IS THE U.S. PROVOKING NORTH KOREA-PUSHING FOR ANOTHER WAR?
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS
Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Again, the USA is stirring the pot provoking other countries. The actions of the United States against Nortrh Korea could instigate another war. It appears the USA wants to flex its muscles and act like a bully on the block. The administration has a chip on its shoulder and daring North Korea to knock it off.We clearly do not need this type of diplomacy.
The United States recently sent B-2 bombers to join military drills with South Korea. The administration says sending the bombers was just a coincidence and not meant as a warning to Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea.
The White House officials and the Pentagon dies not have the smarts to realize that this 30 year old nut job leader of North Korea could go off his rocker at anytime. He has increased his rhetoric over the past few months escalating his threats against the United States, South Korea and Japan and yet officials here continually push the guys buttons by playing bigfoot and ramping up missile defenses on the West Coast and sending b-2 bombers to the Korea region.
I would suggest that our administration let this crazy Kim Jong Un rant, rave, scream and holler as much as he wants but until he actually attacks our shores do not agitate and provoke the idiot.
Why push for war? Hell, don't cry and threaten until you're hurt. To date, this looney tune has not hurt or injured anyone in the United States. Until that happens stop the "I am the policeman of the world" attitude. However, the moment he, the leader of North Korea or any other country attacks the United States, bring down the wrath of God on them and wipe their country from the face of the earth. There should be no warning or second chances. If we are attacked - -retaliate with the full military might of the U.S.
But these actions of instigating and agitating leaders of other nations with the hopes of causing a war is uncalled for. Example, look what a preemptive strike got us over the past eleven years. A war with Iraq, a war with Afghanistan, and a third covert war being fought at the same time in Pakistan. Just the war in Afghanistan cost our country TRILLIONS of dollars and the lives of thousands of our young men and women.
I have always personally believed that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were uncalled for. We should have never been fighting in those countries in the first place. We actually started both wars.
Now today, our administration is close to putting military equipment and arms into Syria. We shouldn't be there either. I say let people in other countries fight their own battles among themselves. Then, when the smoke clears we, the United States deals with whoever is in power. We shouldn't be choosing sides in all of these internal civil wars and conflicts around the world.
Christ, we fought our own civil war on our own without help from other nations. Tens of thousands of good men lost their lives in that war but our country came out of our civil war and we as a nation came together. Why should it be different for other countries? If the people want to rise up and topple their regime let them do it on their own, -- period! I would like to see us as a nation keep our nose out of other countries wars and let the other nations fight their own battles.
The last thing we need now is to have our administration pushing a rogue leader like Kim Jong Un into a position where he sets the entire Korean Peninsula ablaze because of our provocative actions with military exercises and B-2 bombers.
Sometimes I think that the administrations actions of getting involved in these wars all over the world is an act to take peoples minds off of our own problems here at home in the USA. Hey, start a war, or interfere with another countries internal problems and the administration does not have to be accountable for the high gasoline prices, the high cost of food, unemployment, our nations failing infrastructure, the terrible economy and all of the other domestic problems affecting our 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
NO MORE COWBOYS & INDIANS- NO MORE COPS & ROBBERS
A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The laws penalizing children and their parents is getting ridiculous. Where is the common sense with these lawmakers? Here in Las Vegas the television reporters aired a story that a child was suspended from school because of the ornaments on a cake which the child brought to school for an occasion. The child had a few plastic toy soldiers atop the cake and guess what happened - -yep, the child was sent home.
Not two weeks ago a national story was aired when the child during lunch nibbled his pasty into a shape of a gun. He two was suspended. In Maryland, two young boys were suspended when they were using their fingers as imaginary guns.
Talk about over reacting? These teachers and the school system is going overboard. What the teachers and school administrators are really doing is usurping a child's right of passage during their childhood. Come on! Little boys, even girls have always played cowboys and Indians or cops and robbers running around on the playground or in their yard pointing their fingers and shouting Bang! Bang! Kids have been playing soldier and playing with toy soldiers from God knows, how long ago. That is the way kids grow up and behave. It's natural stuff.
