Manifesto Two

BUDGET DEFICITS?

WHAT SOLUTIONS ARE THERE?

THEN THERE’S THE ISSUE WITH THE ECONOMY HERE IN OREGON. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROBLEM? WHAT EXACTLY ARE OUR ASSETS?

FOR ONE THING COASTLINE–LOTS AND LOTS OF COASTLINE. LOTS AND LOTS OF COASTLINE FOR CARGO VESSELS, FOR BOTH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

VERY MILD WINTERS, VERY MILD CLIMATES AND A SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN BOTH HEATING AND COOLING COSTS.

???PORTS FOR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS – LESSENING THE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR. A READY AND WILLING LABOR POOL. (IF THEY ARE NOT TRAINED THEN WE SHOULD TRAIN THEM!)

TAX-FREE BUSINESS ZONES AND READY AND WAITING INFRASTRUCTURE, CLEAN AIR AND WATER, A LACK OF CONGESTION REGARDING RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS ZONES.

RV LOCATIONS–EXCELLENT AREAS FOR THOSE OF RETIREMENT AGE. HOPEFULLY FOR EVEN MORE RV PARKS TO COME.

BEAUTIFUL STATE-RUN PARKS. PERFECT LOCATIONS FOR UPPER CLASS RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES.

BEAUTIFUL BEACHES! (LOTS!)

FISHING AND HUNTING, MUSHROOMING FOR THOSE WHO WATO GET OUT INTO WILDERNESS AREAS WHILE MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA INCOME. A COMPARABLY LOW CRIME RATE.

NO SALES TAX.

RELATIVELY GOOD PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (K-12). COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND A UNIVERSITY.

GREAT CAMPING FREE OF CHARGE (ALSO FOR A FEE), HIKING, SWIMMING, AND AGAIN, FISHING AND HUNTING.

SHOPPING MALLS, RELATIVELY LOW RENT, AND HIGH AVAILABILITY.

WELL MAINTAINED ROADS AND AND ZERO SALES TAX

THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF POT FOR MEDICAL USE.

GOOD-NATURED POLITICIANS BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, WHO WILL DO WHAT THEY CAN TO AID YOU IN YOUR PROBLEMS. POLITICIANS WHO ARE IN TOUCH WITH THEIR CONSTITUENCY. RIGHT OR WRONG, THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE AS ARE THE PEOPLE FOR THE MOST PART: YOUR FRIENDS

–YOUR NEIGHBORS, ACQUAINTANCES.

I WOULD BUILD A FANTASTIC GOLF COURSE (IF WE HAVEN’T ALREADY) THAT WOULD ATTRACT THE PROS. I WOULD BUILD A WORLD-CLASS ZOO (IN EUGENE) TO ATTRACT TOURISTS.

31) IN ADDITION, IF YOU’RE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND YOU’RE TEACHING AUTO MECHANICS, I WOULD OPEN A REPAIR SHOP. IF YOU’RE TEACHING ELECTRONICS I WOULD REPAIR T.V.’S, COMPUTERS, STEREOS AND SO ON.

IF YOU’RE A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES MEDICINE, NATURALLY YOU OPEN A HOSPITAL AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS–HOPEFULLY YOU MIGHT EVEN ADOPT THE U.S. MILITARY APPROACH TO HAVE MEDICS WORKING ALONGSIDE NURSE PRACTITIONERS.

ON THE ISSUE OF ADMINISTRATION I SUGGEST THAT EVERYONE OUT THERE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO SEVERAL MAIN FRAMES. SENIOR AND DISABLED SERVICES, WELFARE, SECTION 8 AND H.U.D., LANE COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OREGON.

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, WHITE BIRD, COUNTY JAIL, STATE PRISONS, COURTHOUSE, THE LOCAL CONSTABULARY, FBI, CIA, I.N.S. AND OVERSEAS FACILITIES SHOULD EACH SHARE DATA.

I SUGGEST LOTS OF REDUNDANCE OF MULTIPLE ROUTES ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB, SEVERAL MAINFRAMES AND EXCELLENT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. IF IT’S DONE PROPERLY YOU’LL NEED FAR FEWER EMPLOYEES AND YOU’LL HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT IS FAR MORE EFFICIENT, SO THE BAD GUYS ARE FAR LESS LIKELY TO GET AWAY. PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE VIOLENT AND A MASSIVE GROUP WHO ARE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS

THIS IS HOW I WOULD HANDLE THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLS:

1) QUALITY PAINT OR SEALER INSIDE AND OUT.

2) INSTALL A FIFTY-YEAR ROOF.

3) INSTALL INSULATION ON THE ROOF AS WELL TO INCREASE THE “R” RATING.

4) WHEN ABLE, USE NON-VIOLENT PRISONERS AND/OR THE HOMELESS FOR JANITORIAL, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.

5) USE RETIRED TEACHERS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO AID IN THE TEACHING PROCESS.

6) USE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WILLING TO PAINT, TO LANDSCAPE, TO DO JANITORIAL.

7) IT IS MY BELIEF THAT WHILE OVERSHADOWED BY A NEED FOR TEACHERS – THAT THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT TO TEACH GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE SHOULD BE AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE. OF COURSE, PRECEDED BY A RIGOROUS EXAM.

8) CLOSE BASES OVERSEAS AND BRING OUR TROOPS HOME TO TOUGH NEIGHBORHOODS WHO NOT ONLY NEED MORE POLICING BUT ALSO CLINICS TO CONTEND WITH THEIR SICK AS WELL AS PRENATAL CARE – ONCE AGAIN UTILIZING THE MILITARY’S USE OF MEDICS.

(IÕM REPEATING MYSELF FOR EMPHASIS!)

1)ON THE ISSUE OF EDUCATION (VOUCHERS ASIDE) I BELIEVE ALL STUDENTS IN K-12 SHOULD GO TO SCHOOL AT LEAST 250 DAYS PER YEAR (RATHER THAN THE PRESENT 160 OR SO.). THE GOAL BEING BY THE TIME THEY EXIT 12TH GRADE THEY CAN HAVE AN ASSOCIATES OR A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ANYTHING FROM CRIMINOLOGY TO PSYCHOLOGY, FROM SOCIOLOGY TO POLITICAL SCIENCE.

I’M NOT FINISHED. IF YOU REJECT THAT IDEA THAN MAYBE YOU CAN APPROVE THIS: HOW DO YOU RAISE MONEY TO FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL K-12? BY WORKING OUT A DEAL WITH THE MILITARY–SO MANY DOLLARS IN RETURN FOR A FOUR OR SIX YEAR ENLISTMENT TO BEGIN AFTER GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. WITH A GUARANTEE OF SO MANY DOLLARS TO GO TO COLLEGE. TRUST ME, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND. GRANTS, GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS AND ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES MILITARY AND MONEY RAISED THROUGH GENTRIFICATION – THROUGH THE SALE OF RENOVATED BUILDINGS. AND THE TAXATION OF LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION AND GAMBLING AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF A CONSUMPTION TAX AND EITHER ROUTE YOU TAKE – FOLLOWING TWELVE YEARS OF SCHOOLING, WILL RESULT IN AN ASSOCIATES OR BACHELORÕS DEGREE! A FOURTH DEGREE BLACK BELT. AS WELL AS HIGH QUALITY MILITARY PERSONNEL ( HOPEFULLY ALL IN TIMES OF PEACE!).

CRIME AND WELFARE

1)ONCE AGAIN, AT THE RISK OF REPEATING MYSELF, I WOULD BEGIN WITH DRACONIAN LAWS THAT WOULD STEER PEOPLE AWAY FROM MY STATE. ONE STRIKE YOU’RE OUT FOR VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND A DEBT TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM, THE COURTS, LOCAL CONSTABULARY AS WELL AS COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS.

2) NOW WE AGAIN LOOK AT WELFARE RECIPIENTS, THE HOMELESS–FOR THESE PEOPLE I WOULD GUARANTEE THEM SECOND OPPORTUNITY AT AIRPORT SECURITY POSITIONS, ROAD CREWS, THE NATIONAL GUARD AND “THE DOMESTIC PEACE CORPS.” (DISCHARGED VETERANS WOULD RECEIVE FIRST CRACK AT AVAILABLE HIGH-PAYING JOBS!) IN ADDITION WELFARE RECIPIENTS WITH CHILDREN WOULD RECEIVE TRAINING SO THAT THEY COULD WORK IN NURSERIES FOUR HOURS PER DAY, FIVE DAYS PER WEEK–GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH THEIR CHILDREN IN NURSERIES OR PERHAPS EVEN GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX.

IN ADDITION, AS I SAID BEFORE, THOSE CONVICTED OF A FELONY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK THEIR DEBT BY WORKING EIGHT TO TEN HOURS PER DAY, SIX DAYS PER WEEK IN FACTORIES–PERHAPS TEXTILES (IN AREAS THAT WOULD NOT COMPETE WITH FACTORY JOBS HERE IN THE U.S.). SO IN ESSENCE WE WOULD BE COMPETING WITH CHINA, INDIA, VIETNAM AND MEXICO. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE MILITARY AND POLICE. MANY JOBS WOULD BE CREATED THROUGH THEIR PRESENCE.

