tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post5490169646683056421..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: Kenney Completes Mission at PWSA.Bram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-81576617980863307112010-12-13T11:56:32.032-05:002010-12-13T11:56:32.032-05:00Um...Kenney left because his business ties were/ar...Um...Kenney left because his business ties were/are inappropriate. Really, that's reason enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87109394468687549012010-12-12T23:24:50.459-05:002010-12-12T23:24:50.459-05:00If I'm going to start believing in unverified,...If I'm going to start believing in unverified, potentially self-serving claims I see on the internet, I'm going to start with this e-mail I got from a high official of the Nigerian Central bank.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-872236577677133152010-12-12T21:01:20.954-05:002010-12-12T21:01:20.954-05:00A deal has been cut and watch for it. Kenney didn...A deal has been cut and watch for it. Kenney didn't leave because of Dowd. He left because the Mayor cut a deal with Dowd to not back Kenney in exchange for Dowd's support on the lease deal. This is politics my friends. Dowd wanted the line insurance and pushed for it publicly and privately with Kenney. When the heat turned up he cut and ran. Now he has a new deal to backstab the public on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-1323414390318021352010-12-10T12:16:24.694-05:002010-12-10T12:16:24.694-05:00Technically the sewer insurance stuff isn't in...Technically the sewer insurance stuff isn't insurance. It is a warranty, meaning they don't even have to prove to a regulator that they have any assets sufficient to meet claims.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-25629574219004695982010-12-10T12:13:09.645-05:002010-12-10T12:13:09.645-05:00best not to confuse debates. The issue is not whe...best not to confuse debates. The issue is not whether the insurance in itself is good or bad... with insurance, you have to consider whether the issuer will be around for the long term. Always kind of iffy to buy insurance from a new company. It is a fine line between a quality insurance policy and a ponzi scheme no matter the circumstances... especially when you are insuring against low probability events. There is a reason insurance in general is much more regulated than other industries.C. Briemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713125800825892775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-50521836360361952332010-12-10T11:56:48.232-05:002010-12-10T11:56:48.232-05:00The opt-out line insurance is a good thing. Yinze...The opt-out line insurance is a good thing. Yinzers would not realistically obtain this insurance themselves...they'd just get hit with 15k sewer line reconstruction bills. Ask any of the folks who have been saved by this program if the $5/mo. has been worth it.Minutemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-56063963910918504302010-12-10T11:55:39.038-05:002010-12-10T11:55:39.038-05:00Yes, Lamb says the insurance is a good value and t...Yes, Lamb says the insurance is a good value and that you should always buy the "rust proofing" when you get a new car.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87946125656354440112010-12-10T11:42:28.573-05:002010-12-10T11:42:28.573-05:00MH - Hey oh, oh ay! The opt-out nature of the lin...<b>MH -</b> Hey oh, oh ay! The opt-out nature of the line insurance program is one kettle of fish; the <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_680562.html" rel="nofollow">conflicts and rules regarding competition</a> are another.<br /><br />I'm not saying your gripes are necessarily ill-founded, I just like to make that distinction crystal clear since they are not equally as debatable, if you catch my drift.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-43272347992711762412010-12-10T11:27:28.445-05:002010-12-10T11:27:28.445-05:00I still don't understand why stealing $5 from ...I still don't understand why stealing $5 from 300,000 people with a crony-phony public official scam doesn't net as much prison time as stealing $200 from the Quick Mart.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-86977083420515521072010-12-10T11:21:20.635-05:002010-12-10T11:21:20.635-05:00We had to call and yell to get them to not charge ...We had to call and yell to get them to not charge us the $5 even after "opting out." Swiping $60 a year from me to give his old friends on top of the 100% increase I've seen in the water/sewer bill over the past ten years. Thieving asses.MHnoreply@blogger.com