"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) today issued a joint statement following the Obama administration’s announcement that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) proposal to end U.S. oversight of the Internet is satisfactory. The members of Congress maintain that the Obama administration has violated federal law by undertaking preparations to give the Internet away to foreign governments."Thursday, June 09, 2016
Obama Administration Preparations to Give Away the Internet Violate Federal Law | Ted Cruz | U.S. Senator for Texas
Obama Administration Preparations to Give Away the Internet Violate Federal Law | Ted Cruz | U.S. Senator for Texas:
"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) today issued a joint statement following the Obama administration’s announcement that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) proposal to end U.S. oversight of the Internet is satisfactory. The members of Congress maintain that the Obama administration has violated federal law by undertaking preparations to give the Internet away to foreign governments."
"WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) today issued a joint statement following the Obama administration’s announcement that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) proposal to end U.S. oversight of the Internet is satisfactory. The members of Congress maintain that the Obama administration has violated federal law by undertaking preparations to give the Internet away to foreign governments."
Senior U.S. State Department Official: North Korea Has Restarted Plutonium Fuel Production | TheBlaze.com
Senior U.S. State Department Official: North Korea Has Restarted Plutonium Fuel Production | TheBlaze.com:"A senior official with the U.S. State Department reportedly told Reuters that North Korea has restarted plutonium fuel production, a sign that the reclusive East Asian county could be looking to reignite its nuclear weapons program."
Pension Funding: Why Your Town is Going Broke
Pension Funding: Why Your Town is Going Broke [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Just 13 percent of the local governments whose retirement systems are administered by a statewide entity have set aside enough money to pay the pensions promised to their workers.
The Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) administers pension systems for 728 local cities, villages, townships, agencies and more.
But only 97 of those systems have adequately funded their pension obligations, according to the operation’s most recent report that covers up to Dec. 31, 2014.
Local government employees covered by MERS are owed some $12 billion worth of retirement benefits — but their employers have not set aside enough to cover the full amount.
Taxpayers in those communities on the hook for $3.5 billion worth of unfunded liabilities.
..."Pensions are going to be a huge issue nationally," he said.
"Unfunded pension liabilities are estimated to be as high as $4 trillion.
In 2015, the Treasury Department collected $1.5 trillion in income taxes.
Thus, to close the pension funding gap, you would have to divert all income taxes toward pensions for nearly three years straight.
I don't know how we'll solve this problem.""
"Just 13 percent of the local governments whose retirement systems are administered by a statewide entity have set aside enough money to pay the pensions promised to their workers.
The Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (MERS) administers pension systems for 728 local cities, villages, townships, agencies and more.
Local government employees covered by MERS are owed some $12 billion worth of retirement benefits — but their employers have not set aside enough to cover the full amount.
Taxpayers in those communities on the hook for $3.5 billion worth of unfunded liabilities.
..."Pensions are going to be a huge issue nationally," he said.
"Unfunded pension liabilities are estimated to be as high as $4 trillion.
In 2015, the Treasury Department collected $1.5 trillion in income taxes.
Thus, to close the pension funding gap, you would have to divert all income taxes toward pensions for nearly three years straight.
I don't know how we'll solve this problem.""
Commissioner says fraud from Obamaphone program approaching $500 million
Commissioner says fraud from Obamaphone program approaching $500 million | Washington Examiner:
"The federal subsidy known as the "Obamaphone" or "Obamanet" program could be losing nearly $500 million to fraud annually, according to a top Republican on the Federal Communications Commission.
Commissioner Ajit Pai made the accusation Wednesday in letter to the Universal Service Administrative Company, referring to the FCC's Universal Service Fund, which provides a monthly $9.95 subsidy for telecom service to low-income consumers.
The subsidy is limited to one per "independent economic household," or IEH, but telecom companies have the ability to override that restriction if applicants check a box stating they represent a separate household, even if they have the same address.
Pai wrote that data obtained by the FCC last month revealed carriers had enrolled nearly 4.3 million subscribers using the IEH override process between October 2014-April 2016, or 35.5 percent of total subscribers for the period.
"It is alarming that over one-third of subscribers — costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars a year — were registered through an IEH override..."
"The federal subsidy known as the "Obamaphone" or "Obamanet" program could be losing nearly $500 million to fraud annually, according to a top Republican on the Federal Communications Commission.
