Chris Christie’s project labor no-brainer | NetRight Daily
"A conservative estimate by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University has found that “PLAs increase the cost of construction by 12 percent to 18 percent,” comparing the period when PLAs were prohibited under federal law to when they were not."
We've got the same, self imposed, scam here in Muskegon called "prevailing wage".
Great deal for the union insiders who contribute to county commission races.
Not so great a deal for us poor folks without clout.
Important stuff you won't get from the liberal media! We do the surfing so you can be informed AND have a life!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Police: Muskegon man claims 'one of the largest porn collections' in Michigan stolen from home
Police: Muskegon man claims 'one of the largest porn collections' in Michigan stolen from home | MLive.com
"The owner of the missing pornography told police it was allegedly “one of the largest porn collections” in the state and valued it at $6,500. "
"The owner of the missing pornography told police it was allegedly “one of the largest porn collections” in the state and valued it at $6,500. "
Debate Commission Co-Chair: Yeah, Candy Crowley Was a 'Mistake'
Debate Commission Co-Chair: Yeah, Candy Crowley Was a 'Mistake'
"Fahrenkopf, a stalwart Republican, co-chairs the Commission on Presidential Debates with Mike McCurry, who served as press secretary in the White House under President Bill Clinton. "
"Fahrenkopf, a stalwart Republican, co-chairs the Commission on Presidential Debates with Mike McCurry, who served as press secretary in the White House under President Bill Clinton. "
Detroit's financial crisis now in governor's hands
Detroit's financial crisis now in governor's hands - Yahoo! News:
" The city's long-term liabilities, including underfunded pensions, are more than $14 billion."
" The city's long-term liabilities, including underfunded pensions, are more than $14 billion."
The Wages of Sin Taxes
The Wages of Sin Taxes | Competitive Enterprise Institute:
"In his study, The Wages of Sin Taxes, Chris Snowdon reveals that these taxes not only do little to limit the use of “bad” products, they do nothing to reduce societal costs.
Most remarkably, Snowdon demonstrates that those shockingly large estimates of the costs that the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, sugar, and fat supposedly impose on society have little basis in reality.
"In his study, The Wages of Sin Taxes, Chris Snowdon reveals that these taxes not only do little to limit the use of “bad” products, they do nothing to reduce societal costs.
Most remarkably, Snowdon demonstrates that those shockingly large estimates of the costs that the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, sugar, and fat supposedly impose on society have little basis in reality.
LIBERTY REVIEW-Runaway President
LIBERTY REVIEW:
"Shortly after listening to Dr. Carson’s speech, I listened to the State of the Union Address.
Where Dr. Carson filled me with pride, the dictator and chief was suffocating.
Maybe it’s because I no longer listen to the mainstream media but all I could think of after his first couple minutes of mind numbing dialog was, what comic book is he reading?
He states fiction as if it were fact.
The state of our union is not stronger."
"Shortly after listening to Dr. Carson’s speech, I listened to the State of the Union Address.
Where Dr. Carson filled me with pride, the dictator and chief was suffocating.
Maybe it’s because I no longer listen to the mainstream media but all I could think of after his first couple minutes of mind numbing dialog was, what comic book is he reading?
He states fiction as if it were fact.
The state of our union is not stronger."
Obama's Economic Growth Record Is The Worst In 60 Years
Obama's Economic Growth Record Is The Worst In 60 Years - Investors.com
"To put Obama's mind-bogglingly low number in perspective, consider this: It was less than half the tally achieved during Bush's second term.
It was barely a quarter of the tally achieved under President Carter.
It was the worst tally achieved during any presidential term in the past 60 years.
And here's the kicker: If it had been doubled (to 1.6%), it still would have been the worst tally in the past 60 years."
"To put Obama's mind-bogglingly low number in perspective, consider this: It was less than half the tally achieved during Bush's second term.
It was barely a quarter of the tally achieved under President Carter.
It was the worst tally achieved during any presidential term in the past 60 years.
