Friday, April 01, 2011
We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers
Stephen Moore: We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers - WSJ.com "Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government (22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million). This is an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960, when there were 15 million workers in manufacturing and 8.7 million collecting a paycheck from the government."
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
ESCALATING THE WAR ON BUSINESS
ESCALATING THE WAR ON BUSINESS- Charlie Sykes "Nice business you got there. Pity if anything bad were to happen to it if, like, you fail to put up one of our pro-union signs. And we won't take no for an answer."
Face of Jesus Christ appears in three-cheese pizza
Face of Jesus Christ appears in three-cheese pizza News.com.au "The shop, in the city's Fortitude Valley, has put the slice on eBay, and as of this morning bidding was up to $65" Imagine if it was a pepperoni and it was muhammid?
Michigan School Databases: detailed reports from the State of Michigan.
When they tell you a half truth, they are lying to you.
Michigan School Databases: detailed reports from the State of Michigan.
Total per pupil expenditure 2008/9
Whitehall $11,589
Mona Shores $10,581
N Muskegon $9,986
Muskegon $13,407
Muskegon Heights $14,174
Detroit $14,280
http://www.mackinac.org/depts/epi/fiscal.aspx
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2011/03/teacher-union-employee-exaggerates.html
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2011/03/rochester-schools-raise-pay-report-cuts.html
Michigan School Databases: detailed reports from the State of Michigan.
Total per pupil expenditure 2008/9
Whitehall $11,589
Mona Shores $10,581
N Muskegon $9,986
Muskegon $13,407
Muskegon Heights $14,174
Detroit $14,280
http://www.mackinac.org/depts/epi/fiscal.aspx
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2011/03/teacher-union-employee-exaggerates.html
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2011/03/rochester-schools-raise-pay-report-cuts.html
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
THE OP-ED THE NYT DIDN'T WANT YOU TO READ
THE OP-ED THE NYT DIDN'T WANT YOU TO READ Charlie Sykes
Below is the Op-Ed that Governor Walker wrote that the New York Times chose not to run:
READ IT and UNDERSTAND the IMPORTANCE of the BATTLE in WISCONSIN!
Below is the Op-Ed that Governor Walker wrote that the New York Times chose not to run:
READ IT and UNDERSTAND the IMPORTANCE of the BATTLE in WISCONSIN!
Washington Considers Taxing Mileage
Washington Considers Taxing Mileage:
"The Congressional Budget Office has released a report on taxing the number of miles traveled by vehicles to help fund the highway system, as an alternative to raising fuel taxes."
Remember this will be an additional NEW tax, not a replacement for the old tax.
Like you didn't already know that....
"The Congressional Budget Office has released a report on taxing the number of miles traveled by vehicles to help fund the highway system, as an alternative to raising fuel taxes."
Remember this will be an additional NEW tax, not a replacement for the old tax.
Like you didn't already know that....
A Requiem for Detroit
McGurn: A Requiem for Detroit - WSJ.com
"In Detroit, of course, we do not see lives being lost to an angry and capricious Earth.
But the human wreckage is there all the same—the consequence of crime, strangled opportunity, and lives without hope."
"In Detroit, of course, we do not see lives being lost to an angry and capricious Earth.
But the human wreckage is there all the same—the consequence of crime, strangled opportunity, and lives without hope."
Wisconsin Fight Goes to Court
Wisconsin Fight Goes to Court - National Review Online
"The Prosser–Kloppenburg bout has political implications beyond the fate of Walker’s bill.
Numerous GOP state senators are facing recalls, and Walker himself could face one next year.
If Prosser falls, it will be a heavy blow to Republicans, especially for the backbenchers who stood with Walker, many of whom had hoped to emerge from the fiery budget debate with their careers intact.
....“This is for all the marbles,” says Charlie Sykes, a prominent conservative talk-radio host in Milwaukee."
"The Prosser–Kloppenburg bout has political implications beyond the fate of Walker’s bill.
Numerous GOP state senators are facing recalls, and Walker himself could face one next year.
