THE DOCTOR IS IN _______________
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The largest county in Alabama just slid by on the skin of their teeth avoiding bankruptcy. Jefferson County was trying to avoid bankruptcy for a long time. The saving factor was that Wall Street agreed to forgive about $1 billion dollars of debt and refinance about $2 billion dollars..
If the bankruptcy went through it would have over shadowed the record bankruptcy filed by Orange County. California, in 1994. whose debts were $1.7 billion dollars.
What brought Orange County, California to its knees was the over generous salaries, bonuses, COLA's (cost-of-living ) and fat, obscene pension and retirement plans for the public employee unions. But the taxpayer had to foot the bill and bail the county out. And, the same goes for Alabama and their public employee unions. These public employees and their unions demand and insist on receiving monies and retirement packages for their union members that are so big the payments cannot be sustained.
No private sector worker can be guaranteed a job, a salary, a cost of living of 4,5,6,7 percent a year, and free health care for the employee and their family for life. But the public employee feels entitled. In fact, Orange County, California has not learned their lesson from the taxpayer bailout because the county is right back doing the same things they did prior to the bankruptcy over a decade ago. They still write very lucrative, generous union contracts for their public employees. They have learned nothing from their bankruptcy. The sad part is, Alabama and many other states know what they did wrong but they continue to negotiate union contracts for public employees at the expense of the middle income taxpayer in the private sector.
I say, it's about time the cities, counties, states and federal government start laying off and firing the public employees and have them be treated like private sector employees. There should be no GUARANTEES of a job, continued raises in salary and guaranteed retirement and pensions.
A telephone company recently laid off over 30,000 employees, as we speak, Bank of America is laying off about 30,000 and Borders books recently laid off thousands of employees. Actions like this are common place and occurring each and every day across this country in the private sector. So, - - why not let the public employee union members feel the pain also? - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Saturday, September 17, 2011
A Half Billion Dollars Tax Money Given to Obama's Friends
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Favoritism from Obama with taxpayer stimulus money. The Obama administration restructured a HALF BILLION dollar loan for a financially troubled solar energy company. The solar panel maker Solyndra Inc., was on the brink of bankruptcy and about to lay off 1000 employees. This company was bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars for many years but the Obama administration signed off on the gigantic loan anyway.
I believe that Obama and his staff and administration repaid favors for political supporters. Why else would he take our tax paying dollars and give a crippled, struggling company who was already to file for bankruptcy over $500 BILLION dollar?
The George Kaiser Family Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma is headed by billionaire George Kaiser and he contributed between $50,000 and $100,000.00 to Obama's campaign and Rob Walton, the son of Sam Walton gave Obama's campaign approximately $2500.00 last year. Both persons were affiliated with Solyndra in some way. and it should be noted that Kaiser had made at least 16 visits to the president's aides since 2009 according to White House visitor logs.
There should be an investigation into the squandering of the half-billion dollars of our tax money. I would submit, Obama should have let this shaky company go bankrupt before he pushed for the money to be paid. Where did the billions go? Soon after receiving all of that money the company still went into bankruptcy and still let over 1000 employees go. What does that tell you folks? Why does Obama and his administration always jump in and bail out banks, corporations and political donors? Our tax money means nothing to this White House.
I would think that many politicians gained from allowing the $500 billion dollar fiasco. I would like an accounting of just where all of this money that was given to the bankrupt company was allocated. People, politics stinks. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Favoritism from Obama with taxpayer stimulus money. The Obama administration restructured a HALF BILLION dollar loan for a financially troubled solar energy company. The solar panel maker Solyndra Inc., was on the brink of bankruptcy and about to lay off 1000 employees. This company was bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars for many years but the Obama administration signed off on the gigantic loan anyway.
I believe that Obama and his staff and administration repaid favors for political supporters. Why else would he take our tax paying dollars and give a crippled, struggling company who was already to file for bankruptcy over $500 BILLION dollar?
The George Kaiser Family Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma is headed by billionaire George Kaiser and he contributed between $50,000 and $100,000.00 to Obama's campaign and Rob Walton, the son of Sam Walton gave Obama's campaign approximately $2500.00 last year. Both persons were affiliated with Solyndra in some way. and it should be noted that Kaiser had made at least 16 visits to the president's aides since 2009 according to White House visitor logs.
There should be an investigation into the squandering of the half-billion dollars of our tax money. I would submit, Obama should have let this shaky company go bankrupt before he pushed for the money to be paid. Where did the billions go? Soon after receiving all of that money the company still went into bankruptcy and still let over 1000 employees go. What does that tell you folks? Why does Obama and his administration always jump in and bail out banks, corporations and political donors? Our tax money means nothing to this White House.
I would think that many politicians gained from allowing the $500 billion dollar fiasco. I would like an accounting of just where all of this money that was given to the bankrupt company was allocated. People, politics stinks. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE DOCTOR IS IN
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
There never should have been a currency swap for the Euro. I believe that each country should have retained their own currency as they had done for centuries. The idiot lawmakers and supposed financial titans around the world decided what should be good for a one world economy. Now the world is reaping what it sows.
Now Greece is on the brink of collapse, then there is Italy, Spain and Portugal. Folks, for centuries the world was doing very well with each country using their own currency for financial transactions. We has a rate of exchange for each and every country and world trade worked out very well. Now? A disaster.