Commissioner Ajit Pai made the accusation Wednesday in letter to the Universal Service Administrative Company, referring to the FCC's Universal Service Fund, which provides a monthly $9.95 subsidy for telecom service to low-income consumers.The subsidy is limited to one per "independent economic household," or IEH, but telecom companies have the ability to override that restriction if applicants check a box stating they represent a separate household, even if they have the same address.
Pai wrote that data obtained by the FCC last month revealed carriers had enrolled nearly 4.3 million subscribers using the IEH override process between October 2014-April 2016, or 35.5 percent of total subscribers for the period.
"It is alarming that over one-third of subscribers — costing taxpayers almost half a billion dollars a year — were registered through an IEH override..."
Muslims Demand Texas Mayor Surrender After She Attacked Shariah Court… Here’s Her Response | Glenn Beck
Muslims Demand Texas Mayor Surrender After She Attacked Shariah Court… Here’s Her Response | Glenn Beck:"Mayor Beth Van Duyne made a public Facebook post stating that she backs the new Texas law which prohibits any kind of foreign law from being practiced in the state of Texas."
A Bearish George Soros Is Trading Again
"After a long hiatus, George Soros has returned to trading, lured by opportunities to profit from what he sees as coming economic troubles.
Worried about the outlook for the global economy and concerned that large market shifts may be at hand, the billionaire hedge-fund founder and philanthropist recently directed a series of big, bearish investments, according to people close to the matter.
Soros Fund Management LLC, which manages $30 billion for Mr. Soros and his family, sold stocks and bought gold and shares of gold miners, anticipating weakness in various markets.
Investors often view gold as a haven during times of turmoil..."
The Incompetent, Pathetically Slow Government Has Placed Itself Between You and the Economy
The Incompetent, Pathetically Slow Government Has Placed Itself Between You and the Economy | Somewhat Reasonable:
"Behold “Mother May I?” government.
Where the private sector can’t do a thing, make a move, invent or innovate – until after the incompetent, pathetically slow government finally gets around to granting permission to do so.
If we’re lucky – more likely than not, they’ll say Nay.
This is why our economic growth has remained stifled and stunted.
President Barack Obama will be the first chief executive in our nation’s history to never, ever have a year of even 3.0% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth.
(By contrast, Ronald Reagan – who inherited a far worse economy than did Obama – AVERAGED 3.5% GDP growth.)
The terrible laws passed by President Obama and his Democrat-majority Congress are bad enough. Obamacare has basically outlawed full-time employment.
Dodd-Frank didn’t shrink too-big-too-fail banks – it suffocated and shut down thousands of the small banks we all say we want.
Leaving us with just the banking monsters with which to deal.
Which is a lesson of too much government – the monster companies are the only ones who can afford it.
It’s the little guys who get crushed under the Leviathan’s weight..."
"Behold “Mother May I?” government.
Where the private sector can’t do a thing, make a move, invent or innovate – until after the incompetent, pathetically slow government finally gets around to granting permission to do so.
If we’re lucky – more likely than not, they’ll say Nay.This is why our economic growth has remained stifled and stunted.
President Barack Obama will be the first chief executive in our nation’s history to never, ever have a year of even 3.0% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth.
(By contrast, Ronald Reagan – who inherited a far worse economy than did Obama – AVERAGED 3.5% GDP growth.)
The terrible laws passed by President Obama and his Democrat-majority Congress are bad enough. Obamacare has basically outlawed full-time employment.
Dodd-Frank didn’t shrink too-big-too-fail banks – it suffocated and shut down thousands of the small banks we all say we want.
Leaving us with just the banking monsters with which to deal.
Which is a lesson of too much government – the monster companies are the only ones who can afford it.
It’s the little guys who get crushed under the Leviathan’s weight..."
Michelle Obama School Lunch Rules Ending? | The Daily Caller
Michelle Obama School Lunch Rules Ending? | The Daily Caller:
"Bipartisan legislation released on Monday by the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee could finally bring a partial end to years of aggravation over what America’s hungry children must eat in school cafeterias.
If it becomes law, the five-year bill would make dramatic changes to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, the deeply unpopular, Michelle Obama-championed 2010 legislation that restricts school lunches in taxpayer-funded schools — "
"Bipartisan legislation released on Monday by the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee could finally bring a partial end to years of aggravation over what America’s hungry children must eat in school cafeterias.