These nanny, political correct schools and their educators should lighten up and use common sense rather than take away the innocence of children by not accounting for age, intent and the context at which the finger pointing of a simulated gun or one made from pastry is being used. The principals of the schools are assumed to have sense and reasoning and a knowledge of dealing with children of various ages but it appears that many teachers, principals and others in the educational field fall far short of what is right and wrong.
What approach is this when the adults in the school cannot distinguish between a pastry nibbled into a make believe gun or a fleshy finger pointing while the child pretends to have a gun - - - and plastic toy soldiers atop a cake as decoration? Wow! These approaches are clearly not rational and is not adult behavior. The teachers and principals are acting more like children than the children themselves.
What these political correct nanny's are doing is stunting the growth of the child during their developmental years and the actions these teachers are taking against the child could certainly have a detrimental effect on the child in their future interactions with their peers.
I would venture to say that all of these teachers, principals and educators themselves have at one time or another played soldier, cowboy, cop or bad guy as they were growing up. Where in God's name did they lose sight and their reason of what is a threat and not a threat.If a small child brings an actual weapon or a toy that looks like a real weapon to school and brandishes it , then "YES", it's time to take action BUT a piece of pastry, a pointed finger or plastic toy soldiers on a cake. They call that school policy? I CALL IT STUPID. Who sits up nights thinking of these things. I believe the teachers and principals need to go back to school.
Clearly an educator like a principal or teacher should knows the difference between a
teenager and/or adult with a weapon and a child on the playground playing cowboys and Indians.
People, America is going to Hell in a hand basket when we allow our schools to act in such a reckless way. - 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The laws penalizing children and their parents is getting ridiculous. Where is the common sense with these lawmakers? Here in Las Vegas the television reporters aired a story that a child was suspended from school because of the ornaments on a cake which the child brought to school for an occasion. The child had a few plastic toy soldiers atop the cake and guess what happened - -yep, the child was sent home.
Not two weeks ago a national story was aired when the child during lunch nibbled his pasty into a shape of a gun. He two was suspended. In Maryland, two young boys were suspended when they were using their fingers as imaginary guns.
Talk about over reacting? These teachers and the school system is going overboard. What the teachers and school administrators are really doing is usurping a child's right of passage during their childhood. Come on! Little boys, even girls have always played cowboys and Indians or cops and robbers running around on the playground or in their yard pointing their fingers and shouting Bang! Bang! Kids have been playing soldier and playing with toy soldiers from God knows, how long ago. That is the way kids grow up and behave. It's natural stuff.
These nanny, political correct schools and their educators should lighten up and use common sense rather than take away the innocence of children by not accounting for age, intent and the context at which the finger pointing of a simulated gun or one made from pastry is being used. The principals of the schools are assumed to have sense and reasoning and a knowledge of dealing with children of various ages but it appears that many teachers, principals and others in the educational field fall far short of what is right and wrong.
What approach is this when the adults in the school cannot distinguish between a pastry nibbled into a make believe gun or a fleshy finger pointing while the child pretends to have a gun - - - and plastic toy soldiers atop a cake as decoration? Wow! These approaches are clearly not rational and is not adult behavior. The teachers and principals are acting more like children than the children themselves.
What these political correct nanny's are doing is stunting the growth of the child during their developmental years and the actions these teachers are taking against the child could certainly have a detrimental effect on the child in their future interactions with their peers.
I would venture to say that all of these teachers, principals and educators themselves have at one time or another played soldier, cowboy, cop or bad guy as they were growing up. Where in God's name did they lose sight and their reason of what is a threat and not a threat.If a small child brings an actual weapon or a toy that looks like a real weapon to school and brandishes it , then "YES", it's time to take action BUT a piece of pastry, a pointed finger or plastic toy soldiers on a cake. They call that school policy? I CALL IT STUPID. Who sits up nights thinking of these things. I believe the teachers and principals need to go back to school.
Clearly an educator like a principal or teacher should knows the difference between a
teenager and/or adult with a weapon and a child on the playground playing cowboys and Indians.
People, America is going to Hell in a hand basket when we allow our schools to act in such a reckless way. - 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Saturday, March 2, 2013
OBAMA PULLED THE SAME STUNT AS CASTRO
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The Obama administration has been using fear and scare tactics to try to get their way in this sequestration battle.They are like a bunch of chickens with their head cut off. They bounce from television show to television show telling America that tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs, the military will be no more. It's the "Chicken Little" syndrome. They keep yelling: ":The sky is falling" people, run, run, run.
