Comments on Advance Indiana™: Center Township Scammed Taxpayers Again

Those school uniforms must get in the way of their...

2010-08-14T10:14:24.741-05:00

Those school uniforms must get in the way of their money for pandering and cronyism.

Our in house charity at my office donated two truck loads of school supplies to School #14 down the street from our office, including a lot of school uniforms from the Gap. Our office charity is not an official not-for-profit and 100% of the funds we raise throughout the year go directly to the people in need.

I'd gladly give up the tax that I pay to Center Township and give it directly to the poor without the Center Township middlemen who skim off plenty for themselves and their friends.

In the story the Trustee says they are supposed to...

2010-08-14T08:09:03.862-05:00

In the story the Trustee says they are supposed to 'meet basic needs.'

That is an intriguing bit of phrasing. I think their objective should be to meet extraodinary needs, i.e. above the 'basic,' that people should be expected to pay for themselves unless a sudden hardship occurs. They are not supposed to be providing long-term 'adoptions' of residents.

Years ago, when Julia Carson was alive and serving...

2010-08-14T07:49:38.295-05:00

Years ago, when Julia Carson was alive and serving in Congress, some African American Center Township residents who worked for me complained of the scams Julia had been running during her tenure as Center Township Trustee. I was told then that the vouchers Julia had handed out as a trustee could only be redeemed at one business-and it was one that was actually (and secretly)owned by members of the Carson family.