State and local government workers are getting paid....When you add in pension and other benefits, the gap grows to 42%."
"state and local government workers are getting paid an average of $25.30 an hour which is 33% higher than the private sector’s $19 according to our government’s own labor statistics data.
When you add in pension and other benefits, the gap grows to 42%."
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Teacher Retirement Benefits
Education Next - Teacher Retirement Benefits
"Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky find that when measured as a percent of earnings, employer contributions to retirement benefits are substantially higher for public school teachers than for private-sector professionals and that the difference has doubled since March 2004."
"Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky find that when measured as a percent of earnings, employer contributions to retirement benefits are substantially higher for public school teachers than for private-sector professionals and that the difference has doubled since March 2004."
Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet
Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet PerthNow
"HOUSEHOLDERS would be charged for each flush under a radical new toilet tax designed to help beat the drought."
This is a crappy idea!
"HOUSEHOLDERS would be charged for each flush under a radical new toilet tax designed to help beat the drought."
This is a crappy idea!
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now
"There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth than a slow computer -- especially in these tough economic times, when running out and buying a new high-end PC is not necessarily an option. But here's the good news: There is plenty you can do yourself, right now, that'll speed up your computer. We've compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks you can easily implement on your existing computer."
"There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth than a slow computer -- especially in these tough economic times, when running out and buying a new high-end PC is not necessarily an option. But here's the good news: There is plenty you can do yourself, right now, that'll speed up your computer. We've compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks you can easily implement on your existing computer."
Big Gun Grab planned by democrats!
BLAST THIS OUT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!
From my cold dead hands........
Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act 2-16-9
Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House.
This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.
We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program.
Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar.
To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
·It is registered
·You are fingerprinted
·You supply a current Driver's License
·You supply your Social Security #
·You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing
·Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
·There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along.
Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on K.H.O.W. 6:30 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.
This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.
This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.
If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. After working with convicts for 26 years I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45
Please.. copy and send this out to EVERYONE in the USA
More On Gun Grab HR 45 Here...
http://news.google.com/news?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=in&ned=&q=HR+45&btnG=Search+News
(HT to Rose at http://hellomichigan.blogspot.com/)
From my cold dead hands........
Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act 2-16-9
Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House.
This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.
We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program.
Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar.
To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
·It is registered
·You are fingerprinted
·You supply a current Driver's License
·You supply your Social Security #
·You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing
·Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
·There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along.
Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on K.H.O.W. 6:30 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.
This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.
This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.
If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. After working with convicts for 26 years I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45
Please.. copy and send this out to EVERYONE in the USA
More On Gun Grab HR 45 Here...
http://news.google.com/news?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=in&ned=&q=HR+45&btnG=Search+News
(HT to Rose at http://hellomichigan.blogspot.com/)
THE GIPPER VS. THE ONE
THE GIPPER VS. THE ONE
"A clever blogger at Texas Rainmaker (hat-tip to Instapundit) reminds us of just how great that distance is by juxtaposing some observations by Reagan with some observations by the current President of the United States."
"A clever blogger at Texas Rainmaker (hat-tip to Instapundit) reminds us of just how great that distance is by juxtaposing some observations by Reagan with some observations by the current President of the United States."
Monday, February 16, 2009
ClubOrlov: Social Collapse Best Practices
ClubOrlov: Social Collapse Best Practices
"You might ask yourself, then, Why on earth did he get invited to speak here tonight?
It seems that I am enjoying my moment in the limelight, because I am one of the very few people who several years ago unequivocally predicted the demise of the United States as a global superpower. The idea that the USA will go the way of the USSR seemed preposterous at the time. It doesn't seem so preposterous any more. I take it some of you are still hedging your bets. How is that hedge fund doing, by the way?"
"You might ask yourself, then, Why on earth did he get invited to speak here tonight?
