- President Barack Obama flew to California for a fundraiser and a speech
- He then spent the next three days playing golf at an exclusive resort
- At the same time Michelle Obama and Malia and Sasha were skiing in Aspen, Colorado
- New figures show that Air Force One costs $228,288 per hour to run
- As a result, the ten-hour return trip to California would cost almost $2.3m
- It is estimated that Mrs Obama's skiing trip cost a further $100,000
- With accommodation and car rental, the weekend break would cost $2.5m
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Obama family's separate weekend trips trips cost at least $2.5m
Obama family's separate weekend trips trips cost at least $2.5m | Daily Mail Online
A VERY expensive getaway: Obama family's separate weekend trips cost at least $2.5 million (...and why did Barack spend Valentine's golfing in California while Michelle went skiing in Colorado?)
White House: ‘Violent Extremists Come in All Sorts of Shapes and Sizes’ | TheBlaze.com
White House: ‘Violent Extremists Come in All Sorts of Shapes and Sizes’ | TheBlaze.com:
“The agenda is not entirely focused on ISIL itself,” a senior administration official said Monday. “That’s the near-term threat we all are focused on, but we also recognize that in the United States there have been violent extremist that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. So the agenda for all three days is going to show a wide array of combatting radicalization, violent extremism and terrorism in its many forms.”
“The agenda is not entirely focused on ISIL itself,” a senior administration official said Monday. “That’s the near-term threat we all are focused on, but we also recognize that in the United States there have been violent extremist that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. So the agenda for all three days is going to show a wide array of combatting radicalization, violent extremism and terrorism in its many forms.”
Our "leaders" allowed this deterioration. And now they want us to give them MORE money??!!Map Michigan's most dangerous bridges: See 'structurally deficient' bridges in your county
Yes. I had 2------A paczki primer: What you need to know
A paczki primer: What you need to know:
It's Fat Tuesday, and that means it's paczki time. Before you get to know one of the popular treats with your stomach, get to know it with your noggin. Call this food for thought about paczki:
First thing's first, how do you pronounce it?
A single fat-packed, Polish-style pastry is called a paczek, pronounced POON-check. If you've had more than one of the nummy waistline-busters, you've eaten paczki (POONCH-kee).
That's right, "paczki" is plural; "paczkis" is not a word. Now you know, and, as they say, knowing is half the battle.
Just what am I putting into my body?
Sweet, sweet tasty goodness. But more specifically, it's a delicious, sugar-dusted pastry packed full with custard, chocolate or fruit jelly - and is stuffed with more than 400 calories and 25 grams of fat, too.....
Yes. It's happening AGAIN!!------VIDEO: Man Is Shocked by Treatment After Walking Around as a Jew in Paris for 10 Hours
"A man in Paris thought it would be interesting to see what Jews in France go through just for being Jews in France.
He dressed like a Jew wearing a yarmulke and walked around for 10 hours in the city as a friend took video of him.
What happened to him was sad and shocking."
Glenn Beck’s Chilling Warning: World War III Is Coming and ‘Nobody Will Recognize It Yet’ | Video | TheBlaze.com
Glenn Beck’s Chilling Warning: World War III Is Coming and ‘Nobody Will Recognize It Yet’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"When most Americans think of war, Beck said, they think of Vietnam or Iraq. But he believes what is coming will be more similar to World War I or World War II.
“Forget about those wars. Those aren’t wars,” Beck said. “Those are military actions. … What I’m telling you is [coming is] World War III. There was moral clarity. It was either us or them. Right after the World Trade Center, we went to go punish the guys. … No. What is coming is they are going to kill you or you are going to kill them.”
Beck made it clear that America will not go to war with all Muslims, just as we did not go to war with all Germans. But just as Nazis were a “plague” who killed their own people, Beck said, so is the Islamic State.
“Do you remember when I said there’s going to come a time when there’s no good choices? … You’re there,” Beck remarked. “You don’t have any good choices left.”
"When most Americans think of war, Beck said, they think of Vietnam or Iraq. But he believes what is coming will be more similar to World War I or World War II.
“Forget about those wars. Those aren’t wars,” Beck said. “Those are military actions. … What I’m telling you is [coming is] World War III. There was moral clarity. It was either us or them. Right after the World Trade Center, we went to go punish the guys. … No. What is coming is they are going to kill you or you are going to kill them.”Beck made it clear that America will not go to war with all Muslims, just as we did not go to war with all Germans. But just as Nazis were a “plague” who killed their own people, Beck said, so is the Islamic State.