THEN THERE’S THE PROPHYLACTIC APPROACH

2) A. THE ELDERLY

B. THE YOUNG

WELL, WHERE SHOULD I BEGIN? WHAT I WOULD DO WITH THE ELDERLY IS I WOULD GIVE SIGNIFICANT TAX BREAKS TO THOSE WHO ATTEND HEALTH CLUBS, WHO PRACTICE TAI CHI, YOGA, OR EVEN KARATE. I WOULD EVEN BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE AND MEDICATION.

THE GOAL WOULD BE TO LEARN FROM THE CHINESE USING TAI CHI, ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBS COMBINED WITH WESTERN MEDICINE; RICE, VEGETABLES AND LOTS OF FISH!

THE INTENDED ACHIEVEMENTS BEING LONG-TERM HEALTH WHILE AVOIDING THE GRADUAL DECLINE IN HEALTH WE SO OFTEN ENCOUNTER. LET’S TURN THE ELDERLY INTO HEALTH NUTS. LET’S GIVE THEM INCENTIVE TO EXERCISE, TO EAT PROPERLY, TO EMBRACE THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TOWARDS HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE SUCH AS TAX BREAKS AND FREE HEALTH CARE!.

LET’S LEARN FROM JACK LALAINE AND HIS APPROACH TO GOOD HEALTH.

MORE ON THE PROPHYLACTIC APPROACH:

3) AS FAR AS THE YOUNG ARE CONCERNED LET’S START THEM EARLY IN GRADE SCHOOL WITH KARATE, JUDO,YOGA OR TAI CHI AS A MANDATORY PART OF THEIR CURRICULA! LET’S GET THEM INTERESTED IN AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS, GOOD NUTRITION, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HERBS AND ACUPUNCTURE, WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING THEM OUT OF GANGS AND AWAY FROM DRUGS AND PROMISCUITY. KEEPING IN MIND THAT THOSE WHO EMBRACE THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH CAN AND SHOULD RECEIVE GRANTS TOWARDS COLLEGE AND PERHAPS AS I HAVE STATED IN THE PAST, TUITION THAT COMES FROM THE MILITARY FOLLOWING A FOUR TO SIX YEAR ENLISTMENT.

IN ADDITION TO MARTIAL ARTS FOR THE YOUNG AND ÒOLDÓ I WOULD KEEP THEM SEPARATED BY GENDER. I WOULD GIVE THEM UNIFORMS TO GET RID OF GANG COLORS AS WELL AS THE EMBARRASSMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR, IMPOVERISHED. (AS I SAID BEFORE) EXTEND THE SCHOOL DAY TO SEVEN HOURS, SIX DAYS PER WEEK, TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TO THREE HUNDRED DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR–INCLUDING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND I TRULY BELIEVE (WITH THE RIGHT CURRICULA) WE WILL HAVE YOUNG ADULTS WHO WILL BE READY TO PURSUE THEIR MASTER’S DEGREE, A FOUR OR SIX YEAR ENLISTMENT IN THE MILITARY (WHICH BY THEN WILL HOPEFULLY BE NO LONGER AT WAR!), WHO WILL BE READY FOR THE JOB MARKET–ALL OF WHOM (MOST OF WHOM) WILL BE DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE. TEACH THEM HOW TO PROBLEM SOLVE, HOW TO COMMUNICATE, HOW TO CHOOSE A MATE IF SO DESIRED, HOW TO COMPROMISE IN A MARRIAGE OR RELATIONSHIP, HOW TO HOLD A FRIENDSHIP OR MARRIAGE TOGETHER; HOW TO RAISE CHILDREN, HOW TO TACKLE LIFE’S PROBLEMS–OF COURSE ALONG WITH ALL OF THE MATH AND SCIENCE THEY CAN HANDLE. KEEPING IN MIND NOT EVERYONE IS COMPETENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE. DONÕT DESTROY THEIR FUTURE BY MAKING MATH AND SCIENCE MANDATORY. DOCTORS DONÕT NEED MATH. ATTORNEYS DONÕT NEED MATH. SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND CRIMINOLOGISTS DONÕT NEED MATH.

AND AT GRADUATION FROM K-12 YOU’LL HAVE A YOUNG ADULT WHO IS READY TO TAKE ON LIFE, MARRIAGE, FATHERHOOD OR MOTHERHOOD, TO HOLD A JOB OR TO PROGRESS IN SCHOOL OR IN THE MILITARY.

.. IF YOU’RE COSTING THE STATE MONEY IN HEALTH CARE COSTS BECAUSE YOU SMOKE, DRINK, DRUG AND/OR ARE OBESE, YOU SHOULD PAY MORE IN TAXES. IF YOU’RE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR THE LOCAL CONSTABULARY YOU TOO, SHOULD BE FINED IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE COST OF PROCESSING AND INCARCERATION. IF YOU, THROUGH NEGLIGENCE, START A FIRE IT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY YOUR HOMEOWNER POLICY. IF YOU ARE ELDERLY AND HAVE GIVEN UP ON MAINTAINING YOUR WEIGHT AND HEALTH THROUGH NEGLECT OF EXERCISE AND/OR DIET–YOU TOO SHOULD BE PAYING MORE IN TAXES. TAX THOSE WHO DESERVE TO BE TAXED AND COMPENSATE THOSE WHO ARE CONSCIENTIOUS, LAW ABIDING, HEALTHFUL–WHO PULL THEIR WEIGHT, WHO ARE A BENEFIT TO SOCIETY.

LOWER THEIR INSURANCE PREMIUMS AS WELL:

TO TAKE THIS SIMPLE PROPOSITION A BIT FURTHER THOSE WHO ARE CARELESS DRIVERS, WHO SPEED AND/OR GET INTO FREQUENT ACCIDENTS SHOULD PAY WAY MORE IN THEIR INSURANCE PREMIUMS.PERHAPS THEY SHOULD LOSE THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE – PERIOD! AS SUCH THOSE WHO ARE GOOD DRIVERS SHOULD PAY A CONSIDERABLY REDUCED PREMIUM. THIS APPROACH IS SIMPLY LOGICAL AND REASONABLE.

THEN THERE’S THE INTERNET–AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OREGON’S GOODS–FROM HIGH QUALITY TEXTILES TO OREGON WINE AND BEER. FROM SCULPTURES TO CLAY POTS TO WATER COLOR AND OIL BASE PAINTINGS. FROM CLOTHING MADE OF HEMP TO TOFU AND VEGETARIAN CUISINE. AND ALL OF IT FREE FROM SALES TAX.

SO I SUPPOSE EVEN LARGE ITEMS SUCH AS MOBILE HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, CARS, TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES. AND DON’T FORGET OUR BEACH FRONT AND SKI RESORTS–ALL THE SEAFOOD YOU CAN EAT WITH LODGING THAT’S AFFORDABLE, AS WELL AS VACANCIES IN TAX-FREE BUSINESS ZONES.

AND THEY TOO, ARE ON THE INTERNET AT: WWW.OREGON.COM. THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO IS SEEKING A WEBSITE. SO? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

ONE FINAL THOUGHT TO THE CREDIBILITY OF THOSE WHO ARE IN OR RUNNING FOR A PARTICULAR OFFICE.

IF ALL THEY HAVE FOCUSED ON IS TURNING A PROFIT IN THE PAST, I WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO BACK HIM OR HER IN HIS OR HER POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LATE,GREAT PAUL NEWMAN AND NEWMAN’S OWN PRODUCTS

–ALL OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITIES. SO IF HE HAD TAKEN THAT STEP FORWARD AS A POLITICAL CANDIDATE–IF WE HAD HAD MUCH IN COMMON–HE WOULD HAVE HAD MY VOTE AND WITH CONFIDENCE.

TED TURNER IS THE VERY SAME THING. TED TURNER HAS DONATED OVER TWO BILLION DOLLARS OVER TEN YEARS TOWARDS THE UNITED NATIONS–ASSUMING WE WERE IN AGREEMENT ON MOST ISSUES HE WOULD MOST DEFINITELY HAVE MY SUPPORT.

DID JIMMY CARTER PURSUE MONEY ONCE HE LEFT OFFICE? THE ANSWER IS–NOT AT ALL. SO IN MY VIEW IT’S EASY TO ASSESS HIS TRUE NATURE. PAUL NEWMAN, TED TURNER, JIMMY CARTER AND A HANDFUL OF OTHERS ARE NO DOUBT PHILANTHROPISTS, HUMANITARIANS. THEY PUT PEOPLE FIRST–EVEN BEFORE PROFIT. AS SUCH THEY WILL BE BLESSED BY GOD. FORGIVE ME FOR MY ARROGANCE, BUT FOR THAT I AM CERTAIN!