If Prosser falls, it will be a heavy blow to Republicans, especially for the backbenchers who stood with Walker, many of whom had hoped to emerge from the fiery budget debate with their careers intact.
....“This is for all the marbles,” says Charlie Sykes, a prominent conservative talk-radio host in Milwaukee."
Michigan Political Conference Draws Hundreds
6 Foot 2 In High Heel Shoes
"Celebrating President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, 250 tea party leaders and conservative activists gathered in Holt, Michigan for the first annual statewide Conservative Political Action Conference on March 26."
"Celebrating President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, 250 tea party leaders and conservative activists gathered in Holt, Michigan for the first annual statewide Conservative Political Action Conference on March 26."
State and Local Tax Revenues Set Record in QIV
CARPE DIEM: State and Local Tax Revenues Set Record in QIV
In another sign that the U.S. economy has made a full recovery from the 2007-2009 recession, state and local tax collections reached a new record high in the fourth quarter 2010.
Sorta belies their claims of drastic cuts.
In another sign that the U.S. economy has made a full recovery from the 2007-2009 recession, state and local tax collections reached a new record high in the fourth quarter 2010.
Sorta belies their claims of drastic cuts.
The Green Energy Economy Reconsidered
"Have we ever seen such a 'green economy'?
Yes we have; in the 13th century.
Renewable energy is quite literally the energy of yesterday."
Detroit: Haunting photos of crumbling remains highlight decline of Motor City
Detroit: Haunting photos of crumbling remains highlight decline of Motor City Mail Online
"Must the show go on? The United Artists Theater in Detroit, derelict and open to the elements."
Fraud contaminating free health-care pool
Fraud contaminating free health-care pool - BostonHerald.com
"Gaping loopholes in the program that covers poor uninsured Bay Staters have cost taxpayers tens of millions in bogus claims from out-of-staters and foreigners —not to mention gynecological bills for men and foot X-rays for headaches, according to the commonwealth’s inspector general.
“We’re finding overpayments, double payments and medically unnecessary payments,”"
Fraud? I'm shocked, shocked to find that fraud is going on here!
"Gaping loopholes in the program that covers poor uninsured Bay Staters have cost taxpayers tens of millions in bogus claims from out-of-staters and foreigners —not to mention gynecological bills for men and foot X-rays for headaches, according to the commonwealth’s inspector general.
“We’re finding overpayments, double payments and medically unnecessary payments,”"
Jean Auel concludes prehistoric saga with 6th book
Jean Auel concludes prehistoric saga with 6th book - latimes.com "The cycle first appeared in 1980 with 'The Clan of the Cave Bear,'"
Taxpayers’ K-12 Money Diverted to Union Business
Taxpayers’ K-12 Money Diverted to Union Business [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Maryanne Levine is a full-time elementary school teacher with the Chippewa Valley School District who was elected to the Michigan Education Association board of directors.
The district releases her from teaching responsibilities so that she can deal 100 percent with union issues.
But Chippewa Valley still pays for $103,807of Levine’s $145,117 total compensation.
The union pays the remaining $41,310."
So, a teacher who doesn't teach gets paid $145,117 not to teach for the nine month she doesn't teach?
That makes sense, doesn't it?
"Maryanne Levine is a full-time elementary school teacher with the Chippewa Valley School District who was elected to the Michigan Education Association board of directors.
The district releases her from teaching responsibilities so that she can deal 100 percent with union issues.
But Chippewa Valley still pays for $103,807of Levine’s $145,117 total compensation.
The union pays the remaining $41,310."
So, a teacher who doesn't teach gets paid $145,117 not to teach for the nine month she doesn't teach?
That makes sense, doesn't it?
EU to ban cars from cities by 2050
EU to ban cars from cities by 2050 - Telegraph "Cars will be banned from London and all other cities across Europe under a draconian EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissions by 60 per cent over the next 40 years." Their cities will mirror Detroit if they continue to do the same things Detroit did.
