http://www.makegovwork.org/ MAKEGOVWORK en-us Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:05:10 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly MAKEGOVWORK News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.makegovwork.org/images/banner.jpg http://www.makegovwork.org/ http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=204 No mp3 podcast this week due to fund drive. Saul Williams discusses the positive aspects of community radio Join the www.makegovwork.org 2nd anniversary radio show Friday Feb 26th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - KYRS FUND SPRING FUND DRIVE, BECOME A MEMBER - This Friday is our twice a year "Pay the Bills" show. Please listen at 9am, and call (or donate online at www.kyrs.org) and make a pledge. You can either become a member of our KYRS family for $35 a year, or if your already a member, donate extra to help us move up to 6000 watts and reach a much greater area. All you regular listeners realize the value of our community radio station compared to the mindless junk that the Main Stream Media throws at us every day. So please, call or donate online between 9am-10am and support KYRS. As an added bonus, we will have a special guest tomorrow, Rebecca Mack! And here is what we would normally cover - STATE TAX INCREASES, WHAT DO YOU THINK? - We have the state leaders asking for tax increases including sales tax and maybe an income tax. What do you think? Are government leaders controlling costs and running tough efficent government? NATIONAL ECONOMICS FORECAST, GOVERNMENT HASN'T FIXED BANKS - It's troubling that the Federal government has not put in safeguards, or made an effort to control "Too big to fail banks". This effort should have been JOB ONE for Obama and the Democrats. It just shows that they are as corrupt as the Republicans when it comes to finance and the banking system. COOL (AND SCARY) NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK - Listener Jason sent this cool link to what seems to be an excellent national debt clock. Check it out, but be careful not to let small children see it. It will be too painful and scary for them. The scariest part is the total federal obligations of $54 trillion, 5 times our total national yearly economy. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a Facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:05:10 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=203 MP3 copy of this weeks (Feb 26th) show "BLOOM BOX" FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY Watch CBS News Videos Online Join the www.makegovwork.org 2nd anniversary radio show Friday Feb 26th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - SPECIAL GUEST HOST MOLLY CALLEN, ON EDUCATION AND BUDGETS - As you know every couple of months I like to have a guest host on the show. Usually this is a regular listener with their own idea's on how the world works. We may or may not agree on everything, but different viewpoints are the key to better understanding of the complex problems of the world. Molly Callen is this weeks co-host, bringing an excellent understanding of education and current education problems. Feel free to read her comments on the idea of "Children's investment funds" levy. I know there will be some hot debates on this issue. MY BEEF - GOVERNMENT BUDGETS DON'T ADDRESS WAGE INEQUALITY - The big problem I have with the city and state budgets is that they look at tax hikes instead of wage/benefit reductions. Well, here is how the tax hikes are going to affect you. It really chafes me that the state leadership seems to think the only two choices are to cut important programs like social services and education, or raise our regressive Washington taxes like sales and property. How about wage and benefit freezes and cuts for higher paid workers and administration? MY OTHER BEEF - EDUCATION SYSTEM BROKEN, SO START FIXING PROBLEMS - As we talked about earlier, I am not in favor of anymore levy or tax increases for education or any other government programs till we start looking at the root issues that have created this mess. We essentially spend more than we have on bloated salaries and benefits, and cannot afford to raise taxes on the working class anymore. In fact, even with the tax increases, we still have to get rid of teachers because unions will not fix their wage/benefit issues. So here is an article about the losses of the youngest and cheapest teachers, so we can keep the overpaid ones around. Sorry if I sound like a hater, but I just have to get to the heart of the issues. THE MYTH OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND PROFESSIONALISM - Finally, I'd like to comment on the current state of "them vs us", with "them" being anyone that is feeding of the government systems of education, health care and other government jobs, and the "us" being anyone not in those fields. With the insane cost of Education, and Health care driving our nation close to bankruptcy, it is time to have some fact finding on what is a fair and just wage for any particular government job. And on the other side, we need a progressive tax structure that allows us to tax those that fall into higher tax brackets more than those that struggle through the low wage, average jobs that are available