“Do you remember when I said there’s going to come a time when there’s no good choices? … You’re there,” Beck remarked. “You don’t have any good choices left.”
Or maybe cuz they're runnin' out of people to shoot?------Sharp drop in non-fatal Flint shootings may be from community cooperation, say police and medical personnel
Sharp drop in non-fatal Flint shootings may be from community cooperation, say police and medical personnel | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI -- The sharp drop in Flint homicides last year came amid a decline even in shootings that didn't result in death.
Police, and even medical personnel, say the drop in nonfatal shootings can't solely be attributed to the excellence of emergency room doctors -- but it can be connected to the community working with police.
Nonfatal shootings were down 17.58 percent from 2013 to 2014, with 136 nonfatal shootings last year, compared to 165 the previous year, "
Police, and even medical personnel, say the drop in nonfatal shootings can't solely be attributed to the excellence of emergency room doctors -- but it can be connected to the community working with police.
Nonfatal shootings were down 17.58 percent from 2013 to 2014, with 136 nonfatal shootings last year, compared to 165 the previous year, "
Yikes!! $61 million NEEDED! Only $13 asked......smellin' a bit fishy, donchatink?-------Mona Shores informing voters about $13 million bond proposal on May ballot
"The problem with government schools is that you eventually run out of other people's money"Mona Shores informing voters about $13 million bond proposal on May ballot | MLive.com
NORTON SHORES, MI --Mona Shores voters looking for more information on a May 5 ballot proposal to issue $13 million in school improvement bonds can find lots of it on the district's website.
The district is asking voters to approve the sale of bonds to pay for such large items as new roofs, boilers and buses.
Repaying the bonds initially would cost voters 0.75-mill per year in additional property taxes, an amount that could fluctuate to as high as 1 mill over the next 10-15 years.
In four years, 5.8 mills of current debt will expire.
Voters approved a 1-mill sinking fund that voters renewed in November and generates $800,000 per year.
The sinking fund pays for ongoing maintenance and repairs while the bond proposal would pay for big-ticket items..."
The sinking fund pays for ongoing maintenance and repairs while the bond proposal would pay for big-ticket items..."
The Sickeningly Low Vaccination Rates at Silicon Valley Day Cares
The Sickeningly Low Vaccination Rates at Silicon Valley Day Cares | WIRED:
SIX OUT OF 12 FACILITIES WIRED SURVEYED HAVE A LEVEL OF MEASLES VACCINATION TOO LOW TO PROVIDE HERD IMMUNITY."
"The scientists, technologists, and engineers who populate Silicon Valley and the California Bay Area deserve their reputation as innovators, building entire new economies on the strength of brains and imagination.
But some of these people don’t seem to be vaccinating their children.
A WIRED investigation shows that some children attending day care facilities affiliated with prominent Silicon Valley companies have not been completely vaccinated against preventable infectious diseases.
At least, that’s according to a giant database from the California Department of Public Health, which tracks the vaccination rates at day care facilities and preschools in the state.
We selected more than 20 large technology and health companies in the Bay Area and researched their day care offerings. Of 12 day care facilities affiliated with tech companies, six—that’s half—have below-average vaccination rates, according to the state’s data.
SIX OUT OF 12 FACILITIES WIRED SURVEYED HAVE A LEVEL OF MEASLES VACCINATION TOO LOW TO PROVIDE HERD IMMUNITY."
"The scientists, technologists, and engineers who populate Silicon Valley and the California Bay Area deserve their reputation as innovators, building entire new economies on the strength of brains and imagination.But some of these people don’t seem to be vaccinating their children.
A WIRED investigation shows that some children attending day care facilities affiliated with prominent Silicon Valley companies have not been completely vaccinated against preventable infectious diseases.
At least, that’s according to a giant database from the California Department of Public Health, which tracks the vaccination rates at day care facilities and preschools in the state.
We selected more than 20 large technology and health companies in the Bay Area and researched their day care offerings. Of 12 day care facilities affiliated with tech companies, six—that’s half—have below-average vaccination rates, according to the state’s data.
Fox News Producer Quizzes Beachgoers on Basic U.S. History, Gets Some Very Wrong Answers in Return | Video | TheBlaze.com
Fox News Producer Quizzes Beachgoers on Basic U.S. History, Gets Some Very Wrong Answers in Return | Video | TheBlaze.com:"For President’s Day, a Fox News producer took to the beaches of Malibu, California, to quiz individuals on basic American history — and the answers he received in return were at times shockingly wrong.
