Chrysler Group files for IPO as Fiat seeks deal to merge automakers | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Marchionne, who is chief executive officer of both Fiat and Chrysler, and the United Auto Workers’ healthcare trust are locked in a dispute over Chrysler’s value.
Fiat is seeking to buy the trust’s stake and merge the two companies to create a global player with the scale to compete with industry leaders Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG.
A stock sale may delay a Fiat-Chrysler merger, Marchionne, 61, said on Sept. 13., adding that the two sides “are not getting closer, but we keep on talking.”"
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Democrat Pelosi suggests unemployed "follow your passion", eat "wellness, prevention, health" rather than expensive food.
Pelosi: Death of 40-hour work week means freedom to ‘follow your passion’ - BizPac Review:"Pelosi was unfazed.
"Some parts of Obamacare need to be clarified, she acknowledged, but losing that 40-hour work week will really free Americans to “pursue your happiness … follow your passion.”
“Obverwhelmingly, for the American people, this is a liberation,” the San Francisco millionaire said dreamily, possibly confusing “the American people” who have to make a living with her fellow guests at George Soros’s wedding Saturday in New York.
“It’s about wellness, it’s about prevention, it’s about a healthy America,” she said."
Climate scientists fear grant reductions-"baffled" that computer models don't drive climate results!
Antarctic sea ice hit 35-year record high Saturday:"Antarctic sea ice has grown to a record large extent for a second straight year, baffling scientists seeking to understand why this ice is expanding rather than shrinking in a warming world."
For the left, Walmart is the brick and mortar version of Sarah Palin
Whitehall Township board upholds planners approval of White Lake Wal-Mart 'superstore' | MLive.com:
"WHITEHALL, MI – Whitehall Township officials voted 5-0 Monday, Sept. 23 to uphold the site plan approval of the township planning commission for a new Wal-Mart “superstore” at the Whitehall exit of U.S. 31.
The township board rejected the appeal of BOW NOT – Back Off Wal-Mart, Not Our Town – who have passionately fought the retailer’s entry into the White Lake area.
A BOW NOT spokeswoman and the opposition group’s Traverse City attorney indicated the group would continue its appeal to the Muskegon County Circuit Court in the next 30 days."
And it sure showcases their concern for those poor who want to shop with limited funds.
Heh!
"WHITEHALL, MI – Whitehall Township officials voted 5-0 Monday, Sept. 23 to uphold the site plan approval of the township planning commission for a new Wal-Mart “superstore” at the Whitehall exit of U.S. 31.
The township board rejected the appeal of BOW NOT – Back Off Wal-Mart, Not Our Town – who have passionately fought the retailer’s entry into the White Lake area.
A BOW NOT spokeswoman and the opposition group’s Traverse City attorney indicated the group would continue its appeal to the Muskegon County Circuit Court in the next 30 days."
And it sure showcases their concern for those poor who want to shop with limited funds.
Heh!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To “Cut” Sovereign Debt Load….
Instapundit » Blog Archive » HOW DID I MISS THIS? Poland Confiscates Half Of Private Pension Funds To “Cut” Sovereign Debt Load….
Here’s a Reuters story.
Key bit: “The Polish pension funds’ organisation said the changes may be unconstitutional because the government is taking private assets away from them without offering any compensation.”
You think?
I hope that if anyone even tried this here, the responsible government bureaucrats would be — literally, not metaphorically — swinging from the lampposts by the next day."
Here’s a Reuters story.
Key bit: “The Polish pension funds’ organisation said the changes may be unconstitutional because the government is taking private assets away from them without offering any compensation.”
You think?
I hope that if anyone even tried this here, the responsible government bureaucrats would be — literally, not metaphorically — swinging from the lampposts by the next day."
Muskegon's Elks Lodge shooting Sunday was county's worst mass homicide since 1998
Muskegon's Elks Lodge shooting Sunday was county's worst mass homicide since 1998 | MLive.com:
"Not since Seth Privacky killed five people, including four of his family members, at his home in November 1998 have so many people been killed in one incident in the county."
"Not since Seth Privacky killed five people, including four of his family members, at his home in November 1998 have so many people been killed in one incident in the county."