If it becomes law, the five-year bill would make dramatic changes to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, the deeply unpopular, Michelle Obama-championed 2010 legislation that restricts school lunches in taxpayer-funded schools — "
Stop calling it free trade
Stop calling it free trade - NetRight Daily:
"The problem with the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement isn’t that it is free trade, it is that it is not.
You cannot have free trade when even after a trade agreement goes into effect and tariffs are supposedly reduced many of our trading partners continue to levy what is in effect a currency tariff on U.S. goods while offering their goods to us at a discount.
So let’s stop calling it free trade.
In truth, ignoring currency manipulation, subsidies and other de facto tariffs leaves the U.S. economy at a competitive disadvantage — and has done so for years.
In addition, the U.S. does not compete globally on cost in taxes, wages and regulations, making the U.S. one of the worst locations to produce goods and one of the best for foreign countries to have a trade agreement with.
If passed, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will continue to outsource production and jobs overseas, costing the U.S. economic growth, and harming the American people with flattening incomes, negligible job creation and weakening labor participation..."
"The problem with the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement isn’t that it is free trade, it is that it is not.
You cannot have free trade when even after a trade agreement goes into effect and tariffs are supposedly reduced many of our trading partners continue to levy what is in effect a currency tariff on U.S. goods while offering their goods to us at a discount.
So let’s stop calling it free trade.In truth, ignoring currency manipulation, subsidies and other de facto tariffs leaves the U.S. economy at a competitive disadvantage — and has done so for years.
In addition, the U.S. does not compete globally on cost in taxes, wages and regulations, making the U.S. one of the worst locations to produce goods and one of the best for foreign countries to have a trade agreement with.
If passed, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will continue to outsource production and jobs overseas, costing the U.S. economic growth, and harming the American people with flattening incomes, negligible job creation and weakening labor participation..."
Boston Globe Investigation: 30% of Released Criminal Aliens Commit New Crimes
Boston Globe Investigation: 30% of Released Criminal Aliens Commit New Crimes | NumbersUSA: "The Boston Globe conducted an investigation review of 323 criminal aliens released in New England from 2008 to 2012 and found that 30% of these criminal aliens went on to commit more crimes, including rape, robbery, and murder, after being released.
This is a much higher rate than ICE and the Obama administration have reported.
President Obama has claimed that deporting criminal aliens is a “priority” under his Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), but under this new policy 60% of all criminal aliens were released in 2015 alone according to ICE.
PEP prohibits ICE agents from targeting most illegal aliens for removal, unless they commit a “serious” crime or are considered a national security threat.
In February a letter from ICE to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), showed that 130 murders or attempted murders have been committed by released criminal aliens since 2010.
ICE does not collect recidivism data on the criminal aliens they release so the Boston Globe conducted its own investigation..."
This is a much higher rate than ICE and the Obama administration have reported.President Obama has claimed that deporting criminal aliens is a “priority” under his Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), but under this new policy 60% of all criminal aliens were released in 2015 alone according to ICE.
PEP prohibits ICE agents from targeting most illegal aliens for removal, unless they commit a “serious” crime or are considered a national security threat.
In February a letter from ICE to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), showed that 130 murders or attempted murders have been committed by released criminal aliens since 2010.
ICE does not collect recidivism data on the criminal aliens they release so the Boston Globe conducted its own investigation..."
Appears Judge Gonzalo Curiel May Be the Racist…not Trump
Appears Judge Gonzalo Curiel May Be the Racist…not Trump | Canada Free Press:
"Before getting into the racially-challenged Judge Curiel, here is a brief history of La Raza for those who are, yet, unfamiliar with the organization.
I started writing about La Raza (and MEChA) in 2006.
Both of these are virulent racist anti-white organizations that want to have US land ceded to Mexico, will affect riots and all manner of violence to do so and have gotten a pass from the current administration...
The Southwest Council of La Raza (SWCLR) was founded in 1968 and with funding from—amongst others—the leftist Ford Foundation, it quickly became the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).
La Raza means “The Race” and it began as a Mexican-specific organization.
The group’s motto is “Everything for The Race. Outside The Race…Nothing!”
La Raza is a hard-line Marxist organization and it openly expresses hatred for white people.
Even Marxist Cesar Chavez talked against the group when he commented “I hear more and more Mexicans talking about la raza—to build up their pride.