It seems that I am enjoying my moment in the limelight, because I am one of the very few people who several years ago unequivocally predicted the demise of the United States as a global superpower. The idea that the USA will go the way of the USSR seemed preposterous at the time. It doesn't seem so preposterous any more. I take it some of you are still hedging your bets. How is that hedge fund doing, by the way?"
Obama’s Revenge
Obama’s Revenge: "Once upon a time, a white teenager from Kansas got pregnant by her black Kenyan boyfriend, Barack Obama Sr., or was it her husband? Whatever. (I say whatever because we’ve never seen either marriage or divorce certificates). Some say the couple was in Kenya visiting relatives when the birth of their son, Barack Obama Jr., occurred. No matter. (I say no matter because we’ve never seen an authentic birth certificate). By the time the baby was two years old his father abandoned him for his other wife and child in Kenya."
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Review
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Review
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is an 8.9' netbook with a $349 (Linux) or $399 (Windows XP) starting price and some impressive features."
I just bought one at BestBuy for $299.
It is FABULOUS for travel.
Not a replacement for any desktop or laptop but at only 2 pounds it is the perfect travel replacement for the old heavy-lug.
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is an 8.9' netbook with a $349 (Linux) or $399 (Windows XP) starting price and some impressive features."
I just bought one at BestBuy for $299.
It is FABULOUS for travel.
Not a replacement for any desktop or laptop but at only 2 pounds it is the perfect travel replacement for the old heavy-lug.
Luge yourself in Muskegon
Luge yourself in Muskegon
"I stayed at the Shoreline Inn, a hulking rectangle turned on its end, dark and ominous against the winter sky.
Indeed, there didn't seem to be a single room with a light on.
I couldn't see the hotel; until my eyes adjusted, I thought I was staring at frozen lake.
In July, the spot is ideal, a hotel on a pier, perfect for boating or dangling your feet from the dock.
But, in January, to enter the lobby of the Shoreline, I had to pry open the non-automatic automatic doors. The staff seemed to number exactly one, despite 139 rooms."
"I stayed at the Shoreline Inn, a hulking rectangle turned on its end, dark and ominous against the winter sky.
Indeed, there didn't seem to be a single room with a light on.
I couldn't see the hotel; until my eyes adjusted, I thought I was staring at frozen lake.
In July, the spot is ideal, a hotel on a pier, perfect for boating or dangling your feet from the dock.
But, in January, to enter the lobby of the Shoreline, I had to pry open the non-automatic automatic doors. The staff seemed to number exactly one, despite 139 rooms."
Kan. suspends income tax refunds, may miss payroll
Kan. suspends income tax refunds, may miss payroll
"Kansas has suspended income tax refunds and may not be able to pay employees on time, the state's budget director said Monday.
The state doesn't have enough money in its main budget account to pay its bills, prompting Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to suggest transferring $225 million from other accounts throughout state government. But the move required approval from legislative leaders, and Republican leaders refused Monday."
This IS Kansas, Toto!
What do we do when the spenders will NOT stop?
Oh yeah, Kalifornya and Meechigan are next in line....
No worries...right?
We are paying too much for too little.
If Michigan local/state government was a restaurant, it would be the old "Sambo's".
Bad service. Bad management. Bad for customers.
And gone baby... gone!
"Kansas has suspended income tax refunds and may not be able to pay employees on time, the state's budget director said Monday.
The state doesn't have enough money in its main budget account to pay its bills, prompting Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to suggest transferring $225 million from other accounts throughout state government. But the move required approval from legislative leaders, and Republican leaders refused Monday."
This IS Kansas, Toto!
What do we do when the spenders will NOT stop?
Oh yeah, Kalifornya and Meechigan are next in line....
No worries...right?
We are paying too much for too little.
If Michigan local/state government was a restaurant, it would be the old "Sambo's".
Bad service. Bad management. Bad for customers.
And gone baby... gone!