And here's the kicker: If it had been doubled (to 1.6%), it still would have been the worst tally in the past 60 years."
US tyre boss mocks ‘crazy’ French unions
US tyre boss mocks ‘crazy’ French unions - FRANCE - FRANCE 24
"The head of US tyre manufacturer Titan International told the French government Wednesday that his firm will not take over a loss-making Goodyear factory because the unions there are “crazy” and its employees “only work three hours a day”.
"The head of US tyre manufacturer Titan International told the French government Wednesday that his firm will not take over a loss-making Goodyear factory because the unions there are “crazy” and its employees “only work three hours a day”.
“How stupid do you think we are?” Titan Chief Executive Maurice Taylor asked French Minister for Industrial Renewal Arnaud Montebourg in a letter published by French business daily Les Echos [in French and English].
“I have visited that factory a couple of times. T
he French workforce gets paid high wages but only works for three hours.
EMILY MILLER ON OBAMA AND GUN CONTROL
Instapundit » Blog Archive » EMILY MILLER ON OBAMA AND GUN CONTROL
Doubling down on failure while pointing fingers at others has become a hallmark. Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 8:47 am
Chicago is a dangerous town, but gun control hasn’t made it better. The city forbids the law-abiding from having guns, leaving the bad guys to rule the streets. The result is one of the highest murder rates in the country. President Obama’s plan isn’t to reverse from a failed course, but to apply federal gun registration and confiscation of certain weapons nationwide.
Addressing students at Hyde Park Academy last week, Mr. Obama recalled the recent murder of Hadiya Pendleton, a teenager. “It’s not unique to Chicago,” he said. “It’s not unique to this country. Too many of our children are being taken away from us.”
The rising homicide rate actually is unique to the president’s hometown. The 506 murders last year reflected a 16 percent increase over the previous year. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this happened while the rest of the country saw a 2 percent decrease in homicides; the national rate is at its lowest point since 1963.
Doubling down on failure while pointing fingers at others has become a hallmark. Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 8:47 am
Al Sharpton's National Action Network to rally over no-black-nurses lawsuit claims at Hurley Medical Center today
Al Sharpton's National Action Network to rally over no-black-nurses lawsuit claims at Hurley Medical Center today | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI -- The state director of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network plans to speak outside Hurley Medical Center today, Feb. 19, demanding hospital officials answer charges that they granted a father's request that only white nurses care for his infant child."
"FLINT, MI -- The state director of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network plans to speak outside Hurley Medical Center today, Feb. 19, demanding hospital officials answer charges that they granted a father's request that only white nurses care for his infant child."
Fraternity suspends University of Michigan chapter over semi-nude photos
Fraternity suspends University of Michigan chapter over semi-nude photos:
"The national Pi Kappa Alpha office has indefinitely suspended its University of Michigan chapter after semi-nude photos of fraternity members were leaked online, gaining national attention."
"The national Pi Kappa Alpha office has indefinitely suspended its University of Michigan chapter after semi-nude photos of fraternity members were leaked online, gaining national attention."
Government admits misplacing more money than the sequester will cut
Ken Braun: Government admits misplacing more money than the sequester will cut | MLive.com:
"But perhaps the best comparison is against the pile of cash that the Federal government ADMITS to squandering every year.
According to the Office of Management and Budget’s “Payment Accuracy” website, more than $100 billion in “improper payments” are now being misdirected EVERY YEAR.
How does this happen, you might ask the “Payment Accuracy” people?"
"But perhaps the best comparison is against the pile of cash that the Federal government ADMITS to squandering every year.
According to the Office of Management and Budget’s “Payment Accuracy” website, more than $100 billion in “improper payments” are now being misdirected EVERY YEAR.
How does this happen, you might ask the “Payment Accuracy” people?"
Michigan farmers may face migrant worker shortage after last year's devastating weather
Michigan farmers may face migrant worker shortage after last year's devastating weather | MLive.com
"Even with thousands of Michiganders looking for work, Clover Adams doesn't see them taking the jobs.
"That's an issue.
