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How an Ohio Green Party Governor would deal with Foreclosures and Finance Reform
FORECLOSURES AND FINANCE REFORM
Foreclosures and their impacts on homeowners and communities can be reduced by requiring that lenders and borrowers go through mandatory mediation, by creating a disincentive to foreclosure by requiring banks to pay to properly maintain homes they foreclose on, and by giving foreclosed homeowners the right to rent their homes for some years after foreclosure. Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak believs in a Progressive states Agenda of strengthening state enforcement against fraud and other abuses, while giving whistleblower protections to employees at lending institutions, will further help deter predatory and fraudulent practices.
Although record foreclosures are currently wreaking havoc in communities across the nation, the federal response has been weak and has so far failed to stem the rising tide of foreclosures. Many borrowers have little or no contact with their creditor prior to foreclosure, not to mention attempts to modify the mortgage. Mandating foreclosure mediation brings the parties together, which will lower the number of foreclosures without allocating scarce resources. Requiring lenders foreclosing on homes to maintain those properties and giving foreclosed homeowners the right to remain in their homes as renters for a specific amount of time (5-10 years) will keep vacant homes from contributing to blight, and help prevent homeowners from having their families' lives disrupted. By cracking down on illegal practices by predatory lenders, states can stop the exploitation of moderate- and low-income communities.
Average Americans are absolutely incensed about what appears to be a rigged financial system where businesses destroy jobs and wealth, only to be rewarded with government bailouts. Additionally, homeowners who thought themselves financially secure are now vulnerable in a way most never even contemplated. State leaders have a political opening to take strong action to address these concerns. Indeed much of the voter discontent that has recently been recorded is the result of anxiety from economic problems, and voters should respond favorably to actions that are low cost, but effective in reducing foreclosures and bankruptcies. The current economic turmoil has also sparked a significant increase in populist sentiment, which continues to grow as major bad actors in the financial industry swing quickly to profitability and reinstate obscene pay structures. A direct push against these institutions by empowering their workers through whistleblower protections will bring predatory practices to light, reinforcing sentiment in favor of reform.
Http://votespisak.org/governor/
FORECLOSURES AND FINANCE REFORM
Foreclosures and their impacts on homeowners and communities can be reduced by requiring that lenders and borrowers go through mandatory mediation, by creating a disincentive to foreclosure by requiring banks to pay to properly maintain homes they foreclose on, and by giving foreclosed homeowners the right to rent their homes for some years after foreclosure. Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak believs in a Progressive states Agenda of strengthening state enforcement against fraud and other abuses, while giving whistleblower protections to employees at lending institutions, will further help deter predatory and fraudulent practices.
Although record foreclosures are currently wreaking havoc in communities across the nation, the federal response has been weak and has so far failed to stem the rising tide of foreclosures. Many borrowers have little or no contact with their creditor prior to foreclosure, not to mention attempts to modify the mortgage. Mandating foreclosure mediation brings the parties together, which will lower the number of foreclosures without allocating scarce resources. Requiring lenders foreclosing on homes to maintain those properties and giving foreclosed homeowners the right to remain in their homes as renters for a specific amount of time (5-10 years) will keep vacant homes from contributing to blight, and help prevent homeowners from having their families' lives disrupted. By cracking down on illegal practices by predatory lenders, states can stop the exploitation of moderate- and low-income communities.
Average Americans are absolutely incensed about what appears to be a rigged financial system where businesses destroy jobs and wealth, only to be rewarded with government bailouts. Additionally, homeowners who thought themselves financially secure are now vulnerable in a way most never even contemplated. State leaders have a political opening to take strong action to address these concerns. Indeed much of the voter discontent that has recently been recorded is the result of anxiety from economic problems, and voters should respond favorably to actions that are low cost, but effective in reducing foreclosures and bankruptcies. The current economic turmoil has also sparked a significant increase in populist sentiment, which continues to grow as major bad actors in the financial industry swing quickly to profitability and reinstate obscene pay structures. A direct push against these institutions by empowering their workers through whistleblower protections will bring predatory practices to light, reinforcing sentiment in favor of reform.
