march 2011 newsletter

U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April 2008 that only scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a revised report (hadn't been updated since 1995) in the western 2/3 of North Dakota, western South Dakota, and extreme eastern Montana, The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay , and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5...3 trillion, because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL!
That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years straight. Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006
Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world. It is more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. In three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted. With this motherload of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore drilling?
They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth.. Here are the official estimates:- 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
- 18-times as much oil as Iraq

- 21-times as much oil as Kuwait
- 22-times as much oil as Iran
- 500-times as much oil as Yemen

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911

We, as a nation, our government speaks of giving democracy to the world, but we don’t have it ourselves. China is a Republic, which is what America is now, though we don’t believe near as bad. When our founding fathers founded this country we needed a representative republic which is what we had, but not anymore. Today the ability to send email and communicate instantly around the world wasn’t even a thought in our founding fathers minds. Our government is always talking about amending the US Constitution because our founding fathers never could have envisioned this world and all its technology. We have the arguments they used to pass laws on us all the time, gun laws, seatbelt laws, helmet laws, insurance laws, though I agree with some I don’t agree with all, I just want a chance to have my voice heard, and not rely on someone to represent me. It is time for this country to evolve as all things do over time.

If an elected person can do what they want without consequence from the law, for instance if a politician is caught in a lie or deceitful act and gets a slap on the wrist then receives a presidential pardon when a pres leaves office. They are supposed to be the voice of the people lead by example; they should be willing to die for their country and the people they serve, not think the country and its citizens are here to serve them and their interests.

Etowah Al, county commission pledged $3M to Goodyear over the next 10 yrs if they employ 1400 people. Mobile, $52M for a Gulfquest maritime museum and ferry landing. Hartford conn an additional $45M for a 9.4 mile bus corridor. Tallahassee Fl state farm wants to raise rates 28% because of sink hole payouts. St Paul, Mn $171M in cuts to higher education. 1B borrowed $20M for a new Saints stadium and $28M to upgrade Rochester mayo civic center. Jackson, Ms. $55M to fund a civil rights museum and a state history museum, Lawmakers killing a tea party initiative to raise $ for a border fence between US and Mexico. A $5 fee on $ wired out of the US + a 1% for transfers over $500. Cincinnati, Oh. $128M for a streetcar line along a 5 mile loop with 21 stops. Ut 110000 illegal immigrants the pilot accountability permit program grants permits to illegals so they can work, pay taxes, get background check, be forced to leave the state if they lose their job. I say BS. Farmington Ut $19.6M Davis county memorial courthouse campus renovation, includes 3 story administrative office buildings, a main branch library, and a children's justice center, they will have to demolish 4 county buildings. Ogden, $2.4M toward a plan for a $38M sports complex. San Diego Ca $57M deficit but need 10 fire stations at a cost of $100M. DC William c smith wants $8M property tax abatement over 10 years to build a 375 apartment building. 12 regular council members make $125000 a year and the chairman $190000 the positions are part time. Hammond In $250000 in ad campaigns to lure Illinois businesses to Indiana. Leves, Del. $25000 grant to study the feasibility of a water taxi between the 2 resort towns. Atlantic City NJ $300000 city counsel voted to fix up sandcastle stadium so it can be used for concerts and festivals, $261M from the state to help build a casino which they would have a stake in. Austin, Tx. amazon.com will close its suburban dc because they feel they are treated unfairly, the state comptroller demands $269M in uncollected sales taxes. $5B cut from public education. Glaucuster, Mass, $2.6M to continue restoring the exterior of city hall. Seneca SC giving a building to a recycling center. Memphis TN borrowed $22M to benefit a proposed Electrolux appliance plant with another $150M from state, local, and federal subsidies. Denver, Col $12M to repair the gold dome on the state capitol, St Louis, Mo $47M in tax revenue bonds for a ballpark village development with retail, office space, restaurants, and entertainment. Santa Fe NM $139000 a day for the 60 day session $8.4M for the next 2 years full time positions. Cambridge, Md. $300000 bond $ to restore the Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. Annapolis the members of the American Federation of State, county, and municipal employees voted to ratify a 3 year contract that includes $750 in bonuses + guaranteed pay raises for the next 3 yrs and a salary grade increase in 2014. Hagerstown the federal gov is paying $20M toward the cost of 2 new minimum security prisons in Jessup for exclusive use of the supermax prison in Baltimore, the new prisons still cost an additional $26M. Baltimore $15M cut in school state funding. Aberdan Wash $30 annual fee to visit state parks. Selina Ks $14.6M to replace 20465 water meters at a cost of $713.41 each. Boise I'd $92.9M in cuts to schools, Medicaid, colleges, and university. Lewistown Pa $7.3M cut in school funding. Little Rock Ark wants to increase severance tax on natural gas to 7% from 1.25% - 5% or about $50M a year. Portland Minute $60M cut in state aid to schools. Louisville Ky $1.5M on 2 way radios for 1200 buses at a cost of $1250 each. NYC NY bans smoking in parks, beaches, and time square. NY, online sales of tobacco to its citizens from out of state is illegal. NY, NJ, $13.5B cost on 2 tunnels under the Hudson for rail tunnels. Federally, ($50M over the next 5 yrs for wind farms, $1.5B a year to Egypt, Fannie Mae $162M defending execs since America took over in 2008, US Territory Guam $445M for marine base and utilities at an air force base.

