tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post8095472504390358805..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Obama has Lost his MojoAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-23453222158895529422009-06-13T19:18:01.579-07:002009-06-13T19:18:01.579-07:00In my state we already are at ten percent and it i...In my state we already are at ten percent and it is probably closer to twelve. Fifteen has to be considered a depression. The state budget (The state constitution requires a balanced budget) is now facing a two billion plus dollar deficit because of downward projections that is going to spiral downward. <br /><br />State agencies are being told to cut thirty to forty percent of their budgets, yet between the Barbers Board and the Cosmetology board, we are a state that spends four million dollars a year to make sure everyone gets a good haircut. <br /><br />Our state wasted twenty five million dollars a year in "grant" money for the various politicos local pork and failed to install a computer system all of those years that could meet the states needs. Totally out of date electronic office equipment, but 25 million in pork! A 60 billion dollar a year corporation that operated that way would have been out of business years ago. Now it is all coming home to roost! <br /><br />We just had a meeting at the capital dealing with industry affairs and concerns over this budget crisis and how services (services that are required by law) were to be provided. How will they get the annual licenses out to the individual applicators and businesses in order to be legal? Idiot regulations and unnecessary bills being promoted by activists (in and out of government) that will only cost more money and do little to alleviate the problems that they are supposed to fix! Worse yet, they will create expensive massive bureaucratic work to fix non-problems. <br /><br />It is a mess, but they will have to hit bottom in order to find out what really needs to be funded, regulated and overseen. This is a state that has been losing businesses and population for years, eroding our tax base, and at the same time the state government has grown to meet the “needs” of less people.<br /><br />There are some questions that I have been asking for years without a worthwhile answer. What regulation was ever passed that wasn’t already covered under civil and criminal law, or if you will…Common Law? Why is it possible for federal or state regulators and inspectors to enter your business or property and demand the right to inspect your property and records without a search warrant and without probable cause? <br /><br />No policeman in the country can do that, yet regulatory agencies do it daily. The Wildlife service, the EPA, OSHA, etc….you get the picture. Both are clearly violations of the fourth and fifth amendments and yet it is done daily and SCOTUS upheld it. Why?<br /><br />Just a thought or two! I was on a role and I didn’t want to waste it.Rich Kozlovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745960671409518147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-66117885670054302822009-06-12T16:46:51.192-07:002009-06-12T16:46:51.192-07:00It is my suspicion that there are a lot more Ameri...It is my suspicion that there are a lot more Americans out of work than the government statistics say. In fact, I would look at any figure they offer and double it.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-79879441733758736222009-06-12T16:42:59.640-07:002009-06-12T16:42:59.640-07:00Hi Mr. Caruba- My mother in law (I love her dearly...Hi Mr. Caruba- My mother in law (I love her dearly) voted for the change. The only reason why I would hope that obama's agendas would work is for her sake, and millions of others like her. I don't want to see her so sad and sick over things that are effecting her family. My husband has been out of work since January. Since he was our only bread winner, well... <br />I'm not one of those who is waiting for someone to come to our rescue. My husband isn't either. We don't want hand outs from anyone in the shape of any Gov'ment nanny program. All he wants is to be able to work and earn enough to keep us afloat. There are millions like us, I know.<br />My mother in law however, keeps saying things like, well, Crist (we live in Florida) took that money, so it's just a matter of time before Michael gets work.<br />I hate the fact that Crist gave in and took it- and I know it will not help many of us out, nor will, as you pointed out- the shovel ready jobs. Seems to me that the only jobs created (if any at all) are either government jobs or going to unions.<br />I am not optomistic at all about the economy. I am grateful for the hope in the Lord I have, Thank you Mr. Caruba, for letting me rant a bit.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778221847847541523noreply@blogger.com