Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Once again, in the national news. But not in the Muskegon news..........VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System to receive further review from patient access taskforce
And now the same folks want more money for a new project:
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2014/06/muskegon_county_seeks_funding.html#incart_river
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System to receive further review from patient access taskforce | MLive.com:"The Ann Arbor-based health system is one of 112 VA sites that was flagged for further scrutiny by the report.
Outpatient clinics in Lansing and Muskegon will also be receiving follow-up reports.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the decision to more stringently audit certain hospitals and health systems “is based on a review of qualitative responses by front-line staff to questions contained in site audit reports.”
Questions for front-line staff included whether or not patients on a “missed opportunities” list were called to remind them of upcoming appointments and whether a supervisor periodically checks work and gives feedback.
The report noted that the secondary reviews are a “preliminary step” and that “further actions will be taken after the determination of the extent of issues related to scheduling and access management practices.”"
Holi crapoli! She really did damage her brain in that fall-------Hillary Clinton says she understands 'hard life'
My Way News - Hillary Clinton says she understands 'hard life':
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that she and former President Bill Clinton "fully appreciate how hard life is for so many Americans," seeking to refine remarks she made about the pair being "dead broke" when they left the White House.
...In an interview on the day her book "Hard Choices" was being released, Clinton told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she and her husband left the White House roughly $12 million in debt at the end of his second term in early 2001.
But she also acknowledged that "we've continued to be blessed in the last 14 years."
In response to a question, Clinton told anchor Robin Roberts she wants "to use the talent and resources that I have to make sure" others have the same opportunities.
Clinton's Senate financial disclosure forms, filed for 2000, show assets between $781,000 and almost $1.8 million.
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that she and former President Bill Clinton "fully appreciate how hard life is for so many Americans," seeking to refine remarks she made about the pair being "dead broke" when they left the White House....In an interview on the day her book "Hard Choices" was being released, Clinton told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she and her husband left the White House roughly $12 million in debt at the end of his second term in early 2001.
But she also acknowledged that "we've continued to be blessed in the last 14 years."
In response to a question, Clinton told anchor Robin Roberts she wants "to use the talent and resources that I have to make sure" others have the same opportunities.
Clinton's Senate financial disclosure forms, filed for 2000, show assets between $781,000 and almost $1.8 million.
Art or Vandalism? Street Artist Sabo Creates Edgy Work That Has Made the Left Angry | TheBlaze.com
Art or Vandalism? Street Artist Sabo Creates Edgy Work That Has Made the Left Angry | TheBlaze.com: "After it was announced that actress and noted anti-war activist Jane Fonda would be giving the commencement address at the University of California, Los Angeles’ film school graduation ceremony, Sabo unveiled a new piece to mark the event."Big election coming up in August. Educate yourselves. Or they'll educate you.
Ballot proposal
Muskegon county board of commissioners meeting minutes
Michigan Votes
The Soviet communists opposed the Marshall Plan for the same reason. Freedom and capitalism helping people hurts communism/progressivism.------Leftists Accuse the Koch Brothers of Helping Poor Minorities Go to College
Leftists Accuse the Koch Brothers of Helping Poor Minorities Go to College | Mediaite:
Billionaire businessmen Charles and David Koch are prolific philanthropists, patronizing art,science, medicine, education, and public policy. Sounds wonderful, right? Wrong. Unfortunately, their libertarian philosophy isn’t an approved variation of the self-hatred and hypocritical cant required by the progressive left, so their money can do no good to anyone.
In fact, their charitable gifts are even more suspect than if they simply hoarded their money in Scrooge McDuck-like towers of gold coins. It seems the only thing some progressives hate more than libertarians who don’t care about society, the poor, or minorities is… libertarians who do. How else can you explain the outrage (and sometimes protest rallies) that has accompanied their huge gifts to museums, hospitals, cancer research, and (most recently) the United Negro College Fund?
