Sentences with phrase «patronage mill»
A "patronage mill" refers to a system or organization that grants favors or jobs based on personal connections or political loyalty rather than merit or qualifications. It often involves giving benefits or opportunities to friends, supporters, or acquaintances even when there may be more deserving individuals. Full definition
NYPA has long been the gold - standard patronage mill for both parties, a quiet place far from public scrutiny where former elected officials and high - ranking staff go to pad their pensions.
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Ms. Quinn's patronage mill administration has created a hostile environment with me that betrays public service, and Ms. Quinn herself has contradicted the facts and mission of the City Council in the initial letter that she sent to my home address, dated August 31, 2006, where she clearly states that, «The Council is committed to ensuring that the laws and practices of city agencies are fair and just.
The Cuomolot patronage mill churns on, while the gas and food prices soar... and Andro fiddles while Rome (and the rest of Upstate New York)... burns!
At the time of the ballot fraud Ortutay was not yet chair of the Independence Party, but was at Sparaco's encouragement running to unseat longtime party queen Marsha Coopersmith, whom Sparaco accused of running the Independence Party like a «family patronage mill.»
He would turn the AG's office into the Republican Patronage mill and the state would be worse for it.
«I understand you're all political fiefdoms and little patronage mills.
The Independence Party has been criticized for a nebulous platform that has evolved from its founding by Tom Golisano into a patronage mill of sorts.
A patronage mill is all OTB has ever been.»
There certainly is more than enough money to maintain and expand the patronage mill.
But it would also lead to the re-creation of 32 community school boards that in the past were maligned for corruption and being patronage mills.
He used the Authority as a patronage mill, «sort of the way Frank Hague operated in Jersey City,» said Doig, referring to the famously corrupt mayor who was said to have a desk at City Hall in Jersey City with a drawer that slid open to both sides of the desk for people coming into the office to drop off bribes or payoffs.
Conversely, the patronage mill is still going and growing strong.
And upstate, we just want to make sure it doesn't turn into a patronage mill in some of those cities.»
Or will you just try to lay off civil service schlubs while you keep your patronage mill just a hummin» along?
Fancy footwork and evasion won't change the reality that even a «reform - minded» Governor like Andy Cuomo campaigning on promises of a «New New York» is keeping the shadow government of Commissions, Authorities and off - budget quasi-public corporations in place and running a patronage mill busily dispensing 6 - figure jobs to connected people who clearly have cabbage to burn while being incredibly penurious with civil service schlubs, secretaries and clerks.
To his supporters, RBSCC was vital community resource; to detractors, it was little more than a patronage mill and a source of his political power.