ON THE ISSUE OF BRINGING IN NEW RESIDENTS–WHAT I WOULD FIRST DO IS TO DESIGN A HIGH END SUPER HOUSE REPLETE WITH SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS LAYERED LAMINATED GLASS AND HEAVY DUTY STEEL DOORS WITH HIGH TECH LOCKS, FIRE, THEFT, AND FLOOD–ALARM SYSTEMS, A BUILT-IN SAFETY ROOM REPLETE WITH THICK CONCRETE REINFORCED WALLS, AND A VAULT STYLE DOOR. IN THE HOUSE THERE WOULD BE A SAUNA AND JACUZZI, A WINE CELLAR AND A HUGE ATRIUM WITH FLOWER PLANTS AND DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. WITH AN INDOOR POND AND WATERFALL, CATHEDRAL CEILING AND WIDE OPEN SPACES (A NOTICEABLE ABSENCE OF PARTITIONS) WITH A CANTILEVERED UPPER DECK AND A GLASS PERIMETER THAT OPENS TO AN EXTERIOR DECK WITH BUILT-IN PLANTERS, A STONE BARBECUE, AND A WET BAR.

THE GOAL OF WHICH WOULD BE TO MINIMIZE WOOD IN ITS STRUCTURE ONLY USING IT AS TRIM OR IN SHELVING FOR THE LIBRARY.

CONCRETE AND REBAR WITH MESH WOULD MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF STRUCTURE–MAKING A BUILDING THAT IS FIRE, FLOOD, TERMITE RESISTANT, THAT CAN ALSO RESIST VERY STRONG WINDS. ON THE INTERIOR THERE WOULD BE AN AREA FOR A GYM/WEIGHT ROOM AND IF WE’RE AMBITIOUS ENOUGH, A SMALL AND/OR MODEST LAP POOL. THE GOAL BEING AN UPPER CLASS HOUSING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY THAT IS, IF FEASIBLE, ON OR NEAR THE SHORELINE WITH PATROLLING SECURITY GUARDS WITH CLUB HOUSE, PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, EXERCISE ROOMS, SAUNA AND JACUZZI, POOL TABLES, PING PONG TABLES AND A FIVE-STAR RESTAURANT, GROCERY STORE, CLEANERS, A HEALTH CLINIC STAFFED WITH A NURSE PRACTITIONER–EACH WITH DELIVERY SERVICE OR HOUSE CALLS.

THE GOAL WOULD BE NOT ONE, BUT DOZENS LOCATED ALONG THE COAST. I HAVE THE IDEA–WHO AMONG YOU HAS THE CAPITAL FOR INVESTMENT?

AND ASSUMING IT WILL NOT PUT A STRAIN ON ALREADY EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST MIDDLE CLASS HOUSING COMMUNITIES–WITH THE “VOLKSWAGEN OF HOUSES” MADE UP OF CONCRETE, REBAR AND MESH–(DOME SHAPED) SURROUNDED BY DIRT OR BUILT INTO A HILLSIDE – TO INCREASE R-RATING AS WELL AS HELPING TO MAKE IT RESISTANT TO FLOOD, FIRE, WIND AND TERMITES, EARTHQUAKES OR TORNADOES. . WITH A SAUNA AND JACUZZI, A CATHEDRAL CEILING AND WIDE OPEN SPACES. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, SAFETY GLASS STEEL DOORS WITH SOPHISTICATED LOCKS, ALL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF AN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL, SHOPPING MALL, GROCERY STORE, HOSPITAL OR CLINIC.

ON THE ISSUE OF TAXES, TAX CUTS AND THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF A LIVING WAGE

(HOW IT WILL AFFECT OUR ECONOMY IN OREGON)

1) TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH WILL WORK BUT ONLY UP TO A DEGREE. BUT TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS ONLY HAS MARGINAL RESULTS.

2) TAX CUTS FOR THE POOR TOO, WILL STIMULATE THE ECONOMY TO A DEGREE AS WELL.

BUT WHAT OUR GOAL SHOULD BE IS TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THOSE AT THE BOTTOM. SO THAT THOSE AMONG THE WORKING CLASS CAN SUDDENLY FINANCE THAT CAR OR EVEN QUITE POSSIBLY A HOUSE. SO WHAT ROUTE, WHICH ROUTE WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN GROWING OUR ECONOMY?

THE ANSWER IS TO LOWER THE TAXES ON THE WORKING POOR–FEDERAL AND STATE.

NOW IF YOU APPLY THIS POLICY OR APPROACH BY CUTTING STATE TAXES–YOU CAN GIVE ELDERLY RETIREES MORE INCENTIVE TO MOVE TO OREGON, ALL THE WHILE EXPANDING THE ECONOMY.

ABOVE ALL–OUT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT I CAN SUGGEST IS FREE STATE AND FEDERAL LAND FOR HOMESTEADING. FREE LAND, FREE TREES, FREE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THESE NEW LAND OWNERS STARTED BY DIGGING WELLS AND INSTALLING PUMPS; BY RUNNING ELECTRICITY; BY DOING PERCOLATION TESTS FOR LEACHING FIELDS. YOU TELL ME JUST HOW IT WILL AFFECT STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMY. MOBILE HOME PURCHASES, RV’S, HOUSING STARTS, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, DO IT YOURSELFERS. LOTS AND LOTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH. LOTS AND LOTS OF HAPPY CUSTOMERS.

ALWAYS KEEPING IN MIND THAT EVERY YEAR WE LOSE ELEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO ARE MURDERED AND TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO ARE WOUNDED BY WAY OF HANDGUNS. THE FACT IS, IF WE WERE LOSING TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE DUE TO TERRORISM I BELIEVE OUR PURSUIT FOR THE BAD GUY WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE AGGRESSIVE. THE SAME GOES FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST IN VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS. AND TENS OF THOUSANDS FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. IRONICALLY BOTH PROBLEMS CAN BE ADDRESSED ADEQUATELY.

FIRST OF ALL, AS I STATED BEFORE, BRING MOST OF OUR TROOPS HOME TO BASES THROUGHOUT THE SLUMS AND BARRIOS. HAVE THEM PATROL THE STREETS. THAT ACT ALONE WILL REDUCE THE WORLD’S VIEW THAT WE ARE HEGEMONIC, IN NATURE.

6) AND WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THE POWER VACUUM THAT RESULTS? HAND IT OVER TO THE COALITION OF UNITED NATIONS (COUN)–AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS ALL-INCLUSIVE ASSUMING THAT EVERYONE ADHERES TO CERTAIN PRECEPTS. SUCH AS THAT THEY WILL NOT DEVELOP OR ACQUIRE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THAT THEY WILL EMBRACE DEMOCRATIC IDEALS, ANTI-POLLUTION TECHNOLOGIES, POPULATION CONTROLS AND EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW, AND A MAXIMUM WAGE PAID TO ITS CITIZENRY THAT WILL CREATE A CONSUMER; SOON TO BE FOLLOWED BY DEMAND AND SUPPLY--THEREBY GETTING THE ECONOMIC BALL ROLLING ALONG AND REDUCING THE SPREAD OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. SO THE VERY POLICY THAT WILL HELP US TAKE BACK THE STREETS–ROTATING MILITARY PERSONNEL TO PATROL THE STREETS SHOULD EASE TENSIONS BETWEEN US. SO IF THEY–THE BAD GUYS–BELIEVE THEY WON SO WHAT? LET’S TAKE BACK THE STREETS AND GET THE COALITION OF UNITED NATIONS ON BOARD (COUN)– -LET THEM BE THE STABILIZING FACTOR AROUND THE WORLD–PERMITTING AMERICA TO FOCUS ON THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS EVERY YEAR DUE TO GUN FIRE; DUE TO INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ON THEIR CARS; DUE TO AN ABSENCE OF RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN HOMES; DUE TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. LET’S SAVE LIVES.

WHY NOT USE NASA’S ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION JET? TO BENEFIT TAX PAYERS? A JET THAT COULD EVEN BRING “EARTHLINGS” TO COLONIES ON THE MOON. WHY IS IT YOU HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM WITH USING PUBLIC INVESTMENT TO MAKE PUBLIC MONEY OR PROFIT? THE U.S. POST OFFICE DOES IT. AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT “WE” INVEST IN PHARMACEUTICALS, ONLY TO HAND THE DEVELOPED PRODUCT OVER TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION ONCE WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR OBJECTIVE. WHAT’S WRONG WITH COMPENSATING U.S. TAXPAYERS WITH THE GOAL OF ALLEVIATING THE TAX BURDEN? I MEAN WHO IS IT WHO WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION?

IT IS MY BELIEF THAT ONE DAY SOON WE WILL COLONIZE THE MOON. WHO WILL FUND IT AND HOW WILL YOU MAINTAIN THE COST IT TAKES TO KEEP IT GOING?

WILL WE LAUNCH SATELLITES FOR FRIENDLY COUNTRIES? AND CAN YOU POSSIBLY FATHOM SITTING INSIDE A PLEXIGLASS DOME–LOOKING OUT ONTO THE LUNAR LANDSCAPE AND THE STARS–SITTING IN A JACUZZI OR SAUNA, EATING AN EXOTIC GOURMET MEAL? SITTING IN A HUGE ATRIUM FILLED WITH EXOTIC PLANTS AND WATERFALLS?

AND WHILE WEÕRE DISCUSSING THE RICH, HOW MANY BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO ENDURE POVERTY OR TRAVAIL ARE SIMPLY LAZY AND THAT THEREFORE THEIR CONDITION IS CONDIGNED OR RETRIBUTIVE?