Out of spite Obama took his scare/fear tactics up a notch when he released THOUSANDS of illegal aliens scheduled for deportation back into the communities across the nation. Originally, he told the people of this country that only a hundred illegal aliens were released but the truth is THOUSANDS were actually released. Obama was like the kid with the basketball. If he can't have his way he is going to take his ball and go home to the detriment of all the other kids waiting to play ball. That's sad.
First he and his administration lied about the number of illegal aliens being released and then he tried to cover up the release by saying he had no knowledge of the situation and that it was some low level ICE person that gave the okay for the release. Yet he played this 'illegal alien" fear card to try to impress on the American people that budget cuts are looming at ICE. Do you buy that people? I don't.
I remember the time back in the 1950's and 60's that Cuba's Castro released thousands of hardened criminals, some that committed murder, extortion, rape and robbery on the unsuspecting American public.Castro called the prisoners "criminal undesirables" but let them immigrate to our shores by the boatload(s).
Is it Deja Vu all over again. Dictator Castro frees and releases criminals into the United States to run amok and now Obama is basically doing the same thing using ICE administrators as the front people? I also remember when about 1986 President Reagan gave "Amnesty: to million of illegal aliens and along with Congress promised that the "Amnesty" at the time would solve the immigration problems we were having in the U.S.
Congress and the administrations lied to us Americans. It didn't solve the immigration problems. It just encouraged million of other "illegal aliens to cross our borders. The promise of border security by Reagan and Congress was nothing more that a plain, flat out lie to us Americans.
I submit that if the administration(s) since 1986 was serious about controlling immigration
they would have enforced the laws already on the books. They failed to do so and continue to do so for political purposes and votes. The laws have been on the book but the administrations knowingly fails to enforce them.
Now Obama, using slick, covert moves saw his chance to turn illegal aliens loose across our land and he uses the sequestration as the excuse.
However keep in mind that Obama, his wife, mother-in-law and family are completely safe behind fortified, guarded gates with the full power of the Secret Service at his beckon call.
Remember, Obama and his legions say that all of these thousands of illegal aliens he just released on us have to return to court for their deportation hearings. The illegals promised to do so. Are you kidding me? The illegal aliens, once released are in the wind. They are going to go underground again and continue to commit their crimes, not pay taxes and have kids, send them to school, take our lucrative welfare benefits and invade our hospitals for free medical care.All on our dime folks,courtesy of Obama just because he wanted to frighten all of us Americans to get his way in a sequestration battle.
The sad part of this situation is that both Congress and the Obama administration put this sequestration deal together to force themselves to compromise and make a deal. Now they play "kick the can" down the road. It stinks. - - 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The Obama administration has been using fear and scare tactics to try to get their way in this sequestration battle.They are like a bunch of chickens with their head cut off. They bounce from television show to television show telling America that tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs, the military will be no more. It's the "Chicken Little" syndrome. They keep yelling: ":The sky is falling" people, run, run, run.
Out of spite Obama took his scare/fear tactics up a notch when he released THOUSANDS of illegal aliens scheduled for deportation back into the communities across the nation. Originally, he told the people of this country that only a hundred illegal aliens were released but the truth is THOUSANDS were actually released. Obama was like the kid with the basketball. If he can't have his way he is going to take his ball and go home to the detriment of all the other kids waiting to play ball. That's sad.
First he and his administration lied about the number of illegal aliens being released and then he tried to cover up the release by saying he had no knowledge of the situation and that it was some low level ICE person that gave the okay for the release. Yet he played this 'illegal alien" fear card to try to impress on the American people that budget cuts are looming at ICE. Do you buy that people? I don't.
I remember the time back in the 1950's and 60's that Cuba's Castro released thousands of hardened criminals, some that committed murder, extortion, rape and robbery on the unsuspecting American public.Castro called the prisoners "criminal undesirables" but let them immigrate to our shores by the boatload(s).