Because of countries like Greece who squandered their monies on elaborate public employee pensions, retirements and vacations and who made the transition over to the Euro then went to the World Bank and IMF and ask for BILLIONS of dollars to bail them out saying that the rest of the world owed them now that they are on the Euro system. You can bet that countries like Italy, Spain and Portugal will follow suit because they too want the rest of the world to support their countries lifestyle.
This ONE currency, ONE world is a bunch of crap. The only thing the move to the Euro did throughout Europe was to enrich a number of bankers, financial investors,some world leaders and a group of elites that control the money around the world. The result was that they dragged the world into a sever funk and disassembled, fragmented economy.
My suggestion would be to disengage from the Euro system and have each and every country return to their own currency like before. If any specific nation does i9n fact squander their countries wealth and literally goes bankrupt, SO BE IT. Let them rise and fall on their own merit. The other countries that that are pruden, competent and capable of handling their own financial affairs will survive.
The United States and other countries and the world banking system should not be required to continually bail out those countries that have no inkling on how to operate a stable government. Let them fail, the strong will survive. It's time to stop all of these handouts and stop enabling the other countries. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You Decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
There never should have been a currency swap for the Euro. I believe that each country should have retained their own currency as they had done for centuries. The idiot lawmakers and supposed financial titans around the world decided what should be good for a one world economy. Now the world is reaping what it sows.
Now Greece is on the brink of collapse, then there is Italy, Spain and Portugal. Folks, for centuries the world was doing very well with each country using their own currency for financial transactions. We has a rate of exchange for each and every country and world trade worked out very well. Now? A disaster.
Because of countries like Greece who squandered their monies on elaborate public employee pensions, retirements and vacations and who made the transition over to the Euro then went to the World Bank and IMF and ask for BILLIONS of dollars to bail them out saying that the rest of the world owed them now that they are on the Euro system. You can bet that countries like Italy, Spain and Portugal will follow suit because they too want the rest of the world to support their countries lifestyle.
This ONE currency, ONE world is a bunch of crap. The only thing the move to the Euro did throughout Europe was to enrich a number of bankers, financial investors,some world leaders and a group of elites that control the money around the world. The result was that they dragged the world into a sever funk and disassembled, fragmented economy.
My suggestion would be to disengage from the Euro system and have each and every country return to their own currency like before. If any specific nation does i9n fact squander their countries wealth and literally goes bankrupt, SO BE IT. Let them rise and fall on their own merit. The other countries that that are pruden, competent and capable of handling their own financial affairs will survive.
The United States and other countries and the world banking system should not be required to continually bail out those countries that have no inkling on how to operate a stable government. Let them fail, the strong will survive. It's time to stop all of these handouts and stop enabling the other countries. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You Decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Obama's Job Bill Clearly Misses the Mark
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Obama's job bill is being pushed as a panacea to our problems in this failing, dire economy. The bill has large, gaping flaws. One is Obama extending the unemployment benefits for the people that has not been working for over two years. That particular part of the bill does not help the economy. It takes the taxpayers money, those working middle class people, and provides a crutch for those wanting to stay unemployed. The longer a person is unemployed and is collecting a FREE check form Uncle Sam , the less incentive they have of going out and working for a paycheck.
Most of the research and literature show that these long-term unemployed people would rather collect the free money instead of working at a minimum wage job. All Obama is doing is starting a new sub-class of people and enabling the unemployed to live without working for a salary. Christ, when a person does not work for over two years I say there is a problem. I would suspect that the unemployed person refuses to accept employment in any shape or form.
My suggestion to Obama and his colleagues - - STOP the continual unemployment extensions. Each 13 week extension costs us taxpayers at least $12 Billion dollars. Put a limit on the weeks a person can collect unemployment benefits. Let the person collect the benefits for 13 weeks, then give that person ONE extension of an additional 13 weeks. That's it! When that unemployed person knows that they cannot collect any further benefits after being unemployed for six months I predict that the individual will find a job within that six month period. If they don't, then, tough love. They can look to their relatives and family and friends for assistance but the working people of this country should not be obligated to support a whole, new class of people and reward them for not working and contributing to society.
The other part of this jobs bill that I find disgusting is that when Obama went before the people to push the bill he surrounded himself with Teachers, Firemen and Policemen and other public employees promising them a boost and jobs from the new bill. Again, he misses the point by pandering to the public employee unions and trolling for the union votes. Instead of using a jobs bill to pay outlandish union salaries, benefits, bonuses guaranteed cost of living increases and lavish retirements and pensions for these public employee union personnel he should be using the monies for boots on the ground workers in the private sector like the nonunion construction worker, the roofers, the single mom waitresses, the secretaries and office workers, the John and Jane Doe's who work in the private sector and those nonunion service industries who cannot enjoy these guaranteed cost of living increases of 4, 5, 6 and 7 percent a year.
The money in this jobs bill should be directed to those workers that keep this country humming by working hard every day, those people who build something or invent something or start a small business on their own and contribute to the economy and who do not have guaranteed health care, fat obscene pensions and retirement plans to count on. Instead, Washington decides to provide guaranteed employment high wages, and a very comfortable retirement for Federal , State, County and City public employees through this give-a-way but ignores the real people that need the jobs.
What does a public employee contribute to the society and economy? Nothing. They don't build anything and they don't invent anything. All of them are on the taxpayers dime, collecting the high salaries, bonuses, COLA's and pensions from the working people of this country.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at: bradleykuhns@gmail.com
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Obama's job bill is being pushed as a panacea to our problems in this failing, dire economy. The bill has large, gaping flaws. One is Obama extending the unemployment benefits for the people that has not been working for over two years. That particular part of the bill does not help the economy. It takes the taxpayers money, those working middle class people, and provides a crutch for those wanting to stay unemployed. The longer a person is unemployed and is collecting a FREE check form Uncle Sam , the less incentive they have of going out and working for a paycheck.