Koch Industries and the Charles Koch Foundation has just donated 25 million dollars to the UNCF. $18.5 million will support a scholarship program, and $6.5 million will support UNCF and member colleges, including $4 million for students whose parents were denied loans. But the gift has generated controversy and furor on the left.
Inside Higher Ed reported attacks on Twitter such as, “#UNCF Literally Sells Their ‘Souls To The Devil’ Accepting Checks From The #KochBrothers” and “#Koch donation to @UNCF tells children everywhere that money is first and integrity is unnecessary.” But criticism also came from liberal professors such as UPenn’s Marybeth Gasman, director of the Center for Minority-Serving Institutions, who says it was “wrong” to accept Koch money, even though “she didn’t doubt that many individual students might benefit from the scholarships,” because the brothers have been “deeply affiliated with the Tea Party.”
Try to follow the logic here: “How dare Charles and David Koch give millions of dollars to help African American students access higher education! They’re libertarians! And libertarianism is bad for black people!” Spot any glaring, borderline crazy non sequiturs here? You can’t take money from people who legitimately earned it if they also believe the wrong things about politics.
An explaination. Sort of........Don't let wording confuse PPT (Personal Property Tax) issue
Let's see.
The media likes it.
The financially mismanaged municipalities like it.
Some businesses like it.
Politicians love it.
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Don't let wording confuse PPT issue | Crain's Detroit Business:
(Plus this from FREEP: http://www.freep.com/article/20140608/OPINION01/306080051/michigan-proposal-1)
The (Michigan) Aug. 5 ballot proposal to replace the personal property tax now paid by businesses is widely supported by both business and the communities that benefit from the tax, but it still faces a hurdle to passage:
How it's worded.
The issue, which will be Proposition 1 on the ballot, is written to fit the technical requirements of changing state law.
But the effect is to make the average reader believe that there must be a hidden tax lurking in it somewhere.
Small wonder.
As Lansing correspondent Chris Gautz pointed out in his May 5 Capitol Briefings, the proposal includes the word "tax" or "taxes" eight times and doesn't include the phrase "personal property tax."
We know that legally, certain requirements must be met.
But is there really no way this proposal could have been made clearer?
In fact, what the proposal does is this:
Eliminate the personal property tax, essentially a local tax on business equipment, and make local governments and school districts whole in lost tax revenue.
The latter objective will be paid for by increased state revenue tied to the expiration of various corporate tax credits, increasing the amount of the state use tax that is sent to local school districts and establishing a special assessment that only manufacturers receiving a PPT reduction pay.
The PPT has been unpopular for a long time.
Businesses don't like it because it's hard to figure out and it's not charged by most nearby states.
Local governments haven't liked it because the assessments are constantly under appeal by businesses.
Getting rid of it was a priority of Gov. Rick Snyder when he took office, but finding a solution took some time because the tax in some Michigan communities is a comparatively large part of the budget.
The current proposal addresses the concerns of both businesses and municipalities and doesn't raise anyone's taxes.
Let's hope the clunky wording doesn't get in the way.
The media likes it.
The financially mismanaged municipalities like it.
Some businesses like it.
Politicians love it.
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Don't let wording confuse PPT issue | Crain's Detroit Business:
(Plus this from FREEP: http://www.freep.com/article/20140608/OPINION01/306080051/michigan-proposal-1)
The (Michigan) Aug. 5 ballot proposal to replace the personal property tax now paid by businesses is widely supported by both business and the communities that benefit from the tax, but it still faces a hurdle to passage:
How it's worded.
The issue, which will be Proposition 1 on the ballot, is written to fit the technical requirements of changing state law.But the effect is to make the average reader believe that there must be a hidden tax lurking in it somewhere.
Small wonder.
As Lansing correspondent Chris Gautz pointed out in his May 5 Capitol Briefings, the proposal includes the word "tax" or "taxes" eight times and doesn't include the phrase "personal property tax."