White House hides aid for criminals in immigration bill
White House hides aid for criminals in immigration bill | The Daily Caller:
"The White House is trying to hide unpopular provisions in the Senate’s immigration bill that would allow immigrant criminals to stay in the country and would increase the inflow of low-skill refugees from war-torn countries, says a top White House official."
"The White House is trying to hide unpopular provisions in the Senate’s immigration bill that would allow immigrant criminals to stay in the country and would increase the inflow of low-skill refugees from war-torn countries, says a top White House official."
Obama Administration Demands Teacher Redistribution for NCLB Waivers
Obama Administration Demands Teacher Redistribution for NCLB Waivers | Heartlander Magazine:
"Two years after the Obama administration offered states a Monopoly-style “get out of jail free” card from some demands of the 2001 No Child Left Behind law, it will offer another round of waivers in exchange for further policy changes.
...Perhaps the most far-reaching federal demand in the ESEA Flexibility Renewal Form is that states “ensure that poor and minority students are not taught at higher rates than other children by ineffective teachers.”
Say what?
Smooth dudes.
Make the rules so complex, even the opposing media can't explain them.
"Two years after the Obama administration offered states a Monopoly-style “get out of jail free” card from some demands of the 2001 No Child Left Behind law, it will offer another round of waivers in exchange for further policy changes.
...Perhaps the most far-reaching federal demand in the ESEA Flexibility Renewal Form is that states “ensure that poor and minority students are not taught at higher rates than other children by ineffective teachers.”
Say what?
Smooth dudes.
Make the rules so complex, even the opposing media can't explain them.
A Girl And A .22
A Girl And A .22 - Forbes:
"The fastest growing consumer segment in the firearms business is women.
Half of Roe and Zeller’s students are women, and they fill as many as half a dozen of Excel’s ladies-only classes a month.
Pink self-defense weapons make headlines, but women are serious about arming themselves and embracing the world of guns, Zeller says, “in droves.”
With little experience firing a gun other than on a few untrained occasions, I learned the four rules of gun safety (all guns are always loaded, don’t point the gun at anyone you don’t intend to shoot, don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you’re ready to shoot, and identify your target and what’s behind it),"
"The fastest growing consumer segment in the firearms business is women.
Half of Roe and Zeller’s students are women, and they fill as many as half a dozen of Excel’s ladies-only classes a month.
Pink self-defense weapons make headlines, but women are serious about arming themselves and embracing the world of guns, Zeller says, “in droves.”
With little experience firing a gun other than on a few untrained occasions, I learned the four rules of gun safety (all guns are always loaded, don’t point the gun at anyone you don’t intend to shoot, don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you’re ready to shoot, and identify your target and what’s behind it),"
'Family glitch' in health law could be painful
'Family glitch' in health law could be painful:
"Congress defined "affordable" as 9.5% or less of an employee's wages, mostly to make sure people did not leave their workplace plans for subsidized coverage through the exchanges.
But the "error" was that it only applies to the employee — and not his or her family.
So, if an employer offers a woman affordable insurance, but doesn't provide it for her family, they cannot get subsidized help through the state health exchanges."
2400 pages.
Over a million words.
And who know how many millions of tax dollars spent on brewing up this paper monstrosity.
And billions of "juice" to get it passed.
And it still looks like it was written by a 4th grader on crack!
"Congress defined "affordable" as 9.5% or less of an employee's wages, mostly to make sure people did not leave their workplace plans for subsidized coverage through the exchanges.
But the "error" was that it only applies to the employee — and not his or her family.
So, if an employer offers a woman affordable insurance, but doesn't provide it for her family, they cannot get subsidized help through the state health exchanges."
2400 pages.
Over a million words.
And who know how many millions of tax dollars spent on brewing up this paper monstrosity.
And billions of "juice" to get it passed.
And it still looks like it was written by a 4th grader on crack!
Road Funding Finds New Target With Horse-Drawn Vehicles
Road Funding Finds New Target With Horse-Drawn Vehicles [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Add horse-drawn buggies to the list of vehicles targeted for increased fees in Michigan.
House Bill 4965, which was introduced by State Rep. Joel Johnson, R-Clare, would allow counties to charge a $50 registration fee for horse-drawn vehicles.
The bill says the money can only be used for road repairs."