I SUPPOSE IT’S ALSO RELATIVE, SINCE I VIEW THE MAN WHOSE LIFESTYLE IS CHANGED DUE TO HIS DONATION AS QUITE SUPERIOR TO THE RICH MAN WHO DONATES .001% OF HIS WEALTH, EVEN THOUGH THE QUANTITY MAY VERY WELL DWARF WHAT THE POOR MAN DONATED.

IT’S MY BELIEF THAT TRUE GIVING (LARGESS) IS WHEN YOU GIVE AND IT DEPRIVES YOU OF SOMETHING. SO THE RICH MAN WHO DONATES HUGE SUMS OF MONEY IN THE ABSENCE OF INCONVENIENCE OR HEART SHIP PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE POOR MAN WHO DEPRIVES HIMSELF OF NECESSITIES.

WHAT I CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER IS HOW MUCH GREED IS ACTUALLY MAINTAINED DUE TO FEELINGS OF INSECURITY? FOR THERE WAS A TIME LONG AGO WHERE THE COMMUNITY SHARED EVERYTHING AND EGALITARIANISM WAS A WAY OF LIFE. SO WE’VE GONE FROM EQUAL SHARING, TO STONES AND BEADS AND BOVINES, PIGS AND OTHER ANIMALS, NOT TO FORGET HUMAN BEINGS.

SO HOW MUCH IS GREED INSECURITY AND HOW MUCH IS GREED INTRINSIC? IS ALTRUISM LEARNED WHEN CHILDREN OBSERVE GENEROUS PARENTS? WHEN DO WE AS ADULTS WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL VIE FOR ACQUISITIONS OVER AID TO THE IMPOVERISHED OR AFFLICTED?

TO ME, ONCE AGAIN, THE KEY IS A BELIEF THAT POVERTY OR ILL FORTUNE IS COMPENSATORY – BUT HOW DOES THAT PLAY OUT WHEN DEALING WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE SICK AND COMBATING A LETHAL DISEASE? IS IT THEIR FAULT? (OF COURSE NOT.)

SO WHY IS IT THAT PERFECTLY NORMAL PEOPLE CHOOSE (RATHER THAN TO AID A CHILDREN’S CHARITY) TO PURCHASE LUXURY ITEMS SUCH AS YACHTS, MANSIONS, EXPENSIVE WINE AND CIGARS AND SO FORTH! THE FACT IS DECENT WELL-TO-DO INDIVIDUALS MAKE THIS DECISION EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND WHO LOSES OUT?

THE CHILDREN, THE INFIRMED, THE IMPOVERISHED, THE OPPRESSED. AND WHAT DO YOU GET? I SUPPOSE TO SOME OF YOU – THAT IT FILLS THAT PERVASIVE VOID MOST OF US ENCOUNTER THROUGHOUT LIFE. THEN THERE’S THE ATHEIST AMONG YOU. ARE YOU ABLE TO BE REACHED THROUGH REASON? ARE YOU CAPABLE OF FEELING COMPASSION OR EMPATHY? AND WHAT EXACTLY MOTIVATES YOU WHEN YOU’RE GENEROUS? THERE ARE NO THREATS OF ETERNAL DAMNATION. PERHAPS YOU ARE A NIHILIST, AN ATHEIST OR POSSIBLY A HUMANITARIAN. IF SO, WHY? AND HOW DO WE REACH OTHERS WHO HAVE YOUR MIND SET? WHICH MIGHT I INQUIRE WOULD GIVE YOU MORE ENJOYMENT–SENDING A BOY TO COLLEGE OR PURCHASING A ROLLS ROYCE? AND WHY? DO YOU LIKE PEOPLE OR ARE YOU MISANTHROPIC? BECAUSE I TOO FIND IT HARD ON OCCASIONS TO LIKE MY FELLOW MAN. NEVERTHELESS I WOULD BE INCLINED TO HELP. WHY? BECAUSE IT FEELS GOOD AND IT’S LONG LASTING. AND PERHAPS THE KIND GESTURE TO PUT SOMEONE THROUGH SCHOOL CAN BRING ABOUT ANOTHER FINE GESTURE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE EFFECT ON OUR NATION IF THOSE WHO WERE FINANCIALLY ABLE, PUT A TOTAL STRANGER THROUGH SCHOOL ONLY TO HAVE HIM OR HER RECIPROCATE UPON GRADUATION AND ONCE HE OR SHE IS SETTLED-IN AND EMPLOYED?!

ME, I WOULD PREFER TO ASSIST SOMEONE WHO IS NOT BRILLIANT. (HE OR SHE CAN MAKE HIS OR HER WAY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS). BUT I WOULD BE INCLINED TO HELP THAT SINGLE MOM WHO HAS DREAMS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF HER CHILDREN. I CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE ENJOYABLE WHETHER YOU’RE AN ATHEIST, AN AGNOSTIC, OR RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALIST.

9) FINALLY, GENEROSITY SHOWS MATURITY. IT’S SIMPLY NICE TO SHARE. GOD APPROVES OF IT. AND IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT IT’S HIS (GOD’S) MONEY. IF YOU’RE AN ATHEIST OR SIMPLY DON’T GIVE A DAMN–KEEP IN MIND YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU. AND BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT LIFE OR TO OBLIVION FOR THAT MATTER, WOULDN’T YOU RATHER SEE YOUR MONEY DO SOME GOOD FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL INNOCENT CHILDREN WHO HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A RATHER INEQUITABLE DILEMMA? IT CAN BRING NEW MEANING TO A LIFE THAT WAS ONCE SELF-ABSORBED AND EGOCENTRIC. IT CAN FUND THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OR GIVE YOUNG INNOCENT CHILDREN HEALTH CARE. IT CAN HELP COMBAT CRIME. IT CAN HELP FUND THE REPAIR OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. IT CAN BRING ABOUT A HEALTH AND VIGOR TO A SOCIETY, TO A COUNTRY THAT BOASTS ITS COMPASSION AND SOPHISTICATION TO THE ENTIRE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. IT COULD SAVE NUMEROUS LIVES. IT’LL MAKE YOU FEEL WARM AND COZY. AND IT COULD BRING NEW MEANING TO A LIFE THAT WAS SELFISH AND STAGNANT. IT WILL TRANSFORM YOU EVEN AS IT TRANSFORMS OTHERS.

THE PROPHYLACTIC APPROACH

10) THE GOAL BEING TO LOCATE SCHIZOPHRENICS OR BIPOLAR AS READILY AS IS POSSIBLE. AS SUCH SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS MUST BE AWARE OF WHO AND WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR. THE GOAL BEING TO CONQUER SUCH DEVASTATING ILLNESSES AS RAPIDLY AS IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO HEADING OFF DEVASTATING ILLNESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A POINTS SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT WOULD REWARD PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FOR THEIR HEALTHFUL LIFESTYLE.

REWARD — GRANTS INTENDED FOR COLLEGE

GOALS 1

BENEFIT: GRANTS FOR COLLEGE

A) MARTIAL ARTS

B) MAINTENANCE OF BODY WEIGHT.

C) REMAINING DRUG, TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL-FREE

D) EATING A HEALTHFUL DIET.

GOAL 2: ADULTHOOD

BENEFIT: TAX REFUND

MUCH LOWER INSURANCE PREMIUM

A) YOGA, TAI CHI, MARTIAL ARTS

B) MAINTENANCE OF BODY WEIGHT

C) DRUG, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO FREE

D) EATING A HEALTHFUL DIET.

HOW IS IT VERIFIED?

1) NOTARIZED LETTER FROM PHYSICIAN

2) NOTARIZED LETTER FROM SENSI (KARATE INSTRUCTOR)

3) NOTARIZED LETTER FROM DENTIST

THE GOAL IS TO CREATE HEALTH NUTS AND A REWARDS SYSTEM FOR THOSE WHO TAKE THAT EXTRA EFFORT.

THE END RESULT IS A HEALTHIER POPULATION WHO IN TURN RECEIVE TAX CUTS AND TAX REFUNDS, GRANTS AND STUDENT LOANS.

IT IS MY HOPE THAT A CALMER GENTLER ENVIRONMENT WOULD BRING ABOUT INVESTMENT–ESPECIALLY IF YOU USED TAX-FREE BUSINESS ZONES.

CREATE A DOMESTIC PEACE CORP–USING EVERYONE FROM THE HOMELESS TO CONVICTED FELONS, FROM GANG MEMBERS, TO INDIVIDUALS RIGHT OUT OF THEIR VERY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. ASSIGN POLICE, NATIONAL GUARD AND INFANTRY TO PATROL ROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS.

ONCE WE HAVE THE CRIME RATE IN CHECK WE OPEN UP CLINICS THROUGHOUT THESE IMPOVERISHED AREAS UTILIZING THE MILITARY SYSTEM OF MEDICS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS. (WE ALSO USE NAVY SEALS AND OTHER BRANCHES OF MILITARY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT WITNESSES. AS WE ISOLATE THOSE CRIMINALS WHO MIGHT BE THINKING OF RETRIBUTION)

HOOK UP NOW WITH THE U.S. MILITARY WHO WOULD BE PERFECTLY WILLING TO EXCHANGE GRANTS TO THOSE WHO WILL SIGN UP FOR A FOUR OR SIX YEAR STINT ONCE THEY GRADUATE AND YOU HAVE MONEY TO BURN.