We know that legally, certain requirements must be met.
But is there really no way this proposal could have been made clearer?
In fact, what the proposal does is this:
Eliminate the personal property tax, essentially a local tax on business equipment, and make local governments and school districts whole in lost tax revenue.
The latter objective will be paid for by increased state revenue tied to the expiration of various corporate tax credits, increasing the amount of the state use tax that is sent to local school districts and establishing a special assessment that only manufacturers receiving a PPT reduction pay.
The PPT has been unpopular for a long time.
Businesses don't like it because it's hard to figure out and it's not charged by most nearby states.
Local governments haven't liked it because the assessments are constantly under appeal by businesses.
Getting rid of it was a priority of Gov. Rick Snyder when he took office, but finding a solution took some time because the tax in some Michigan communities is a comparatively large part of the budget.
The current proposal addresses the concerns of both businesses and municipalities and doesn't raise anyone's taxes.
Let's hope the clunky wording doesn't get in the way.
Some always gain with liberal policies. Usually the politically "connected crowd". Why don't we care about those who are hurt by the same policies?------The hidden costs of raising the minimum wage
The hidden costs of raising the minimum wage | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Most of the debate surrounding the minimum wage has focused on the question of whether raising it destroys jobs.
Conservatives say yes, liberals say no and both eagerly point to various economic studies to buttress their point.
Less attention has been paid to what impact a hike will have on those who will still be working.
After all, even if the hike does cost some jobs, that may still be a worthwhile trade-off if enough other low-income workers benefit.
But will those remaining workers really be better off?
Not necessarily.
They may lose out as employers cut back elsewhere.
Some anecdotal evidence from Seattle, which recently voted to raise its hourly rate from $9.32 to $15, appears to be bearing that out.
There’s also the awkward fact that a higher minimum wage actually benefits some larger businesses by reducing competition.
Walmart may be able to pay a higher wage, but neighborhood mom and pop stores may not.
...A Center for Economic and Policy Research study from February 2013 argued that the evidence was “either inconclusive … or suggestive of only small economic effects.”
But if that is the case, then how do the businesses that employ people at or near the minimum wage absorb their now-higher labor costs? CEPR, to its credit, offered some answers:
"Some employers may cut hours; others, fringe benefits; still others, the wages of highly paid workers. Some employers may raise prices (particularly if their competitors are experiencing similar cost increases in response to the minimum wage).
Some employers may see their profits fall (along with those of their competitors), while others may reorganize the work process in order to lower costs."
In other words, the workers will simply lose out elsewhere.
Meanwhile consumers will pay higher prices and the businesses will see lower profit margins.
"Most of the debate surrounding the minimum wage has focused on the question of whether raising it destroys jobs.
Conservatives say yes, liberals say no and both eagerly point to various economic studies to buttress their point.Less attention has been paid to what impact a hike will have on those who will still be working.
After all, even if the hike does cost some jobs, that may still be a worthwhile trade-off if enough other low-income workers benefit.
But will those remaining workers really be better off?
Not necessarily.
They may lose out as employers cut back elsewhere.
Some anecdotal evidence from Seattle, which recently voted to raise its hourly rate from $9.32 to $15, appears to be bearing that out.
There’s also the awkward fact that a higher minimum wage actually benefits some larger businesses by reducing competition.
Walmart may be able to pay a higher wage, but neighborhood mom and pop stores may not.
...A Center for Economic and Policy Research study from February 2013 argued that the evidence was “either inconclusive … or suggestive of only small economic effects.”
But if that is the case, then how do the businesses that employ people at or near the minimum wage absorb their now-higher labor costs? CEPR, to its credit, offered some answers:
"Some employers may cut hours; others, fringe benefits; still others, the wages of highly paid workers. Some employers may raise prices (particularly if their competitors are experiencing similar cost increases in response to the minimum wage).