"Add horse-drawn buggies to the list of vehicles targeted for increased fees in Michigan.
House Bill 4965, which was introduced by State Rep. Joel Johnson, R-Clare, would allow counties to charge a $50 registration fee for horse-drawn vehicles.
The bill says the money can only be used for road repairs."
Gullible Green sailors trapped in the Arctic
Gullible Green sailors trapped in the Arctic:
"The naïve advice of ardent activists can kill.
Last spring, Paul Beckwith of Sierra Club Canada predicted that the Arctic seas would be ice-free ice this summer.
(So did Britain’s BBC network.)
This exciting adventure opportunity attracted a variety of yachts, sailboats, rowboats, and kayaks owners to try sailing the fabled Northwest Passage.
As a former sailboat owner I can understand their excitement, but my heart aches for the agonies they now face.
The Arctic sea ice suddenly expanded 60% this fall, after the coldest summer in the modern Alaska temperature record.
The passage is now impassable.
More than a dozen of the boats are trapped, apparently even including a group of tiny American jet-ski “personal watercraft” that were attempting to cross from the east coast of Russia to the North Atlantic.
Arctic observers are now warning that even Canadian icebreakers might not be able to rescue them."
"The naïve advice of ardent activists can kill.
Last spring, Paul Beckwith of Sierra Club Canada predicted that the Arctic seas would be ice-free ice this summer.
(So did Britain’s BBC network.)
This exciting adventure opportunity attracted a variety of yachts, sailboats, rowboats, and kayaks owners to try sailing the fabled Northwest Passage.
As a former sailboat owner I can understand their excitement, but my heart aches for the agonies they now face.
The Arctic sea ice suddenly expanded 60% this fall, after the coldest summer in the modern Alaska temperature record.
The passage is now impassable.
More than a dozen of the boats are trapped, apparently even including a group of tiny American jet-ski “personal watercraft” that were attempting to cross from the east coast of Russia to the North Atlantic.
Arctic observers are now warning that even Canadian icebreakers might not be able to rescue them."
Quantitative Easing Worked For The Weimar Republic For A Little While Too
Quantitative Easing Worked For The Weimar Republic For A Little While Too |:
"There is a reason why every fiat currency in the history of the world has eventually failed.
At some point, those issuing fiat currencies always find themselves giving in to the temptation to wildly print more money."
"There is a reason why every fiat currency in the history of the world has eventually failed.
At some point, those issuing fiat currencies always find themselves giving in to the temptation to wildly print more money."
Gunman executed non-Muslims - after asking them to name Prophet Mohammed's mother
Terror in Kenya: Survivors reveal how gunman executed non-Muslims | Mail Online:
"'If they found me, I'm white... so I'm dead': Survivors reveal how gunman executed non-Muslims - after asking them to name Prophet Mohammed's mother
Survivors said they saw fellow shoppers mercilessly executed after being singled out as non-Muslim
Shoppers said people were lined up and gunned down for failing to recite passages from the Koran "
"'If they found me, I'm white... so I'm dead': Survivors reveal how gunman executed non-Muslims - after asking them to name Prophet Mohammed's mother
Survivors said they saw fellow shoppers mercilessly executed after being singled out as non-Muslim
Shoppers said people were lined up and gunned down for failing to recite passages from the Koran "
Pot the right medicine for potholes?
RUMBLINGS: Pot the right medicine for potholes? | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The prospect of state lawmakers pushing forward on a plan to raise taxes by $1.2 billion to fix Michigan roads appears to have gone up in smoke, but a proposal to tax medical marijuana might be just what the doctor ordered.
"Pot for potholes" is a plan Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, Mich., has discussed, and he estimates it could generate $5 million to $10 million per year in state revenue that could be dedicated to road funding.
But he knows it's not nearly enough.
"That why I say it's 'pot for potholes,' not "pot for bridge reconstruction,' " Callton said. "
"The prospect of state lawmakers pushing forward on a plan to raise taxes by $1.2 billion to fix Michigan roads appears to have gone up in smoke, but a proposal to tax medical marijuana might be just what the doctor ordered.
"Pot for potholes" is a plan Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, Mich., has discussed, and he estimates it could generate $5 million to $10 million per year in state revenue that could be dedicated to road funding.
