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Where to begin? Think about a candidate who has run for office for close to 4 years on a "cut taxes, cut spending" platform, that cannot tell voters ANY areas of spending he'd cut. Even though he says "there's alot of things we're spending money on right now that I sincerely believe we don't need to spend money on" OH??? REALLT??? WHY IS IT HE CAN'T NAME ANY??? The very next sentences, this fraud candidate (Corrente) says: "even if we had to borrow money" guess what Rick? IF YOU ARE BORROWING MONEY YOU ARE NOT CUTTING SPENDING.

He goes on to talk about "pension reform" that includes buying pensions out of the remaining years of the employees retirement. He never says how much each employee would be offered. Lets say a 65 year old retiree made $60,000 a year while working, lets say they'll take 75% of their pay home in retirement. If they will be getting $45,000 a year in pension payments every year of their lives, how much money (lump sum) would you have to offer to incentivize that person to retire? If you were going to get $45,000 a year in retirement as is, why would you gamble your future years on 1 lump sum payment that has no guarantee of covering you for life? Any person who spends more than 2 minutes looking at this proposal can see it doesn't pass the common sense test. Pensions need to be secured for ALL WORKERS, Rick Correntes proposal does NOTHING to secure them. Rick Corrente keeps referencing Texas and all of the big ideas happening there, Texas isn't exactly a union stronghold as RI. There are MANY DIFFERENCES between RI and Texas without even including anything to do with unions. If a candidate for Mayor can't figure out what those differences are, then he SHOULD NOT BE RUNNING. Any member of the DPW, WFD, and WPD should ask Rick Corrente if he'd like to see RI adopt Texas' laws on unions?

Another idea Rick includes is a "buy a house get a check" proposal. He doesn't even tell voters who would be eligible for this benefit. Is it new home buyers? Wouls every person who buys a home be included? Would landlords be eligible for this benefit? What line item in the budget will be cut to pay for this benefit program? If he doesn't have these answers after 4 years of running, then he is NOT A SERIOUS CANDIDATE.

Finally, there is the issue of Rick Correntes tax delinquency. Since 2014 he has failed to meet his obligations as a taxpayer. He actually had the water/sewer and delinquent taxes paid by the same person who Rick rents his campaign office from, STILL TO THIS DAY. Think about a candidate for office who has been running for almost 4 years, that cannot pay their own fair share of taxes. Whether it was years of late car tax payments '09-'11 that were finally paid in 2012 after he wasn't able to register a car, or the water/sewer bills and delinquent property taxes that he has relied on others to pay for him. When you can't meet your basic fiscal obligations as a homeowner and taxpayer, you SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SEEK ELECTED OFFICE. Most people these days don't have the luxury of not paying their taxes, or having their wealthy friends bail out their "grifter" ways. Rick Corrente claims business experience when he can't even pay his own taxes. What a disgraceful embarrassment. Rick Corrente won't cut spending, he'll increase it. He isn't going to cut your taxes, just like he's apparently never going to pay his. Thousands of Warwick voters will send this repeat loser a strong message this election season.