to most. Without being honest about the state of need for workers because of efficiency and productivity gains, we will never be able to bring back balance to the process of being a functional part of society. BUT MAYBE SOME GOOD NEWS - "BLOOM BOX" FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY - For our final bit of the day, I want to spend some time on good old optimism. Check out the video and the top of this weeks blog for a 60 minutes feature on "The Bloom Box", a small fuel cell electricity generator that could potentially get each and every household off our electricity grid. It works by combining oxygen and a fuel source, producing energy and no lost heat. Here are 10 answers to important questions about the "Bloom Box. While this could be the latest scam, this technology comes from NASA and has scientific basis. This could be a game changer for humanity if it can be kept out of the control of big business and corporate America. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a Facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:59:51 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=202 MP3 copy of this weeks (Feb 19th) show TED2010: Ten fascinating people you've never heard of Join the www.makegovwork.org 2nd anniversary radio show Friday Feb 19th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - 2ND ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? - Two years on the radio!! Thanks to KYRS, it's member, listeners and volunteers for the chance to host the show and discuss the issues that affect out lives. The idea of the show and the web site is to discuss, and make government on all levels work better. Obviously we are not in better shape than 2 years ago, so what went wrong? WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS WE FACE? - From Feb 200 to now, what re the problems we face in America? Obviously the economy is #1. And as you all know, all other problems come from economic issues. Whether social, political or economics, every issue comes from lack of resources to solve problems. And our current unique problems are from 2 directions - government overspending, and misguided tax structure. But the real problem is that politicians work to get reelected as opposed to solving problems. ARE THINGS GETTING BETTER OR WORSE? OR CAN THEY GET BETTER? - I'd like to ask if things are getting better, but really we all know the answer to that question. So the real question is "can things get better"? And why will the get better? What will be the forces that get things going the right directions? Or what are the forces that will push us farther down the hole? A NATION DROWNING IN DEBT - To be specific about a particular issue, here is a good article articulating the problems that we face with the national debt. For those politicians like Dick Cheney that say that national debts don't matter, I have to ask about the wasted resources that we dump into interest and other worthless costs. And how about we all take a hit on the pain that we suffer in America, including corporate America and the public unions. TED2010: Ten fascinating people you've never heard of - Finally, I'm happy to spotlight 10 people that we should all know about, but have never had a chance to see. This list of 10 thinkers and innovators are the kind of people that we should all aspire to be. Check out this great article, and the video on the top of this weeks blog. This is the optimistic and hopeful part of this weeks blog. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a Facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:59:25 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=201 MP3 copy of this weeks (Feb 12th) show Bill O'Reilly & Jon Stewart UNEDITED Part 1/5 Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Feb 12th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - JOHN STEWART ON O'REILLY, PRETTY GOOD DEBATE, CHECK OUT VIDEO - After the Obama/GOP event last week, we had another great political media truth telling moment. John Stewart went on The Bill O'Reilly show and they had a great back and forth. It was interesting (like the Obama/GOP) event in its honesty and lack of misinformation. It was full of honest disagreement. So again this week, I highly recommend that you watch it to really learn something. I promise you will enjoy it. I posted the link on the top of this weeks blog. WASHINGTON STATE BUDGET ISSUE, WAGES AND BENEFITS - Here is an interesting article about the wages and benefits in the Washington State budget. Because of politics, these costs are the greatest, and the hardest to cut. But how do you fix a budget when the least politically correct cuts are the most important. So instead, we have government workers leaving the rest of us behind financially, while we will face tax increases on our most regressive tax structure in the country. WASHINGTON STATE TAX INCREASE COMING, DO YOU SUPPORT? - And following this wage imbalance, we have the oncoming tax increase. The state legislature voted to circumvent the voter approved restriction on tax increases without a super majority. I am highly disappointed with our state leaders. Instead of controlling spending, or looking at an income tax, they are going to make life hard on those of us that can least