MUCH LIKE THE ROWEN HOUSEHOLD, SUPERVISOR SHIRAKAWA IS GOING THROUGH BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS BECAUSE HE CAN'T KEEP HIS PERSONAL FINANCES IN ORDER. IS THIS THE TYPE OF PERSON WE SHOULD HAVE AS A VOTING MANAGER OF OUR TAX DOLLARS? I DON'T NEED FOR HIM TO COME CLEAN. THE MESS THAT IS HIS PRIVATE & PUBLIC LIFE IS ENOUGH FOR ME TO WANT HIM REMOVED FROM OFFICE (SHIRAKAWA EARNS AN ANNUAL SALARY OF $143,031.00 AS A COUNTY SUPERVISOR).
SHIRIKAWA IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MISUSING HIS TAXPAYER PAID COUNTY CREDIT CARD. AT LEAST A FEW OF THE PEOPLE WHO BENEFITTED FROM THE MISUSE HAVE MADE AMENDS BY REPAYING THE COUNTY FOR DINNERS WHICH WERE PURCHASED BY SHIRAKAWA AND EXPENSED TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY TAXPAYERS. JAMES ROWEN RECENTLY HAD A HOSPITAL STAY AT VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. IN ADDITION, SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON ROWEN. GIVEN FOLLOW UP MEDICAL VISITS & MEDICATION, ONE CAN WONDER HOW MUCH HIS MEDICAL CARE WILL COST SANTA CLARA COUNTY TAXPAYERS. THE FACT ROWEN DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, CAUSED BY HIS OWN INABILITY TO SEEK & FIND EMPLOYMENT, ITS VERY LIKELY THE MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS SOUGHT BY VALLEY MEDICAL FOR JAMES ROWEN'S CARE WILL BE SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF $300,000-$400,000.
You found the perfect use of the song! I almost lost my oatmeal when I listened to it and looked at the pictures of these two rats (I'm unable to be alliterative with "rats" but what is their equivalent to herding, schooling, flocking?).
ReplyDeleteLooking at Shirakawa one can draw an obvious conclusion about what happened to all the money.
So in other words Rowen may actually be costing the county and its taxpayers more than Shirakawa? Amazing!
ReplyDeletePerhaps. However, we are providing Shirakawa with health insurance. Then again, if he continues at his current physical pace, we can assume Shirakawa will one day join Rowen as a member of the exclusive "Four Toes Club".
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