Most of the research and literature show that these long-term unemployed people would rather collect the free money instead of working at a minimum wage job. All Obama is doing is starting a new sub-class of people and enabling the unemployed to live without working for a salary. Christ, when a person does not work for over two years I say there is a problem. I would suspect that the unemployed person refuses to accept employment in any shape or form.
My suggestion to Obama and his colleagues - - STOP the continual unemployment extensions. Each 13 week extension costs us taxpayers at least $12 Billion dollars. Put a limit on the weeks a person can collect unemployment benefits. Let the person collect the benefits for 13 weeks, then give that person ONE extension of an additional 13 weeks. That's it! When that unemployed person knows that they cannot collect any further benefits after being unemployed for six months I predict that the individual will find a job within that six month period. If they don't, then, tough love. They can look to their relatives and family and friends for assistance but the working people of this country should not be obligated to support a whole, new class of people and reward them for not working and contributing to society.
The other part of this jobs bill that I find disgusting is that when Obama went before the people to push the bill he surrounded himself with Teachers, Firemen and Policemen and other public employees promising them a boost and jobs from the new bill. Again, he misses the point by pandering to the public employee unions and trolling for the union votes. Instead of using a jobs bill to pay outlandish union salaries, benefits, bonuses guaranteed cost of living increases and lavish retirements and pensions for these public employee union personnel he should be using the monies for boots on the ground workers in the private sector like the nonunion construction worker, the roofers, the single mom waitresses, the secretaries and office workers, the John and Jane Doe's who work in the private sector and those nonunion service industries who cannot enjoy these guaranteed cost of living increases of 4, 5, 6 and 7 percent a year.
The money in this jobs bill should be directed to those workers that keep this country humming by working hard every day, those people who build something or invent something or start a small business on their own and contribute to the economy and who do not have guaranteed health care, fat obscene pensions and retirement plans to count on. Instead, Washington decides to provide guaranteed employment high wages, and a very comfortable retirement for Federal , State, County and City public employees through this give-a-way but ignores the real people that need the jobs.
What does a public employee contribute to the society and economy? Nothing. They don't build anything and they don't invent anything. All of them are on the taxpayers dime, collecting the high salaries, bonuses, COLA's and pensions from the working people of this country.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at: bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Friday, September 9, 2011
Lip Sync Songs? Only A No Talent Does That
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Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To answer an inquiry from Kathy T., regarding musical performances. She asked why she should pay for a concert to see and listen to someone that does not actually sing.
Kathy, you pressed one of my buttons. I would say to you, you shouldn't. In today's music world there are some so-called entertainers that actually are making millions of dollars by just standing up before an audience and cannot sing a hoot.
One that comes to mind is Britney Spears. She lip syncs music and gets paid for it. I guess it was alright when she was a tween or teeny-bopper because her peers and audience crowd of young kids didn't give a care if she sang or not. To them she just looked good dancing and running about the stage, PRETENDING. She probably made millions when she was that teenager. But now, as a young woman, to me, she has nothing to offer as a music performer.
When I go out to see an entertainer, especially a singer, a songstress, I want to see them perform by using their own God given talent and their vocal expertise. Vocalists of the past and many vocalists of today show their actual vocal talent by standing before a crowd and sing the words of the songs. Lets just name a few, okay? Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Patsy Cline, Celine Dion, Cher, Debbie Reynolds, Barbara McNair, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey, etc.---
All of those people mentioned actually sang and sing the songs with their vocal talents. There are tons of other real entertainers that perform each and every day and they can and do sing using their voice to win over the audience. But, ANYONE, I say ANYONE, that "only" pretends to sing the words of a song by lip syncing and just mouthing the words is not an entertainer and why anyone would actually pay good money to see that "lip syncing" person bound about a stage to be a pretend singer is beyond me.
It's bad enough when a person with a bad voice goes into a recording studio and has the producers do their magic and mix sounds, reverb, echo and other gimmicks to make their voice sound passable. The finished recording may sound adequate but if and when that bad singer had to sing without all of the recording studio gimmicks, they can't perform - -and, that's sad.
Kathy, talent is talent. If a person "has it" people will see, hear and recognize it and pay for the privilege to see that person perform. But to pay money to see a pretend talent, No way. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To answer an inquiry from Kathy T., regarding musical performances. She asked why she should pay for a concert to see and listen to someone that does not actually sing.
Kathy, you pressed one of my buttons. I would say to you, you shouldn't. In today's music world there are some so-called entertainers that actually are making millions of dollars by just standing up before an audience and cannot sing a hoot.
One that comes to mind is Britney Spears. She lip syncs music and gets paid for it. I guess it was alright when she was a tween or teeny-bopper because her peers and audience crowd of young kids didn't give a care if she sang or not. To them she just looked good dancing and running about the stage, PRETENDING. She probably made millions when she was that teenager. But now, as a young woman, to me, she has nothing to offer as a music performer.