Some employers may see their profits fall (along with those of their competitors), while others may reorganize the work process in order to lower costs."
In other words, the workers will simply lose out elsewhere.
Meanwhile consumers will pay higher prices and the businesses will see lower profit margins.
There's an Intelligence Crisis at the White House
There's an Intelligence Crisis at the White House:
"For years, word has circulated in Washington that the president frequently refuses to take intelligence briefings or chooses to ignore the advice offered in those meetings by intelligence officers."
"For years, word has circulated in Washington that the president frequently refuses to take intelligence briefings or chooses to ignore the advice offered in those meetings by intelligence officers."Why do we pay haters of our country's traditions to indoctrinate our children?--------Controversial Principal Allegedly Strikes Patriotic Song from School Ceremony
Controversial Principal Allegedly Strikes Patriotic Song from School Ceremony | Healthy Living - Yahoo Shine:
A Brooklyn elementary school principal with areputation for banning patriotic songs has reportedly forbidden students from marching into a school assembly to a tune called “Stand Up for the Red, White and Blue.”
According to a story published Sunday by theNew York Daily News, Public School 90 Edna Cohen School principal Greta Hawkins will not allow 54 pre-K students from walking into a June 19th ceremony to the song which was scheduled to play over the school’s broadcast system. As an explanation, Hawkins, 54, told her staff that no one had asked her permission to play it.
The song includes lyrics such as, “I’ll always do my part, I love my land that’s free.”
Hawkins did not return Yahoo Shine’s calls for comments, however a school secretary told Shine that the song was never slated for the program.
The principal, who arrived at PS90 in 2009, has caused controversy in the past. According to the New York Times, in 2012, Hawkins rejected the country song “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood from an end-of-year kindergarten ceremony for being too aggressive for small children.
A spokesperson for the New York City Department of Education pointed to the opening line “If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life…” as one example.
According to a story published Sunday by theNew York Daily News, Public School 90 Edna Cohen School principal Greta Hawkins will not allow 54 pre-K students from walking into a June 19th ceremony to the song which was scheduled to play over the school’s broadcast system. As an explanation, Hawkins, 54, told her staff that no one had asked her permission to play it.
The song includes lyrics such as, “I’ll always do my part, I love my land that’s free.”
Hawkins did not return Yahoo Shine’s calls for comments, however a school secretary told Shine that the song was never slated for the program.
The principal, who arrived at PS90 in 2009, has caused controversy in the past. According to the New York Times, in 2012, Hawkins rejected the country song “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood from an end-of-year kindergarten ceremony for being too aggressive for small children.
A spokesperson for the New York City Department of Education pointed to the opening line “If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life…” as one example.
History for June 10
History for June 10 - On-This-Day.com:
Happy 93rd Birthday, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh!
1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean.
1854 - The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, held its first graduation.
1898 - U.S. Marines landed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1902 - The "outlook" or "see-through" envelope was patented by Americus F. Callahan.
1909 - The SOS distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores.
1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage.
1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.
1943 - Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist.
1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.
1971 - The U.S. ended a 21-year trade embargo of China.
1990 - The Civic Forum movement won Czechoslovakia's first free elections since 1946. The movement was founded by President Vaclav Havel.
1994 - U.S. President Clinton intensified sanctions against Haiti's military leaders. U.S. commercial air travel was suspended along with most financial transactions between Haiti and theU.S.
1998 - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that poor children in Milwaukee could attend religious schools at taxpayer expense.
Birth anniversaries of Saul Bellow (1915-2005), Judy Garland (1922-1969), Hattie McDaniel (1889-1952)
Happy 93rd Birthday, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh!
Happy Birthday! John Edwards, Bobby Jindal, Tara Lipinski
1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean.
1854 - The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, held its first graduation.
1898 - U.S. Marines landed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1902 - The "outlook" or "see-through" envelope was patented by Americus F. Callahan.
1909 - The SOS distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores.