It's why we have migrant labor to begin with," she said.
"They're not willing to take the work and I don't know that anything's changed."
"Even with thousands of Michiganders looking for work, Clover Adams doesn't see them taking the jobs.
"That's an issue.
It's why we have migrant labor to begin with," she said.
"They're not willing to take the work and I don't know that anything's changed."
Pot tourism in Colo.? Marijuana regulators OK idea
The Associated Press: Pot tourism in Colo.? Marijuana regulators OK idea
"Marijuana purchased in Colorado must stay in Colorado," Pabon warned.
"We could attract greater federal scrutiny and displeasure of our neighbors," if marijuana flows across state lines, he said."
"Marijuana purchased in Colorado must stay in Colorado," Pabon warned.
"We could attract greater federal scrutiny and displeasure of our neighbors," if marijuana flows across state lines, he said."
World Day of Social Justice, 20 February
World Day of Social Justice, 20 February
"For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity.
The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN system’s commitment to social justice.
The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work."
"For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity.
The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN system’s commitment to social justice.
The Declaration focuses on guaranteeing fair outcomes for all through employment, social protection, social dialogue, and fundamental principles and rights at work."
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Ohio Officials: Poll Worker May Have Voted Six Times
Ohio Officials: Poll Worker May Have Voted Six Times - By Eliana Johnson - The Corner - National Review Online
"Richardson is currently facing charges of voter fraud but maintains her innocence.
“I can’t understand these charges against me of voter fraud,” she told Cincinnati’s Channel 9 News.
“Have they never heard of . . . overlooking mailing in a ballot or registering to vote at a precinct after you’ve forgotten that you’ve mailed in a ballot or you’ve been told that the ballot may be too late?”"
"Richardson is currently facing charges of voter fraud but maintains her innocence.
“I can’t understand these charges against me of voter fraud,” she told Cincinnati’s Channel 9 News.
“Have they never heard of . . . overlooking mailing in a ballot or registering to vote at a precinct after you’ve forgotten that you’ve mailed in a ballot or you’ve been told that the ballot may be too late?”"
ANOTHER EPA OFFICIAL RESIGNS over use of improper “secret” email accounts.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » ANOTHER EPA OFFICIAL RESIGNS over use of improper “secret” email accounts.
“EPA Region 8 administrator James Martin is resigning this week, according to a press release from Sen. David Vitter (R., La.). Martin faces a congressional probe for allegedly using a private email account to circumvent disclosure requirements.
Bob Perciasepe, the current acting EPA administrator, also used a private account to send emails to other EPA officials, Vitter said his office has discovered.”
Transparency!
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 3:55 pm"
“EPA Region 8 administrator James Martin is resigning this week, according to a press release from Sen. David Vitter (R., La.). Martin faces a congressional probe for allegedly using a private email account to circumvent disclosure requirements.
Bob Perciasepe, the current acting EPA administrator, also used a private account to send emails to other EPA officials, Vitter said his office has discovered.”
Transparency!
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 3:55 pm"
House Rep Wants To Force Homeschool Parents to Report Attendance to The State
House Rep Wants To Force Homeschool Parents to Report Attendance to The State [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"With no evidence of a problem, Rep. Woodrow Stanley,D-Flint, wants to track homeschooled students for truancy"
"With no evidence of a problem, Rep. Woodrow Stanley,D-Flint, wants to track homeschooled students for truancy"
Gedney Foods agrees to drop 'midget' from small pickle label
Gedney Foods agrees to drop 'midget' from small pickle label - UPI.com:
"Little People of America, which represents people who are under 4 feet, 10 inches, in height, considers the word midget offensive."
"Little People of America, which represents people who are under 4 feet, 10 inches, in height, considers the word midget offensive."
Review team: Detroit is in financial emergency
Review team: Detroit is in financial emergency - Houston Chronicle:
"The team released its findings Tuesday, saying in a report to Snyder that "no satisfactory plan exists to resolve a serious financial problem."
