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brick1972 t1_ivr9fyy wrote

Reply to comment by StonksGuy3000 in Thoughts on new RI Treasurer, James Diossa? by StonksGuy3000

I'm not sure if you are the downvoting everyone who doesn't agree with you type but I don't think you actually understand what the office of the Treasurer does. It is not the CFO.

I mean I guess the same old people will continue to just downvote the same things and I get it all the butthurt republicans of the state get downvoted to oblivion around here but shit are we going to talk about the actual questions or just whine about politics? What a useless forum.

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StonksGuy3000 OP t1_ivrcyse wrote

I haven’t downvoted anyone in this particular thread at least.

And I didn't mean to imply that the Treasurer is responsible for the state’s budget, just that he should have a strong understanding of it and be able to oversee spending. Lathrop’s site also says he has experience helping to manage the South Kingston school trust, and investment management of public funds is one role that the state Treasurer is responsible for. While I agree business experience isn’t a necessity, but my guess is that most state Treasurers have a fair amount.

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