Orginally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Based on the BIG government caliber of the gubernatorial candidates currently announced, whoever wins the November election deserves to be recalled. A certifiable recall petition must contain valid signatures numbering >= 25% of the votes cast in the general election. The fewer the votes cast the lower the recall bar.
Hey Republicans. If your Party nominates a US Senate candidate other than Sharron, don't vote on Election Day. A recall election of the new Governor could occur as soon as July 1, 2011, possibly while a special session he called to pass the blowout FY '12/'13 is convening. That will make the shnook think twice about signing the Horsefurd-Raggio-Oceguera Republicrat budget.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Got Kids In Public School? You Don't Vote.
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Nevada public schools ill-serve ~400,000 kids. At 2.2 kids/family, that represents ~182,000 individual parents, 99% of whom must be voting age. Nevada spends > $10,000 per K-12 student (including debt service and PERS). Public school parents are receiving a huge, material benefit from BIG government. Not all of them are parasites, however.
Compulsory attendance laws *force* parents to put their kids in school, leaving them little choice but to sign up for the public education system (at least until age 16). If we abolished truancy laws ~80% of the kids would dropout. Therefore, 20% of public school parents (but 100% of those with kids >= age 16)) should be disenfranchised.
That would be ~50,000 voters.
Nevada public schools ill-serve ~400,000 kids. At 2.2 kids/family, that represents ~182,000 individual parents, 99% of whom must be voting age. Nevada spends > $10,000 per K-12 student (including debt service and PERS). Public school parents are receiving a huge, material benefit from BIG government. Not all of them are parasites, however.
Compulsory attendance laws *force* parents to put their kids in school, leaving them little choice but to sign up for the public education system (at least until age 16). If we abolished truancy laws ~80% of the kids would dropout. Therefore, 20% of public school parents (but 100% of those with kids >= age 16)) should be disenfranchised.
That would be ~50,000 voters.
UNLV Kinesiology
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
The UNLV Kinesiology program is just another jock major, used to provide academic cover to jocks who couldn't care less about education. Elimininate it. The jocks affected can always take Bio 196-197, along with the pre-meds.
Kinesiology is a JOKE degree. It contains about as much science as stamp collecting. Fold UNLV's program into one of those *real* Biology degree programs -- you know, the ones with *serious* requirements and standards -- and watch the Kinesiology types switch into one of those ridiculous Sports Education jock degree programs.
The UNLV Kinesiology program is just another jock major, used to provide academic cover to jocks who couldn't care less about education. Elimininate it. The jocks affected can always take Bio 196-197, along with the pre-meds.
Kinesiology is a JOKE degree. It contains about as much science as stamp collecting. Fold UNLV's program into one of those *real* Biology degree programs -- you know, the ones with *serious* requirements and standards -- and watch the Kinesiology types switch into one of those ridiculous Sports Education jock degree programs.
Disenfranchisement NOW!
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
Anyone who receives a direct, material benefit from the governement should NOT be allowed to vote. I don't mean citizens who use the roads, parks, courts or swim in Lake Mead. I mean those who have a financial stake in BIG government.
No more federal voting rights for those who work for (or retired from) Uncle Sam or its contractors. No federal voting rights for those who receive FICA or Medicare, Section 8 vouchers, food stamps, etc. No more federal voting rights for workers/retirees for/from the DoD (or its contractors), the Depts of this-&-that, etc. Active duty US Military OK (it's debatable).
No more state voting rights for workers/retirees of the NV government (or its contractors). Disenfranchise CCSD employees/contractors, NSHE employees/contractors/students, UMC workers and ER patients, employees/contractors of NVDOT/NHP/NVDMV/etc.
No more state voting rights for members of special interest groups which receive government-sanctioned, monopoly protection which affords them economic advantage. Deregister union members, Attorneys, Physicians, PE's, RE brokers, etc.
The coalition for BIG government counts all these favorees as members. In toto ~10% of voters in this state. An unbeatable, self-interested bloc.
Actually, that 10% figure is just the BIG government, inner-orbit coalition (employees, contractors, & PERS). Many more voting bodies are in BIG goverment outer-orbit.
NV VOTING AGE POPULATION: 1.87M
# of NV VOTERS WHO ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: ~123,000
In FY '07, in this state, on avg, each month, 92,353 people received gov benefits such as Mental Health services & food stamps. No way of knowing how many of them are current public employees.
168,197 were eligible for Medicaid.
According to NSHE's budget request, in FY '07 NSHE served 61,322 students, > 90% undergraduates. ~85% of them are NV residents.
~250,000 of our residents are eligible for FICA/Medicare.
Small government doesn't stand a chance!
** Statistics taken from gov pubs, NPRI, RGJ, etc.
Anyone who receives a direct, material benefit from the governement should NOT be allowed to vote. I don't mean citizens who use the roads, parks, courts or swim in Lake Mead. I mean those who have a financial stake in BIG government.
No more federal voting rights for those who work for (or retired from) Uncle Sam or its contractors. No federal voting rights for those who receive FICA or Medicare, Section 8 vouchers, food stamps, etc. No more federal voting rights for workers/retirees for/from the DoD (or its contractors), the Depts of this-&-that, etc. Active duty US Military OK (it's debatable).
