Illegal immigrants might get stimulus jobs, experts say
This is an update to a story I already commented on a week or two ago.
The "update" is that as part of the new stimulus package, the government all but guaranteed employers will not be using E-Verify to establish immigration status.
Why?
They don't have to. It's not a requirement for anyone - whether they are getting "stimulus" dollars or not.
Why did they use our tax dollars to develop this system and then not use it? No stimulus there! It's not as if employers - already benefiting from paying illegal immigrants in an illegal manner, have to pay to use the system. It's FREE!
10 March 2009
08 March 2009
We can't get rid of illegal Hispanics in the US, but...
Mullen offers Mexican update to Obama
... we can discuss with the Mexican government on how WE can send military to assist them with their drug war????
WHAT?
If we don't have enough money to get illegal Mexicans in our country OUT of our country, I am sure not interested in going TO their country to help them with their drug wars. The threat of this problem spilling across the border into the US is way too late...it's already here.
The population of Mexico (July 2008) is: 109,955,400*
The number of illegal immigrants of Mexican origin in the United States is roughly 20,000,000, based on the loose estimates the government provides.
So, draw your own conclusions about how much we, American citizens, are already supporting Mexico - with our tax dollars - against our will. The numbers show we are already feeding, clothing, educating and medicating 1 in 5 Mexicans on the planet.
*Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/mx.html
... we can discuss with the Mexican government on how WE can send military to assist them with their drug war????
WHAT?
If we don't have enough money to get illegal Mexicans in our country OUT of our country, I am sure not interested in going TO their country to help them with their drug wars. The threat of this problem spilling across the border into the US is way too late...it's already here.
The population of Mexico (July 2008) is: 109,955,400*
The number of illegal immigrants of Mexican origin in the United States is roughly 20,000,000, based on the loose estimates the government provides.
So, draw your own conclusions about how much we, American citizens, are already supporting Mexico - with our tax dollars - against our will. The numbers show we are already feeding, clothing, educating and medicating 1 in 5 Mexicans on the planet.
*Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/mx.html
06 March 2009
I want my mortgage reduced too!
House passes bill to let judges rewrite mortgages
This is just a really bad move.
Once again, those who mismanaged their lives will be gifted and those who DID manage their lives will be...expected to gift those who erred.
This makes no sense and will not solve the underlying problems. It is a gratuitous gift and I don't feel like footing the bill...again.
This should scare everyone but it will get lost in the weeds of this entire mortgage issue.
Once again, a credit/lending based organization is getting their hands in the bankruptcy process. They lobbied for ten years to restrict bankruptcy protection which they finally got a couple years ago. Now, they want the ability to decide whether or not someone has jumped enough hoops to be allowed certain bankruptcy protections. These are supposed to be ours, by law.
I don't see much of this happening to Mr. Madoff.
I stick behind my prior post.
Nothing but worse and worse news for those of us who have lived frugally. We will get none of the benefits and all the costs of this mortgage nightmare our government regulators allowed to happen.
This is just a really bad move.
Once again, those who mismanaged their lives will be gifted and those who DID manage their lives will be...expected to gift those who erred.
- Allows bankruptcy judges to make changes on existing loans only, not future ones. Changes could include reducing the principal or interest rate, as well as extending the length of the loan. They could lower the interest rate to as low as 2%.
This makes no sense and will not solve the underlying problems. It is a gratuitous gift and I don't feel like footing the bill...again.
- The goal behind these measures is to ensure homeowners have sought other ways to get relief before turning to bankruptcy. The bill also protects lenders from lawsuits for reasonable loan modifications
This should scare everyone but it will get lost in the weeds of this entire mortgage issue.
Once again, a credit/lending based organization is getting their hands in the bankruptcy process. They lobbied for ten years to restrict bankruptcy protection which they finally got a couple years ago. Now, they want the ability to decide whether or not someone has jumped enough hoops to be allowed certain bankruptcy protections. These are supposed to be ours, by law.
I don't see much of this happening to Mr. Madoff.
I stick behind my prior post.
Nothing but worse and worse news for those of us who have lived frugally. We will get none of the benefits and all the costs of this mortgage nightmare our government regulators allowed to happen.
04 March 2009
Blackwater/XE still not out of business...
Blackwater founder, CEO resigns
Change their business name, CEO resigns...but they are still in business. All we need is to hear about a few WMDs hidden somewhere and they will be right back in the game.
These people need to be permanently barred from government contracting.
Change their business name, CEO resigns...but they are still in business. All we need is to hear about a few WMDs hidden somewhere and they will be right back in the game.
These people need to be permanently barred from government contracting.
Finally, some good news from the White House
Obama overturns Bush endangered species rule
What a relief to know that Bush & Co are gone. Too bad the "clean-up" of their debris will take a lot longer....
What a relief to know that Bush & Co are gone. Too bad the "clean-up" of their debris will take a lot longer....
Whoopee...snow in North Carolina!
In March...
I LOVE snow!!!
I like making little snowballs with my feet. Can't wait to get out for a real run in this stuff. Thank God I don't have to drive. North Carolina snow driving can be a bit weird...few humans seem to know how to do it!
03 March 2009
Oil sharks and paybacks...
Oil company cutbacks may raise gas prices down the road
Very funny..."down the road"
Actually, none of this is funny. The following sentence reveals a lot about the thinking in the oil industry:
"But the oil industry is quietly sowing the seeds for a sharp run-up in gas prices once demand recovers. "
I hope all the uninformed who were chanting, "Drill baby, drill" take note.
What to do now is to make sure there is no recovery in demand. This is the control American consumers rarely take advantage of in time to prevent what we lived through last year. Do it now - exert some control over this out-of-control market.
"We just don't see any reason to accelerate production in a very low-price environment," says Vince White, Devon's senior vice president of investor relations."
They are cutting back exploration and development because they don't think they will make enough money!
These are the same companies who spent millions of dollars lobbying Bush & Co to get them NEW oil leases...now they are doing less with what they already had?
I'm not sure how anyone can not see the blatant greed in this industry.
Permanently destroying our coastlines to benefit companies with this ideology makes no sense to anyone who has any. The self-interest of the industry is clear.
Very funny..."down the road"
Actually, none of this is funny. The following sentence reveals a lot about the thinking in the oil industry:
"But the oil industry is quietly sowing the seeds for a sharp run-up in gas prices once demand recovers. "
I hope all the uninformed who were chanting, "Drill baby, drill" take note.
What to do now is to make sure there is no recovery in demand. This is the control American consumers rarely take advantage of in time to prevent what we lived through last year. Do it now - exert some control over this out-of-control market.
"We just don't see any reason to accelerate production in a very low-price environment," says Vince White, Devon's senior vice president of investor relations."
They are cutting back exploration and development because they don't think they will make enough money!
These are the same companies who spent millions of dollars lobbying Bush & Co to get them NEW oil leases...now they are doing less with what they already had?
I'm not sure how anyone can not see the blatant greed in this industry.
Permanently destroying our coastlines to benefit companies with this ideology makes no sense to anyone who has any. The self-interest of the industry is clear.
01 March 2009
Can Hendrick give Martin a decent engine?
Two out of three races so far this NASCAR season, Mark Martin has ended up in the garage with a blown engine.
Mark Martin is known for being able to take care of the engine and the tires during races. So Rick Hendrick, what is the problem????
FIND IT AND FIX IT...you're wasting Martin's season otherwise...and his fans are NOT happy...
Mark Martin is known for being able to take care of the engine and the tires during races. So Rick Hendrick, what is the problem????
FIND IT AND FIX IT...you're wasting Martin's season otherwise...and his fans are NOT happy...
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