Some people don’t look at it as racism, but when you say ‘La Raza,’ you are saying an anti-gringo thing, and it won’t stop there.
Today it’s anti-gringo, tomorrow it will be anti-Negro..."
Judge Curiel is a member of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association.
Most of these attorney groups claim they have “no affiliation with NCLR”.
However, they seem to follow the same tenets as the national group, including but, not limited to support for illegal immigrants (specifically Mexican, Latino, Hispanic) entering the USA.
Continuing to flout US law, Judge Curiel, also, gave US school scholarships to Mexican illegal aliens.
An Obama-appointed judge who won’t obey laws he doesn’t like.
Hmmm.
Sound familiar?..."
"Before getting into the racially-challenged Judge Curiel, here is a brief history of La Raza for those who are, yet, unfamiliar with the organization.
I started writing about La Raza (and MEChA) in 2006.
Both of these are virulent racist anti-white organizations that want to have US land ceded to Mexico, will affect riots and all manner of violence to do so and have gotten a pass from the current administration...The Southwest Council of La Raza (SWCLR) was founded in 1968 and with funding from—amongst others—the leftist Ford Foundation, it quickly became the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).
La Raza means “The Race” and it began as a Mexican-specific organization.
The group’s motto is “Everything for The Race. Outside The Race…Nothing!”
La Raza is a hard-line Marxist organization and it openly expresses hatred for white people.
Even Marxist Cesar Chavez talked against the group when he commented “I hear more and more Mexicans talking about la raza—to build up their pride.
Some people don’t look at it as racism, but when you say ‘La Raza,’ you are saying an anti-gringo thing, and it won’t stop there.
Today it’s anti-gringo, tomorrow it will be anti-Negro..."
Judge Curiel is a member of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association.
Most of these attorney groups claim they have “no affiliation with NCLR”.
However, they seem to follow the same tenets as the national group, including but, not limited to support for illegal immigrants (specifically Mexican, Latino, Hispanic) entering the USA.
Continuing to flout US law, Judge Curiel, also, gave US school scholarships to Mexican illegal aliens.
An Obama-appointed judge who won’t obey laws he doesn’t like.
Hmmm.
Sound familiar?..."
CFCG Citizens for Conservative Gov.t Group
CFCG Citizens for Conservative Gov.t Group:
"Keep voting for Ted Cruz. I told you he wasn’t done, keep getting him more delegates.
If you are a Rubio or Kasich delegate, you can go to the convention and vote for a true conservative, Ted Cruz.
There are no rules controlling how the delegates vote on rules or the platform.
A top official in the suspended presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz (R.-Texas) told Breitbart News that the senator’s campaign organization is deploying operatives to this weekend’s Georgia Republican State Convention,"
"Keep voting for Ted Cruz. I told you he wasn’t done, keep getting him more delegates.
If you are a Rubio or Kasich delegate, you can go to the convention and vote for a true conservative, Ted Cruz.There are no rules controlling how the delegates vote on rules or the platform.
A top official in the suspended presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz (R.-Texas) told Breitbart News that the senator’s campaign organization is deploying operatives to this weekend’s Georgia Republican State Convention,"
What Obama's Pentagon Just Purchased From The Middle East Will Give You Chills
What Obama's Pentagon Just Purchased From The Middle East Will Give You Chills:
"In a shocking move, the Pentagon just announced that they would be buying the most advanced microchips for its spy satellites, missiles and airplanes from a company in the United Arab Emirates, leading many to question whether sabotage might be possible.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal with Abu Dhabi-based Globalfoundries will run through 2023.
At least at the moment, Globalfoundries will be the only company supplying the United States with advanced microprocessors.
The General Accountability Office and lawmakers had expressed doubt about having a single source for the microchips, especially given the sensitive location of the parent company.
...Nevertheless, an Obama administration official said that the role of the Pentagon was to look to other nations for our military technology..."
"In a shocking move, the Pentagon just announced that they would be buying the most advanced microchips for its spy satellites, missiles and airplanes from a company in the United Arab Emirates, leading many to question whether sabotage might be possible.According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal with Abu Dhabi-based Globalfoundries will run through 2023.
At least at the moment, Globalfoundries will be the only company supplying the United States with advanced microprocessors.
The General Accountability Office and lawmakers had expressed doubt about having a single source for the microchips, especially given the sensitive location of the parent company.