AT THE RISK OF REPEATING MYSELF (BECAUSE AGAIN, I WANT THIS EMPHASIZED!) IT WOULD BE FAR WISER TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DAYS PER YEAR – ALONG WITH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS–INTENDED TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN CLASS, TO KEEP THEM OUT OF GANGS AND AWAY FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

IN ADDITION IF WE UTILIZED K-12 FOR TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DAYS PER YEAR, SEVEN HOURS PER DAY! SO THEY COULD BY THE TIME OF GRADUATION, HAVE ACCUMULATED ENOUGH CREDITS TO GRADUATE FROM SCHOOL WITH AN ASSOCIATES OR BACHELORS DEGREE!

NATO AND THE COST TO MAINTAIN HER

THE FACT IS IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN A FULL SCALE WAR AND WERE EXPECTED TO GO IT ALONE, THE COST AS COMPARED WITH GOING AT IT AS A COALITION FORCE WOULD BE FAR GREATER. NATO WAS FORMED TO ADDRESS THE PRESENCE OF THE SOVIET UNION. NOW THAT THEY HAVE THROUGH A DISSOLUTION – THE U.S. “THE WORLD’S SOLE SUPER POWER” HAS A NEW ASSIGNMENT. NATO HAS A NEW AND DELIBERATE ROLE–AND THAT IS TO PERMIT ALL NATIONS TO ENTER (THE COALITION OF UNITED NATIONS) PARTICULARLY THOSE NATIONS THAT MIGHT BE FEELING A BIT INSECURE AND AS SUCH INCLINED TO ACQUIRE OR DEVELOP WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT I WOULD CALL THIS NEW CRITICAL ORGANIZATION IS C.O.U.N.–COALITIONS OF UNITED NATIONS, A FORCE THAT WOULD ACT AS OBJECTIVELY AS IS POSSIBLE, WITH A POWER GREATER THAN THAT OF N.A.T.O.(BECAUSE NATO WOULD BLEND INTO IT) AND WITH THE DIPLOMACY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WITH A FINANCIAL INFLUENCE THAT IS GREATER THAN THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

THE OBJECTIVE BEING TO RELINQUISH OUR ROLE AS THE WORLD’S POLICE FORCE. THE POINT BEING JUST HOW MANY SANE DICTATORS WOULD BE WILLING TO DARE CHALLENGE C.O.U.N.? I SUSPECT FEW, IF ANY. HOPEFULLY BECAUSE OF THAT COALITION, WARFARE WOULD BE AVOIDED THROUGH WORDS, THROUGH DIPLOMACY, THROUGH A LOOMING THREAT AND IN THE ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE.

WITH THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SOVIET UNION, WHO IS OUR NEXT ADVERSARY? THE FACT IS WE NEED AN ADVERSARY TO GUARANTEE OR JUSTIFY THE MAINTENANCE OF THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. SORRY, BUT IT’S TRUE. AND DON’T WE NEED TO REFURBISH OUR MILITARY ANYWAY? TO TAKE ON THIS NEW THREAT SERIOUSLY WITH ONE CONSIDERATION BEFORE US.

IS RUSSIA VULNERABLE TO OUTSIDE FORCES? OF COURSE NOT. THEIR STRUGGLE IS INTERNAL. AND WHY IS THERE NO THREAT FROM OUTSIDE FORCES–NUCLEAR WEAPONRY, HIGH-TECH SUBMARINES, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, BATTLE SHIPS!

WHAT’S THE POINT IN ALL OF THIS?

NATO MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE U.S. TO REDUCE ITS ARMAMENTS AND PERSONNEL, WITHOUT AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON NATIONAL SECURITY. ONLY WE DON’T LIKE TO THINK IN THOSE TERMS. WE FIND IT DEMEANING–THE THOUGHT OF DEPENDING UPON THE OTHER NATIONS–THE COALITION FORCES.

WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND IS HOW A NATION SUCH AS OURS (WITH OUR OBSCENE NATIONAL DEBT!)IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING A PRESENCE IN 40 COUNTRIES OR LOCATIONS!. IS THIS TRUE? (OR AM I MISINFORMED? I HOPE I AM.)

BECAUSE IF WE DID ENTER A FULL SCALE WAR ON ONE FRONT, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE THE INSERTION OF THE COALITION OF UNITED NATIONS AS A STABILIZING FORCE AROUND THE WORLD IN ALL (140?) COUNTRIES AND/OR PLACES WE SUPPOSEDLY OCCUPY. THE QUESTION IS: WILL THIS HURT THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX?

OF COURSE NOT. IT WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THEIR REACH–BRAND NEW JETS, HELICOPTERS, TANKS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, SHIPS–AND YOU (THEY) SUPPLY THE PORTS AND THE REPAIR OF EVERY UNIT (WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR?).

TO RELINQUISH THE BURDEN OF BEING THE WORLD’S POLICE–BLENDING IN AND BECOMING AN EQUAL PARTNERSHIP NO LONGER BEING VIEWED AS BEING HAWKISH.

HOW MUCH WOULD YOUR SAVINGS BE? LOTS. ONLY WE HAVE TO RELINQUISH OUR CROWN AS THE BIG BOY ON THE BLOCK. WE HAVE TO GROW UP AND WE HAVE TO PLACE THE VIEWPOINT, THE DECISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BEFORE OUR EGOCENTRIC NEEDS.

AND IF YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT ANY NATIONAL THREAT–IT’S ALL ABOUT FOREIGN OIL. AND WE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES BECAUSE WE’VE HAD DECADES IN WHICH TO DEVELOP ETHANOL AND BIODIESAL AS WELL AS HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS, WINDMILL GENERATORS AND ADDITIONAL HYDROELECTRIC AND CLEAN-BURNING COAL PLANTS..SO SHAME ON US!

TAXATION–WHAT A MESS!

AGAIN AND AGAIN – WHY NOT A CONSUMPTION TAX? YOU BUY A LOT OF STUFF–YOU PAY A LOT OF TAXES. YOU BUY A LITTLE STUFF–YOU PAY A LITTLE TAXES. BOLSTER THIS SYSTEM WITH DRACONIAN PENALTIES FOR THOSE INCLUDED TO GET INTO AND/OR TO USE BLACK MARKET PRODUCTS AND YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY. NO MORE IRS. HALLELUJAH! (HOW MUCH WOULD THAT SAVE US?) CRACK DOWN OR CLOSE TAX LOOPHOLES FOR THE RICH, AS WELL AS CRACKING DOWN ON THOSE WHO MAKE A LIVING THROUGH TIPS. DO NOT TAX NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD, BASIC CLOTHING AND TRANSPORTATION. DO TAX LUXURY AUTOMOBILES, CLOTHING, JEWELRY AND OF COURSE MANSIONS AND YACHTS!

OUR GOVERNMENT–WHERE ARE THE WATCHDOGS?

ONE THING THAT IS CRITICAL THAT I HAVE EMPHASIZED IN THE PAST IS THAT ANY STATE OR FEDERAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT MUST BE THOROUGHLY SCRUTINIZED AND ASSESSED. TEAMS OF EXPERTS MUST METICULOUSLY EXAMINE AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT BUREAUCRATIC BRANCHES ARE AS EFFICIENT AND THRIFTY AS IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE, WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH QUALITY, WITHOUT LOWERING HEALTH STANDARDS. I WOULD EVEN GO AS FAR AS ASSESSING THE ASSESSORS. ONE GROUP, ONE BRANCH WHO PERSONALLY TAKES ON THE ROLE AS INSPECTION TEAMS BACKED BY DRACONIAN LAWS, MILLION DOLLARS FINES AS WELL AS JAIL TIME, FOR THOSE BUSINESSES OR INDIVIDUALS WHO DISREGARD THE RULES, FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEFIANT – PERHAPS ANNOYINGLY WITH CLASS ACTION SUITS FOR THINGS SUCH AS E-COLI OR POLLUTION BEING DISCHARGED FROM STACKS, TO LIQUID DISCHARGES THAT ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE SICKNESS, EVEN CANCER. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE BREAKING THE RULES SO DISASTROUS AND EXPENSIVE THAT THEY WON’T DARE TAKE THE RISK. WE HAVE TO ALSO MAKE OUR FINDINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THOSE WHO COOPERATE WILL BENEFIT FINANCIALLY. A SYSTEM OF PUNISHMENT AND REWARD THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK A CORPORATION, BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION. MANHATTAN PROJECT THREE IS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IS AFFORDABLE–UTILIZING RACE CAR TECHNOLOGY (SUCH AS ROLL CAGES BUILT INTO AUTO AND TRUCK AS WELL AS BUS FRAMES!) TO SOFTEN IMPACTS DURING ANY ACCIDENTS(WHICH INCLUDES THICK RUBBER BUMPERS. IN ADDITION TO USE BY ETHANOL MANHATTAN PROJECT THREE WILL HAVE SAFETY FEATURES SUCH AS COMBINATION LOCKS OR BREATHYLIZERS (SITUATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ) TO REDUCE DUI’S.