Http://votespisak.org/governor/
my comment - there's always something happening in
Jean Schmidt's end of town.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091202/NEWS01/312020005/1055/news/Man+vandalizes+preserve+with+AK-47
AK-47 used to vandalize preserve
By Sharon Coolidge • scoolidge@enquirer.com • December 2, 2009
A 23-year-old Sycamore Township man was so angry the Grand Valley Preserve in Indian Hill revoked his park privileges for setting fires to keep warm while fishing – despite being warned against it– he destroyed the gate of the preserve with an assault rifle and ax, according to village police.
• More Indian Hill news
“This is not normal behavior,” said Indian Hill Det. Steve Makin. “It concerns me, but doesn’t surprise me.”
Michael Rosenbaum was arrested Tuesday on charges of vandalism and possession of criminal tools for the Nov. 24 park destruction.
Rosenbaum’s cousin, Christopher Trammel, who Makin said knew what Rosenbaum was going to do, but drove him to the preserve anyway, was also arrested.
Trammel, 23, of St. Bernard, is facing a charge of complicity to vandalism.
Makin said Rosenbaum frequented the nature preserve and last month was warned to stop setting fires which he was doing to keep warm while fishing. When Rosenbaum was caught setting another fire, the park revoked his pass.
“He was angry,” Makin said.
Rosenbaum is accused of buying an AK-47, arming himself with an ax and then heading to preserve on State Route 126 at about 8 p.m. Nov. 24.
Once there, Makin said, Rosenbaum used the ax to destroy the card reader and wooden gate at the preserve’s entrance. Then he fired four rounds into the metal box that controls the gate, Makin said.
Damage is estimated at $1,500.
Rosenbaum is being held in the Hamilton County jail without bond. He has a prior trafficking in drugs arrest, but was going through a drug court program which meant that if he successfully completed treatment that charge would be dismissed.
The park arrest was a violation of that program, resulting in his being held without bond.
Trammel was released from jail with a promise to return to court.
Jean Schmidt's end of town.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091202/NEWS01/312020005/1055/news/Man+vandalizes+preserve+with+AK-47
AK-47 used to vandalize preserve
By Sharon Coolidge • scoolidge@enquirer.com • December 2, 2009
A 23-year-old Sycamore Township man was so angry the Grand Valley Preserve in Indian Hill revoked his park privileges for setting fires to keep warm while fishing – despite being warned against it– he destroyed the gate of the preserve with an assault rifle and ax, according to village police.
• More Indian Hill news
“This is not normal behavior,” said Indian Hill Det. Steve Makin. “It concerns me, but doesn’t surprise me.”
Michael Rosenbaum was arrested Tuesday on charges of vandalism and possession of criminal tools for the Nov. 24 park destruction.
Rosenbaum’s cousin, Christopher Trammel, who Makin said knew what Rosenbaum was going to do, but drove him to the preserve anyway, was also arrested.
Trammel, 23, of St. Bernard, is facing a charge of complicity to vandalism.
Makin said Rosenbaum frequented the nature preserve and last month was warned to stop setting fires which he was doing to keep warm while fishing. When Rosenbaum was caught setting another fire, the park revoked his pass.
“He was angry,” Makin said.
Rosenbaum is accused of buying an AK-47, arming himself with an ax and then heading to preserve on State Route 126 at about 8 p.m. Nov. 24.
Once there, Makin said, Rosenbaum used the ax to destroy the card reader and wooden gate at the preserve’s entrance. Then he fired four rounds into the metal box that controls the gate, Makin said.
Damage is estimated at $1,500.
Rosenbaum is being held in the Hamilton County jail without bond. He has a prior trafficking in drugs arrest, but was going through a drug court program which meant that if he successfully completed treatment that charge would be dismissed.
The park arrest was a violation of that program, resulting in his being held without bond.
Trammel was released from jail with a promise to return to court.
Can't you just feel the overwhelming love?
Friday night, Oct. 30, 2009 11:00 p.m. news - broadcast channel 12 WKRC Cincinnati had a story that the Village of Amelia has canceled their Christmas parade and is replacing it with a holiday parade.
One of the citizens said they will protest. As of this time, Oct. 31, 2009 12:18 a.m., I cannot locate any text on WKCR nor other media outlets. I feel confident that right wing media will outdo themselves over the days to come. I 'd wager the Cincinnati Enquirer won't be able to control themselves.
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TWO PROBLEMS THAT ARE DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE LINKS:
"Amelia Baptist Church contacted the parade committee and indicated that because the parade has been re-named a "Holiday Parade."