When I go out to see an entertainer, especially a singer, a songstress, I want to see them perform by using their own God given talent and their vocal expertise. Vocalists of the past and many vocalists of today show their actual vocal talent by standing before a crowd and sing the words of the songs. Lets just name a few, okay? Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Patsy Cline, Celine Dion, Cher, Debbie Reynolds, Barbara McNair, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey, etc.---
All of those people mentioned actually sang and sing the songs with their vocal talents. There are tons of other real entertainers that perform each and every day and they can and do sing using their voice to win over the audience. But, ANYONE, I say ANYONE, that "only" pretends to sing the words of a song by lip syncing and just mouthing the words is not an entertainer and why anyone would actually pay good money to see that "lip syncing" person bound about a stage to be a pretend singer is beyond me.
It's bad enough when a person with a bad voice goes into a recording studio and has the producers do their magic and mix sounds, reverb, echo and other gimmicks to make their voice sound passable. The finished recording may sound adequate but if and when that bad singer had to sing without all of the recording studio gimmicks, they can't perform - -and, that's sad.
Kathy, talent is talent. If a person "has it" people will see, hear and recognize it and pay for the privilege to see that person perform. But to pay money to see a pretend talent, No way. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Obama Speech Missed the Mark: He Wants to Pay People NOT TO WORK
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
On September 8, 2011, President Obama gave his alleged "jobs" speech. What is it with Obama and his talk, talk, talk, but no action. The day following his speech the Dow dropped 303.68. That says a lot folks. Our economy is in the toilet and Obama keeps flushing more and more down the drain by his" hope- hope" and things will get better speeches. I believe one of the most important glaring problems with his speech yesterday was: Extending the unemployment insurance to those people out of work, AGAIN. What a wrong way, lopsided view to pump up the economy. Obama said by extending unemployment benefits that will beef up the economy and make for more jobs. Is he kidding? It doesn't take a person smarter that a fifth-grader to know that extending unemployment benefits for those people that have been out of work for over TWO years will only provide monies for them AGAIN to sit around and collect the government dole out every month and not work.
I say that if Obama and his give-a-way colleagues in Washington are paying these people who are "capable" of working that will not add jobs to the economy. On the contrary, it will keep people from being employed. What needs to be done is for Obama to cut off these outrageous unemployment extensions and I predict that then, and only then, will Obama and his party see a jump in employment. These malingering, lazy people will have to face reality and know that when the money from the unemployment has dried up, they will have to find a job - - ANY JOB.
Right now Obama and his pals have extended unemployment benefits for people over and over again and currently these unemployed people can lay around for 99 weeks (TWO YEARS) without working at any meaningful job.
From numerous research studies it has been found that when a person is out of work for two years, they have no real incentive of returning to work as long as they are being enabled by a paycheck from unemployment funds. And, believe it or not, some of the Obama Democratic crowd want to extend the unemployment benefits to over 113 weeks. What!
What I would like to see and would suggest to Obama is that he return the unemployment benefits package to what it used to be decades ago. It was basically, the unemployed person collected unemployment for a period of 13 weeks and then they received an extension of benefits for an additional 13 weeks. Folks, that's six months of being unemployed. That's a long time to be without a job but most of those people out of work knew they had to find a job within six months or be broke. And, guess what? Most did find a job and the economy rolled along having those people back in the work force. It worked! That unemployment model should be enacted once again.
We middle class taxpayers are on on the hook for supporting the POOR, THE ILLEGAL ALIEN, FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE for special groups, etc., and Obama and the lawmakers keep coming back to the well to ding us again and again. It has to stop. Enough is enough.
With his speech last night and his promise to extend the unemployment benefits to the unemployed again does nothing more that create a brand new segment of society that we taxpayers will have to subsidize. We will now support millions of people NOT TO WORK and they can, with the governments blessing and our tax money to collect a pay check, sit around and live off of that paycheck year after year after year.
The cost of the last unemployment extension was$12 billion dollars so imagine what it will be this time round. Folks, our tax monies is being squandered over and over, and for what? Politics people. Elections are on the horizon and lawmakers want to be reelected. Both parties are at fault on this unemployment fiasco. They should use tough love and insist that six(6) months of unemployment benefits are sufficient for an unemployed person. If the persons unemployment benefits run out after six (6) months and they fail to find a job (which is nearly impossible to do), they can then look to relatives and friends for support. Jobs are out there in such areas as: Fast food, dish washer, food server, gas stations, sales, housecleaning, etc., --the list goes on and on. But these long term unemployed people just refuse to take them.
My thought is: A job, is a job, is a job. The unemployed should take the menial position while looking to better themselves.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_______________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
On September 8, 2011, President Obama gave his alleged "jobs" speech. What is it with Obama and his talk, talk, talk, but no action. The day following his speech the Dow dropped 303.68. That says a lot folks. Our economy is in the toilet and Obama keeps flushing more and more down the drain by his" hope- hope" and things will get better speeches. I believe one of the most important glaring problems with his speech yesterday was: Extending the unemployment insurance to those people out of work, AGAIN. What a wrong way, lopsided view to pump up the economy. Obama said by extending unemployment benefits that will beef up the economy and make for more jobs. Is he kidding? It doesn't take a person smarter that a fifth-grader to know that extending unemployment benefits for those people that have been out of work for over TWO years will only provide monies for them AGAIN to sit around and collect the government dole out every month and not work.
I say that if Obama and his give-a-way colleagues in Washington are paying these people who are "capable" of working that will not add jobs to the economy. On the contrary, it will keep people from being employed. What needs to be done is for Obama to cut off these outrageous unemployment extensions and I predict that then, and only then, will Obama and his party see a jump in employment. These malingering, lazy people will have to face reality and know that when the money from the unemployment has dried up, they will have to find a job - - ANY JOB.