CAMPAIGN FUND RAISING

RAISING MONEY FOR CAMPAIGNS BY COMBINING THE RESOURCES OF THE REFORM PARTY, THE GREEN PARTY, THOSE WHO REPRESENT AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND LATINOS AS WELL AS DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, ANYONE WHO HAS AN IDEA OR CONCEPT HE OR SHE WISHES TO COMMUNICATE TO THE CITIZENRY. I CALL IT D.I.A. (DEMOCRACY IN ACTION). AND WHAT IT DOES IS, IT CREATES SEVERAL VENUES FOR SPEECH AND DEBATE; CABLE TELEVISION, FREE RADIO, FREE WEB SITES, A MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER WHERE THE UNDERDOG WILL BE ABLE TO CONVEY HIS OR HER MESSAGES IN A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

D.I.A. WOULD INCLUDE FUNDING BY EVERYONE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR DEBATE. ONLY THE GOAL AS I SEE IT IS TO COMBINE AMC WITH MTV OR VHI, C-SPAN WITH ESPN. THE GOAL BEING TO DRAW PEOPLE IN AND INVOLVE THEM IN THE POLITICAL MOVEMENT. USING ATHLETES AND CELEBRITIES, MOVIE STARS AND THOSE BLESSED WITH IDEAS SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC DEBATE OR DISCUSSION. MOVIES, SPORTS, TALK SHOWS AND CONCERTS WITH A GOAL IN MIND–TO CONVEY UNIQUE IDEAS TO THE PEOPLE, TO MAKE SOME MONEY, TO ENTERTAIN, TO PROVIDE A POLITICAL VENUE. TO COMBINE OUR RESOURCES, THEREBY SAVING TIME, MONEY AND WORDS. THEREBY MERGING ELEMENTS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WITH POLITICIANS, WITH POLITICAL RHETORIC.

MILITARY

AND WHILE I MAKE A TRANSITION TO THE TOPIC OF THE MILITARY, I UNDERSTAND THEY’RE HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THOSE WHO ENLIST TO STAY PAST THEIR FOUR YEAR ENLISTMENT.

PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THERE ISN’T ENOUGH HUMOR ABOARD SHIP. MOST LIFERS HAVE A WIFE OR GIRLFRIEND. THEY LAUGH A GOOD DEAL WITH OTHER LIFERS–DELIBERATELY EXCLUDING THE UNDERCLASS.(E5 AND BELOW)

WHAT WOULD I SUGGEST? LOTS OF FUNNY MOVIES. EVEN MAKE IT A DESIGNATION. ENLIST PEOPLE WHO ARE GENUINELY FUNNY. I WOULD ALSO BE MATCHMAKER FOR LOCAL WOMEN. I WOULD GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES, AND TO SAVE OR INVEST MONEY, SO ONCE THEIR FOUR OR SIX YEAR ENLISTMENT IS UP THEY WILL BE ON THEIR WAY TOWARDS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE AND THEY WILL HAVE TUCKED AWAY A TIDY SUM.

GIVE EACH MAN SOME PRIVACY IN THEIR BED BY INSTALLING A SHADE OR CURTAIN TO CUT OUT LIGHT. HAVE AN OFFICER ON BOARD WHO TALKS WITH THOSE WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE–COMMUNICATE AND LISTEN. SHARE THE WORK LOAD AND HAVE DELIBERATE BULL SESSIONS WHEN EVERYONE CAN AIR THEIR GRIEVANCES WHICH WILL, FOR THE MOST PART, BE LONELINESS AND HARD WORK FOR LOW PAY;. CHANGE THE SIX HOURS ON, SIX HOURS OFF (WATCH) POLICY AND EASE IT UP A BIT. TRY FOUR HOURS ON, SIX HOURS OFF. AND REMIND THEM WHENEVER THEY FEEL LOW THAT THEY ARE SAVING FOR COLLEGE EVEN AS THEY’RE TAUGHT A SPECIFIC TRADE. LAUGH A LOT AND SOCIALIZE AND ABOVE ALL, DO NOT PERMIT DEGRADING INITIATIONS–SUCH AS ÒASS GREASINGSÓ. PLAY CALM MUSIC OVER THE P.A. SYSTEM. USE PLEASANT DEODORANTS. VARY THE DIET. AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A VENUE IN WHICH TO EXERCISE.

SO EXPAND YOUR HORIZON TO INCLUDE US OLD FOGIES. WE’RE NOT DRIVEN BY AN OUT-OF-WACK SEX DRIVE OR LIBIDO. WE CAN SEE THE BIG PICTURE. AND WE CAN HELP SETTLE DOWN THOSE WHO ARE A BIT RAMBUNCTIOUS ACTING LIKE SOMEWHAT OF A FATHER FIGURE OR OLDER BROTHER. AND DO SOMETHING THAT’S TOTALLY NUTS–ATTEMPT TO RECRUIT A COMEDIAN, AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO SIGN UP FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS IF NOT MORE. ABOVE ALL ATTEMPT TO RECRUIT THOSE WHO ARE MARRIED. AND TRY TO GIVE THEM CLEAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS NEARBY.

WATER USAGE

PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WATER IS NOT AN INFINITE RESOURCE. SO WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO CURB OUR APPETITE? RESTRICTIVE SHOWER NOZZLES AND FAUCETS, TREES AND VEGETATION THAT DO WELL IN A RELATIVELY DRY CLIMATE, DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS OR PEBBLES OR BARK REPLACING GREEN LUSH LAWNS, DIVIDERS PLACED IN TOILET TANKS, SHORTER SHOWERS AND INFREQUENT WASHING OF OUR CARS AND TRUCKS (WAXING HELPS TO AT LEAST RESIST DIRT.). WHAT IT WILL UNFORTUNATELY TAKE IS LEGISLATION AND FINES FOR THOSE WHO DISREGARD THE RULES.

SO WHY, WITH ALL THIS ABUNDANCE, SHOULD WE RESTRAIN USAGE OF WATER?

PEOPLE WHO WILL HELP TO BRING US JOBS AND PROSPERITY. UPPER CLASS HOUSING COMMUNITIES AND RVÕS WHO WILL STIMULATE THE ECONOMY; BUSINESSES, CORPORATIONS WHO MUST BE GIVEN INCENTIVE TO SETTLE HERE IN THE MIDST OF OUR RECESSION. WATER FOR WASHING, WATER FOR CROPS, TREES AND EDIBLE VEGETATION, WATER FOR LIFE.

AND LAND THAT IS CONTOURED SO THAT CATCH BASINS WILL ACCUMULATE WHAT HAS BEEN BESTOWED UPON US; RATHER THAN ALLOWING IT TO DISSIPATE ON ITS OWN – ABSORBED INTO THE AIR AND SOIL.

HOLDING BACK MILITARY SPENDING

(I’LL GET RIGHT TO IT.)

1) WHAT IF THEY (ALL BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE) USED THE SAME CLOTHING ONLY THE INSIGNIA AND HAT WAS DIFFERENT? WHAT IF YOU COULD UNZIP YOUR SLEEVES AND PANT LEGS, TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER?

2) WHAT IF YOU ATE THE VERY SAME DIET AND YOU PURCHASED EVERYTHING IN BULK?

3) WHAT IF YOU HAD A SYSTEM IN PLACE SUCH AS A RESTAURANT IN TOWN WHERE YOU SERVED LEFTOVERS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC–KEEPING HOT FOODS HOT, KEEPING COLD FOODS COLD?

4) WHAT IF YOU SHARED AN ASSAULT RIFLE THAT COULD BE SUBMERGED IN WATER, THAT WOULD WORK IN A SANDY OR VERY COLD, VERY HOT ENVIRONMENT?

5) COULD THE ARMY AND MARINES SHARE A COMMON TRANSPORT THAT IS GOOD IN WET, COLD OR HOT WEATHER? LIKE THOSE HOVER CRAFT ONLY THE INFLATABLE RAFT WAS MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OF POCKETS OR BUBBLES–SO THAT IT COULD RESIST MACHINE GUN FIRE.

6) ARE YOU SHARING PAINT AND CAMOUFLAGE AS WELL AS TRUCKS AND PERSONNEL CARRIERS?

7) ARE THE SURFACES ON YOUR EQUIPMENT DOME-SHAPED AND MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL ABSORB OR DEFLECT RADAR OR SONAR?

8) ARE YOUR BARRACKS THE SAME–REGARDLESS OF LOCATION-EXCLUDING ADDITIONAL INSULATION (FOR COLDER CLIMATES)?

9) TRAINING (VOCATIONAL) – ARE ENGINE MEN ONLY IN THE USN? IF NOT ARE YOU TRAINING OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT BRANCHES?

10) HOW DIFFERENT ARE THOSE JETS FROM OTHER BRANCHES? CAN THEY MULTI-TASK? WHY NOT CREATE A HYBRID THAT CAN BE SHARED BY EVERYONE?

THIS WILL AT LEAST SAVE ON COMPONENTS IN STOCK. IN ADDITION YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAIN YOUR MECHANICS IN ONE LOCATION. IN TIMES OF WAR COMPONENTS WILL BE MORE AVAILABLE FOR MAINTENANCE. EVERYTHING WILL BE SIMPLIFIED.