1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage.
1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.
1943 - Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist.
1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.
1971 - The U.S. ended a 21-year trade embargo of China.
1990 - The Civic Forum movement won Czechoslovakia's first free elections since 1946. The movement was founded by President Vaclav Havel.
1994 - U.S. President Clinton intensified sanctions against Haiti's military leaders. U.S. commercial air travel was suspended along with most financial transactions between Haiti and theU.S.
1998 - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that poor children in Milwaukee could attend religious schools at taxpayer expense.
Monday, June 09, 2014
Joe Biden: We Never Said They Would Be Good Jobs
Joe Biden: We Never Said They Would Be Good Jobs:
"During a jobs event sponsored by the ‘think tank’ Third Way, attended by community college administrators and business leaders, Biden said, “We’ve grown and made sure no one got left behind. No one got left behind. We didn’t guarantee that every new job was going to be a high-paying job.”
"During a jobs event sponsored by the ‘think tank’ Third Way, attended by community college administrators and business leaders, Biden said, “We’ve grown and made sure no one got left behind. No one got left behind. We didn’t guarantee that every new job was going to be a high-paying job.”No, Obama is Not Above the Law
No, Obama is Not Above the Law:
"It was hard enough trying to keep up with the revelations of various scandals that have been the product of the Obama administration, but now into the second year of his second term, the news of its actions—some of which are illegal, some of which ignore Congress’s authority, and some of which seemed determined to destroy our economy and attack our constitutional freedoms–all keep assaulting our comprehension."
"It was hard enough trying to keep up with the revelations of various scandals that have been the product of the Obama administration, but now into the second year of his second term, the news of its actions—some of which are illegal, some of which ignore Congress’s authority, and some of which seemed determined to destroy our economy and attack our constitutional freedoms–all keep assaulting our comprehension."Warehousing children to make a political point----Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse
Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse | Fox News:
"The state of Arizona has shipped mattresses, portable toilets, and showers to a warehouse in Nogales where over 700 illegal immigrant children have been "dumped" by federal agents using the facility as a makeshift holding center.
An official with the Department of Homeland Security told the Associated Press that 2,000 mattresses have been ordered after most of the children spent the night sleeping on plastic cots.
Gov. Jan Brewer's spokesman, Andrew Wilder, said Friday that conditions at the center are so dire that federal officials have asked the state to immediately ship medical supplies there.
DHS started flying illegal immigrants to Arizona from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas last month after the number of immigrants -- including more than 48,000 children traveling on their own -- overwhelmed the Border Patrol there."
"The state of Arizona has shipped mattresses, portable toilets, and showers to a warehouse in Nogales where over 700 illegal immigrant children have been "dumped" by federal agents using the facility as a makeshift holding center.
An official with the Department of Homeland Security told the Associated Press that 2,000 mattresses have been ordered after most of the children spent the night sleeping on plastic cots.Gov. Jan Brewer's spokesman, Andrew Wilder, said Friday that conditions at the center are so dire that federal officials have asked the state to immediately ship medical supplies there.
DHS started flying illegal immigrants to Arizona from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas last month after the number of immigrants -- including more than 48,000 children traveling on their own -- overwhelmed the Border Patrol there."
Australia’s ‘Reckless’ — or ‘Refreshing’ — Decision About Jerusalem Has Some Palestinians Incensed | TheBlaze.com
Australia’s ‘Reckless’ — or ‘Refreshing’ — Decision About Jerusalem Has Some Palestinians Incensed | TheBlaze.com:"Palestinian officials are expressing outrage over a decision by the Australian government to stop labeling east Jerusalem as “occupied” territory, and say they are now lobbying Muslim nations to reevaluate their relations with Australia.
One Australian lawmaker called the conservative government’s decision an “extraordinary,” “reckless” and “massive shift” in foreign policy."