Educators seek input on Promise Zone plan
Educators seek input on Promise Zone plan
"Education leaders in Muskegon County are moving quickly in their efforts to become one of 10 Promise Zones that would capture tax revenues to support college scholarships for local students"
"Education leaders in Muskegon County are moving quickly in their efforts to become one of 10 Promise Zones that would capture tax revenues to support college scholarships for local students"
Muskegon restaurant to offer free spaghetti dinner
Muskegon restaurant to offer free spaghetti dinner
"Chris Anderson wants to foster the spirit of volunteerism.
His plan? Throw a free spaghetti dinner for the community at his Muskegon restaurant, The Sardine Room.
Maybe the gesture will get area residents thinking about what they can do to help their fellow man, Anderson said."
How does free food "foster the spirit of volunteerism"?
"Chris Anderson wants to foster the spirit of volunteerism.
His plan? Throw a free spaghetti dinner for the community at his Muskegon restaurant, The Sardine Room.
Maybe the gesture will get area residents thinking about what they can do to help their fellow man, Anderson said."
How does free food "foster the spirit of volunteerism"?
Union, Granholm pitch different plans to buyout teachers, create openings at schools
Union, Granholm pitch different plans to buyout teachers, create openings at schools
"Hence the Michigan Education Association's proposal to entice thousands of eligible school employees into retirement through a 33-percent increase in their monthly pension."
We tighten our belts so the teachers unionistas can let out theirs.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
"Hence the Michigan Education Association's proposal to entice thousands of eligible school employees into retirement through a 33-percent increase in their monthly pension."
We tighten our belts so the teachers unionistas can let out theirs.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
Bear Lake Tavern to reopen under new ownership
Bear Lake Tavern to reopen under new ownership
"Lobdell recently opened Alleyways Bar & Grill in the former Topo's pizza location at 2675 Henry in Roosevelt Park. Topo's closed in summer 2007. Lobdell's parents, Wayne and Terry Lobdell, both are Muskegon High School graduates who now live in Traverse City.
Lobdell's Restaurant Partners is adding Bear Lake Tavern to a list that includes Sundance Grill & Bar, Beltline Bar, Bagel Beanery and The Omelette Shoppe in the Grand Rapids area and Boone's Primetime Pub in Traverse City."
"Lobdell recently opened Alleyways Bar & Grill in the former Topo's pizza location at 2675 Henry in Roosevelt Park. Topo's closed in summer 2007. Lobdell's parents, Wayne and Terry Lobdell, both are Muskegon High School graduates who now live in Traverse City.
Lobdell's Restaurant Partners is adding Bear Lake Tavern to a list that includes Sundance Grill & Bar, Beltline Bar, Bagel Beanery and The Omelette Shoppe in the Grand Rapids area and Boone's Primetime Pub in Traverse City."
Grand Haven office chair manufacturer izzy expanding in Indiana
Grand Haven office chair manufacturer izzy expanding in Indiana
"Grand Haven-based JSJ Corp., izzydesign's parent company, plans to close a plant in Belton, Texas, and invest about $580,000 in expanding the Middlebury plant, which now employs around 140 making chairs under the Harter brand name."
Maybe someone ought to ask them why not expand in Michigan?
Naa, the answer would be too hurtful......
"Grand Haven-based JSJ Corp., izzydesign's parent company, plans to close a plant in Belton, Texas, and invest about $580,000 in expanding the Middlebury plant, which now employs around 140 making chairs under the Harter brand name."
Maybe someone ought to ask them why not expand in Michigan?
Naa, the answer would be too hurtful......
Hamburgers are the Hummers of food in global warming
Hamburgers are the Hummers of food in global warming
"Simply switching from steak to salad could cut as much carbon as leaving the car at home a couple days a week."
"simply switching from steak to salad"!!!!!
SIMPLY SWITCHING?!!!!
Why not just force us to simply switch to eating sand?
"Simply switching from steak to salad could cut as much carbon as leaving the car at home a couple days a week."
"simply switching from steak to salad"!!!!!
SIMPLY SWITCHING?!!!!