Is it Deja Vu all over again. Dictator Castro frees and releases criminals into the United States to run amok and now Obama is basically doing the same thing using ICE administrators as the front people? I also remember when about 1986 President Reagan gave "Amnesty: to million of illegal aliens and along with Congress promised that the "Amnesty" at the time would solve the immigration problems we were having in the U.S.
Congress and the administrations lied to us Americans. It didn't solve the immigration problems. It just encouraged million of other "illegal aliens to cross our borders. The promise of border security by Reagan and Congress was nothing more that a plain, flat out lie to us Americans.
I submit that if the administration(s) since 1986 was serious about controlling immigration
they would have enforced the laws already on the books. They failed to do so and continue to do so for political purposes and votes. The laws have been on the book but the administrations knowingly fails to enforce them.
Now Obama, using slick, covert moves saw his chance to turn illegal aliens loose across our land and he uses the sequestration as the excuse.
However keep in mind that Obama, his wife, mother-in-law and family are completely safe behind fortified, guarded gates with the full power of the Secret Service at his beckon call.
Remember, Obama and his legions say that all of these thousands of illegal aliens he just released on us have to return to court for their deportation hearings. The illegals promised to do so. Are you kidding me? The illegal aliens, once released are in the wind. They are going to go underground again and continue to commit their crimes, not pay taxes and have kids, send them to school, take our lucrative welfare benefits and invade our hospitals for free medical care.All on our dime folks,courtesy of Obama just because he wanted to frighten all of us Americans to get his way in a sequestration battle.
The sad part of this situation is that both Congress and the Obama administration put this sequestration deal together to force themselves to compromise and make a deal. Now they play "kick the can" down the road. It stinks. - - 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS: A BUNCH OF OUT OF TOUCH HYPOCRITES
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
What a bunch of hypocrites the Obama administration is.
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry told the leaders of Egypt that the people in leadership should "compromise." He stressed the point that people running governments "have" to compromise in order to get things done. Really?
Look at our administration. The two parties cannot even compromise on our budget or debt crisis. It is something that had to be done over the decades by other administrations but following the Clinton administration there has been nothing but partisanship politics being played out in Washington. Neither the Democrats nor Republicans compromise.
The administration has also suggested for years that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict " has to have" compromise. Who are we kidding. Our lawmakers talk a great game but can't back up their words with actions. When it comes time for rubber to hit the road our Congress and administration talks with a forked tongue. They babble about other countries having to compromise in order to come together yet look at them right here at home.
Our Congress and our administration is so dysfunctional it can't be fixed anytime soon. They can't even do what they are supposed to do for the good of the United States by sitting down and finding a way to live within our budget and balance it. They refuse to address our trillions of dollars debt problem and cease the excessive spending. Instead they choose to continue to borrow and print more money.
Our dollar is now thirty-three cents less than when Obama took office. On his first go round gasoline was only $1.84 a gallon but now in some places it has hit $5.00 a gallon. What's the matter with this picture folks?
The only thing I can offer now is: The people that put Obama and all of the same Democrats and Republicans back in office get what you deserve.Nothing has changed. It is the same old people that were in office before the election. My question is: What were you voters thinking? If you put the same old people back in office they are going to continue to do the same old things? That's insane.
During the election I voted against every incumbent holding office. We needed change. The only way to get it is to vote new people into office. I wouldn't care if Mickey Mouse or Big Bird was on the ticket running against the incumbents. They would have gotten my vote. I would have voted for them just to get rid of all of the old, entrenched politicians that have been feeding at the trough for 5,6, and 7 terms.
My view: We should have term limits on our people in Washington. Two terms for any politician is sufficient. Knowing they will serve only two terms will not allow them time to learn how to get dirty and wallow around in the muck, mud and greed of bribes and favors. New blood in the office after two terms would guarantee the country some fresh thinking. Hell, the new people can't do any worse that the old, settled lawmakers sitting there now who have a feeling of entitlement.
And - you wonder why there is no compromise? The same people that were in office before the elections are still there. I don't care if you are a voting Democrat or Republican I would suggest that you vote all of these people out - - no exceptions. Until then this country will continue to deteriorate until we are a third world country. - - And, that's my opinion. You decide. Make your own decisions,
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
____________________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
What a bunch of hypocrites the Obama administration is.