But he knows it's not nearly enough.
"That why I say it's 'pot for potholes,' not "pot for bridge reconstruction,' " Callton said. "
One Weird Trick to Expose the Truth About ObamaCare
Articles: One Weird Trick to Expose the Truth About ObamaCare:
"At that point my suggestion (which I titled "one weird trick" because advertisers claim it gets readers' attention and I want yours) is to insist that
(a) all exemptions from the coverage of the act, including House and Senate members and staff, favored donors, and other cronies be scrapped. We are all covered or none are;
and(b) given the huge amounts of fraud already rampant within the Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamp entitlement programs, no subsidies will be given out absent proof of identity and income verification.
(The government will be relying on the "honor system" for income representations and about 2 weeks from launch cannot still put in place a computer system to correctly calculate subsidies.)
If the Democrats refuse to agree to these provisos, it seems to me the public debate -- if the Republicans can muster any sort of decent response -- is not evil Republicans shutting down the government but rather, the Democrats are so committed to increase fraud and favoritism to their supporters and donors that THEY'D shut down the government to keep that graft and privilege alive."
"At that point my suggestion (which I titled "one weird trick" because advertisers claim it gets readers' attention and I want yours) is to insist that
(a) all exemptions from the coverage of the act, including House and Senate members and staff, favored donors, and other cronies be scrapped. We are all covered or none are;
and(b) given the huge amounts of fraud already rampant within the Medicare, Medicaid, and food stamp entitlement programs, no subsidies will be given out absent proof of identity and income verification.
(The government will be relying on the "honor system" for income representations and about 2 weeks from launch cannot still put in place a computer system to correctly calculate subsidies.)
If the Democrats refuse to agree to these provisos, it seems to me the public debate -- if the Republicans can muster any sort of decent response -- is not evil Republicans shutting down the government but rather, the Democrats are so committed to increase fraud and favoritism to their supporters and donors that THEY'D shut down the government to keep that graft and privilege alive."
Taxpayers can no longer afford costly prevailing wage law
Chris Fisher: Taxpayers can no longer afford costly prevailing wage law (guest opinion) | MLive.com:
"Prevailing wage increases the cost of government for Michigan taxpayers.
Study after study concludes that prevailing wage mandates drive up costs by as much as 15 percent on taxpayer-funded construction projects. "
"Prevailing wage increases the cost of government for Michigan taxpayers.
Study after study concludes that prevailing wage mandates drive up costs by as much as 15 percent on taxpayer-funded construction projects. "
5 Dead, 19 Wounded as Chicago Violence Rages On
5 Dead, 19 Wounded as Chicago Violence Rages On | NBC Chicago:
"At least 24 people have been shot, five of them fatally, in Chicago since Friday, police said."
"At least 24 people have been shot, five of them fatally, in Chicago since Friday, police said."
In the Grip of Gangs: Muskegon communities damaged, fearful over issue, authorities say
In the Grip of Gangs: Muskegon communities damaged, fearful over issue, authorities say | MLive.com
"MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Muskegon County may not be Chicago or Detroit when it comes to organized crime, but make no mistake:
Gang activity is here and it has taken its toll on once-peaceful Muskegon neighborhoods where residents are terrorized by groups of gun-slinging, dope-dealing men walking the streets."
"MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Muskegon County may not be Chicago or Detroit when it comes to organized crime, but make no mistake:
Gang activity is here and it has taken its toll on once-peaceful Muskegon neighborhoods where residents are terrorized by groups of gun-slinging, dope-dealing men walking the streets."
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Venezuela orders temporary takeover of toilet paper factory
Venezuela orders temporary takeover of toilet paper factory - Yahoo News Canada:
"CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan state agency on Friday ordered the temporary takeover of a factory that produces toilet paper in what it called an effort to ensure consistent supplies after embarrassing shortages earlier this year."
"CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan state agency on Friday ordered the temporary takeover of a factory that produces toilet paper in what it called an effort to ensure consistent supplies after embarrassing shortages earlier this year."
Who betrayed Navy SEAL Team 6?
KUHNER: Who betrayed Navy SEAL Team 6? - Washington Times:
"Navy SEAL Team 6 has attained international prominence for one reason:
They were responsible for killing Osama bin Laden. They are American heroes.