“What does the ‘F’ in John F. Kennedy stand for?” Jesse Watters, a producer for the “O’Reilly Factor,” asked a pair of women."
Potential 2016 Candidate Is Asked How He Would Fight Islamic State — There’s No Misinterpreting His Answer | Video | TheBlaze.com
Potential 2016 Candidate Is Asked How He Would Fight Islamic State — There’s No Misinterpreting His Answer | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"He also quoted Winston Churchill: “Fight your enemy while you can beat them.”
He continued: “I would use every resource available: military, banking, sanctions, you name it. And I would not hesitate to put boots on the ground. We need to be the leaders. The coalition will form if it has a leader. But you can’t sit around saying, ‘Oh, you guys do this.’ … This is serious. So I would commit everything to eliminating them right now.”
"He also quoted Winston Churchill: “Fight your enemy while you can beat them.”
He continued: “I would use every resource available: military, banking, sanctions, you name it. And I would not hesitate to put boots on the ground. We need to be the leaders. The coalition will form if it has a leader. But you can’t sit around saying, ‘Oh, you guys do this.’ … This is serious. So I would commit everything to eliminating them right now.”
For Brazilians, Miami Real Estate Is All About Re-location, Re-location, Re-location | Zero Hedge
For Brazilians, Miami Real Estate Is All About Re-location, Re-location, Re-location | Zero Hedge
"As London is to Moscow, so Miami is to Rio...
Following the re-election of Dilma Rousseff - the center-left president that is generally loathed by Brazil's elites - the WSJ reports, rich Brazilians are relocating to South Florida en masse.
As one attorney notes, "mainly they feel concerned about the instability of Brazil’s political environment; they don’t want to be the last ones to leave,” with Brazilians among Miami’s top three foreign buyers of high-price real estate, along with Argentines and Venezuelans, two other troubled economies.
As one Rio broker exclaims, "Miami is the biggest Brazilian city outside of Brazil right now.""
"As London is to Moscow, so Miami is to Rio...Following the re-election of Dilma Rousseff - the center-left president that is generally loathed by Brazil's elites - the WSJ reports, rich Brazilians are relocating to South Florida en masse.
As one attorney notes, "mainly they feel concerned about the instability of Brazil’s political environment; they don’t want to be the last ones to leave,” with Brazilians among Miami’s top three foreign buyers of high-price real estate, along with Argentines and Venezuelans, two other troubled economies.
As one Rio broker exclaims, "Miami is the biggest Brazilian city outside of Brazil right now.""
History for February 17
History for February 17 - On-This-Day.com:
Thomas Malthus 1766 , Montgomery Ward 1843, Gene Pitney 1941
Lou Diamond Phillips 1962 - Actor, Michael Jordan 1963 - Basketball player, Paris Hilton 1981
1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.
1876 - Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines.
1933 - "Newsweek" was first published.
1934 - The first high school automobile driver’s education course was introduced in State College, PA.
1947 - The Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.
1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be approximately equal in population. (Westberry v. Sanders)
1992 - In Milwaukee, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.
1995 - Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.
2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.
Thomas Malthus 1766 , Montgomery Ward 1843, Gene Pitney 1941
Lou Diamond Phillips 1962 - Actor, Michael Jordan 1963 - Basketball player, Paris Hilton 1981
1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.
1876 - Julius Wolff was credited with being the first to can sardines.
1933 - "Newsweek" was first published.
1934 - The first high school automobile driver’s education course was introduced in State College, PA.
1947 - The Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union.
1964 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be approximately equal in population. (Westberry v. Sanders)
1992 - In Milwaukee, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.
1995 - Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.
2005 - U.S. President George W. Bush named John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director.
Monday, February 16, 2015
ISIS Beheads 21 Christians on Video; Obama Goes Golfing
ISIS Beheads 21 Christians on Video; Obama Goes Golfing:"Obama was so shook up by the horrific news that barbaric Islamic State savages had beheaded 21 Coptic Christian hostages in Egypt that he reacted in the same way he did literally minutes after learning that American journalists had been beheaded."
Slate: College Students Are Children And Do Not Deserve Free Speech Rights
Slate: College Students Are Children And Do Not Deserve Free Speech Rights:
"Eric Posner- a professor at the University of Chicago and son of famed judge Richard Posner- makes the case in Slate that college students are children and thus do not deserve free speech or due process rights.