A humanitarian disaster!--------Obama’s Amnesty Plan Is Harming Latino Kids, Says Adviser
Obama’s Amnesty Plan Is Harming Latino Kids, Says Adviser | The Daily Caller:
"The wave of illegals now flooding into the U.S will keep growing — and keep causing harm to Central American children — until the president starts leading a response, according to a White House immigration adviser.
“There’s a lack of leadership here… [but eventually] the president will become involved because he can’t avoid it,” said Rev. Richard Ryscavage, who serves on the White House immigration advisory panel.
That wave is building fast, and is already likely to be 50 percent larger by October than officials predicted one week ago, according to a leaked administration memo."
"The wave of illegals now flooding into the U.S will keep growing — and keep causing harm to Central American children — until the president starts leading a response, according to a White House immigration adviser.“There’s a lack of leadership here… [but eventually] the president will become involved because he can’t avoid it,” said Rev. Richard Ryscavage, who serves on the White House immigration advisory panel.
That wave is building fast, and is already likely to be 50 percent larger by October than officials predicted one week ago, according to a leaked administration memo."
They've got to change the rules for EVERYONE because ONE person is an ass?--------Metro Council wants to prohibit use of profanity, offensive language by speakers
Metro Council wants to prohibit use of profanity, offensive language by speakers:
"Members of the Louisville Metro Council have asked the county attorney’s office to research the options they have in trying to prohibit the use of profanity and offensive language, especially by people addressing the legislative body.
...The action is aimed primarily at one speaker who has used a racial slur more than once in the last year or so, when she addressed the council
...“I am hoping we can specifically prohibit use of the ‘n’ word,” Scott said.
.....The addresses are televised as part of the meeting over the Metro TV station, and usually at least two uniformed police officers provide security at the meetings."
"Members of the Louisville Metro Council have asked the county attorney’s office to research the options they have in trying to prohibit the use of profanity and offensive language, especially by people addressing the legislative body....The action is aimed primarily at one speaker who has used a racial slur more than once in the last year or so, when she addressed the council
...“I am hoping we can specifically prohibit use of the ‘n’ word,” Scott said.
.....The addresses are televised as part of the meeting over the Metro TV station, and usually at least two uniformed police officers provide security at the meetings."
One School’s ‘Horrific’ Sex-Ed Photos Are Outraging Parents | TheBlaze.com
One School’s ‘Horrific’ Sex-Ed Photos Are Outraging Parents | TheBlaze.com:
"A middle school sex-ed presentation mixed the birds and the bees with a few crude memes.
Parents were outraged.
“That’s something you can’t unsee,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told KGTV. “This is definitely more than R-rated. This is X-rated.”
"A middle school sex-ed presentation mixed the birds and the bees with a few crude memes.Parents were outraged.
“That’s something you can’t unsee,” one parent, who asked not to be identified, told KGTV. “This is definitely more than R-rated. This is X-rated.”
10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To 'Global Warming'
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10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To 'Global Warming' - Daily Surge:
".....But, when it comes to liberal Democrats, it has become an epidemic…and they just cannot contain themselves.
Especially when it comes to the financially driven fear-fest known as climate change…because, you know…we’re all going to die."
Ladies, and Gents, I present to you…
10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To Global Warming:
1) Global Warming Causes Rape
2) The Koch Brothers
3) Rising Beer Cost
4) Global Warming Makes You Cheat
5) Global Warming Makes You Fat
6) The Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
7) HIV/AIDS
8) Cannibalism…Seems Legit…The Guy Who Founded CNN Said So
9) Penguin Sex
10) Child Prostitution
10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To 'Global Warming' - Daily Surge:
".....But, when it comes to liberal Democrats, it has become an epidemic…and they just cannot contain themselves.Especially when it comes to the financially driven fear-fest known as climate change…because, you know…we’re all going to die."