Yet, their own government betrayed them. Several days after the bin Laden operation, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. — in a pathetic attempt to spike the football and gloat — publicly revealed their central role in the raid. His revelations put a giant target on the backs of every Navy SEAL Team 6 member. "
"Navy SEAL Team 6 has attained international prominence for one reason:
They were responsible for killing Osama bin Laden. They are American heroes.
Yet, their own government betrayed them. Several days after the bin Laden operation, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. — in a pathetic attempt to spike the football and gloat — publicly revealed their central role in the raid. His revelations put a giant target on the backs of every Navy SEAL Team 6 member. "
U.S. pilot scares off Iranians with 'Top Gun'-worthy stunt: 'You really ought to go home'
U.S. pilot scares off Iranians with 'Top Gun'-worthy stunt: 'You really ought to go home' - Washington Times:
"The Aviationist reports that in March a U.S. MQ-1 drone came close to being intercepted by an Iranian F-4 Phantom combat plane, but the Iranian aircraft stopped short after a warning by an American pilot.
“He [the Raptor pilot] flew under their aircraft [the F-4s] to check out their weapons load without them knowing that he was there, and then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and said ‘you really ought to go home,’” Gen. Welsh said."
"The Aviationist reports that in March a U.S. MQ-1 drone came close to being intercepted by an Iranian F-4 Phantom combat plane, but the Iranian aircraft stopped short after a warning by an American pilot.
“He [the Raptor pilot] flew under their aircraft [the F-4s] to check out their weapons load without them knowing that he was there, and then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and said ‘you really ought to go home,’” Gen. Welsh said."
'Lost generation' struggles
'Lost generation' struggles | The Detroit News:
"No voting bloc has been more responsible for Barack Obama’s two terms in office than the youth vote. And, ironically, no demographic has suffered more from his policies.
With presidential initiatives from Obamacare to higher taxes suppressing job creation, young workers are hurting in the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression.
The recovery has left them behind, creating a “lost generation,” reports the Wall Street Journal, which mirrors the White House’s model of heavily-regulated European economies where youth unemployment is a staggering 23 percent.
The U.S. jobless rate for those under 25 is 15.6 percent — more than double the rest of the working population — with their median weekly wage falling more than 5 percent since 2007."
"No voting bloc has been more responsible for Barack Obama’s two terms in office than the youth vote. And, ironically, no demographic has suffered more from his policies.
With presidential initiatives from Obamacare to higher taxes suppressing job creation, young workers are hurting in the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression.
The recovery has left them behind, creating a “lost generation,” reports the Wall Street Journal, which mirrors the White House’s model of heavily-regulated European economies where youth unemployment is a staggering 23 percent.
The U.S. jobless rate for those under 25 is 15.6 percent — more than double the rest of the working population — with their median weekly wage falling more than 5 percent since 2007."
Protesters dive into Venice's canal to block cruise ships - Telegraph
Protesters dive into Venice's canal to block cruise ships - Telegraph
Likely, few protesters survived the polluted Venetian water.
Polluted NOT by the cruise ships that fiance much of the good in Venice.
Likely, few protesters survived the polluted Venetian water.
Polluted NOT by the cruise ships that fiance much of the good in Venice.
Creepy Uncle Sam is the best DC mascot since real Uncle Sam
Creepy Uncle Sam is the best DC mascot since real Uncle Sam | The Daily Caller:
"The left is having a temper tantrum.
Reading a couple of liberal scribes over the past 24 hours, we can almost hear the huffing and puffing, the indignant stamping of feet; reading their tweets, we can nearly hear the feverish pitch of their whines.
Oh, the outrage.
Won’t somebody please think of the children?
On and on.
The cause?
These hysterically creepy ads Generation Opportunity released urging young people to opt out of Obamacare on Oct. 1."
"The left is having a temper tantrum.
Reading a couple of liberal scribes over the past 24 hours, we can almost hear the huffing and puffing, the indignant stamping of feet; reading their tweets, we can nearly hear the feverish pitch of their whines.
Oh, the outrage.
Won’t somebody please think of the children?
On and on.
The cause?
These hysterically creepy ads Generation Opportunity released urging young people to opt out of Obamacare on Oct. 1."
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