Right now Obama and his pals have extended unemployment benefits for people over and over again and currently these unemployed people can lay around for 99 weeks (TWO YEARS) without working at any meaningful job.
From numerous research studies it has been found that when a person is out of work for two years, they have no real incentive of returning to work as long as they are being enabled by a paycheck from unemployment funds. And, believe it or not, some of the Obama Democratic crowd want to extend the unemployment benefits to over 113 weeks. What!
What I would like to see and would suggest to Obama is that he return the unemployment benefits package to what it used to be decades ago. It was basically, the unemployed person collected unemployment for a period of 13 weeks and then they received an extension of benefits for an additional 13 weeks. Folks, that's six months of being unemployed. That's a long time to be without a job but most of those people out of work knew they had to find a job within six months or be broke. And, guess what? Most did find a job and the economy rolled along having those people back in the work force. It worked! That unemployment model should be enacted once again.
We middle class taxpayers are on on the hook for supporting the POOR, THE ILLEGAL ALIEN, FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE for special groups, etc., and Obama and the lawmakers keep coming back to the well to ding us again and again. It has to stop. Enough is enough.
With his speech last night and his promise to extend the unemployment benefits to the unemployed again does nothing more that create a brand new segment of society that we taxpayers will have to subsidize. We will now support millions of people NOT TO WORK and they can, with the governments blessing and our tax money to collect a pay check, sit around and live off of that paycheck year after year after year.
The cost of the last unemployment extension was$12 billion dollars so imagine what it will be this time round. Folks, our tax monies is being squandered over and over, and for what? Politics people. Elections are on the horizon and lawmakers want to be reelected. Both parties are at fault on this unemployment fiasco. They should use tough love and insist that six(6) months of unemployment benefits are sufficient for an unemployed person. If the persons unemployment benefits run out after six (6) months and they fail to find a job (which is nearly impossible to do), they can then look to relatives and friends for support. Jobs are out there in such areas as: Fast food, dish washer, food server, gas stations, sales, housecleaning, etc., --the list goes on and on. But these long term unemployed people just refuse to take them.
My thought is: A job, is a job, is a job. The unemployed should take the menial position while looking to better themselves.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_______________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Governor Rick Perry For President? His Stance on Immigration Leaves a Lot to be Desired
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The Republican party is offering up Texas Governor, Rick Perry as a candidate for President. How many of you voters have concerns about his views on Immigration matters? I do. He recently said he is totally against any fence at the Southern Border of the United States. That disappointed me.
However, I am not completely surprised by his actions because it has been reported in the media he has given very favorable treatment to illegal aliens over the years. Since Texas is made up of a very large illegal population he has pandered that segment of society for decades. That might be alright in Texas but to have that same attitude pushed on the rest of the nation is unwarranted.
People from every state in the union has been screaming for immigration control and they clearly want "secure" borders . Currently in some states the illegal alien population runs higher that the legal population. There are many states that are educating illegal alien children at the detriment of our children who are United States citizens.
As an example, lets just look at one demographic (the Hispanic) population. In Nevada the Hispanic population now outnumber other races attending school. And, I don't have to tell all of you reader's about the Hispanic population in California. The cost of supporting illegal aliens and their families by giving them free benefits, free education, free heath care in many states has those states on the brink of bankruptcy.
It appears the United States legal citizens are paying for the comfort and well-being of millions of illegal aliens residing illegally in the country and those illegal aliens pay no consequences. They actually know that the political climate is favorable to their wants and needs.
My thoughts and suggestions would be: Politicians - - -
1. Secure the border, totally, from East to West, with a" fence": Have specific check points to enter through the fence.
2. Federal government should mandate that the E-Verify system be used by each and every employer in the nation so as to verify the citizenship status of the applicants and employees. NO GRANDFATHER clauses. Check past and present employees for legality. The E-Verify system will also stop these cheap, unethical employers from hiring illegal aliens just to save a buck.
3. Immediately stop free education, welfare benefits and health care to the illegal alien.
4. Stop the practice of allowing an illegal alien woman to have a baby on U.S. soil and grant that baby U.S. citizenship. When the illegal has the baby, the parents immediately play the system to stay in the United States and garner numerous freebies at the taxpayers expense. The baby should be a citizen of the parents origin country, NOT THE U.S. As a side note, the Southern border states hospitals are flooded with pregnant illegal alien women crossing in the U.S. for the sole purpose of having the baby on U.S. soil. In fact, many border hospitals have filed bankruptcy or have closed completely because of the illegal alien baby scam. That's wrong!
So, should we elect someone like Governor Rick Perry to be President? Do we need a President that panders to illegal aliens and advocates an illegal alien invasion on the United States? -And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The Republican party is offering up Texas Governor, Rick Perry as a candidate for President. How many of you voters have concerns about his views on Immigration matters? I do. He recently said he is totally against any fence at the Southern Border of the United States. That disappointed me.
However, I am not completely surprised by his actions because it has been reported in the media he has given very favorable treatment to illegal aliens over the years. Since Texas is made up of a very large illegal population he has pandered that segment of society for decades. That might be alright in Texas but to have that same attitude pushed on the rest of the nation is unwarranted.
People from every state in the union has been screaming for immigration control and they clearly want "secure" borders . Currently in some states the illegal alien population runs higher that the legal population. There are many states that are educating illegal alien children at the detriment of our children who are United States citizens.
