a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1808:"Can we get this <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131211/METRO01/312110021#ixzz2nHxBeDBW">type of protection</a> from Washington?<br />
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<div>Detroit&mdash; The city is hiring an armored car company to handle the daily collection of bus-fare revenue after officials discovered a disorganized cash-counting operation within the Department of Transportation, The Detroit News has learned.</div>
</blockquote>Oddly enough, there seems to be some chaos when it comes to counting cash in Detroit. Who knew?<br />
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<div>&ldquo;There literally is a room where employees sit around a table and just count money. It wasn&rsquo;t well organized,&rdquo; said Gary Brown, the city&rsquo;s chief restructuring officer. &ldquo;There was money on the floor, and in bags, and the money&rsquo;s been there a couple weeks.&rdquo;</div>
</blockquote>The city unions didn't seem too concerned. For one, the employees who will be taken out of the cash counting racket will be moved to another position. Perhaps they can work on the &quot;Kwame Kilpatrick for Mayor&quot; campaign, which will start in about 20 years, earlier if Kwame behaves himself in prison. <br />
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I have to admit that I'm mildly surprised that the union wasn't more vocal about this. After all, a private company is taking over a job that public sector employees are doing now, even if those employees are just being reassigned, not fired. But now and then Detroit surprises me, mainly when I'm walking through Greektown and someone jumps out at me, but sometimes in good ways, too.<br />
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So perhaps Congress can hire a private company to safeguard taxpayer money to keep it away from the political class. I'm much prefer Brinks safeguarding my money than Mr. Obama's cronies.<br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}