Why not just force us to simply switch to eating sand?
Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike
Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike
"Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them......
....The tax would raise revenue for the state at a time when budgets are running in the red. Specifically, the bill says it would fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs for those addicted to alcohol and other substances.
It also defends the tax by claiming alcoholism and “untreated substance abuse” costs the state $4.15 billion in “lost earnings” as well as more than $8 million for health care and nearly $1 billion in law enforcement-related expenditures."
No mention ANYWHERE in the article of which political party these fine statesmen are members of.
Of course they're democrats!
"Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them......
....The tax would raise revenue for the state at a time when budgets are running in the red. Specifically, the bill says it would fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs for those addicted to alcohol and other substances.
It also defends the tax by claiming alcoholism and “untreated substance abuse” costs the state $4.15 billion in “lost earnings” as well as more than $8 million for health care and nearly $1 billion in law enforcement-related expenditures."
No mention ANYWHERE in the article of which political party these fine statesmen are members of.
Of course they're democrats!
GOV'S HY-PAY-CRISY
GOV'S HY-PAY-CRISY
"Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as much as 46 percent to more than a dozen staffers at a time when he has asked 130,000 state workers to give up 3 percent pay hikes because of the state's fiscal crisis, The Post has learned"
"Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as much as 46 percent to more than a dozen staffers at a time when he has asked 130,000 state workers to give up 3 percent pay hikes because of the state's fiscal crisis, The Post has learned"
Sunday, February 15, 2009
You Mean We Have To Pay For It?
You Mean We Have To Pay For It?
"Like the hangover which inevitably follows the drinking binge, the realization is setting in that now we have to pay for the $787B just spent – which will really grow to more like $3 trillion with interest and a bank bailout thrown in. (Yes, it sure does add up.)"
"Like the hangover which inevitably follows the drinking binge, the realization is setting in that now we have to pay for the $787B just spent – which will really grow to more like $3 trillion with interest and a bank bailout thrown in. (Yes, it sure does add up.)"
Obama's pork barrel is open – and it is stinking - Scotland on Sunday
Obama's pork barrel is open – and it is stinking - Scotland on Sunday
"STIMULUS is one of those neutral, unexceptional words that is suddenly appropriated by politicians and debauched, so that ever after it will have connotations that are sinister, ironic and sleaze-ridden. Barack Obama's 'stimulus' plan will be long remembered as the occasion when political euphemism triggered economic disaster."
"STIMULUS is one of those neutral, unexceptional words that is suddenly appropriated by politicians and debauched, so that ever after it will have connotations that are sinister, ironic and sleaze-ridden. Barack Obama's 'stimulus' plan will be long remembered as the occasion when political euphemism triggered economic disaster."
Deal to Close California Budget Gap Stalls - WSJ.com
Deal to Close California Budget Gap Stalls
"One vote shy of a budget deal, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday pressured reluctant Republicans in the Legislature to pass a complex plan to close the state's $42 billion deficit."
"One vote shy of a budget deal, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday pressured reluctant Republicans in the Legislature to pass a complex plan to close the state's $42 billion deficit."
Edumication - Alive and Well and Living in Muskegon
Edumication - Alive and Well and Living in Muskegon
"A view from the Gaza Strip, providing jail jumpsuit candidates for the future - The Muskegon Bored with Education Member who came up the ingenious plan for insuring sports victories by not havinng the 2.0 Grade Point requirement should be promoted to Stuporintendant of Schools."
"A view from the Gaza Strip, providing jail jumpsuit candidates for the future - The Muskegon Bored with Education Member who came up the ingenious plan for insuring sports victories by not havinng the 2.0 Grade Point requirement should be promoted to Stuporintendant of Schools."
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Lawmakers Add $250 Tax Credit For Retired Public Employees
Lawmakers Add $250 Tax Credit For Retired Public Employees
"Retired public employees in states including Massachusetts, Ohio, Colorado and California won't miss out on a $250 stimulus payment, thanks to a last-minute change to economic recovery legislation Congress is expected to approve by the weekend.
