I thought it had to be a joke. Jacksonville At Large City Council Group 5 candidate Ju’Coby Pittman is advocating for the city to fund BINGO in senior citizens facilities.
It wasn’t a joke. See the interview here with Ms. Pittman: https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/jacksonville-councilwoman-wants-to-invest-20-000-on-bingo-for-seniors/927833531
So here is how it will go:
- If we are against it, we don’t like Sr. Citizens and we are mean.
- If we are for it, we using taxpayer dollars to fund gambling and we are wasting money.
The answer to this request is simple:
“If you want to help Sr. Citizens play BINGO, go into the community and ask for funds to help make this happen. Community organizing – that’s the way to do this. Surely there is some one, some organization or some group that can pay for this.
If that happens, everyone is happy and we are back to running our government the way it should be run.
$20,000 here.
$20,000 there.
That’s why we are in debt and we can’t fix roads or make the community safe from criminals.
That’s my opinion. What’s yours?
She craved anything leadership related and enjoyed being around the world of entrepreneurial CEOs. She watched as they made decisions; pondered how they would make payroll when cash flow was tight; and appreciated how they created career opportunities for hundreds of thousands of people. Because of her experiences, she has emerged as a key resource for the media and others who want to understand important insights about executives, management teams and board dynamics.
In 2008, Billie became discouraged as she watched some of her clients struggle with the political economic impacts on their businesses. The same CEOs who mortgaged their home and charged up their credit cards to make ends meet to build a business and keep others working, now watched as their government bailed out the big banks who had mismanaged their resources. She cringed as most of her clients laid off employees for the first time and she vowed she would help them… somehow…someway.
That somehow…someway showed up in the Tea Party Movement in America. She formed one of the largest tea party group’s in America (more than 9,000 members strong) and helped bring attention to America’s debt problem, out of control spending, over taxation and regulation strangulation on companies.
With her background in working with leaders and her influence in the political and leadership world, Billie has continued her dream to help CEOs navigate these troubling waters that permeate the world of capitalism in America.
She has been an active participant in the media as a guest on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, Bott Family Network Radio and co-hosts a political/financial radio show in the Northeast Florida market entitled, Smart Money.
She was the first speaker at the House of Representatives Tea Party Caucus inaugural event and was invited by Heritage Foundation to speak at their prestigious annual Heritage Resource Bank, and on their National Security Panel live broadcasts.
She spoke at the Congressional Republican House Retreat in Pennsylvania in 2012. She was also the co-host and co-producer of the CNN Tea Party Express Debate in the 2012 Presidential Election.
She is a firm believer that America needs more entrepreneurs and more opportunities for people to use their God-given talents and passions to better themselves, their communities and America.
Her favorite quote has become her mission to help CEOs succeed:
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison
