, 06:51 AM
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NJ's finances are in a sad state. Stem cell research should be done by private business-namely pharma companies. Jon-Boy jumped the gun on this one thinking the voters wouldn't "read and understand" the fine print. He already had centers under construction and gave $150K of his own $$ to push this thru.
Tough luck Jonny and Dick. We're not as stupid as you think.
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11-07-2007, 08:15 AM
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Location: Savannah GA/Lk Hopatcong NJ
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Originally Posted by HobokenGuy
I would usually say "what a shame" but we have to get our financial situation in order first this time. I am very disappointed that the 200M borrowing for the lands issue was passed though.
I love Codey's line of "it's a loss for humanity". Please, Dick, spare us the drama. It's a win or our wallets for once.
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Morris County voted no..close but still no
Will have to check & see which counties carried it:
State Question 3 Green Acres
391/395 98.99%
Under Votes 8226
Over Votes 0
Vote Count Percent
- Yes 44,335 49.18%
- No 45,821 50.82%
Total 90,156 100.00% |
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11-07-2007, 08:37 AM
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Location: Atlantic Highlands NJ/Ponte Vedra FL/NYC
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[quote=njkate;1933946]Morris County voted no..close but still no
Will have to check & see which counties carried it:
like someone else noted, there is no reason for government (you and me) to be funding this type of research.
If the drug companies want to develop this into a commercially viable product, they should fund it. We haven't changed to a socialist economic system yet, regardless of what the liberloon democrap politicians think
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11-07-2007, 08:39 AM
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Location: Savannah GA/Lk Hopatcong NJ
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[quote=apvbguy;1934129]
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Originally Posted by njkate
Morris County voted no..close but still no
Will have to check & see which counties carried it:
like someone else noted, there is no reason for government (you and me) to be funding this type of research.
If the drug companies want to develop this into a commercially viable product, they should fund it. We haven't changed to a socialist economic system yet, regardless of what the liberloon democrap politicians think
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I agree....just a tad proud that the voters in Morris County didn't fall for all that BS |
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11-07-2007, 08:41 AM
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Location: Cream Ridge, NJ
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Why in the world should we pass a bill that would allow $450million dollars of taxpayer money to go to stem cell research? If you read the ballot it says that a passing of this bill would authorize the sale of $450million in state general obligation bonds to provide grants for stem cell,scientific,and medical research as defined in the act,at institutions of higher education and other non-profit and for profit entities in the state. Why would i want my money to go to For profit companies that will just make some drug or some procedure and charge you through the nose for ? Does that make any sense to you? I am going to pay you so that you can charge me even more than i paid?
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