Attacking Public Employees
Attacking Public Employees « Burypensions Blog
"Were Mr. Baker et. al. truly concerned about public employees and the solvency of their pension funds they would be calling to infuse more money into the plans instead of seeking to justify the status quo"
"Were Mr. Baker et. al. truly concerned about public employees and the solvency of their pension funds they would be calling to infuse more money into the plans instead of seeking to justify the status quo"
Muskegon County considers financial details for proposed jail
Muskegon County considers financial details for proposed jail MLive.com
"If Muskegon County officials decide to build a new, 376-bed jail — one of the preliminary options on their drawing board — then they would have to find between $1.4 and $1.6 million in their annual budget or convince voters to approve around 0.35 mills to pay for it."
The question might be asked "what are we getting for $1.5 million/year?"
And "isn't that just the starting point, with annual, triple automatic raises for every employee?"
And, maybe "where're gonna get that money?"
"If Muskegon County officials decide to build a new, 376-bed jail — one of the preliminary options on their drawing board — then they would have to find between $1.4 and $1.6 million in their annual budget or convince voters to approve around 0.35 mills to pay for it."
The question might be asked "what are we getting for $1.5 million/year?"
And "isn't that just the starting point, with annual, triple automatic raises for every employee?"
And, maybe "where're gonna get that money?"
Coldwater prison to close: Florence Crane Correctional Facility
Coldwater prison to close: Florence Crane Correctional Facility, Michigan Department of Corrections, MDOC - FOX 17
"The Florence Crane Correctional Facility in Coldwater will close by June 1"
Yes, this ought to affect the county jail decision.
"The Florence Crane Correctional Facility in Coldwater will close by June 1"
Yes, this ought to affect the county jail decision.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Why Liberals Hate Clarence Thomas and Sarah Palin
Why Liberals Hate Clarence Thomas and Sarah Palin- Star Parker - Townhall Conservative
"Such is the fate today of those uppity souls who choose to challenge the authority and legitimacy of our inexorably growing government plantation."
"Such is the fate today of those uppity souls who choose to challenge the authority and legitimacy of our inexorably growing government plantation."
In Georgia, high erasures triggered criminal investigation
In Georgia, high erasures triggered criminal investigation - USATODAY.com
"Fifty agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, an agency like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, began in October 2010 to question teachers and principals at 58 Atlanta schools where there were statistically significant rates of wrong answers changed to right ones on students' answer sheets."
Overpriced teachers may be the issue now.
But when are we going to focus on this government monopoly's abject failure of delivering "education" to our children?
"Fifty agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, an agency like the Federal Bureau of Investigation, began in October 2010 to question teachers and principals at 58 Atlanta schools where there were statistically significant rates of wrong answers changed to right ones on students' answer sheets."
Overpriced teachers may be the issue now.
But when are we going to focus on this government monopoly's abject failure of delivering "education" to our children?
The ‘Real World’ vs. Public School Budget Cuts
The ‘Real World’ vs. Public School Budget Cuts [Michigan Capitol Confidential] "These school officials are getting away with it because the media isn’t doing their job,” Owens said. Other examples: Saline Superintendent Scot Graden told AnnArbor.com that his district had cut $6.8 million in expenses over the last three years. But Saline’s general fund expenses climbed from $51.2 million in 2008-09 to a budgeted $51.8 million for 2010-11. The information was available on the district’s website, located in their annual audits. Graden didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. Godfrey-Lee Superintendent David Britten was quoted in the Grand Rapids Press saying that the school had cut $1.4 million from its budget for 2010-11. However, budget documents show the district’s general fund revenues increased from $16.4 million in 2009-10 to $18.7 million in 2010-11. In an email, Britten said the increase in his budget was due to federal dollars awarded after the planning of the budget. Walled Lake Superintendent Kenneth Gutman claimed that his district had cut $31 million from its budget over the past 10 years. But that district’s budget increased from $119 million in 2000 to $159 million in 2011. An East Grand Rapids Public Schools letter to Michigan legislators claimed that the district has “removed $3.5 million from costs from our system” since 2005-06. However, overall, East Grand Rapids’ general fund expenditures have increased from $23.8 million in 2005 to $28.1 million in 2011."