"The team released its findings Tuesday, saying in a report to Snyder that "no satisfactory plan exists to resolve a serious financial problem."
Arts-Focused Colleges Rack Up Most Student Debt
Arts-Focused Colleges Rack Up Most Student Debt - WSJ.com
"Graduates of Arts-Focused Schools Are Shown to Rack Up the Most Student Debt"
Excellent interactive chart-go there!
"Graduates of Arts-Focused Schools Are Shown to Rack Up the Most Student Debt"
Excellent interactive chart-go there!
Chuck Todd: It's 'Mythology' That MSM Hostile To Conservatives
Chuck Todd: It's 'Mythology' That MSM Hostile To Conservatives | NewsBusters:
"TODD: I think that it's, I think that the mythology of the big, bad non-conservative media has gotten into some offices, and so that there's this fear of, oh we can't do, we can't do anything that's not--it's sort of this--and I feel like it's a mythology that now younger staffers believe and then it infuses, and then these guys, they actually believe the spin that's out there, oh, my God, that's what the mainstream media does, they do anything to disrupt the conservative agenda.
And so literally, you only--Lindsey, John McCain, you know, that's been my, I just fear that it's sort of like this whole, there's this whole sort of this, the mythology of this, the media's out to get conservatives is believed among more and more actual staffers."
"TODD: I think that it's, I think that the mythology of the big, bad non-conservative media has gotten into some offices, and so that there's this fear of, oh we can't do, we can't do anything that's not--it's sort of this--and I feel like it's a mythology that now younger staffers believe and then it infuses, and then these guys, they actually believe the spin that's out there, oh, my God, that's what the mainstream media does, they do anything to disrupt the conservative agenda.
And so literally, you only--Lindsey, John McCain, you know, that's been my, I just fear that it's sort of like this whole, there's this whole sort of this, the mythology of this, the media's out to get conservatives is believed among more and more actual staffers."
Electric Lemon Aid
The American Spectator : Electric Lemon Aid
"One of the biggest functional/engineering obstacles to electric car viability is that batteries lose power in the cold — while gasoline doesn’t.
If you leave your car parked in the garage with half a tank, it’ll still have a half-tank tomorrow morning.
And range isn’t affected greatly by weather.
An electric car’s range is.
The colder it is, the shorter your range will be.
Not just because batteries are less efficient in the cold, but also because in the cold, you’ll be using electricity for other things besides moving the car.
Things like the heater — which in an electric car is powered by electricity — and if it’s dark out, you’ll be burning headlights longer — which also means burning juice.
Which you have a finite amount of."
"One of the biggest functional/engineering obstacles to electric car viability is that batteries lose power in the cold — while gasoline doesn’t.
If you leave your car parked in the garage with half a tank, it’ll still have a half-tank tomorrow morning.
And range isn’t affected greatly by weather.
An electric car’s range is.
The colder it is, the shorter your range will be.
Not just because batteries are less efficient in the cold, but also because in the cold, you’ll be using electricity for other things besides moving the car.
Things like the heater — which in an electric car is powered by electricity — and if it’s dark out, you’ll be burning headlights longer — which also means burning juice.
Which you have a finite amount of."
Press finally gets question to Obama after golf weekend: ‘Did you beat Tiger?’
Press finally gets question to Obama after golf weekend: ‘Did you beat Tiger?’ | The Daily Caller
"The probing question followed a weekend in which reporters “expressed extreme frustration,” in the words of White House Correspondents Association president and Fox News correspondent Ed Henry, over their lack of access to Obama during his golfing sojourn. (RELATED: Why didn’t Obama allow press to cover golf weekend?)
“Speaking on behalf of the White House Correspondents Association, I can say a broad cross section of our members from print, radio, online and TV have today expressed extreme frustration to me about having absolutely no access to the President of the United States this entire weekend,”
Henry said in a statement Sunday.
“There is a very simple but important principle we will continue to fight for today and in the days ahead: transparency.”"