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry told the leaders of Egypt that the people in leadership should "compromise." He stressed the point that people running governments "have" to compromise in order to get things done. Really?
Look at our administration. The two parties cannot even compromise on our budget or debt crisis. It is something that had to be done over the decades by other administrations but following the Clinton administration there has been nothing but partisanship politics being played out in Washington. Neither the Democrats nor Republicans compromise.
The administration has also suggested for years that the Israeli/Palestinian conflict " has to have" compromise. Who are we kidding. Our lawmakers talk a great game but can't back up their words with actions. When it comes time for rubber to hit the road our Congress and administration talks with a forked tongue. They babble about other countries having to compromise in order to come together yet look at them right here at home.
Our Congress and our administration is so dysfunctional it can't be fixed anytime soon. They can't even do what they are supposed to do for the good of the United States by sitting down and finding a way to live within our budget and balance it. They refuse to address our trillions of dollars debt problem and cease the excessive spending. Instead they choose to continue to borrow and print more money.
Our dollar is now thirty-three cents less than when Obama took office. On his first go round gasoline was only $1.84 a gallon but now in some places it has hit $5.00 a gallon. What's the matter with this picture folks?
The only thing I can offer now is: The people that put Obama and all of the same Democrats and Republicans back in office get what you deserve.Nothing has changed. It is the same old people that were in office before the election. My question is: What were you voters thinking? If you put the same old people back in office they are going to continue to do the same old things? That's insane.
During the election I voted against every incumbent holding office. We needed change. The only way to get it is to vote new people into office. I wouldn't care if Mickey Mouse or Big Bird was on the ticket running against the incumbents. They would have gotten my vote. I would have voted for them just to get rid of all of the old, entrenched politicians that have been feeding at the trough for 5,6, and 7 terms.
My view: We should have term limits on our people in Washington. Two terms for any politician is sufficient. Knowing they will serve only two terms will not allow them time to learn how to get dirty and wallow around in the muck, mud and greed of bribes and favors. New blood in the office after two terms would guarantee the country some fresh thinking. Hell, the new people can't do any worse that the old, settled lawmakers sitting there now who have a feeling of entitlement.
And - you wonder why there is no compromise? The same people that were in office before the elections are still there. I don't care if you are a voting Democrat or Republican I would suggest that you vote all of these people out - - no exceptions. Until then this country will continue to deteriorate until we are a third world country. - - And, that's my opinion. You decide. Make your own decisions,
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
____________________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
GAS PRICES ARE UP AGAIN- JUST AS THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS IT
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Gas prices continue to rise. This week, here in Nevada the average price was approximately $3.85 at the pump. In California some places registered $5.00 a gallon.
For those people that are wondering if I think gas prices are manipulated - - "yes", I do. I have said that for years and wrote numerous op-ed's relating to that fact. I also first contacted Nevada's lawmakers way back in 1995, complaining about possible manipulation of gas prices, The standard reply from the Washington crowd was: Mr. Kuhns, no on is manipulating gas prices. Folks, if you believe their response I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell you.
After calling oil CEO's up before Congress on two or three separate occasions and inquiring as to why gas prices increase by leaps and bounds one day and then all of a sudden fall another day left the public with the impression that in fact, the oil prices are being manipulated. The congressional hearings set up on television were nothing but a dog and pony show pretending that congress is concerned but in reality all congress people care about is getting their mug before cameras. Nothing is ever done to reign in the oil companies greed.
The day before Obama took office, the average price of gas was $1.838. Less than two bucks a gallon. That was on January 19, 2009. That figure just mentioned came from the Energy Information Agency. Since then, gasoline prices have soared ninety-six (96%) percent.
Have you noticed that before any national election gas prices generally fall way down. Low prices at the gas pump! Wow! The masses look at the low price at the pump and tell their friends that things are okay. That is exactly what the candidates want you to see. Then they pounce on the fact that gas prices are low and it's all because of them. But after the election gas prices at the pump begin to increase once again . And the politicians tell us they have no control over gasoline prices - -BULL!
During George W. Bush's second term he was overhead on an open microphone talking with the Saudi monarch. The king told Bush that he would have OPEC lower all gasoline prices right before the election in order to help Bush get reelected and following the election the prices would raise again. Is that manipulation? I think so.
