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Oct 10, 2009

Full of Corporate Phrasing, Clarifying Nothing

I’ve had an office job for years. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that once the boss starts throwing around official statements coded with phrases like “asked to find efficiencies,” “leverage resources,” and “decreased…revenues,” well, you’ve got problems. D.C. Department of Human Services Director Clarence Carter released such a statement yesterday regarding the massive cuts in homeless services slated in the District’s 2010 budget. Carter still appears to toe the Fenty administration line of “what cuts?”,…

 
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