afford it. So please contact you state leaders and tell them that tax increases on the working poor, while giving wage and benefit increases to overpaid government workers is not right. WILL SOCIAL SECURITY GO BANKRUPT? - Not like you don't have enough problems on your plate, but here is the next scary possibility coming up in our life time. It is very likely that Social Security will go bankrupt under the weight of the Baby boomer retirements. How can this be you way? Simply, because we are paying more out than we take in. And more people are getting bigger benefits than we can afford. But as usual we cannot fix it because we will annoy/offend some voting constituent. How do you solve problems when you are afraid of offending any possible voter. YOU DON'T!! Ha ha ha... HOW CHINA'S BOND BUYERS COULD MAKE LIFE REALLY HARD ON THE US - Finally, we have the scary story of the week. Yes, the previous story was plenty scary, but this could be even MORE SCARY!! How about the Chinese selling our treasury bonds, or at least cutting back on what they buy? This affects us because as the US racks up Mountains of debt, we have to count on the Chinese (and others) to purchase that debt. So if they were to sell, or cut back, we would either not be able to borrow more, or would have to pay more in interest on our borrowing, costing us even more in interest. Or maybe this will just turn into World War Three. Wars have started for dumber reasons. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a Facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:12:34 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=200 MP3 copy of this weeks (Feb 5th) show OBAMA VS GOP: INTO THE LION'S DEN Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Feb 5th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - OBAMA VS THE GOP, AMERICA IS THE WINNER - I've been itching to talk about the Obama vs GOP event friday. I thought it was the greatest political event of the last decade. It was frank, honest and unscripted. I can only hope that this forced honesty happens more often. It felt like what you would think a political debate would be, not like a campaign of lies and dishonest promises. Here is a review of the event. You can also see some of the video's on this CNN link. I hope for more of this "talking to parliament" type moments. OBAMA'S BUDGET, WARTS AND ALL - But all is not well in the good old USA. Obama's latest budget has a $1.27 trillion dollar deficit. This is part political reality, but a bigger part DEMOCRATIC OVERSPENDING. Really, have the Democrats really tried to get tough with government spending, wages and benefits? We currently have the record for US federal employees with over 2 million. Not that the Republicans were any better with their big government plans, but someone really needs to say no. Until voters and citizens have control over the right to increase taxes, there will NEVER be any control over government spending, wages and benefits. If government employees had to do a good job to get raises, our system would be very different. FEBRUARY 1ST, 1960 - THE GREENSBORO SIT-IN - Feb 1st, 1960 was one of the early events that continued the Civil Rights Movement. Four African American Students sat in the whites only area. They normally were required to stand. The next day there were over 20 people taking part in the Sit-ins. The next day there were over 300 brave souls willing to risk violence and arrest to support equal rights for all. You have to ask yourself about their will and spirit vs the lack of spirit of us modern day citizens. How many of us sit by and watch the world crash and burn and do and say nothing? Don't we wish we had the bravery of these four students and people like Martin Luther King jr and Rosa Parks, and those that fought for civil rights in America. BLACK HISTORY MONTH - And from that Civil Rights movement, we have Black History Month. Here is a quick guide to information and history on Black History Month. Did you realize that it is also celebrated in Britain and Canada? And are you one of those people that thinks there should be a White History Month? That is what the rest of the year is!!! SO while I'm not really always politically correct, I do think that information and education are great equalizers. EDUCATION SALARIES, EDUCATION COSTS SOAR, AMAZING COINCIDENCE? - So finally we have the "not a surprise" award for mutual stories. First we have the soaring salaries in education. No surprises there. Next we have the soaring costs of education! Is this some amazing coincidence? I think not. Someone must figure out how this could happen. How is it possible that pay and costs both could SOAR?? Amazing... MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a Facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:37:51 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=199 MP3 copy of this weeks (Jan 29th) show Highlights of Obama's State of Union Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Jan 29th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH, WHAT DO YOU THINK? - So I just spent the last hour or so watching Obama's State of the Union Speech. Here is a play by play discussion of the speech. I really liked it. But I doubt that Congress and the two major parties