The gasoline manipulation prior to any election has occurred both on the Democrats and Republicans watch. The lawmakers know that gasoline prices are a hot button issue with the people in the United States and they play the gasoline card to their benefit while pandering to the oil industry and the countries controlling the oil flow to assist them in their election bid.
I believe that there is a small group of people in world power positions and others that head up some of the most recognized organizations in the world who dictate the price of gasoline at any given moment.If they want to raise the prices with flourish, start a war; instigate unrest in certain parts of the world; create a wall street incident; tighten the flow of money around the world. Then again, if they want to use domestic means to raise gasoline prices at the pump they convince the people that the refineries need to shut down to rework their lines and make repairs. Isn't it amazing that most all of the refineries in the nation shut down at one time to retool or blend fuel? Talk about a scam. This is one big scam.There is no end to the number of things that this secretive, self-entitled clique of manipulators can do.
Folks, I submit that the oil industry and it's millions of dollars being paid out to lawmakers perpetuate this scam of high gasoline prices. The government could do a lot to reduce the price of gasoline here in the U.S., but they refuse to take action because they continue to have an ongoing "Lewinsky" type relationship with the oil baron's. The politicians and lawmakers have never ever taken any substantial action against the oil industry nor do they hold them accountable for the increases in such things as transportation costs that have to be added on to everything we buy - - - - food for one. They bluster and promise to take action but what is the result? Nothing. They tell the oil titans to "try" to do a better job.
We here in the United States shouldn't be paying more than $2.00 a gallon for gasoline. According to experts we have recent discoveries of domestic shale oil and gas reserves to last for the next 100 years. We also have solar farms and windmills which are subsidized by our tax money not to mention the largest natural gas reserves in the world right here in the good ol' USA? With all of the above mentioned resources we should have oil gushing into the gas pumps.So, manipulation? You bet.
There should be an outcry and peaceful marches in the streets from all of us citizens demanding that these idiots in Washington actually confront the oil industry and insist on fair and reasonable prices at the pump. Enough is enough. When only one oil company can make $53 BILLION dollars PROFIT in only one quarter that's GREED. There my friends is the biggest part of the problem.- -. 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Gas prices continue to rise. This week, here in Nevada the average price was approximately $3.85 at the pump. In California some places registered $5.00 a gallon.
For those people that are wondering if I think gas prices are manipulated - - "yes", I do. I have said that for years and wrote numerous op-ed's relating to that fact. I also first contacted Nevada's lawmakers way back in 1995, complaining about possible manipulation of gas prices, The standard reply from the Washington crowd was: Mr. Kuhns, no on is manipulating gas prices. Folks, if you believe their response I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell you.
After calling oil CEO's up before Congress on two or three separate occasions and inquiring as to why gas prices increase by leaps and bounds one day and then all of a sudden fall another day left the public with the impression that in fact, the oil prices are being manipulated. The congressional hearings set up on television were nothing but a dog and pony show pretending that congress is concerned but in reality all congress people care about is getting their mug before cameras. Nothing is ever done to reign in the oil companies greed.
The day before Obama took office, the average price of gas was $1.838. Less than two bucks a gallon. That was on January 19, 2009. That figure just mentioned came from the Energy Information Agency. Since then, gasoline prices have soared ninety-six (96%) percent.
Have you noticed that before any national election gas prices generally fall way down. Low prices at the gas pump! Wow! The masses look at the low price at the pump and tell their friends that things are okay. That is exactly what the candidates want you to see. Then they pounce on the fact that gas prices are low and it's all because of them. But after the election gas prices at the pump begin to increase once again . And the politicians tell us they have no control over gasoline prices - -BULL!
During George W. Bush's second term he was overhead on an open microphone talking with the Saudi monarch. The king told Bush that he would have OPEC lower all gasoline prices right before the election in order to help Bush get reelected and following the election the prices would raise again. Is that manipulation? I think so.
The gasoline manipulation prior to any election has occurred both on the Democrats and Republicans watch. The lawmakers know that gasoline prices are a hot button issue with the people in the United States and they play the gasoline card to their benefit while pandering to the oil industry and the countries controlling the oil flow to assist them in their election bid.