...Nevertheless, an Obama administration official said that the role of the Pentagon was to look to other nations for our military technology..."
History for June 9
History for June 9 - On-This-Day.com
Peter the Great 1672 - Peter I of Russia, Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) 1915 - Musician, songwriter, inventor (solid-body electric guitar), Dick Vitale (Richard J. "Dick" Vitale) 1940 - Basketball sportscaster
Patricia Cornwell 1956 - Mystery author, Michael J. Fox 1961 - Actor ("Family Ties"), Johnny Depp (John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II) 1963 - Actor, musician
1860 - The Ms. Ann Stevens book "Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter" was offered for sale for a dime. It was the first published "dime novel."
1861 - Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke began working in Union hospitals.
1934 - Donald Duck made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen."
1943 - The withholding tax on payrolls was authorized by the U.S. Congress.
1945 - Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki declared that Japan would fight to the last rather than accept unconditional surrender.
1959 - The first ballistic missile carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, was launched.
2000 - Canada and the United States signed a border security agreement. The agreement called for the establishment of a border-enforcement team.
Peter the Great 1672 - Peter I of Russia, Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) 1915 - Musician, songwriter, inventor (solid-body electric guitar), Dick Vitale (Richard J. "Dick" Vitale) 1940 - Basketball sportscaster
Patricia Cornwell 1956 - Mystery author, Michael J. Fox 1961 - Actor ("Family Ties"), Johnny Depp (John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II) 1963 - Actor, musician
1860 - The Ms. Ann Stevens book "Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter" was offered for sale for a dime. It was the first published "dime novel."
1861 - Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke began working in Union hospitals.
1934 - Donald Duck made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen."
1943 - The withholding tax on payrolls was authorized by the U.S. Congress.
1945 - Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki declared that Japan would fight to the last rather than accept unconditional surrender.
1959 - The first ballistic missile carrying submarine, the USS George Washington, was launched.
2000 - Canada and the United States signed a border security agreement. The agreement called for the establishment of a border-enforcement team.
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2016/06/impaired-thoughtprocess-by-tammy.html
How did the most
advanced society on Earth succumb to evil trickery? Why did a thriving,
productive nation which valued freedom and independence turn on itself? We once valued self-reliance. We demanded
answers and insisted on truth and justice.
Why did dependency and entitlements become acceptable? Why did Americans begin to accept fairy
tales, lies and injustice?
We have lost our moral and ethical
compass. What was once right is now wrong and what was once wrong is now right.
Through the guidance of a president, who would much rather be
king, we are accepting, and in many cases demanding, our own enslavement.
Far too many do not even grasp the seriousness of their demands and
actions. The Left likes to use words such as "free" or
"rights" but only to push entitlements or an agenda. This causes an impaired thought process from
their followers....
http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2016/06/impaired-thoughtprocess-by-tammy.html
Impaired Thought
Process
By Tammy Derouin
Once our world
has crumbled and the dust has settled those who want to make sure history
doesn't repeat, will do some investigating. They will want to know why a
free and independent nation fell for the greatest con of the millennium; the
theft of the United States of America.
How did the most
advanced society on Earth succumb to evil trickery? Why did a thriving,
productive nation which valued freedom and independence turn on itself? We once valued self-reliance. We demanded
answers and insisted on truth and justice.
Why did dependency and entitlements become acceptable? Why did Americans begin to accept fairy
tales, lies and injustice? TEN THINGS You Need To Know Now About The Muslim "Refugee" Surge Across America » 100percentfedUp.com
TEN THINGS You Need To Know Now About The Muslim "Refugee" Surge Across America » 100percentfedUp.com:"As Obama pushes for more and more “refugees” to be settled, all Americans need to learn and act to prevent this “seeding” of Muslims in towns across America:
1) In most cases, the United Nations is choosing our refugees. "
Poverty Simulation Camps, How the Rich Learn What It's Like to Be Poor
Poverty Simulation Camps, How the Rich Learn What It's Like to Be Poor - Fortune:
‘Poverty simulation’ camps are popular, and controversial.
Tiela Chalmers, an accomplished lawyer, went to her first “poverty simulation” workshop kit when she was working for a group that helped domestic violence victims.