Posner writes:"
"Eric Posner- a professor at the University of Chicago and son of famed judge Richard Posner- makes the case in Slate that college students are children and thus do not deserve free speech or due process rights.
Posner writes:"
Female lawmaker unafraid to slam ‘Islamic savages’
Female lawmaker unafraid to slam ‘Islamic savages’:
"A California assemblywoman is refusing to back down after fellow lawmakers and the Council for American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, have demanded she apologize for what they’re calling a “hateful” message she posted on Twitter.
On Feb. 10, after confirmation that American humanitarian aid worker Kayla Mueller was killed by the Islamic State, Republican Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez of Lake Elsinore sent out a tweet calling the murder “gut wrenching”
"A California assemblywoman is refusing to back down after fellow lawmakers and the Council for American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, have demanded she apologize for what they’re calling a “hateful” message she posted on Twitter.
On Feb. 10, after confirmation that American humanitarian aid worker Kayla Mueller was killed by the Islamic State, Republican Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez of Lake Elsinore sent out a tweet calling the murder “gut wrenching”
Strong cannabis causes one in four cases of psychosis
Strong cannabis causes one in four cases of psychosis | Daily Mail Online:
Strong cannabis causes one in four cases of psychosis:
Users three times more likely to have an episode than those who have never tried it
Users three times more likely to have an episode than those who have never tried it
- Scientists at King’s College London say youngsters must be told of risks
- Study will add weight to calls for a tougher stance on cannabis users
- More than 1 million 16-24-year-olds in England and Wales smoke the drug
- Those who use weaker 'hash' over potent 'skunk' less affected by episodes
Energy bills going up? CMS is GIVING your money away!--------Storyville library project gets $50K for construction from Consumers Energy
Storyville library project gets $50K for construction from Consumers Energy | MLive.com: "MUSKEGON, MI -- The Muskegon Area District Library's Storyville project recently got a shot in the arm, receiving a $50,000 grant from Consumers Energy.
Storyville is an interactive, a child-sized village within a library aimed at helping young children to learn to read.
Proposed for the district library's branch in Norton Shores, it would consist of seven themed areas of play and learning, each with books appropriate for the child's level of development.
"Our promise is to care for the Michigan communities we serve, and that starts with educating Michigan's next generation," said David Mengebier, president of the Consumers Energy Foundation.
The library is in the midst of a $2 million capital campaign to build Storyville.
"We appreciate the support of Consumers Energy and their willingness to collaborate with us on introducing literacy to our youngest patrons, said MADL Director Kelly Richards.
This matches well with Consumers' long-time support for Muskegon."
Proposed for the district library's branch in Norton Shores, it would consist of seven themed areas of play and learning, each with books appropriate for the child's level of development.
"Our promise is to care for the Michigan communities we serve, and that starts with educating Michigan's next generation," said David Mengebier, president of the Consumers Energy Foundation.
The library is in the midst of a $2 million capital campaign to build Storyville.
"We appreciate the support of Consumers Energy and their willingness to collaborate with us on introducing literacy to our youngest patrons, said MADL Director Kelly Richards.
This matches well with Consumers' long-time support for Muskegon."
LIARS: New York Times Blames Scott Walker for Things That Happened BEFORE He Became Governor
LIARS: New York Times Blames Scott Walker for Things That Happened BEFORE He Became Governor:
"The facts be damned.
Usually, the pro-Commie media types are too busy pumping up establishment RINO candidates on the Republican side to make sure that the electorate is faced with the false choice of, a) Big Government Democrat, and b) Big Government Republican.
Take 2008 for example. Just in case a Republican was elected, the leftstream media hedged their bets to make sure a Democrat-lite candidate was paired with a progressive communist Democrat."
"The facts be damned. Usually, the pro-Commie media types are too busy pumping up establishment RINO candidates on the Republican side to make sure that the electorate is faced with the false choice of, a) Big Government Democrat, and b) Big Government Republican.
Take 2008 for example. Just in case a Republican was elected, the leftstream media hedged their bets to make sure a Democrat-lite candidate was paired with a progressive communist Democrat."
