Obama's America gives sweetheart deal to Army

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More than four years ago the US Army announced that it was closing its Fort Monmouth base in New Jersey and moving all the jobs to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

There was the usual eruption, with the Asbury Park Press -- the local newspaper -- doing a series of stories showing how the move would actually cost the government more money, rather than result in the projected savings.

You know the drill when the government tries to close a military base.

Everyone was, if you can stand a pun, up in arms -- especially those civilian and military employees who'd have to sell their houses at depressed prices so they could follow their jobs to Maryland.

The closure hasn't yet taken place. And New Jersey's elected officials are still fighting it.

But employees recently got some unbelievably good news. Our government in Washington, with your taxpayer money and mine, will make sure that people who must sell their houses in the Fort Monmouth area because of the base closing get 95 percent of the 2005 fair market value.

Just in case you've forgotten, house prices have come down tremendously since 2005. In fact, the market peak was in mid-2006, according to the Case Shiller index, which tracks real estate trends.

So the folks involved in the Monmouth closing have -- essentially -- been exempted from the housing-market cycle and will be able to sell high (in New Jersey) and buy low (in Maryland).

I'm told that those affected by the decision, which incidentally also includes people who retired because of the impending closing, were ecstatic at what was called a Relocation Fair last week. Nobody could recall the government ever making quite such a good offer.

What if you simply can't sell in this market? Well, it seems that the government will buy the house although the price may not be as good as the 2005 value.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/army...syf4mZ7xqAWdPzI

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Where are all the anti-socialists on this one?

[Kevin and 10]

Where are all the anti-socialists on this one?

Working.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Where are all the anti-socialists on this one?

Working.

what's that?

[Kevin and 10]

Where are all the anti-socialists on this one?

Working.

what's that?

I couldn't resist.

[mawilson 2,133]

Where are all the anti-socialists on this one?

I'm here.

More sweetheart deals from the Republican-Democrat regime, what else is new?

[AlHayatZween 2]

poppycock.

[Danno 1,228]

What I am wondering is: what about everyone else?

Sgt. Smuck gets orders to move from one base to another (no base closing involved) whats the difference and why does he get nothing unless he was stationed at this one (politically sensitive) base?

Why would his "victimization of the market" be any different?

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Sgt. Smuck gets orders to move from one base to another (no base closing involved) whats the difference and why does he get nothing unless he was stationed at this one (politically sensitive) base?

Indeed.