11) COMBINING YOUR FORCES WITH N.A.T.O.: AND THE COALITION OF UNITED NATIONS (COUN). WHY NOT ENGAGE IN WAR GAMES TO ESTABLISH WHOSE TANKS, JETS, HELICOPTERS ARE SUPERIOR? THE MORE TANKS AND JETS OF ONE KIND–WITH THE MOST COMPONENTS AVAILABLE AND MECHANICS ON HAND–WILL HAVE AN EDGE OVER A LESS EQUIPPED ADVERSARY.

I ALSO BELIEVE OUR EQUIPMENT WILL MATCH OR EXCEED ANYTHING OUR ALLIES HAVE. CAN’T WE SUPPLY OUR FRIENDS AND ALLIES AND WON’T THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX BENEFIT THROUGH SUCH A RELATIONSHIP? AND IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OUR EQUIPMENT ISN’T CHOSEN MAYBE WE CAN WORK OUT A DEAL TO MANUFACTURE COMPONENTS HERE?

12) WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GRADUALLY SWITCH FROM PETROLEUM-BASED FUEL TO ETHANOL OR BIODIESAL TO PROPEL OUR TANKS AND PERSONNEL CARRIERS? CONSIDERING THIS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE, THAT THIS SHOULD BE A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY–ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF WAR. AND WHAT EXACTLY WILL THIS DO FOR OUR ECONOMY? AND HOW WILL IT AFFECT OUR TRADE DEFICIT? THE ANSWER IS IT WILL GIVE US A MAJOR BOOST. IT WILL EXPAND OUR ECONOMY. IT WILL LOWER OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. IT WILL LESSEN OUR TRADE DEFICIT. IT WILL RESOLVE A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE.

WHAT I SUGGEST WE DO VIA C-SPAN IS TO IMPLEMENT DEBATE THROUGH PLEBISCITE –AND REFERENDUM. THE GOAL BEING TO CLEAN HOUSE. TO GET PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSE AND SENATE WHO WILL NOT OBSTRUCT ANY CONTROVERSIAL EFFORTS–ANY CONTROVERSIAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION. WHAT’S NEXT?

A) HAVE OPEN DEBATE ON C-SPAN,(BETTER YET – DIA – DEMOCRACY IN ACTION) FOLLOWED BY A VOTE BY THE PEOPLE–USE THE TELEVISION AND INTERNET WHILE USING A PIN NUMBER OR A CODE SO THAT NO ONE CAN VOTE MORE THAN ONCE.

THE GOAL HERE IS TO IMPEACH THOSE WHO ARE OBSTRUCTIONISTS. THE GOAL IS TO CLEAN HOUSE–TO SEE FRESH NEW FACES THAT WILL PASS “OUR” LEGISLATION (OUR CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION). FOLLOWING THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS (THE VOTE BY THE PEOPLE FOR NEW LEGISLATORS). WE THROW THEM OUT OF OFFICE AND START NEW WITH AN OPTIMISTIC ATTITUDE.

SO WHAT DID WE DO? WE TOOK EACH CASE TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH PLEBISCITE–WITH A REFERENDUM AND WE TOOK OVER BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. DO THIS ON A FEDERAL LEVEL–DO IT ON A STATE LEVEL–JUST DO IT.

FINALLY, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF YOUR ATTITUDES.

YOU WANT US TO BE THE WORLD’S SOLE REMAINING SUPER POWER, BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR IT.

YOU WANT SMOOTH PAVED ROADWAYS BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. YOU WANT ELECTRICITY, POTABLE DRINKING WATER, SEWAGE TREATMENT AND SANITATION PICK-UP,BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR IT YOU WANT AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION SYSTEM, BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR IT.

YOU WANT LOTS OF POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN, BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR IT.

MY SUGGESTION TO YOU IS TO MOVE TO A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. THEN YOU’LL REALLY PAY FOR IT!

FINALLY IF IT COMES DOWN TO “ACQUIRING” TAX REVENUES, IT IS, IF WE’RE GOING TO BE HONEST, AN ISSUE OF TAXING THE RICH OR TAXING THE POOR.

AS SUCH I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO EMPATHIZE WITH THE RICH. GIVING MYSELF NOT ONE BUT TWO NICE MANSIONS; NOT ONE BUT FOUR CARS; NOT ONE BUT SEVERAL BIG SCREEN T.V.S, STEREOS, VCR’S AND SO ON. CURIOUSLY I FELT GUILTY. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IF YOU’VE BEEN BLESSED REGARDLESS OF YOUR DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK, THEN WHY NOT IF NEED BE, BE WILLING TO PAY ADDITIONAL TAXES? (YOUÕLL STILL BE RICH AND PRIVILEGED)

WHY IS IT THAT WHEN YOU’RE BLESSED WITH MONEY YOUR GOAL IS TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE; IF YOU HAVE ONE MILLION DOLLARS WHY IS IT YOU WANT TWO? IF YOU HAVE ONE BILLION DOLLARS YOU WANT EVEN MORE. HOW MUCH MORE STUFF DO YOU WANT? AND ARE ANY OF YOU SATIATED?

ONE FINAL THOUGHT. PICTURE YOURSELF STANDING BEFORE CHRIST ONE DAY. DO YOU THINK IF YOU’VE NEGLECTED TO SIMPLY SHARE DURING YOUR LIFETIME THAT HE’LL JUDGE YOU HARSHLY?

ONE FINAL THOUGHT REGARDING THE MAYOR, THE GOVERNOR, ALL POLITICAL LEADERS. IF YOU TRULY WANT TO SEE PROGRESS IN YOUR SLUMS AND BARRIOS THEN ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND PITCH IN DURING THE GENTRIFICATION PROCESS. IN OTHER WORDS, CREATE AND JOIN THE DOMESTIC PEACE CORPS. PUT IN SIX, TEN HOUR DAYS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND YOU’LL SEE AN ATTITUDE OF COOPERATION, OF VOLUNTEERISM.

GET BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL JOB IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THAT PAPER WORK AND ONCE AGAIN, CHOOSE A SLUM OR BARRIO TO RENOVATE. AND SEE WHO WILL BE WILLING TO HELP. (TRUST ME.)

DO THIS HANDS-ON WORK POLICY AND ALTERNATE OR MERGE YOUR PROBLEM-SOLVING DUTIES ALONGSIDE PHYSICAL LABORS–WHATEVER YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING FROM PAINTING AND CLEANING TO EXTERMINATING COCKROACHES. AND ABOVE ALL PLACE YOUR EFFORTS LIVE ON THE INTERNET. PERHAPS EVEN C-SPAN. TRUST ME, THE OUTCOME WILL BE MIRACULOUS–PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE REJECTED YOUR SALARY AND ARE VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME AS MAYOR OR GOVERNOR.

I’M REPEATING MYSELF BUT…

THEN THERE’S SOCIAL SECURITY. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT IT AS A SAFETY NET FOR THE ELDERLY? WHY PAY BENEFITS TO THE RICH–COULD ANYONE EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE? WHY NOT PAY EVERYONE WELFARE BENEFITS TO EVERYONE?. AFTER ALL THEY EACH PAID INTO THE SYSTEM.

FOLLOW UP A CONSUMPTION TAX WITH DRACONIAN FINES AGAINST ANY FRAUD AND YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY TO SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS.

THEN THERE’S THE LEGAL FUND. I THINK YOU SHOULD DIRECT 5% OF ANY SETTLEMENT TOWARDS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, TO GO TOWARD INCARCERATION, PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE.

AND ON AUTOMOBILE FLEETS:

BUS AND OTHER TRANSPORTS:

ARE THEY PURCHASED IN BULK COMBINING THE NEEDS OF A MULTITUDE OF ORGANIZATIONS, OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL COALITIONS? DO THEY PURCHASE VEHICLES THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE GOOD REPAIR RECORDS? (THAT ARE HOPEFULLY AMERICAN MADE!) DO THEY MAINTAIN THEM PROPERLY USING DURABLE OR SLICK-50, QUALITY PARTS, BREAKS AND TIRES? HOW OFTEN DO THEY ORDER HYBRIDS? ARE THERE SIMPLY TOO MANY FOR THE OVERALL JOB?

I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN COMBINED FLEETS. ISN’T IT OFTEN SUPERFLUOUS? DO THEY MAKE CERTAIN TIRES THAT ARE INFLATED PROPERLY? DO THEY HAVE THE BEST QUALITY SPARK PLUGS TO COILS, CARBURETOR CLEANER, DURA-LUBE AND LUBRICATION? AND AGAIN, ALL TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM MILES PER GALLON.

AND DO THEY DEMAND THE BEST WARRANTEE AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVE TRAIN AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS?

WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS AND AT WHAT COST? WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED NEED IN EACH ORGANIZATION?

ON THE “TWENTY” TRILLION DOLLAR NATIONAL DEBT, WHICH IS PLAINLY UNACCEPTABLE.

SO NOW WHAT? I SUGGEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO HOW THIS MONEY IS BEING DEALT WITH. BECAUSE THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT THE MORE I’M CONCERNED WITH FRAUD AND WASTE. IN ADDITION I, AS A CONSUMER, AND YOU AS A TAXPAYER, SHOULD MAINTAIN THE IDEA THAT LESKO’S INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE AND FREE OF CHARGE. TAXPAYERS PLAINLY DESERVE TO KNOW ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE PORK THAT CREEPS THROUGH BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET. IT’S THEIR MONEY, FUNDING THEIR PROGRAMS SO AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO ACT IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER. AND IF YOU ASK ME, NEARLY THE ONLY ONE MAKING MONEY OFF OF HIS BOOK IS MATTHEW LESKO–PROBABLY IN THE MILLIONS.