"The probing question followed a weekend in which reporters “expressed extreme frustration,” in the words of White House Correspondents Association president and Fox News correspondent Ed Henry, over their lack of access to Obama during his golfing sojourn. (RELATED: Why didn’t Obama allow press to cover golf weekend?)
“Speaking on behalf of the White House Correspondents Association, I can say a broad cross section of our members from print, radio, online and TV have today expressed extreme frustration to me about having absolutely no access to the President of the United States this entire weekend,”
Henry said in a statement Sunday.
“There is a very simple but important principle we will continue to fight for today and in the days ahead: transparency.”"
Michelle Obama and daughters take on Aspen ski slopes with top instructors
Michelle Obama and daughters take on Aspen ski slopes with top instructors - NYPOST.com
"We’re told some wealthy Aspen visitors were annoyed when “air space was blocked because of [the Obamas’] plane, so others couldn’t get their private jets in.
Many people nearly didn’t land or had to be diverted.” "
"We’re told some wealthy Aspen visitors were annoyed when “air space was blocked because of [the Obamas’] plane, so others couldn’t get their private jets in.
Many people nearly didn’t land or had to be diverted.” "
Brave New World
Works and Days » Brave New World
"We shrug at all this.
A president who thunders to the nation that we must be on guard against the “well-off and well-connected” heads south to Palm Beach to meet his $1,000-an-hour golf pro, while Michelle and the family go west to hit the slopes at “downright mean” Aspen, where no one accepts that they’ve reached a point where they’ve made enough money, or that there was any time when it was not good to profit.
Something strange has insidiously happened to the old notion of hypocrisy.
Does it even exist any longer?
Or do we shrug and just accept it as rebranded medieval penance?
Obama gets to golf with zillionaires because in soaring cadences he attacks them — and all for us?"
"We shrug at all this.
A president who thunders to the nation that we must be on guard against the “well-off and well-connected” heads south to Palm Beach to meet his $1,000-an-hour golf pro, while Michelle and the family go west to hit the slopes at “downright mean” Aspen, where no one accepts that they’ve reached a point where they’ve made enough money, or that there was any time when it was not good to profit.
Something strange has insidiously happened to the old notion of hypocrisy.
Does it even exist any longer?
Or do we shrug and just accept it as rebranded medieval penance?
Obama gets to golf with zillionaires because in soaring cadences he attacks them — and all for us?"
Local Preferences in Public Contracting, Part 6
Local Preferences in Public Contracting, Part 6 | Coates' Canons: NC Local Government Law Blog
"“I’ll start by reminding you of the four goals of the proposed policy: reducing local unemployment, supporting local businesses, increasing the tax base, and reducing the city’s carbon footprint,” begins Scarecrow.
“As I said earlier, to reduce local unemployment, our policy would have to have the effect of creating more jobs for local workers in addition to retaining current jobs held by local workers.
Similarly, to support local businesses financially, our policy would have to have the effect of directing more money to local businesses.”
The Council members nod in agreement.
“But,” says Scarecrow, “as we’ve just heard from Mr. Apple, a local preference policy won’t necessarily achieve this goal because we don’t generate enough projects or purchases to keep our local workers employed. They have to be able to work with other towns and counties as well, and if other towns and counties follow our lead, this could result in a disadvantage to our local workers and businesses.”"
"“I’ll start by reminding you of the four goals of the proposed policy: reducing local unemployment, supporting local businesses, increasing the tax base, and reducing the city’s carbon footprint,” begins Scarecrow.
“As I said earlier, to reduce local unemployment, our policy would have to have the effect of creating more jobs for local workers in addition to retaining current jobs held by local workers.
Similarly, to support local businesses financially, our policy would have to have the effect of directing more money to local businesses.”
The Council members nod in agreement.
“But,” says Scarecrow, “as we’ve just heard from Mr. Apple, a local preference policy won’t necessarily achieve this goal because we don’t generate enough projects or purchases to keep our local workers employed. They have to be able to work with other towns and counties as well, and if other towns and counties follow our lead, this could result in a disadvantage to our local workers and businesses.”"
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