will listen. I do think that Obama has learned some great lessons in this last year. AND I do think that he will do a better job in supporting the working, and middle class of America. I just don't think Congress will go along with the plan. As far as the Republicans Virginia Governors response, I do agree with this - "Government that governs close to home, governs best". OBAMA'S YEAR IN REVIEW - So lets do a review of Obama's first year. What did you think? Are you happy? Unhappy? Do you think he fulfilled his campaign promises? Do you think congress did their best for America? I found an interesting take from France on his efforts. Maybe there is something to be learned by seeing an outside view of American politics. OBAMA, FISCAL CONSERVATIVE? - I love some of Obama's fiscally responsible statements of the last couple of weeks. I don't think the rank and file Democrats liked it. Sadly, we really cannot continue down this path of huge debt, regardless of who created this debt. Any actions from government should move towards a cheaper, efficient balanced budget, regardless of city, county, state or federal government. THE ETHICS, AND FISCAL PRACTICALITY OF WALKING AWAY FROM HOME - To move away from the Obama theme this week, I had a couple of articles sent to me about walking away from your financially upside down home loans. Does it make any sense to keep paying on a home that will never be worth what you owe on it? Is it a ethical or moral issue? Or should you be fiscally responsible to yourself and your family? Would the banks act ethically or morally, or do they just do what is economically in their best interests? PAY-GO, BALANCED BUDGETS BY GARY CROOKS AT THE SPOKESMAN - Finally, I saw a great article on the value of bi-partisan agreement on "pay-go" for the federal government. Crooks rightly states that the last time we had a balanced budget, both parties agreed to balance spending increases with tax increases. Check out Crooks "smart bombs" column. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a Facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:48:03 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=198 Due to Microsoft and Windows update restarting, I lost this weeks show. Former US presidents lead Haiti aid appeal Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Jan 22nd at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - EMERGENCY UPDATE - OBAMA'S GLASS STEIGAL, TERRIBLE SUPREMES - Two BIG events happened thursday that you should know about. 1) Supreme court decision to remove limits on corporate and organizational money in elections. This is THE WORSE DECISION in years for the supreme court. But you can fight it by checking out this web site - http://www.movetoamend.org/ 2) President Obama has started an effort to regulate banks and bring back the "glass-steigal" act. This is a huge step in the right direction to fixing the finacial markets. But the market tanked when it got the news. THE LATEST ON HAITI - THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY - It gave me a little joy in our otherwise troubled world to see Bush and Clinton together trying to get support for the disaster for Haiti. And don't be confused, the suffering in Haiti is beyond anything since Katrina and 9/11. This is an nation changing disaster. So do what you can to help, and be happy for the family, friends, home and life you have. And work to make Spokane and the world a better place. Here is an interesting link for the daily happenings and events in Haiti. SCOTT BROWN'S WIN IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? - The two good things that come from Scott Brown winning in Mass is 1) the Republicans are back in the game, and responsible for government along with the Dems. So now they cannot blame the Dems for everything. and 2) The parties will have to work together in some way to govern. They should focus on the basic of health care reform with stopping denial for pre-existing conditions, increased competition, and cost control. Otherwise we all (R's, D's and the rest of us) will collapse under the cost of our broke health care system. Here is an excellent discussion of the costs of health care from a couple of different view points. IF YOU STAY IN THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? - So my friends out there that are staunch supporters of either of the two parties, I assume you have good reasons to stay with them. But please, hold your party accountable for it's misdeeds, and don't always assume the worse from the other party. Neither they, nor you have a monopoly on good or bad deeds. But if you choose to ignore your parties bad efforts, we will all go down with the sinking ship. It's your responsibility to get involved, and fix problems. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FEDERAL DEBT AND THE DEMOCRATS - The Democrats don't seem to make any effort to control government spending, and I'm afraid that it will be their downfall. They MUST fix the debt and deficit. I know they want to be all things to all people, but it's not possible. AND both D's and R's have to learn to be fiscally responsible, working towards a balanced budget year to year. If the two major parties don't pull their heads out of their collective butts, we are finished as a nation. Hello Spanish and Roman empire, Here we come... MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOKANESKEPTIC, SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:27:47 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=197 MP3 copy of this weeks (Jan 15th) show Bill Maher Explains Why You Should Move Your Money http://moveyourmoney.info/ Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Jan 15th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - HAITI UPDATE, CHARITY AND PAT ROBERTSON - I'm really saddened by the earthquake in Haiti. Part of it for me is that this is one of the poorest countrys in the Americas. The pictures are heartbreaking. So what can you do? I dug around and found some different ideas on what are reputable and trustable charities. Here is a link to many of the local and international resources. I'm going to donate some money to help. I'm sure they can use whatever is available. I have to mention Pat Robertson, who possibly is the most disturbed mainstream religious figure in America. Not that I believe in hell, but If there was ever a preacher who is on his way to hell, Pat is it. I'm over anger at him, and now hope that there is hope that his followers can be saved from his same fate. THE REAL TRUTH. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? - I hate to be a negative Nellie, but some truths need to be said. That being the case, here is a truth we must all face. Republicans say Democrats are ruining America. That is true. Democrats say Republicans are ruining America. That is also true. The two party system is destroying America. Here is the reasoning. Both major parties are addicted to power. They don't actually want to fix anything. They just want to be in charge. Both parties are sold out to big business interests, that themselves have sold us out to globalism and multi-nationalism. How has globalism worked out for the American worker? How has globalism affected wages and real wages in America? What do you do when both the Republicans and Democrats care more about their party power than the health of the USA. As an example, health care reform should be about controlling the runaway costs of health care. But neither the R's or D's want to fix that. They just bicker over who's contributors get to rape America. Come August and November, you are going to have chances to fix this problem. It will require money, energy and time from you. Will you be willing to save your own life and the life of America, or will you continue to be cattle lead to slaughter? PS - FINGER POINTING AND BLAME MOST NEEDED! - I'm tired of this fake politeness we portray. When someone in some official capacity screws up, POINT THE FINGER AND BLAME THEM!! We have got to stop being polite to the detriment of a functioning government. Ugh... MORE RECORD BANK BONUSES WHILE TAXPAYER CRASHES AND BURNS - So it's bonus season for Wall Street. They might distribute up to $90 billion in bonuses (beyond regular pay). They say they have paid off tarp, but they have not paid off the AIG pay through of $200 billion that you and I the tax-payer gave them. You need to strongly suggest to your congress person that this is unacceptable, but your congress-person either doesn't either know this, or really care. Do you care? EXCELLENT BILL MOYER SHOW ON WALL STREET'S CONTROL OF USA - Here is a link to an excellent Bill Moyer episode about the failings of Obama and Geitner to really fix the problems of Wall Street. And it's because they are bought and sold by Wall Street. Wall Street bribes politicians, politicians create laws that enrich Wall Street. How does this make you feel about Obama? Not that the Republicans are any better. Time for change. ROLLING STONE'S MATT TAIBBI'S LATEST ARTICLE ON WALL STREET - Obama's Big Sellout: The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway. Here is Matt Taibbi's article about Obama stacking the deck for Wall Street. Fixing Wall Street could have been one of the greatest (and most populist) efforts in AMerican history. But Obama has turned his back on main street and the middle class, to support Wall Street and the financial elite of America. WASHINGTON STATE BUDGET PROBLEMS, TAX INCREASES, NOT PAY CUTS? - Finally, we have Washington state political leaders saying that they cannot cut pay for over payed state employees. So the only other choice they have is to increase taxes and pray for federal help. At the same time, the cuts made hurt the working poor. So how the hell does this help the working and middle class? Is it right and fair to prop up public employee salaries when regular working people are losing jobs and taking pay cuts. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOKANESKEPTIC, SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:45:33 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=196 MP3 copy of this weeks (Jan 8th) show http://moveyourmoney.info/ Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Jan 8th at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - LESS JOBS IN THE USA THAT A DECADE AGO BECAUSE OF EFFICIENCY - I saw a report about the loss of jobs in the US this last decade. We went from 109 million jobs in jan 2000 to 108 million jobs in jan 2010. This goes against an increase in population of 280 million people in 2000 vs 310 million now. The big reason we are facing this is actually a good thing. Business and society have made great gains in efficiency and productivity and we really don't need people as much as we did in the past. So the only obvious solution is to make the standard work week smaller, creating more jobs. A 30/32 hour work week would create a need for people. Government could start this with business following. What do you think? THINK LOCAL WITH YOUR MONEY AND BANKING - Here is a great site, and a great idea for supporting your local community and banks, and sticking it to the Big National Banks that are sucking America dry. Check out "Move your Money" and see what they have to say. And here is the Democracy Now article talking to the organizers about there efforts. As most of you know, I think that buying, banking and thinking locally will save local communities from the damaging effects of the state and national governments. Congressional Reform Act of 2010 - Please check out this article about the "Congressional Reform Act of 2010". This seems to be framed as a conservative idea, but I don't see it. I suppose if you think the democrats and liberals are for unfair standards you could say that. But it doesn't fit for me. And regardless, why does congress get such preferential deals over regular citizens. Drop me a note and tell me what you think Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivor dies aged 93 - Here is an interesting article about the only know survivor of the Nuclear bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's fascinating to think that Tsutomu Yamaguchi is the only man in history to survive the two uses of Atomic weapons in war. It makes for what was a very special human being. He died today at age 93. FINALLY, HOW IMPORTANT IS QUALITY OF LIFE - The US ranks 7th in quality of life. And France ranks #1. What does quality of life mean to you? How important is it to be healthy and happy? I'd say being healthy and happy is the ultimate goal in life. What about you? MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOKANESKEPTIC, SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:14:53 GMT http://www.makegovwork.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=195 MP3 copy of this weeks (Jan 1st) show Matt Taibbi - The Corporate Takeover of America - Pt. 1 Join the www.makegovwork.org radio show Friday Jan 1st at 9am. You will be able to hear it at 89.9 or 92.3 FM, or STREAMED on the Internet at http://www.live365.com/stations/kyrs?site=pro. This show is meant to be a forum for you and the local community, so feel free to participate and tell us what you think. You can e-mail me at gorbob@gmail.com about the show or with comments, and I will get to anything I have time for. Or you can call the show at 747-3807 and speak your mind. Please call. This Friday we will cover - END OF THE DECADE SHOW! - Here is my list of the 10 biggest "events" in chronological order. And here is the CNN list of top 5 events of the last decade.. My list is mostly USAcentric. The broad societal changes are at the end. George Bush election Jan 20th 2001 9/11 Sept 11th 2001 War in Iraq March 20th 2003 Hurricane Katrina Aug 29th 2005 Economic collapse of 2008 Abdication of duty by citizens of America and the media Globalization Corporate control of American government Dominance of the Internet Digitalization of Information So broadly, we have suffered through one of the worse decades in the history of the USA. Of course there are those that have prospered in these times. But the average American has seen their wealth and wages decline in real dollars. It does seem that those that are connected to government and corporate America have seen higher increases than most. Finally, it seems that these declines are brought on by a few issues. Greed, laziness, and an abdication of duty by your average citizen is mainly the cause of our difficulties. Government would not be able to do all the terrible jobs it does without our support and ignorance. How can one blame government and corporate America, when we continue to support the very systems that weaken our lives. We only have ourselves to blame. PS - Here is my take on what America is becoming - People of Walmart PROJECT CENSORED 2009 LIST OF MSM MISSES - PROJECT CENSORED, Here is the list of this years missed stories from Project Censored. MAKEGOVWORK FACEBOOK GROUP - I've had a facebook group for a while, but have not pushed it much. Facebook is a great way to communicate to others, so I wanted to make sure everyone joined up if they want to keep up, and help work to improve things. I made a Facebook group, feel free to join and spread the word - Facebook "makegovwork" group. Permanent links of note - WASHINGTON FREE PRESS, INDEPENDENT NEWS JOURNAL PROJECT CENSORED, STORIES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AVOIDS WASHINGTON CLEAN ELECTIONS, PUBLIC FINANCED ELECTIONS WASHINGTON COALITION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT SPOKANE LOCALS = SPOKANESKEPTIC, SPOVANGELIST, SR FORUMS "THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE" - THOMAS JEFFERSON John Waite gorbob@gmail.com www.makegovwork.org Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:19:27 GMT