The following is a presidential address to the nation — to be delivered in March 2026 as our economy collapses from debt
theblogprof: The following is a presidential address to the nation — to be delivered in March 2026 as our economy collapses from debt "An interesting column up over at The News York Times by Harvard economist Greg Mankiw: It’s 2026, and the Debt Is Due. Maybe it's just me, but 2026 seems way optimistic at this point. The debt burden is so unsustainably large that there there is no way we're getting past this decade without a major course correction, and one focused exclusively on entitlements." Watch his graphs and click the links......chilling!
Michigan universities spending more on administrators
Michigan universities spending more on administrators MLive.com
"Michigan universities increased spending on administrators by about 30 percent in the past five years as student enrollment and state funding remained about the same"
So let's increase tuition and give them more government money....right?
"Michigan universities increased spending on administrators by about 30 percent in the past five years as student enrollment and state funding remained about the same"
So let's increase tuition and give them more government money....right?
Progressive Democratic Women's Caucus's and Hansen and Hughes?
Muskegon Taxpayers Alliance: Progressive Democratic Women's Caucus's and Hansen and Hughes? "This far left organization, festering in Ottawa county, is planning a rally next week to demand more of OUR money. Nothing new in that except that they are listing Muskegon GOPers Sen. Goeff Hansen and Rep. Holly Hughes as 'invited speakers'." Far left unionists expect Hughes and Hansen to grace their greed filled hatefest? The gimme-gimmes are getting more delusional with every free dollar they get from the taxpayers...and their kids....and their grandkids.....
The Coming, And Why The Left Doesn’t Understand Irane short film …
Instapundit » Blog Archive » ROGER SIMON: The Coming, And Why The Left Doesn’t Understand Iran.
ROGER SIMON: The Coming, And Why The Left Doesn’t Understand Iran. “The message of the short film was clear: The current crisis in the Middle East (Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, now Syria… all of it) is a harbinger that the Mahdi (the hidden one, the Twelfth Imam) was coming soon and that, in the ensuing chaos and destruction, Khomeini’s version of Shia Islam would shortly rule over the entire globe.” I think they just can’t wrap their mind around religious apocalypticism that doesn’t come from that old bugbear, the Christians. (Bumped, because this is important).
Here’s a direct link to the Iranian movie in question, with subtitles. No subscription required.
Butler Bulldogs!
My Way - Sports News:
"Butler prefers old-school basketball and old-style celebrations to all the preseason nonsense.
That's why the Bulldogs wait until late March to hold Midnight Madness."
"Butler prefers old-school basketball and old-style celebrations to all the preseason nonsense.
That's why the Bulldogs wait until late March to hold Midnight Madness."
PETA Wants To Remove Animal Discrimination From The Bible
Say Anything » PETA Wants To Remove Animal Discrimination From The Bible
"Now PETA wants some revisions of their own, with “it” when used in reference to an animal also replaced with “he or she.”"
These same loonies want to rename fish as "sea kittens":
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/search?q=kittens
"Now PETA wants some revisions of their own, with “it” when used in reference to an animal also replaced with “he or she.”"
These same loonies want to rename fish as "sea kittens":
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/search?q=kittens
Arab newcomers help Dearborn buck trend of population loss in Metro Detroit
Arab newcomers help Dearborn buck trend of population loss in Metro Detroit MLive.com
"The city of Dearborn is nationally known as the home of Ford Motor Co., the Henry Ford museum and one of the country's most concentrated Middle Eastern communities.
Now it can boast of bucking a trend that saw Detroit and most other surrounding communities lose population."
Visit Dearborn and make up your own mind if this is a good trend.
"The city of Dearborn is nationally known as the home of Ford Motor Co., the Henry Ford museum and one of the country's most concentrated Middle Eastern communities.
Now it can boast of bucking a trend that saw Detroit and most other surrounding communities lose population."
Visit Dearborn and make up your own mind if this is a good trend.
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