Assigned an identity — married grandmother raising two grandkids — she was directed to navigate a series of challenges that actual poor people face, such as trying to live on a budget (frequently $300 to $400 a month in such simulations), scraping together money for utilities and children’s eyeglasses, and dealing with health issues without losing hours at work (and income).
She quickly found the logistics overwhelming.
...What was done with little attention in the past has become a small cottage industry, as the privileged try to understand at least a bit of what the poor and refugees face.
The World Economic Forum annual January meeting, where the business and political elite gather in Davos, has held a refugee simulation for the last eight years.
Advocates say the goal is to encourage the affluent to use their time, money and influence to help find solutions.
But critics point to a darker side, where participants can become what you might call misery tourists, collecting experiences and assuaging discomfort by having now done their part.
The Singapore Island Country Club, for instance, was recently criticized when it planned a poverty simulation for its club members; it costs $21,000 a year to belong to the club.
Some people accused the club of “trying to humiliate the poor” and called the undertaking an “exercise in futility.”
Read on.
Lots of weird stuff goin' on...
‘Poverty simulation’ camps are popular, and controversial.
Tiela Chalmers, an accomplished lawyer, went to her first “poverty simulation” workshop kit when she was working for a group that helped domestic violence victims.
Assigned an identity — married grandmother raising two grandkids — she was directed to navigate a series of challenges that actual poor people face, such as trying to live on a budget (frequently $300 to $400 a month in such simulations), scraping together money for utilities and children’s eyeglasses, and dealing with health issues without losing hours at work (and income).
She quickly found the logistics overwhelming....What was done with little attention in the past has become a small cottage industry, as the privileged try to understand at least a bit of what the poor and refugees face.
The World Economic Forum annual January meeting, where the business and political elite gather in Davos, has held a refugee simulation for the last eight years.
Advocates say the goal is to encourage the affluent to use their time, money and influence to help find solutions.
But critics point to a darker side, where participants can become what you might call misery tourists, collecting experiences and assuaging discomfort by having now done their part.
The Singapore Island Country Club, for instance, was recently criticized when it planned a poverty simulation for its club members; it costs $21,000 a year to belong to the club.
Some people accused the club of “trying to humiliate the poor” and called the undertaking an “exercise in futility.”
Read on.
Lots of weird stuff goin' on...
TWA 800: The Great Untold Story of Our Time
Articles: TWA 800: The Great Untold Story of Our Time:
"On the pleasant summer evening of July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 left JFK Airport in New York bound for Paris.
Twelve minutes after takeoff, about ten miles south of the popular south shore of Long Island, at least two surface-to-air missiles blew the 747 out of the sky, killing all 230 people on board."
"I write the above with 100 percent confidence.
I owe that confidence to the efforts of a small corps of committed individuals -- eyewitnesses, independent researchers, whistleblowers from within the investigation, and family members who have turned their grief into action.
In attempting to get at the truth, at least three of these people were arrested, several others were thrown off the TWA 800 investigation, and every one of them was ridiculed.
In TWA 800: The Crash, The Cover-Up, The Conspiracy (Regnery: July 5), I get to tell their story, an epic one.
What makes the story so compelling is that these everyday citizens have struggled against a Goliath that could not have been more powerful.
The opposition includes, among other powers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the FBI, and the CIA.
In a totalitarian country, authorities can suppress information at will.
In America, the media have to collaborate in that suppression, and this they did, closing their eyes to the obvious and accepting without evidence the government’s unproven theory of a spontaneous fuel tank explosion.
The fact that TWA 800 went down during the reelection campaign of a popular Democrat contributed mightily to the ensuing psychosis..."
"On the pleasant summer evening of July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 left JFK Airport in New York bound for Paris.
Twelve minutes after takeoff, about ten miles south of the popular south shore of Long Island, at least two surface-to-air missiles blew the 747 out of the sky, killing all 230 people on board."
"I write the above with 100 percent confidence.
I owe that confidence to the efforts of a small corps of committed individuals -- eyewitnesses, independent researchers, whistleblowers from within the investigation, and family members who have turned their grief into action.
In attempting to get at the truth, at least three of these people were arrested, several others were thrown off the TWA 800 investigation, and every one of them was ridiculed.
In TWA 800: The Crash, The Cover-Up, The Conspiracy (Regnery: July 5), I get to tell their story, an epic one.What makes the story so compelling is that these everyday citizens have struggled against a Goliath that could not have been more powerful.