As an example, lets just look at one demographic (the Hispanic) population. In Nevada the Hispanic population now outnumber other races attending school. And, I don't have to tell all of you reader's about the Hispanic population in California. The cost of supporting illegal aliens and their families by giving them free benefits, free education, free heath care in many states has those states on the brink of bankruptcy.
It appears the United States legal citizens are paying for the comfort and well-being of millions of illegal aliens residing illegally in the country and those illegal aliens pay no consequences. They actually know that the political climate is favorable to their wants and needs.
My thoughts and suggestions would be: Politicians - - -
1. Secure the border, totally, from East to West, with a" fence": Have specific check points to enter through the fence.
2. Federal government should mandate that the E-Verify system be used by each and every employer in the nation so as to verify the citizenship status of the applicants and employees. NO GRANDFATHER clauses. Check past and present employees for legality. The E-Verify system will also stop these cheap, unethical employers from hiring illegal aliens just to save a buck.
3. Immediately stop free education, welfare benefits and health care to the illegal alien.
4. Stop the practice of allowing an illegal alien woman to have a baby on U.S. soil and grant that baby U.S. citizenship. When the illegal has the baby, the parents immediately play the system to stay in the United States and garner numerous freebies at the taxpayers expense. The baby should be a citizen of the parents origin country, NOT THE U.S. As a side note, the Southern border states hospitals are flooded with pregnant illegal alien women crossing in the U.S. for the sole purpose of having the baby on U.S. soil. In fact, many border hospitals have filed bankruptcy or have closed completely because of the illegal alien baby scam. That's wrong!
So, should we elect someone like Governor Rick Perry to be President? Do we need a President that panders to illegal aliens and advocates an illegal alien invasion on the United States? -And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Rep. Shelly Berkley-Only Looking Out For Herself, Her Family and Friends
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LAS VEGAS-
Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Rep. Shelley Berkley, (NV) appears to have many problems. It looks like she has a conflict of interest when it come to her supporting legislation that does indeed benefit her husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner. The Times published a very informative report. The piece entitled: "A Congresswoman's Cause Is Often Her Husbands Gain." lays out the clear possibility of her using her juice in Washington and assisting her husbands lucrative kidney care medical practice here in Las Vegas. I would think that this reporting by the Times gives her opponent Rep. Dean Heller a leg up on the U. S. Senate seat.
The New York Times showed Berkley's work relating to Nevada's kidney care specialists. Her husband is what else - - a nephrologist, who received a contract at UMC (University Medical Center) in amount of $738,000.00. And, guess what? From all reports, his was the only bid submitted and accepted. Fix in? Who knows?
It should be mention also that Berkley back in 1996 wrote some memos to her old employer, Las Vegas SANDS boss Sheldon Adelson to do some political favors for two Clark County Commissioners. She also told her old boss to contribute to judicial candidates so that future favorable treatment could be realized.
With conduct like this in Berkley's background it makes one ponder how she can represent the people of Nevada honorably and sufficiently when she is so concerned about doing favors for her husband and her financial well-being and having friends and employers doling out favors for her friends holding public office and even pressuring them to contribute to the judiciary so as to ensure future favors from those judges, etc.,---
Folks, I submit that her actions is not government working for the people of the state of Nevada. Instead it looks like government working for the needs of Berkley, her husband and his very lucrative medical practice (which clearly would be of benefit to her well-being) and for benefits to her friends and colleagues that hold public office. Maybe twelve years in office is enough for people like Berkley. She looks like a poster child for term limits on lawmakers. I personally would not vote for a lawmaker that conducts themselves in a manner that uses the position of their office to benefit themselves and friends. No wonder our country is in the shape it is in. Many lawmakers only tend to look out for themselves and their families and friends.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
LAS VEGAS-
Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Rep. Shelley Berkley, (NV) appears to have many problems. It looks like she has a conflict of interest when it come to her supporting legislation that does indeed benefit her husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner. The Times published a very informative report. The piece entitled: "A Congresswoman's Cause Is Often Her Husbands Gain." lays out the clear possibility of her using her juice in Washington and assisting her husbands lucrative kidney care medical practice here in Las Vegas. I would think that this reporting by the Times gives her opponent Rep. Dean Heller a leg up on the U. S. Senate seat.
The New York Times showed Berkley's work relating to Nevada's kidney care specialists. Her husband is what else - - a nephrologist, who received a contract at UMC (University Medical Center) in amount of $738,000.00. And, guess what? From all reports, his was the only bid submitted and accepted. Fix in? Who knows?
It should be mention also that Berkley back in 1996 wrote some memos to her old employer, Las Vegas SANDS boss Sheldon Adelson to do some political favors for two Clark County Commissioners. She also told her old boss to contribute to judicial candidates so that future favorable treatment could be realized.
With conduct like this in Berkley's background it makes one ponder how she can represent the people of Nevada honorably and sufficiently when she is so concerned about doing favors for her husband and her financial well-being and having friends and employers doling out favors for her friends holding public office and even pressuring them to contribute to the judiciary so as to ensure future favors from those judges, etc.,---
Folks, I submit that her actions is not government working for the people of the state of Nevada. Instead it looks like government working for the needs of Berkley, her husband and his very lucrative medical practice (which clearly would be of benefit to her well-being) and for benefits to her friends and colleagues that hold public office. Maybe twelve years in office is enough for people like Berkley. She looks like a poster child for term limits on lawmakers. I personally would not vote for a lawmaker that conducts themselves in a manner that uses the position of their office to benefit themselves and friends. No wonder our country is in the shape it is in. Many lawmakers only tend to look out for themselves and their families and friends.- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_______________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Chinese Herbs Relating to High Blood Pressure
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To J.T.: As to your inquiry as to some Chinese herbs that may assist in possible high blood pressure problems.