'This is teachers,"
We tighten our belts so they can loosen theirs......
"Retired public employees in states including Massachusetts, Ohio, Colorado and California won't miss out on a $250 stimulus payment, thanks to a last-minute change to economic recovery legislation Congress is expected to approve by the weekend.
'This is teachers,"
We tighten our belts so they can loosen theirs......
CARPE DIEM: Another Bike-Sharing Program is Failing: Paris
Another Bike-Sharing Program is Failing: Paris
"Making matters worse is a YouTube sensation/trend known as “Velib Extreme” where people are taking the bikes down staircases and on BMX courses just for kicks,"
"Making matters worse is a YouTube sensation/trend known as “Velib Extreme” where people are taking the bikes down staircases and on BMX courses just for kicks,"
An Afterthought...
CRACK'D MUSKEGON NEWZ
An Afterthought...: "He looks lakeward, 'This place, in winter, looks like one of those after-the-nuclear disaster movies. Last summer it appeared only marginally better than in winter-time...' ."
An Afterthought...: "He looks lakeward, 'This place, in winter, looks like one of those after-the-nuclear disaster movies. Last summer it appeared only marginally better than in winter-time...' ."
2+2=5?
live dangerously be a conservative
"Give people what they want ??
Give people what they need ??
Better yet, talk people into wanting what they need ??"
"Give people what they want ??
Give people what they need ??
Better yet, talk people into wanting what they need ??"
A Conservative Teacher: A Partial List of Spending in the Destroy America Act of 2009
A Conservative Teacher: A Partial List of Spending in the Destroy America Act of 2009
"Just a couple comments to this insanity. Why would a fully funded Census Bureau need an additional billion dollars- what kind of a game is this hiding? I thought Amtrak and Smithsonian were going privatized- how did they suddenly get back on the nationalization path? It's interesting how many palaces government is building itself- 'green' buildings I imagine are very beautiful to look at. Am I correct in seeing that $10 million is going to build 'urban canals'- what the poop is that about? Seriously, they should just include an item for '$10 billion just to piss away' and stop with the pretend items."
"Just a couple comments to this insanity. Why would a fully funded Census Bureau need an additional billion dollars- what kind of a game is this hiding? I thought Amtrak and Smithsonian were going privatized- how did they suddenly get back on the nationalization path? It's interesting how many palaces government is building itself- 'green' buildings I imagine are very beautiful to look at. Am I correct in seeing that $10 million is going to build 'urban canals'- what the poop is that about? Seriously, they should just include an item for '$10 billion just to piss away' and stop with the pretend items."
“Speechless: Silencing Christians”
Hello Michigan: “Speechless: Silencing Christians”
"This is disgraceful and a bit local to me here. This comes via the Detroit Free Press:
WOOD-TV 8 has decided not to air a controversial, one-hour paid program sponsored by the American Family Association due to criticism from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
"This is disgraceful and a bit local to me here. This comes via the Detroit Free Press:
WOOD-TV 8 has decided not to air a controversial, one-hour paid program sponsored by the American Family Association due to criticism from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
Two Delphi white-collar retirees seek others to protest benefits cut
Two Delphi white-collar retirees seek others to protest benefits cut
"Conger figures about 4,000 of the Troy-based auto parts maker's 15,000 present and future salaried retirees have Great Lakes Bay Region ties, either as residents, owning vacation homes or having worked in a Flint of Saginaw County Delphi facility."
Remember this.
If these folks win their lawsuit, we taxpayers will do the payin'.
"Conger figures about 4,000 of the Troy-based auto parts maker's 15,000 present and future salaried retirees have Great Lakes Bay Region ties, either as residents, owning vacation homes or having worked in a Flint of Saginaw County Delphi facility."
Remember this.
If these folks win their lawsuit, we taxpayers will do the payin'.
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