I believe that there is a small group of people in world power positions and others that head up some of the most recognized organizations in the world who dictate the price of gasoline at any given moment.If they want to raise the prices with flourish, start a war; instigate unrest in certain parts of the world; create a wall street incident; tighten the flow of money around the world. Then again, if they want to use domestic means to raise gasoline prices at the pump they convince the people that the refineries need to shut down to rework their lines and make repairs. Isn't it amazing that most all of the refineries in the nation shut down at one time to retool or blend fuel? Talk about a scam. This is one big scam.There is no end to the number of things that this secretive, self-entitled clique of manipulators can do.
Folks, I submit that the oil industry and it's millions of dollars being paid out to lawmakers perpetuate this scam of high gasoline prices. The government could do a lot to reduce the price of gasoline here in the U.S., but they refuse to take action because they continue to have an ongoing "Lewinsky" type relationship with the oil baron's. The politicians and lawmakers have never ever taken any substantial action against the oil industry nor do they hold them accountable for the increases in such things as transportation costs that have to be added on to everything we buy - - - - food for one. They bluster and promise to take action but what is the result? Nothing. They tell the oil titans to "try" to do a better job.
We here in the United States shouldn't be paying more than $2.00 a gallon for gasoline. According to experts we have recent discoveries of domestic shale oil and gas reserves to last for the next 100 years. We also have solar farms and windmills which are subsidized by our tax money not to mention the largest natural gas reserves in the world right here in the good ol' USA? With all of the above mentioned resources we should have oil gushing into the gas pumps.So, manipulation? You bet.
There should be an outcry and peaceful marches in the streets from all of us citizens demanding that these idiots in Washington actually confront the oil industry and insist on fair and reasonable prices at the pump. Enough is enough. When only one oil company can make $53 BILLION dollars PROFIT in only one quarter that's GREED. There my friends is the biggest part of the problem.- -. 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 email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Thursday, February 14, 2013
THE POST OFFICE & PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S ARE RUINING THE COUNTRY
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The United States Postal Service is planning on halting Saturday mail delivery. They say they have to cease delivery because they do not have the money. The USPS maintains that they are billions in the red.
I say they would have the money if the USPS would immediately STOP all of the lucrative pensions and benefits that they owe their federal employees. For decades the postal service had been giving their postal employees whatever their union wanted. The postal employee receives a more than generous salary, day to day working benefits, over the top health and medical and a very lucrative pension and retirement plan. The USPS, the largest employer in the nation has been coddling their employee union ever since they broke away from the government agency it once was.
The USPS should immediately lay off thousands of postal employees through attrition, firing bad employees and put all employees into the same retirement programs that people in the private sector has to depend on.
These postal employees should have to belong to the social security system and look forward to a 401(k) retirement plan as the rest of us. The post office is bleeding red ink because they owe their employees and their retired administrators billions in retirement/pension benefits.
Folks, federal employees from the White House on down including the state, county and municipal public employees clearly feel they are an entitled group and deserve more that John and Jane Doe who works their butt off in the private sector. These public employees exempt themselves from the same rules and regulations than the little guy, you and me, have to follow. They and their unions set up their own wage and benefits, retirement, pensions and health plans that no one in the private sector can ever hope to see and enjoy.
Us little guys are paying for these fed fat cats and public employees large lucrative salary and benefits which often includes the employees entire family. How would you like someone else to pay your families health care for the rest of your life? That's just one of the things happening.
I submit that if all federal employees, (including our Washington lawmakers ), state, county and city employees were put into the social security system and a 401(k) retirement plan like the rest of us you would see how fast the social security system would be solvent. Why? Because they would be depending on the same benefits as the rest of us in the country.
We lowly taxpayers, like all the Dick and Jane's across the country should not have to pay these billions of dollars in owed retirements and pensions to the postal employees.
People, the USPS squandered our tax monies for all of these decades while living high off the hog. And, they continue their bad behavior while still owing billions.I predict that if all of the federal, state, county and city employees salaries, benefits and retirement/pensions packages are not reigned in this country will collapse. financially and economically.