Here are a few Chinese herbs that you should check out. These herbs have shown to be of benefit to some people experiencing high blood pressure. However J.T. , as always, before using any supplement, drug, or herb please consult with your physician or licensed alternative health practitioner of your choice before undertaking a treatment regimen for any ailment whatsoever.
That said, for your informational purposes only, I would suggest you read up and do research on the following Chinese herbals.
(a) Liu-Wei Di Huang Wan; (b) Yi Guan Jian Wan; (c) Zhi Bao; (d)Liu Jun Zi Wan; (e) Qi Ju Di Huang Wan; (f) Chi Hu Long Gu Mu Liwa; (f) Tain Ma Gou Teng Wan; and (g) Ma Zi Ren Wan.
I hope your research on the above Chinese herbs will help you in your quest. Thank you for your inquiry.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
To J.T.: As to your inquiry as to some Chinese herbs that may assist in possible high blood pressure problems.
Here are a few Chinese herbs that you should check out. These herbs have shown to be of benefit to some people experiencing high blood pressure. However J.T. , as always, before using any supplement, drug, or herb please consult with your physician or licensed alternative health practitioner of your choice before undertaking a treatment regimen for any ailment whatsoever.
That said, for your informational purposes only, I would suggest you read up and do research on the following Chinese herbals.
(a) Liu-Wei Di Huang Wan; (b) Yi Guan Jian Wan; (c) Zhi Bao; (d)Liu Jun Zi Wan; (e) Qi Ju Di Huang Wan; (f) Chi Hu Long Gu Mu Liwa; (f) Tain Ma Gou Teng Wan; and (g) Ma Zi Ren Wan.
I hope your research on the above Chinese herbs will help you in your quest. Thank you for your inquiry.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Michele Bachmann For President? Not My Vote.
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Michele Bachmann for President? Lets look at some situations. - -
Here's a woman that clearly stated that she is prone to severe migraine headaches. I would think that anyone that suffers from severe migraine headaches would be hampered when attempting to make important decisions. The pain of migraines is no joke. They can be quite debilitating. Anyone of you that has experienced a severe migraine may have seen the flashes of light, the explosion effect before the eyes, not discounting the excruciating pain. I would wonder how anyone could really concentrate and keep their mind focused on any specific important matter while the migraine is in effect.
I would also question why many of Michele Bachmann's staff members continually abandon ship. It has been reported in the media that Bachmann is difficult to get along with. That could account for the high-level turnover she has experienced in the past. There were frequent changes in her staff at her congressional office since 2007. There were six(6) chiefs of staff in four years and there were five(5) press secretaries, there were five(5) legislative directors and there were three (3) communications directors.
Some previous staffers have complained about Bachmann's style. From those reports it appears she tries to micro-manage every aspect of every situation. It has been reported that anyone questioning her decisions brings about suspicion on her part and those people that disagree with her are then labeled disloyal. She is said to insist on being involved in the very smallest details.
Folks, that's scary. Paranoid tendency? Maybe. But to my liking, all these things add up to areas of concern that does not make for good Presidential timber. But, -- to each his own. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Michele Bachmann for President? Lets look at some situations. - -
Here's a woman that clearly stated that she is prone to severe migraine headaches. I would think that anyone that suffers from severe migraine headaches would be hampered when attempting to make important decisions. The pain of migraines is no joke. They can be quite debilitating. Anyone of you that has experienced a severe migraine may have seen the flashes of light, the explosion effect before the eyes, not discounting the excruciating pain. I would wonder how anyone could really concentrate and keep their mind focused on any specific important matter while the migraine is in effect.
I would also question why many of Michele Bachmann's staff members continually abandon ship. It has been reported in the media that Bachmann is difficult to get along with. That could account for the high-level turnover she has experienced in the past. There were frequent changes in her staff at her congressional office since 2007. There were six(6) chiefs of staff in four years and there were five(5) press secretaries, there were five(5) legislative directors and there were three (3) communications directors.
Some previous staffers have complained about Bachmann's style. From those reports it appears she tries to micro-manage every aspect of every situation. It has been reported that anyone questioning her decisions brings about suspicion on her part and those people that disagree with her are then labeled disloyal. She is said to insist on being involved in the very smallest details.
Folks, that's scary. Paranoid tendency? Maybe. But to my liking, all these things add up to areas of concern that does not make for good Presidential timber. But, -- to each his own. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_______________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Let The Post Office Go Bankrupt. Start Over. Who Needs Union Contracts?
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LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Some say that the United States Post Office could go bankrupt. Hooray! Let them go bankrupt and then they could start all over again by voiding out all of the ludicrous union contracts that have been ripping us taxpayers off for years.
I say congress should break its agreement with labor unions and lay off 120,000 postal workers. Why? Here are some good reasons why. Currently the postal union "prohibits the Postal Service from laying off or reassigning workers if equipment is broke down. Postal union workers report to work and are told to go to a break room or cafeteria, have coffee or read and eat food but "do not" do any chores. They just sit there and get paid for zilch. Imagine any employer in the private sector allowing such conduct or having their customers paying for it. It won't happen.