Ladies, and Gents, I present to you…
10 Things Liberals Insanely Link To Global Warming:
1) Global Warming Causes Rape
2) The Koch Brothers
3) Rising Beer Cost
4) Global Warming Makes You Cheat
5) Global Warming Makes You Fat
6) The Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
7) HIV/AIDS
8) Cannibalism…Seems Legit…The Guy Who Founded CNN Said So
9) Penguin Sex
10) Child Prostitution
What could possibly go wrong?------Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash
Detroit rolls dice by relying on casino cash - Yahoo News:
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit's reliance on casino cash to help fund a recovery from the city's historic bankruptcy is a high-risk bet on what is an increasingly shaky source of income.
A trial to approve Detroit's plan to exit its $18 billion bankruptcy, the largest municipal crash in U.S. history, begins in late July.
Flawed revenue projections may undermine its feasibility, creating a key legal hurdle to win approval by the court.
On a practical level, a revenue shortfall could knock the city down just as it is getting back on its feet.
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr projects that wagering tax revenue from three local casinos, the city's third largest source of cash, will remain essentially steady as far ahead as 2023.
Orr has described the gambling taxes as Detroit's most stable source of money.
But casino revenue has declined of late in Detroit itself and in recent years traditional gambling hubs like Nevada and New Jersey as well as relative newcomers to the wagering scene, such as neighboring Ohio, have seen swoons.
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit's reliance on casino cash to help fund a recovery from the city's historic bankruptcy is a high-risk bet on what is an increasingly shaky source of income.
A trial to approve Detroit's plan to exit its $18 billion bankruptcy, the largest municipal crash in U.S. history, begins in late July.
Flawed revenue projections may undermine its feasibility, creating a key legal hurdle to win approval by the court.On a practical level, a revenue shortfall could knock the city down just as it is getting back on its feet.
Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr projects that wagering tax revenue from three local casinos, the city's third largest source of cash, will remain essentially steady as far ahead as 2023.
Orr has described the gambling taxes as Detroit's most stable source of money.
But casino revenue has declined of late in Detroit itself and in recent years traditional gambling hubs like Nevada and New Jersey as well as relative newcomers to the wagering scene, such as neighboring Ohio, have seen swoons.
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Obama's Strange Attitude About the U.S. Military
Obama's Strange Attitude About the U.S. Military:
"Preaching to others to do what we are ourselves unwilling to do is not leadership. It is an abdication of leadership. Our indispensable role has always been to do what others cannot do, and at the top of that list was to provide enough credible military strength to maintain a balance of power in favor of us and our allies.
It’s a shame the president has such doubts about the country he leads."
"Preaching to others to do what we are ourselves unwilling to do is not leadership. It is an abdication of leadership. Our indispensable role has always been to do what others cannot do, and at the top of that list was to provide enough credible military strength to maintain a balance of power in favor of us and our allies.It’s a shame the president has such doubts about the country he leads."
Obama's war on America------Arizona sends supplies to illegal immigrant children 'dumped' in warehouse
The state of Arizona has shipped mattresses, portable toilets, and showers to a warehouse in Nogales where over 700 illegal immigrant children have been "dumped" by federal agents using the facility as a makeshift holding center.
An official with the Department of Homeland Security told the Associated Press that 2,000 mattresses have been ordered after most of the children spent the night sleeping on plastic cots.
Gov. Jan Brewer's spokesman, Andrew Wilder, said Friday that conditions at the center are so dire that federal officials have asked the state to immediately ship medical supplies there.
DHS started flying illegal immigrants to Arizona from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas last month after the number of immigrants -- including more than 48,000 children traveling on their own -- overwhelmed the Border Patrol there.
Ah, it's about "free" federal molah------Business Support Surfaces for Lake-to-River Barges
Soooo, even if it's a terrible idea.Even if the flat bottom barges sink (They're insured!) on water they were NEVER built to operate on.
It's a "great" deal cuz of the "free" money.
Just who is gonna pay for this boondoggle?
I'm thinkin' the War on the Young is just gearing up.