SO NOW I PAVED YOUR WAY–THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE INTO AN INVESTIGATION. AS FOR THE SPECIFICS, HAVING LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS I JUST DON’T SEE ROOM ENOUGH FOR $350 BILLION (THAT’S $350,000,000,000–PERHAPS $350 MILLION) IF I’M GENEROUS. BUT THAT LEAVES OUT $349,650,000,000.

THE POINT IS THIS IS SIMPLY NUTS. NO ONE WITH ANY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WOULD APPROVE OF SO MUCH PORK. IF THEY HAVE, THEY SHOULD EACH STEP DOWN. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

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NEXT (AND THIS MIGHT VERY WELL BE OBSOLETE BY THE TIME YOU HEAR IT) , BUT I WOULD ALSO INVEST IN EXPANDING THE SCOPE AND REACH OF AIRPORTS, AIRPORT SECURITY AND RADAR DEVICES (AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL) TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC. I WOULD SUBSIDIZE COMMERCIALS WITH THE GOAL OF STIMULATING THE ECONOMY AND EXPANDING TOURISM–BECAUSE THERE’S LOTS TO SEE HERE IN AMERICA. THE POINT IS I’D USE SOME OF THE MONEY TO INCREASE TRAVEL WITHIN

OUR BORDERS.AS WELL AS TO WELL AS MODIFYING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

NEXT, THERE SHOULD BE MONEY FOR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO DIRE NEED AND WITH DELIBERATE OVERSIGHT.

IF EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED WAS CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED WITH MINIMAL WASTE WOULD YOU BE MORE INCLINED TO GIVE? (I BELIEVE SO.) SO THE ISSUE ISN’T GENEROSITY OR SELFISHNESS. THE ISSUE IS EFFICIENCY AND OVERSIGHT SO TAXPAYERS KNOW THAT EVERY DOLLAR THEY CONTRIBUTE IS WELL SPENT. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY MORE THINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT, I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT THE NATIONAL COST OF MAINTAINING LAWNS. SIMPLY MOWING LAWNS AT PARKS AND OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE FACILITIES MUST COST HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR (POSSIBLY MORE). MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A HYBRID OF GRASS THAT ONLY GROWS SO MUCH? AND THEN THERE ARE CROPS THAT ARE DROUGHT RESISTANT. HOW MUCH TIME AND ENERGY IS EXPENDED ON CROPS THAT ARE FAR TOO PRONE TO DISEASE OR TOO FAR TOO FRAGILE DURING DROUGHT? WHERE IS THE SCIENCE WHEN AND WHERE WE NEED IT?

AND WHY AREN’T MOST COMMUNITIES PREPARING FOR DROUGHT BY CONTOURING THE SOIL AND BY CREATING STORAGE BASINS TO COLLECT RUN-OFF? ISN’T THIS STRATEGY ALONG WITH CREATING DROUGHT RESISTANT CROPS THE CRUCIAL WAY IN WHICH TO GO?

SHOULDN’T FARM COMMUNITIES PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR DROUGHT?

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT’S AT HAND IS THE ANALYSIS OF HOW NECESSARY AND EFFECTIVE BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL BUREAUCRACIES ARE. THIS IS THE JOB OF PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THESE ORGANIZATIONS BETTER THAN I. SUCH AS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE U.S. BOTANICAL GARDENS AND WHAT FUNCTIONS DOES IT PERFORM? HAVING ANALYZED THE EFFORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, I CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT PURPOSE THEY SERVE. ARE THEY AS INCOMPETENT AS THEY APPEAR TO BE? AND ISN’T THIS LACK OF COMPETENCY REFLECTED IN THE FAILURE RATE OF KIDS WHO NEVER GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL? AT LEAST AREN’T THEY RESPONSIBLE TO A DEGREE?

LOOKING AT OUR DIRE ENERGY NEEDS AND OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL, HASN’T THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LET US DOWN? WHAT IS IT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED IN THE PAST TWO OR THREE DECADES? WHAT IS THE RECORD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT? HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY? WHAT IS IT THEY’RE ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE? WHY IS IT WE HAVE ELEVEN DEPARTMENTS OF INTERIOR? AND AT WHAT COST TO THE TAXPAYERS? ELEVEN BUILDINGS, THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES.(AGAIN ARE THE NUMBERS RIGHT?)

THEN THERE’S THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. ISN’T IT TIME WE BLENDED THEM INTO OUR POPULATION, TREATING THEM NO BETTER OR WORSE THAN ANYONE ELSE? NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. NO DISCRIMINATION.

THEN THERE’S THE DEPARTMENTS OF LAND MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE, MINERALS MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.

HAVE ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS DONE THEIR JOB WITH COMPETENCE? I DON’T BELIEVE SO. AND ALL AT WHAT COST TO THE TAXPAYER?

IS IT TIME TO MERGE THESE DEPARTMENTS AND TO FOLLOW THAT MERGING UP WITH DRACONIAN FINES FOR THOSE WHO VIOLATE LAWS? LESS BUILDINGS, LESS ELECTRICITY, LESS PERSONNEL, FEWER VEHICLES–OVERSIGHT BY INSPECTORS WHO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR VIOLATORS.

THEN THERE’S EIGHT DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR.(IS THIS TRUE?) WHAT IN GOD’S NAME ARE THEY THINKING OF? WITH PROBABLY EIGHT SEPARATE BUILDINGS,(IS THIS TRUE? I HOPE NOT!) HUNDREDS OF CARS, HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES, HEALTH CARE AND PENSIONS. AND EACH BLESSED WITH LIMITED AUTHORITY TO DO WHO KNOWS WHAT. HOW IS IT ONE SKILLED CREW CAN’T PERFORM EACH FUNCTION? HOW COMPLEX IS THE JOB (THE JOBS)? AND HOW MUCH COMPUTER SOFTWARE IS INVOLVED TO INCREASE COMPETENCY AND EASE, TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR PERSONNEL?

AND THEN THERE’S THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS TIME TEN SEPARATE BUREAUCRACIES TO DO WHO KNOWS WHAT? (IS THIS ALSO TRUE?) WHY CAN THEY NOT MERGE EACH ORGANIZATION?

HOW WOULD A NEXUS BETWEEN OTHER DEPARTMENTS USING SOPHISTICATED SOFTWARE AND COMPETENT PEOPLE COMBINED WITH DRACONIAN FINES (AND I MEAN BRUTAL FINES), ALL WITH AN OVERSIGHT BY EXPERTS–TO MERGE EACH BRANCH INTO ONE CONTIGUOUS DEPARTMENT?

THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY IS THE SAME; SEVEN SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS. MY QUESTION IS ONCE AGAIN, IS THIS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY IN WHICH TO OPERATE THESE ORGANIZATIONS? IS THIS WHAT CORPORATE EXPERTS WOULD DO? IS THERE NOT OVERSIGHT, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATIONS IMPLEMENTED BY EXPERTS?

ONE MORE ISSUE TO CONSIDER;

EDUCATION (GRADES ONE THROUGH TWELVE) COSTS APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER CHILD PER YEAR. WITH TWELVE TO TWENTY MILLION ILLEGALS HERE – MERELY ALL OF THEM LOWER CLASS; (AND MANY OF WHOM ARE REARING THREE TO FIVE CHILDREN PER HOUSEHOLD). , THE ANNUAL COST TO EDUCATE THEM IS BETWEEN FIFTEEN TO FORTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER HOUSEHOLD!!!. THROW IN THE COST OF AGING AND NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH CARE, FOOD STAMPS, AND WE HAVE ONE BIG UGLY DEFICIT – EXCLUSIVELY CAUSED BY THE FLOW OF ILLEGALS FROM MEXICO – THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA!! IF IT CAN GET ANY WORSE – MANY DON’T PAY TAXES,WHILE THEY DRIVE DOWN SALARIES AND THEY DRIVE UP RENTALS – HURTING OUR LOWER AND MIDDLE CLASS; EVEN AS THEY MAKE THE RICH EVEN RICHER .AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS WHY WE DESPERATELY NEED A CONSUMPTION TAX!

FINALLY, I SUGGEST THAT CONGRESS INCLUDE IN THEIR BUDGET FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS BILLION DOLLARS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE “neo-GENTRIFICATION” PROCESS IN SLUMS AND BARRIOS AND ADDITIONAL FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS IN LOW INTEREST LOANS TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THOSE WITH DELINQUENT MORTGAGES – WHILE THE HOME OWNERS FIND A JOB, RENT OUT ROOMS; OR AS THEY BECOME A FOSTER CARE FACILITY FOR THE ELDERLY, FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY, EMOTIONALLY OR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED.; . IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE HOPE. IT WILL KEEP MANY PEOPLE FROM LOSING THEIR HOMES OR THEIR CARS. IT WILL REDUCE RECIDIVISM FOR THE PAROLEE. IT WILL INCREASE OUR TAX BASE. AND IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY SAVE LIVES!