John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
Showing posts with label government promises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government promises. Show all posts
21 January 2014
06 October 2009
Tuesday Morning Thoughts
Good morning. It's 31 degrees with a light heavy coating of frost; the leaves are mostly down and it's foggy, here & there. It may not be winter, but it's starting to feel like winter.
Darn-the-bad-luck Dept: One of the local natural gas companies seems to have made a billing error, over-charging Fort Richardson (Army base in Anchorage). Since they use some sort of cost-averaging, that means they charged the rest of us a bit less. Over a term of some years, the error added up to $5.7 Million. Now that they've repaid the Dept. of Defense, the utility wants to pass the error on to the rest of us.
The regulatory commission told them "NO", last night; they must live with their mistake, and not expect the customers to bail them out.
What a refreshing change! Government the way it's supposed to be.
You-can't-give-it-away Dept: In a scene reminiscent of the old Homestead Act, a small town in central Alaska tried giving away 26 wooded lots in 2007, to the first 26 people who would put up a $500 deposit. Yesterday, they had to foreclose on 18 of them, as the new owners failed to develop them as promised.
Who'd-have-thunk-it Dept: Fox News is reporting that many of the 150 doctors at the president's photo op yesterday had to be given white coats for the event. Further, it seems many of them had no idea why they were invited - and in fact do not support ObamaKare.
Surprised? You shouldn't be. He's done this before ... remember John Deere?
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That's all I have for now. Thanks for stopping by.
Darn-the-bad-luck Dept: One of the local natural gas companies seems to have made a billing error, over-charging Fort Richardson (Army base in Anchorage). Since they use some sort of cost-averaging, that means they charged the rest of us a bit less. Over a term of some years, the error added up to $5.7 Million. Now that they've repaid the Dept. of Defense, the utility wants to pass the error on to the rest of us.
The regulatory commission told them "NO", last night; they must live with their mistake, and not expect the customers to bail them out.
What a refreshing change! Government the way it's supposed to be.
You-can't-give-it-away Dept: In a scene reminiscent of the old Homestead Act, a small town in central Alaska tried giving away 26 wooded lots in 2007, to the first 26 people who would put up a $500 deposit. Yesterday, they had to foreclose on 18 of them, as the new owners failed to develop them as promised.
Who'd-have-thunk-it Dept: Fox News is reporting that many of the 150 doctors at the president's photo op yesterday had to be given white coats for the event. Further, it seems many of them had no idea why they were invited - and in fact do not support ObamaKare.
Surprised? You shouldn't be. He's done this before ... remember John Deere?
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That's all I have for now. Thanks for stopping by.
03 August 2009
The Perfect Storm
Alan Caruba outlines the problems facing these United States in a perfect commentary. I recommend you read it here.
h/t to GuyK for pointing it out.
h/t to GuyK for pointing it out.
17 March 2009
"...to care for him who shall have borne the battle."
I don't often talk about this, but I have a service-connected disability, albeit a slight one, and am a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans.
The current administration has decided to make veterans with service-connected injuries pay for their own care by virtue of private insurance.
Put aside, for the moment, that Mr. Obama would have to ask military men and women - who enlisted knowing that the Dept. of Veterans' Affairs would see to any service-related injuries - to respond to his orders without that safety net.
Rather, consider this: on every insurance policy I've had since leaving active duty, it specifically excludes coverage for injuries resulting from any act of war.
This beggars the imagination and goes beyond mere betrayal; indeed, it borders on absolute stupidity. You can read more about it here.
The current administration has decided to make veterans with service-connected injuries pay for their own care by virtue of private insurance.
Put aside, for the moment, that Mr. Obama would have to ask military men and women - who enlisted knowing that the Dept. of Veterans' Affairs would see to any service-related injuries - to respond to his orders without that safety net.
Rather, consider this: on every insurance policy I've had since leaving active duty, it specifically excludes coverage for injuries resulting from any act of war.
This beggars the imagination and goes beyond mere betrayal; indeed, it borders on absolute stupidity. You can read more about it here.
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