Business Support Surfaces for Lake-to-River Barges:
"Byrum says the more commercial cargo going through West Michigan ports, the more federal subsidies they will get for dredging, which means the more easily recreational boaters can get out to Lake Michigan to chase the trout and salmon."
Blue Cross bailing out Detroit?!!!-----Automakers to give $26M to help DIA in bankruptcy grand bargain
Automakers to give $26M to help DIA in bankruptcy grand bargain | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Ford and General Motors each have committed to $10 million and Chrysler $6 million to help the DIA raise its $100-million share of the grand bargain fund, according to several sources familiar with the deal.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan also is considering a contribution,"
"Ford and General Motors each have committed to $10 million and Chrysler $6 million to help the DIA raise its $100-million share of the grand bargain fund, according to several sources familiar with the deal.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan also is considering a contribution,"
Consumers Now Paying 'Living Wage' Fee in City With $15 Minimum Wage
Consumers Now Paying 'Living Wage' Fee in City With $15 Minimum Wage:
"In the city of SeaTac, Wash., where the minimum wage is now $15 an hour, one business is charging customers a “living wage” surcharge.
An airport parking service, Masterpark, “is charging customers an additional 99 cents per parking day,” reported Northwest Watchdog."
"In the city of SeaTac, Wash., where the minimum wage is now $15 an hour, one business is charging customers a “living wage” surcharge.An airport parking service, Masterpark, “is charging customers an additional 99 cents per parking day,” reported Northwest Watchdog."
No mention of race here. We know what that means--------Scissors-Wielding Teen Girls Arrested for Muggings in Uptown Park
Scissors-Wielding Teen Girls Arrested for Muggings in Uptown Park - Washington Heights - DNAinfo.com New York:"WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Two 15-year-old girls threatened to stab people with scissors if they didn't hand over their cell phones and wallets in a Washington Heights park, police said.
The teen muggers were part of a group of four youths that police said pulled scissors on a man near the Fort Tryon Park playground just after 2 p.m. on June 2.
According to police, the victim, 47, was in the park when he was approached by two males and two females.
One of the males eyed the man's iPhone, going so far as to say "nice phone" before demanding he give it up, police said.
That's when one of the girls drew a large pair of scissors and threatened to stab the man, who picked up a stick to try to defend himself, according to police.
The teens scattered after another man intervened.
Just minutes later, the group confronted a 24-year-old woman sitting on a park bench, with one of the girls placing the victim in a chokehold while the thieves rummaged through her purse and stole her makeup, keys, and wallet with $450 inside of it, police said."
Obama prepares to take executive action expanding student loan program
Sooo, college kids get another pile of loot.
And the kids who can't afford college get to pay for it.
Is this a great country or what?
Obama prepares to take executive action expanding student loan program | Fox News:
"WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is prepping new executive steps to help Americans struggling to pay off their student debt, and throwing his support behind Senate Democratic legislation with a similar goal but potentially a much more profound impact.
Obama on Monday will announce he's expanding his "Pay As You Earn" program that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their monthly income in loan payments, the White House said.
Currently, the program is only available to those who started borrowing after October 2007 and kept borrowing after October 2011.
Obama plans to start allowing those who borrowed earlier to participate, potentially extending the benefit to millions more borrowers."
And the kids who can't afford college get to pay for it.
Is this a great country or what?
Obama prepares to take executive action expanding student loan program | Fox News:
"WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is prepping new executive steps to help Americans struggling to pay off their student debt, and throwing his support behind Senate Democratic legislation with a similar goal but potentially a much more profound impact.Obama on Monday will announce he's expanding his "Pay As You Earn" program that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their monthly income in loan payments, the White House said.
Currently, the program is only available to those who started borrowing after October 2007 and kept borrowing after October 2011.
Obama plans to start allowing those who borrowed earlier to participate, potentially extending the benefit to millions more borrowers."
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