"They will not allow their property to be used for the parade at all."
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
http://www.ameliavillage.com/index.html
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_renamed.pdf
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_cancelled.pdf
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
December 2009 DEC 7 Service Unit Meeting - Amelia Church of Christ DEC 13 Amelia Holiday Parade - PARADE INFO RULES REGISTRATION
THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE REQUIRED OF ALL ENTRIES:
If the word “Christmas” is used in your float, it must be spelled out. (No abbreviation, i.e. XMAS).
Each entry MUST be decorated in a “holiday” theme.
Each entry will be required to provide a description of the entry, on the entry application. No entries which are offensive to the public will be permitted.
The Parade Committee reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to prohibit or remove disruptive or dangerous entries or persons from the parade at any time (even if the entry was previously permitted).
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
THROWING OF OBJECTS (i.e. candy) is strictly prohibited. Walkers may hand out candy and gifts alongside the entry. Please make note on the entry application if walkers will be passing out anything.
There must be 3 car lengths between each entry at all times.
Each entry will be assigned an entry number. These numbers determine line up area and placement. This number must be displayed and prominently visible on the right side of entry for judging purposes.
Children who are participating in the parade entry and are being “dropped off” at the loading spot, MUST be met by a representative of their entry. The parade committee DOES NOT accept any responsibility in getting the children to the appropriate entry.
All parade entries MUST have a contact person with their entry. That contact person MUST be present with the entry the day of the parade.
All contact persons will be responsible to ensure that liability waivers are signed by all participants (or parent/legal guardian) on the entry and turned into the committee.
All vehicles, motorized and non-motorized MUST obey all traffic laws.
Vehicles, motorized and non-motorized WILL NOT “circle” while in the parade route.
Police officers on duty will remove anyone operating any vehicle in a manner that is deemed unsafe or that could risk harm to spectators and/or participants.
The parade will end either in the Kroger’s parking lot or Wal-mart parking lot. Keep in mind that we are guests on their properties. Please do not linger after arriving there and depart as soon as possible, as a courtesy to their customers. These lots are very congested and busy, please keep close tabs on the children in with entry.
Award winners will be notified by phone. The dates, time and location of the awards ceremony will determined at a later time.
If you know of others that might be interested in having an entry in the parade, please feel free to have them contact the Parade Committee.
Friday night, Oct. 30, 2009 11:00 p.m. news - broadcast channel 12 WKRC Cincinnati had a story that the Village of Amelia has canceled their Christmas parade and is replacing it with a holiday parade.
One of the citizens said they will protest. As of this time, Oct. 31, 2009 12:18 a.m., I cannot locate any text on WKCR nor other media outlets. I feel confident that right wing media will outdo themselves over the days to come. I 'd wager the Cincinnati Enquirer won't be able to control themselves.
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TWO PROBLEMS THAT ARE DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE LINKS:
"Amelia Baptist Church contacted the parade committee and indicated that because the parade has been re-named a "Holiday Parade."
"They will not allow their property to be used for the parade at all."
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
http://www.ameliavillage.com/index.html
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_renamed.pdf
http://www.ameliavillage.com/pdfs/parade_cancelled.pdf
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
http://su429.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/Content/SU-Events.htm
December 2009 DEC 7 Service Unit Meeting - Amelia Church of Christ DEC 13 Amelia Holiday Parade - PARADE INFO RULES REGISTRATION
THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE REQUIRED OF ALL ENTRIES:
If the word “Christmas” is used in your float, it must be spelled out. (No abbreviation, i.e. XMAS).
Each entry MUST be decorated in a “holiday” theme.
Each entry will be required to provide a description of the entry, on the entry application. No entries which are offensive to the public will be permitted.
The Parade Committee reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to prohibit or remove disruptive or dangerous entries or persons from the parade at any time (even if the entry was previously permitted).
“Santa Claus” is not permitted as part of any entry except the Holiday Parade Committee’s entry.
THROWING OF OBJECTS (i.e. candy) is strictly prohibited. Walkers may hand out candy and gifts alongside the entry. Please make note on the entry application if walkers will be passing out anything.
There must be 3 car lengths between each entry at all times.
Each entry will be assigned an entry number. These numbers determine line up area and placement. This number must be displayed and prominently visible on the right side of entry for judging purposes.