Black mobs and looters matter..........Massive Black Mob Causes Mayhem At Florida Mall – 800 to 900 Black Teens Crash Movie Theater, Stores, and Begin Looting… |
Massive Black Mob Causes Mayhem At Florida Mall – 800 to 900 Black Teens Crash Movie Theater, Stores, and Begin Looting… | The Last Refuge
REPORT #1 – OCOEE, Fla. — Orange County deputies are trying to figure out why hundreds of teenagers suddenly rushed into the movie theater at West Oaks Mall in Ocoee Saturday night. Deputies said as many as 900 kids, described as being in middle or high school, attempted to rush the theater at once.
Enemies of the West Find a Friend in Obama
Enemies of the West Find a Friend in Obama | National Review Online
We are in a battle for civilization because the Islamic State, which is darkness and evil personified, hasdeclared war against us — and we in the West and the modernized Orient (Japan, India, Taiwan, and the like) are, despite our flaws, the very repository of civilization.
At the risk of being melodramatic, it must nonetheless be said: We are in a war for civilization itself, and Barack Obama is not on the right side.
They are backwards; we are enlightened.
They are warped; we are well-intentioned.
They are inhuman; we are humane.
They are soul-less; we are desirous, however imperfectly, of a grace beyond our ken.
A national disgrace!!-----Let’s see her e-mails
Let’s see her e-mails | New York Post:
It’s been nearly two years since Lois Lerner planted a question at an American Bar Association gathering to slip in the fact that the IRS had singled out Tea Party groups for special scrutiny.
Still, we do know this.
Contrary to earlier assertions by the IRS, the Lois Lerner e-mails Congress sought were not lost forever.
It’s been nearly two years since Lois Lerner planted a question at an American Bar Association gathering to slip in the fact that the IRS had singled out Tea Party groups for special scrutiny.
Since then, we’ve learned the following:
- We’re not going to get more from Lerner, who invoked the Fifth before Congress.
- We’re not going to get real answers from IRS chief John Koskinen. To the contrary, the only assurance from him that we’re sure he’ll make good on is his recent promise that Americans will get terrible service from the IRS this year.
- We’re not going to get any help from the Justice Department, which has refused to follow up Congress’ finding of contempt against Lerner by referring her case to a grand jury.
Contrary to earlier assertions by the IRS, the Lois Lerner e-mails Congress sought were not lost forever.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), who chairs the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, says authorities have now managed to recover roughly 16,000 Lerner e-mails.
This has led Johnson to send Koskinen a letter in which the senator writes, “I respectfully request your assistance in better understanding the IRS’s document-retention and -production process.”
We prefer the way the senator put it on Fox News: “I smell a rat. I smell a number of rats, and that’s what we are going to get to the bottom of.”
What Key Word Did the White House Leave Out of Its Statement Condemning Denmark Shooting Attack? | TheBlaze.com
What Key Word Did the White House Leave Out of Its Statement Condemning Denmark Shooting Attack? | TheBlaze.com:
"The White House issued a statement following the shooting at a free speech event in Denmark, calling the attack “deplorable” but did not describe it as “terrorist” in nature, unlike Denmark’s prime minister who did use that term.
“The United States condemns today’s deplorable shooting in Copenhagen,” said National Security Council Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan in a statement. “We offer our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased victim, and our thoughts are with those wounded in this attack. We have been in close contact with our Danish counterparts and stand ready to lend any assistance necessary to the investigation.”
The statement was issued after the first shooting in Copenhagen on Saturday but before the killing of a Jewish man at a synagogue in the Danish capital."
"The White House issued a statement following the shooting at a free speech event in Denmark, calling the attack “deplorable” but did not describe it as “terrorist” in nature, unlike Denmark’s prime minister who did use that term.
“The United States condemns today’s deplorable shooting in Copenhagen,” said National Security Council Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan in a statement. “We offer our condolences to the loved ones of the deceased victim, and our thoughts are with those wounded in this attack. We have been in close contact with our Danish counterparts and stand ready to lend any assistance necessary to the investigation.”
The statement was issued after the first shooting in Copenhagen on Saturday but before the killing of a Jewish man at a synagogue in the Danish capital."
And your money keeps rolling in..........Developers get $1 million for Capitol Park Building plan
Developers get $1 million for Capitol Park Building plan:
"The vacant and dilapidated Capitol Park Building in downtown Detroit is a step closer to offering upscale, market-rate apartments.
State development officials approved Friday a $1-million grant to help a trio of developers transform the 11-story building at the corner of Griswold and State into 63 apartments and nearly 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The address is 1145 Griswold.
Plans call for nine studio apartments, 45 one-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units. The units are expected to rent for more than $1.80 per square foot, according to state documents, although final rates haven't been set. The project's planned completion date was not available Friday.