The opposition includes, among other powers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the FBI, and the CIA.
In a totalitarian country, authorities can suppress information at will.
In America, the media have to collaborate in that suppression, and this they did, closing their eyes to the obvious and accepting without evidence the government’s unproven theory of a spontaneous fuel tank explosion.
The fact that TWA 800 went down during the reelection campaign of a popular Democrat contributed mightily to the ensuing psychosis..."
Solution in search of a problem: Critics say rise of transgender rights driven by politics | Fox News
Solution in search of a problem: Critics say rise of transgender rights driven by politics | Fox News:
"Last month, the Obama administration announced a new directive that every public school in the nation must provide transgender access or face the loss of federal funds. The directive came as North Carolina passed a law banning individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond with the biological sex listed on their birth certificates.
Also last month, Texas and 10 other states declared they would defy the federal directive and sued the Obama administration over it.
"He's trying to cram down as many parts of his liberal agenda on the United States of America as he possibly can," Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott said."
"Last month, the Obama administration announced a new directive that every public school in the nation must provide transgender access or face the loss of federal funds. The directive came as North Carolina passed a law banning individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond with the biological sex listed on their birth certificates.Also last month, Texas and 10 other states declared they would defy the federal directive and sued the Obama administration over it.
"He's trying to cram down as many parts of his liberal agenda on the United States of America as he possibly can," Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott said."
State Dept. Says It Would Need 75 Years to Release Clinton Emails
State Dept. Says It Would Need 75 Years to Release Clinton Emails | PJ Media:
"The State Department said it would take 75 years for the release of emails from top aides to Hillary Clinton while she was serving as secretary of State.
Lawyers said it would take that long to compile the 450,000 pages of records from former Clinton aides Cheryl Mills, Jacob Sullivan and Patrick Kennedy, according to a court filing from last week, which was first reported by CNN.
...This news will be hardest for the rose-colored glasses types out there who still think Her Madameship will get into legal trouble that derails her coronation nomination.
Those of us who have been around to smell all of the Clinton stench on American politics know that they are exceedingly accomplished criminals who are difficult to indict.
Think Al Capone.
It's pretty ironic that the State Department is now stuck on procedure after letting Mrs. Clinton throw the rules to the wind.
You can bet your retirement money that if this were a Republican, State would be having a hiring frenzy that would make the New Deal look like a tepid approach to providing jobs."
"The State Department said it would take 75 years for the release of emails from top aides to Hillary Clinton while she was serving as secretary of State.
Lawyers said it would take that long to compile the 450,000 pages of records from former Clinton aides Cheryl Mills, Jacob Sullivan and Patrick Kennedy, according to a court filing from last week, which was first reported by CNN....This news will be hardest for the rose-colored glasses types out there who still think Her Madameship will get into legal trouble that derails her coronation nomination.
Those of us who have been around to smell all of the Clinton stench on American politics know that they are exceedingly accomplished criminals who are difficult to indict.
Think Al Capone.
It's pretty ironic that the State Department is now stuck on procedure after letting Mrs. Clinton throw the rules to the wind.
You can bet your retirement money that if this were a Republican, State would be having a hiring frenzy that would make the New Deal look like a tepid approach to providing jobs."
Putting America's ridiculously large $18T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs to entire countries
Putting America's ridiculously large $18T economy into perspective by comparing US state GDPs to entire countries - AEI:
"... 2. America’s second largest state economy – Texas – produced $1.64 trillion of economic output in 2015, which would have ranked the Lone Star State as the world’s 10th largest economy last year, behind No. 9 Brazil with $1.77 trillion of economic output.
Although Brazil out-produced Texas last year by almost 8%, the workforce of Brazil is around 91 million employees compared to payroll employment in Texas of only about 12 million.
So to produce just slightly more economic output last year, Brazil’s workforce is larger by almost 80 million workers compared to the US!"
"... 2. America’s second largest state economy – Texas – produced $1.64 trillion of economic output in 2015, which would have ranked the Lone Star State as the world’s 10th largest economy last year, behind No. 9 Brazil with $1.77 trillion of economic output.
Although Brazil out-produced Texas last year by almost 8%, the workforce of Brazil is around 91 million employees compared to payroll employment in Texas of only about 12 million.
So to produce just slightly more economic output last year, Brazil’s workforce is larger by almost 80 million workers compared to the US!"
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