tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post114425026074782266..comments2024-01-16T11:09:39.454-06:00Comments on Do One Thing Better: The era of Fiscal IrresponsibilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1144454510566587492006-04-07T19:01:00.000-05:002006-04-07T19:01:00.000-05:00Thank God, even some good ole fashioned Democrat r...Thank God, even some good ole fashioned Democrat regular folks knew that it was important to have a CPA in this position and did not elect the only Non-CPA in the race. Republican, Dave Vaudt, who is a CPA, has been doing a remarkable job of protecting the citizens of Iowa from Democrat abuses of our taxpayor dollars. (Read his reports on the Dept of Education).<BR/><BR/>The entire oversite boardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1144386618192199622006-04-07T00:10:00.000-05:002006-04-07T00:10:00.000-05:00Kyle's too busy popping balloons to read the law D...Kyle's too busy popping balloons to read the law Drew. If he did he'd have to think of a new stunt.<BR/><BR/>I kid. Kind of.<BR/><BR/>Clawback mechanisms are written into the law. Go read it. And the reason Kyle's seen no evidence of them is because there's been no need yet (and,presumably, he won't read the law.) The Iowa Values fund was never supposed to work over night.<BR/><BR/>I guess we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1144285243665796622006-04-05T20:00:00.000-05:002006-04-05T20:00:00.000-05:00"On Monday Blouin said that the clawback mechanism..."On Monday Blouin said that the clawback mechanisms are written into the contracts."<BR/><BR/>And on the front of his website, he also says he's created 25,000 jobs. Sadly, neither of those statements are proven.<BR/><BR/>When we submitted our open records request to IDED, we asked for data on any companies that had returned their funds. We received none.Kyle Lobnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796327854500626621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1144280811970276672006-04-05T18:46:00.000-05:002006-04-05T18:46:00.000-05:00They lack oversight and lack results. No state ag...They lack oversight and lack results. No state agency has had much in the way of oversight, given that our governor has been out of state so frequently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1144259241483741122006-04-05T12:47:00.000-05:002006-04-05T12:47:00.000-05:00I agree with your differences but think you missed...I agree with your differences but think you missed my similarity:<BR/><BR/>IDED and CIETC are both largely funded state-run programs which lack oversight.<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to believe there are clawback provisions for IDED money, but I've seen absolutely zero proof of it working in reality.Kyle Lobnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796327854500626621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196340.post-1144259063251876282006-04-05T12:44:00.000-05:002006-04-05T12:44:00.000-05:00Kyle, you had a good, thoughtful post and then you...Kyle, you had a good, thoughtful post and then you go totally off the rails.<BR/><BR/>Look: You don't like Blouin or Vilsack. (Which is fine, I guess.) But comparing the Iowa Values Fund to CIETC is callow and irresponsible. <BR/><BR/>I don't care how many press releases you churn out for Fallon or how many balloons he pops -- there are clawback mechanisms and the state will get money back if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com