The project, dubbed Capitol Park Lofts, is to involve a total of $22.7 million in investment, including a $6-million state bridge loan and $3.1 million in federal historic tax credits. It gets its name from nearby Capitol Park, once home to Michigan's first state capitol building.
Although leasing rates for apartments and commercial space have been rising in Detroit, redevelopment projects still require significant subsidies to be financially feasible."
State development officials approved Friday a $1-million grant to help a trio of developers transform the 11-story building at the corner of Griswold and State into 63 apartments and nearly 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The address is 1145 Griswold.
Plans call for nine studio apartments, 45 one-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom units. The units are expected to rent for more than $1.80 per square foot, according to state documents, although final rates haven't been set. The project's planned completion date was not available Friday.
The project, dubbed Capitol Park Lofts, is to involve a total of $22.7 million in investment, including a $6-million state bridge loan and $3.1 million in federal historic tax credits. It gets its name from nearby Capitol Park, once home to Michigan's first state capitol building.
Although leasing rates for apartments and commercial space have been rising in Detroit, redevelopment projects still require significant subsidies to be financially feasible."
So the fact that Michigan has one of the highest college-grad emmigration rates means nothing?------ Michigan needs twice as many workers with college degrees by 2020, study says
Sooo, we don't need to focus on jobs?
Just give more money to the Big-Education/Loan Complex?
If we "educate", they will work?
Michigan needs twice as many workers with college degrees by 2020, study says | MLive.com
"LANSING -- Michigan is going to need to almost double the amount of college graduates living in the state by the end of the decade in order to have a competitive, knowledge-based economy, according to a report released Thursday.
Business Leaders for Michigan released their report "Business Leaders' Insights: How Higher Education Can Help Michigan Become a Top Ten State" Thursday morning.
Doug Rothwell, president and chief executive officer of the group, said higher education has a major role in Michigan's economic growth strategy.
According to the report, 34 percent of Michigan residents have a college degree.
Rothwell said that number needs to be closer to 70 percent by 2020 for Michigan to compete.
...By growing Michigan's higher education sector among the top 10 states in the country, the state would see its gross domestic product boosted by $200 million and see 40,000 potential new jobs coming to the state.
..."If you look at the education attainment rate, we're below average. Resources are below average, look at personal income levels, we're below average," Rothwell said.
"The countries and states performing the best have higher levels of education attainment and support.""
Just give more money to the Big-Education/Loan Complex?
If we "educate", they will work?
Michigan needs twice as many workers with college degrees by 2020, study says | MLive.com
"LANSING -- Michigan is going to need to almost double the amount of college graduates living in the state by the end of the decade in order to have a competitive, knowledge-based economy, according to a report released Thursday.
Business Leaders for Michigan released their report "Business Leaders' Insights: How Higher Education Can Help Michigan Become a Top Ten State" Thursday morning.
According to the report, 34 percent of Michigan residents have a college degree.
Rothwell said that number needs to be closer to 70 percent by 2020 for Michigan to compete.
...By growing Michigan's higher education sector among the top 10 states in the country, the state would see its gross domestic product boosted by $200 million and see 40,000 potential new jobs coming to the state.
..."If you look at the education attainment rate, we're below average. Resources are below average, look at personal income levels, we're below average," Rothwell said.
"The countries and states performing the best have higher levels of education attainment and support.""
Death Panels: New 29-Point Checklist Determines if Elderly Person May Die in 30 Days | LifeNews.com
Death Panels: New 29-Point Checklist Determines if Elderly Person May Die in 30 Days | LifeNews.com:
"Killing patients whose perceived utility is declining is not exclusively an American phenomenon. The idea has shaped the healthcare system in the UK for decades, where the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) has been a fixture of end-of-life care.
Unfortunately, however, the LCP has morphed into a utilitarian means of freeing hospital beds and lowering healthcare costs – the unavoidable slippery slope that is presented any time the value of human beings is measured in monetary terms (as socialized healthcare plans do).
"Killing patients whose perceived utility is declining is not exclusively an American phenomenon. The idea has shaped the healthcare system in the UK for decades, where the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) has been a fixture of end-of-life care.
Unfortunately, however, the LCP has morphed into a utilitarian means of freeing hospital beds and lowering healthcare costs – the unavoidable slippery slope that is presented any time the value of human beings is measured in monetary terms (as socialized healthcare plans do).
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