If you have a story you would like to submit please do so. letyourvoicebeheard@traprats.info

february 2011 newsletter

Alab $30m def paying $17m with stimulus 4 school budgets. 55m received as bonus from fed for enrolling young people in its all kids health ins program.
Mich 88 bus drivers laid off saving of $2m.
Nj $8.5m planned restoration of 102 year old theater. State historical society has sold the abel buell map for $2.1m for cash shortfall. 335 fire dept workers laid off.
Nc $5.5m for 786 acres $33m 8000 acres for preservation 7000 to 4125 an acre. Cut 1500 jobs to deal with $100m defecit (schools). $3.5b defecit.
Ark $5.2m aviation repair tech expans
del $22.7m restore beaches.
Mich $177000 gov salary.
Ohio $236m revenue $74m repairs toll roads. 32 paintings sold by the museum of arts budget defecit for $1m.
Ri $300m def for 2011-2012. New gov recinded an order to crack down on illegal immigrants.
Ariz $500000 2yr study to turn car pool lanes into toll lanes. Ind $10000 madison to throw a bicentennial bash. Government pay raises 500-1000 after 2 year freeze.
Ida $35m budget cuts the bulk coming from medicaid services.
Cal $48000 cell phones cancelled for gov employees at an annual cost of $20m with a $25.4b def.
Md 1400 state emp opt for buy out totalling $1.3b saving $40m in 2011.
Mass 741 prop with unpaid taxes totalling $1.8m fees & penalties.
Wv $2.50 a week tax if u work in the city of parkersburg = 2.5m a year.
Col mike c want to furlough federal employees for 2 weeks & cut senators & reps pay by 10% it will save $5.5b
Tenn 15 year no tax for electrolux home products to build a $190m plant to employ 1240 people they save $38.7m.
Tx $262m restoring old buildings.
Wash $3.25m building for migrant farm workers.
Ny great neck no smoking indoors now no smoking on sidewalks fines of $1000.
Illinois 3-5% state income tax increase or 66% for 4 yrs because of a supposed 15b defecit coupled with 2% limits on spending growth anything over will cancel tax increase. From what I have been able to gather on this matter illinois has a 55b budget of which about half of comes from the federal gov cauffers, which means the illinois gov needs about 28b to make budget. In a news article it stated illinois had 68b in rev in the 1st 6 months with 6 to go. So 40b from the 1st 6 months and let's just say 50b from the 2nd 6 months that = 90b the illinois gov is not accounting for.

Most of the time, electors cast their votes for the candidate who has received the most votes in that particular state. Some states have laws that require electors to vote for the candidate that won the popular vote, while other electors are bound by pledges to a specific political party. However, there have been times when electors have voted contrary to the people's decision, and there is no federal law or Constitutional provision against it.

These newsletters are being written to unite america not just one part of say the industry I'm in of trucking, but many different walks of life. Just uniting the 1 walk of life or the other will invite terrorism charges against that group of people. But if many walks of life join together those charges don't. apply. We as an industry can be the voice of the people in a strike and also address our industries problems, but if we don't do it with the support of other walks of life we will b charged with terrorism. Because addressing just the problems of our industry we would be treated like the air traffic controllers holding the country hostage. But not if we have the support of many walks of life. My platform is a simple one for a presidential candidate, I will veto every bill that comes to my desk until one is put on my desk that says (let the people vote on the laws they live by and where their taxes go before it is signed into law). Now there is a chance they will not send that legislation immediately therefore I will have to veto it and they may over ride my veto, if they do over ride my veto that means they are not going to let me do what I was elected to do and you must remove them from office by force or suffer for another term at their hands.
This is the second month that I have written this newsletter all by myself I would appreciate a little help, for instance I heard a guy this week talking about things in and around cedar rapids iowa. pertaining to the local government adding taxes to allow for the building of stadiums but then charging the very same people who paid to build it to enter it.

I cant count the nuber of stroies Ive heard lately. let your voice be heard, at letyourvoicebeheard@traprats.info

on another note next months newsletter is shaping up to be a good one.