POOR MANAGEMENT
We all know that federal spending originates in The House of Representatives and we all should know that the record of that body is so poor that most of those “serving” have a performance record so shoddy that, based on their record, they would not be retained in any other business.
Most of the past 40 years “service” has resulted in deficit spending. The Republican Congress starting in 1994 had a positive effect for a few years and then the recession and Iraq war which greeted George Bush in his first days in office had a devastating effect. Don’t forget, Congress approved the Iraq war.
In late 2008, the national debt edged over 10 trillion dollars. That amount, except for those in Congress, is almost impossible to comprehend. And then, our leaders started talking about a 700 billion dollar bailout! This has now progressed to where the figure of something over 7 trillion dollars is being bandied about. These people appear to not have a clue!
The yearly interest on our national debt is now in the area of 650 billion dollars and, from the budget standpoint, is exceeded only by Health and Human Services and The Department of Defense.
This sad story brings me to the contents of a forwarded email received today. It seems that the husband of Nancy Pelosi is very, very rich. He apparently has a very large stake in Star-Kist Tuna; Nancy managed to get American Samoa exempted from the 2007 minimum wage increase: Star-Kist is the major employer there. More recently, she added a 33 million dollar earmark for economic development in American Samoa to a “bailout” bill. Is this the same Nancy Pelosi who used to speak about the corruption of others?
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GIFT GIVING?
Any of Linden’s six books or his first CD could be what you are looking for: They are inexpensive and not everybody has one.
The CD “Songs A Poor Old Police Department Retiree Might Write While Waiting For His Meager Pension Check” features Linden’s original compositions. The book subject matter ranges from political through poetry, baseball, prayer, cryptograms and Linden’s pilgrimage in Spain at age 75.
Plainfield area sales at Secondhand Stories in the strip mall at Raceway & Rockville roads. Online, go to addresses below and inquire on “Linden Swift”.
http://stores.ebay.com/secondhand-stories
www.alibris.com/bookstore/secondha
DONATIONS to support postings, are appreciated but not necessary, may be made to Linden Swift, Box 203, Plainfield, IN 46168
COMMENTS: Only those sent to LWDcomment@aol.com are received.
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Most of the past 40 years “service” has resulted in deficit spending. The Republican Congress starting in 1994 had a positive effect for a few years and then the recession and Iraq war which greeted George Bush in his first days in office had a devastating effect. Don’t forget, Congress approved the Iraq war.
In late 2008, the national debt edged over 10 trillion dollars. That amount, except for those in Congress, is almost impossible to comprehend. And then, our leaders started talking about a 700 billion dollar bailout! This has now progressed to where the figure of something over 7 trillion dollars is being bandied about. These people appear to not have a clue!
The yearly interest on our national debt is now in the area of 650 billion dollars and, from the budget standpoint, is exceeded only by Health and Human Services and The Department of Defense.
This sad story brings me to the contents of a forwarded email received today. It seems that the husband of Nancy Pelosi is very, very rich. He apparently has a very large stake in Star-Kist Tuna; Nancy managed to get American Samoa exempted from the 2007 minimum wage increase: Star-Kist is the major employer there. More recently, she added a 33 million dollar earmark for economic development in American Samoa to a “bailout” bill. Is this the same Nancy Pelosi who used to speak about the corruption of others?
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GIFT GIVING?
Any of Linden’s six books or his first CD could be what you are looking for: They are inexpensive and not everybody has one.
The CD “Songs A Poor Old Police Department Retiree Might Write While Waiting For His Meager Pension Check” features Linden’s original compositions. The book subject matter ranges from political through poetry, baseball, prayer, cryptograms and Linden’s pilgrimage in Spain at age 75.
Plainfield area sales at Secondhand Stories in the strip mall at Raceway & Rockville roads. Online, go to addresses below and inquire on “Linden Swift”.
http://stores.ebay.com/secondhand-stories
www.alibris.com/bookstore/secondha
DONATIONS to support postings, are appreciated but not necessary, may be made to Linden Swift, Box 203, Plainfield, IN 46168
COMMENTS: Only those sent to LWDcomment@aol.com are received.
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