So, I suggest that as step one: We the people have Congress put any and all employees who hold any type of job in the country pay into the Social Security system and participate in a 401(k) retirement plan. - And, that's my opinion. You decide. Make your own decisions.
Bradley W.Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The United States Postal Service is planning on halting Saturday mail delivery. They say they have to cease delivery because they do not have the money. The USPS maintains that they are billions in the red.
I say they would have the money if the USPS would immediately STOP all of the lucrative pensions and benefits that they owe their federal employees. For decades the postal service had been giving their postal employees whatever their union wanted. The postal employee receives a more than generous salary, day to day working benefits, over the top health and medical and a very lucrative pension and retirement plan. The USPS, the largest employer in the nation has been coddling their employee union ever since they broke away from the government agency it once was.
The USPS should immediately lay off thousands of postal employees through attrition, firing bad employees and put all employees into the same retirement programs that people in the private sector has to depend on.
These postal employees should have to belong to the social security system and look forward to a 401(k) retirement plan as the rest of us. The post office is bleeding red ink because they owe their employees and their retired administrators billions in retirement/pension benefits.
Folks, federal employees from the White House on down including the state, county and municipal public employees clearly feel they are an entitled group and deserve more that John and Jane Doe who works their butt off in the private sector. These public employees exempt themselves from the same rules and regulations than the little guy, you and me, have to follow. They and their unions set up their own wage and benefits, retirement, pensions and health plans that no one in the private sector can ever hope to see and enjoy.
Us little guys are paying for these fed fat cats and public employees large lucrative salary and benefits which often includes the employees entire family. How would you like someone else to pay your families health care for the rest of your life? That's just one of the things happening.
I submit that if all federal employees, (including our Washington lawmakers ), state, county and city employees were put into the social security system and a 401(k) retirement plan like the rest of us you would see how fast the social security system would be solvent. Why? Because they would be depending on the same benefits as the rest of us in the country.
We lowly taxpayers, like all the Dick and Jane's across the country should not have to pay these billions of dollars in owed retirements and pensions to the postal employees.
People, the USPS squandered our tax monies for all of these decades while living high off the hog. And, they continue their bad behavior while still owing billions.I predict that if all of the federal, state, county and city employees salaries, benefits and retirement/pensions packages are not reigned in this country will collapse. financially and economically.
So, I suggest that as step one: We the people have Congress put any and all employees who hold any type of job in the country pay into the Social Security system and participate in a 401(k) retirement plan. - And, that's my opinion. You decide. Make your own decisions.
Bradley W.Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE BOY SCOUTS of AMERICA SHOULD NOT BUCKLE UNDER
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS- Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
I agree with may others in the nation. The Boy Scouts of America should not open their membership to gays. Since its inception the BSA held those high standards and now is not the time to throw their beliefs and values into the trash can.
I fear that if the BSA does indeed allow homosexuals into their ranks openly a homosexual lifestyle within the organization will secure a strong foot hold.
How soon people forget. It wasn't too long in the distant past that it was found that many young men was assaulted by scout leaders over and over again all over the country. In fact, the BSA maintained a list of BSA leaders and employees that did have sexual relations with the young men. Many of those scout leaders were allow to leave the organization without any penalties whatsoever and the secret of homosexuality in the organization was covered up for years..Parents were clearly upset and screaming bloody murder asking how the BSA could allow their child to be assaulted. So why allow homosexuals to openly operate within the BSA ranks.
I submit that if the BSA opens up the membership to homosexuals there will be many more assaults on the young boys due to the fact that open interaction with homosexuality is condoned. An attitude of "being homosexual and performing homosexual acts is okay."
The admission of homosexuals into the BSA could pressure young boys to "go along", or "it's okay to do." Bigger boys could take advantage of the younger members with fear, threats and retaliation.
I would say that if the gay community wants to have an organization like the boy scouts - - start their own organization. There is nothing stopping them.They need not infiltrate the BSA who has been advocating that homosexuality is wrong - that's their right.
It's sad when the gay community tries to push their agenda and beliefs on others and insert themselves within groups that have opposing views. My suggestion to the homosexuals that want to partake in scouting is to organize and form their own organization, set their own policies and rules and get on with their life. Let's see how large the organization becomes.- And, that's opinion. You decide. Make your own decisions.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
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