No more state voting rights for workers/retirees of the NV government (or its contractors). Disenfranchise CCSD employees/contractors, NSHE employees/contractors/students, UMC workers and ER patients, employees/contractors of NVDOT/NHP/NVDMV/etc.
No more state voting rights for members of special interest groups which receive government-sanctioned, monopoly protection which affords them economic advantage. Deregister union members, Attorneys, Physicians, PE's, RE brokers, etc.
The coalition for BIG government counts all these favorees as members. In toto ~10% of voters in this state. An unbeatable, self-interested bloc.
Actually, that 10% figure is just the BIG government, inner-orbit coalition (employees, contractors, & PERS). Many more voting bodies are in BIG goverment outer-orbit.
NV VOTING AGE POPULATION: 1.87M
# of NV VOTERS WHO ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: ~123,000
In FY '07, in this state, on avg, each month, 92,353 people received gov benefits such as Mental Health services & food stamps. No way of knowing how many of them are current public employees.
168,197 were eligible for Medicaid.
According to NSHE's budget request, in FY '07 NSHE served 61,322 students, > 90% undergraduates. ~85% of them are NV residents.
~250,000 of our residents are eligible for FICA/Medicare.
Small government doesn't stand a chance!
** Statistics taken from gov pubs, NPRI, RGJ, etc.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Library District Promises
Originally posted in a LVRJ forum
The kids can't read. What do we need libraries for?
Library districts, transportation authorities, and all the rest are just BIG government. These politically controlled, nonessential services are always sold to a skeptical voting public with high-ball promises (sales pitches) of low costs ("free?!", convenient schedules, pent up demand which the private sector can't satisfy, etc. The promises, Promises, PROMISES keep coming until the crooked politicians finally hit enough voter "hot buttons" to pass the measure.
Eventually, after the photo-op ribbon-cutting ceremonies have passed and all the political constituencies have been paid off (ie jobs for DEMs, parking spaces for the Blind, construction and muni-bond fees for GOPs), economic reality sets in. The first things the politicians eliminate are the "must have" features the public was counting on when they voted YES.
The few jobs cut here and there are token concessions designed to distract us from the fact that our taxes will NOT be reduced accordingly. Nope, we're left holding the bag for the huge fixed costs.
Scheming BIG government wins again.
The kids can't read. What do we need libraries for?
Library districts, transportation authorities, and all the rest are just BIG government. These politically controlled, nonessential services are always sold to a skeptical voting public with high-ball promises (sales pitches) of low costs ("free?!", convenient schedules, pent up demand which the private sector can't satisfy, etc. The promises, Promises, PROMISES keep coming until the crooked politicians finally hit enough voter "hot buttons" to pass the measure.
Eventually, after the photo-op ribbon-cutting ceremonies have passed and all the political constituencies have been paid off (ie jobs for DEMs, parking spaces for the Blind, construction and muni-bond fees for GOPs), economic reality sets in. The first things the politicians eliminate are the "must have" features the public was counting on when they voted YES.
The few jobs cut here and there are token concessions designed to distract us from the fact that our taxes will NOT be reduced accordingly. Nope, we're left holding the bag for the huge fixed costs.
Scheming BIG government wins again.
LobbyList For Sue
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
You can't spell "lobbyist" without L-I-S-T. He's another one of those creeps who spent his political career making government BIGGER and its ways more inscrutable, so that as a "private" citizen he could sell his fixer (bagman) services to special interests (like Nuclear) at $500/hr plus expenses.
In our "pay to play" system shnooks like LobbyList win no matter who gets elected. It's just easier for him to work with rich, nice looking, finishing school, insider types like Sue.
You can't spell "lobbyist" without L-I-S-T. He's another one of those creeps who spent his political career making government BIGGER and its ways more inscrutable, so that as a "private" citizen he could sell his fixer (bagman) services to special interests (like Nuclear) at $500/hr plus expenses.
In our "pay to play" system shnooks like LobbyList win no matter who gets elected. It's just easier for him to work with rich, nice looking, finishing school, insider types like Sue.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Chowderheads
Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum
College football players absolutely SHOULD be paid. Most will never make the NFL. Many will finish their careers with painful, permanent injuries.
Most never grauduate. Those that do typically major in worthless, basketweaving programs.
How much does USC pay its football players? The front line as a whole must be worth as much as the Coach. Do you mean to tell me that the guy who takes tickets at the Coliseum gate can get paid for each game but the Trojans' star QB can't?
Hey Rebel footballer starters. This is likely your only chance to make money off your obsolescing skill. Tell Coach Hauck that you're NOT going to play unless he kickback some of his delicious $400K salary with you. What's he going to do -- recruit a Chemistry major to replace you?
Hauck gets paid to WIN. He'll cave.
College football players absolutely SHOULD be paid. Most will never make the NFL. Many will finish their careers with painful, permanent injuries.
Most never grauduate. Those that do typically major in worthless, basketweaving programs.
How much does USC pay its football players? The front line as a whole must be worth as much as the Coach. Do you mean to tell me that the guy who takes tickets at the Coliseum gate can get paid for each game but the Trojans' star QB can't?
Hey Rebel footballer starters. This is likely your only chance to make money off your obsolescing skill. Tell Coach Hauck that you're NOT going to play unless he kickback some of his delicious $400K salary with you. What's he going to do -- recruit a Chemistry major to replace you?
Hauck gets paid to WIN. He'll cave.
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