The Postal Service also owes about $1.3 billion dollars to a worker's compensation fund to provide for their postal workers. Beside that the Postal Service owes approximately $5.4 billion dollars to a fund to provide for current and future retirees.
Folks, the Postal Service squandered billions and billions of dollars on these postal worker union employees to enjoy elaborate pensions, bonuses, freebies and free or near free health care. Why do you think that the price of stamps have continually gone up over the years? One of the major reasons was to provide the union benefits for the hundreds of thousands of postal employees.
These postal workers unions , like the teachers unions,(New York Teachers) build these ridiculous, unwarranted clauses in their contracts so they "cannot" be laid off or fired . They write in guarantees of continued employment and continued salaries even though they do no work whatsoever.
Who the devil are these incompetent, lazy, union vote pandering lawmakers that let the Postal unions and Teachers unions dictate their demands that are so obscene that any private employer would tell the employee to hit the street.
People, us taxpayers are paying for employees not to work, we are paying for the employees life time health care, and their families health care when the average middle class worker cannot even afford to buy their own health care. If they do, it is very expensive. We are paying for lucrative pensions and retirements to support these greedy union employees while Mr. & Mrs. middle America worker doesn't have any type of pension or retirement at all. If some middle class workers are lucky enough to actually receive a pension it is only a 401(k) retirement plan.
It's time to stop these unions from buying off the politicians. They promise the lawmakers massive, bloc votes in exchange for the guaranteed free health care, guaranteed promises of not being laid off or fired and fat, enormous pensions, bonuses and retirement plans.
Again, I say:
1. Congress, void all Federal union contacts, start over again.
2. Lay off 120,000 Postal Workers.
3. Instead of a separate pension, retirement plan for these union people make any federal employee pay into the Social Security program like every other private sector employee in the nation.
4. Make a retirement plan for these Federal union people like the ones the private sector worker has to rely on, - - that being a 401(k) retirement plan.
I predict that if Congress would follow my suggestion(s) they would find that there would be tens of thousands of people standing in line for those jobs and would be willing to work without "GUARANTEES" like the ones postal workers currently enjoy.
Further, if John or Jane Doe who may be working as a food server, convenience store worker, roofer, plumber etc., is required to depend on a Social Security check and a 401(k) when they stop working, the same should apply to these union workers. No more, no less.
No one group should be entitled and have guarantees that other employees do not have. Any person in the public sector should be able to be fired or laid off just like people in the private sector. Period! And, that's my opinion . Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_______________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Some say that the United States Post Office could go bankrupt. Hooray! Let them go bankrupt and then they could start all over again by voiding out all of the ludicrous union contracts that have been ripping us taxpayers off for years.
I say congress should break its agreement with labor unions and lay off 120,000 postal workers. Why? Here are some good reasons why. Currently the postal union "prohibits the Postal Service from laying off or reassigning workers if equipment is broke down. Postal union workers report to work and are told to go to a break room or cafeteria, have coffee or read and eat food but "do not" do any chores. They just sit there and get paid for zilch. Imagine any employer in the private sector allowing such conduct or having their customers paying for it. It won't happen.
The Postal Service also owes about $1.3 billion dollars to a worker's compensation fund to provide for their postal workers. Beside that the Postal Service owes approximately $5.4 billion dollars to a fund to provide for current and future retirees.
Folks, the Postal Service squandered billions and billions of dollars on these postal worker union employees to enjoy elaborate pensions, bonuses, freebies and free or near free health care. Why do you think that the price of stamps have continually gone up over the years? One of the major reasons was to provide the union benefits for the hundreds of thousands of postal employees.
These postal workers unions , like the teachers unions,(New York Teachers) build these ridiculous, unwarranted clauses in their contracts so they "cannot" be laid off or fired . They write in guarantees of continued employment and continued salaries even though they do no work whatsoever.
Who the devil are these incompetent, lazy, union vote pandering lawmakers that let the Postal unions and Teachers unions dictate their demands that are so obscene that any private employer would tell the employee to hit the street.
People, us taxpayers are paying for employees not to work, we are paying for the employees life time health care, and their families health care when the average middle class worker cannot even afford to buy their own health care. If they do, it is very expensive. We are paying for lucrative pensions and retirements to support these greedy union employees while Mr. & Mrs. middle America worker doesn't have any type of pension or retirement at all. If some middle class workers are lucky enough to actually receive a pension it is only a 401(k) retirement plan.
It's time to stop these unions from buying off the politicians. They promise the lawmakers massive, bloc votes in exchange for the guaranteed free health care, guaranteed promises of not being laid off or fired and fat, enormous pensions, bonuses and retirement plans.
Again, I say:
1. Congress, void all Federal union contacts, start over again.
2. Lay off 120,000 Postal Workers.
3. Instead of a separate pension, retirement plan for these union people make any federal employee pay into the Social Security program like every other private sector employee in the nation.
4. Make a retirement plan for these Federal union people like the ones the private sector worker has to rely on, - - that being a 401(k) retirement plan.
I predict that if Congress would follow my suggestion(s) they would find that there would be tens of thousands of people standing in line for those jobs and would be willing to work without "GUARANTEES" like the ones postal workers currently enjoy.
Further, if John or Jane Doe who may be working as a food server, convenience store worker, roofer, plumber etc., is required to depend on a Social Security check and a 401(k) when they stop working, the same should apply to these union workers. No more, no less.
No one group should be entitled and have guarantees that other employees do not have. Any person in the public sector should be able to be fired or laid off just like people in the private sector. Period! And, that's my opinion . Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_______________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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