Children who are participating in the parade entry and are being “dropped off” at the loading spot, MUST be met by a representative of their entry. The parade committee DOES NOT accept any responsibility in getting the children to the appropriate entry.
All parade entries MUST have a contact person with their entry. That contact person MUST be present with the entry the day of the parade.
All contact persons will be responsible to ensure that liability waivers are signed by all participants (or parent/legal guardian) on the entry and turned into the committee.
All vehicles, motorized and non-motorized MUST obey all traffic laws.
Vehicles, motorized and non-motorized WILL NOT “circle” while in the parade route.
Police officers on duty will remove anyone operating any vehicle in a manner that is deemed unsafe or that could risk harm to spectators and/or participants.
The parade will end either in the Kroger’s parking lot or Wal-mart parking lot. Keep in mind that we are guests on their properties. Please do not linger after arriving there and depart as soon as possible, as a courtesy to their customers. These lots are very congested and busy, please keep close tabs on the children in with entry.
Award winners will be notified by phone. The dates, time and location of the awards ceremony will determined at a later time.
If you know of others that might be interested in having an entry in the parade, please feel free to have them contact the Parade Committee.
Driving through the Finger Lakes region and along the windswept Erie shore last week, spouse and I saw many "No Sovereign Nation" signs in New York.
So what's that all about? Evidently the right-wingy-sounding Upstate Citizens for Equality Inc. is upset that the Cuyuga Nation is making land claims, selling booze and tax-free cigarettes, and is pushing to build a casino.
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems to me that this uptight-about-Indians brigade has a point. Claiming special rights or exemption from certain laws in order to settle 200-year-old land claim disputes is undemocratic.
Amish here in Ohio live in tribe-like insular communities. They are subject to the same laws we are. (That includes EPA standards. I recall an Ohio case where an Amish man was fined for substandard outhouses.)
No offense to the individuals who make up the highly diverse Native American population, but I predict that once we crack the casino legality nut in Ohio, we can expect to be hearing from Native American groups and not in a good way.
Until now, Native Americans have had little incentive to make tribal claims here in Ohio. If Issue 3 passes, they do.
So, we'll see what happens next Tuesday. Racial politics, anyone?
When New England in America was first settled, each colonist’s family had a cow or two to use for their household’s own personal needs. The colonists would build their family’s homes and outbuildings, around a large pasture or “Commons”, in each village. They would then turn their cows out into this pasture to graze. The ring of houses around the Commons would keep the cows safe from predatory animals and from wandering off and becoming lost in the wilderness.
This system worked well when each colonist only had a cow or two for their own use. As the number of colonists in the region increased, however, the demand for foodstuffs began to rise, especially in the growing towns and cities. Some colonists became greedy and reneged on their agreement to keep only a cow or two on the Commons. After all, they could take advantage of the higher demand for foodstuffs and increase their income. They began to add more and more cows -- six, ten, twenty -- to their allotment on the Commons.
The Commons could not support this higher population of cattle. It could not regenerate the vegetation fast enough to meet the needs of the allotment cows and the the additional animals. The cows began to sicken and some died. Not only did the cows of the greedy colonists suffer but all the cattle did.
This paradigm holds true for the use of resources on Planet Earth.
Paraphrase of 1960’s James Ford Rhodes High School version of the “Theory of the Commons”
By Tamara Kunko, LSW
This system worked well when each colonist only had a cow or two for their own use. As the number of colonists in the region increased, however, the demand for foodstuffs began to rise, especially in the growing towns and cities. Some colonists became greedy and reneged on their agreement to keep only a cow or two on the Commons. After all, they could take advantage of the higher demand for foodstuffs and increase their income. They began to add more and more cows -- six, ten, twenty -- to their allotment on the Commons.
The Commons could not support this higher population of cattle. It could not regenerate the vegetation fast enough to meet the needs of the allotment cows and the the additional animals. The cows began to sicken and some died. Not only did the cows of the greedy colonists suffer but all the cattle did.
This paradigm holds true for the use of resources on Planet Earth.
Paraphrase of 1960’s James Ford Rhodes High School version of the “Theory of the Commons”
By Tamara Kunko, LSW
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/pollsearchs1.asp
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/Pollresults2.aspPolling Location
The following is your polling location and any special instructions necessary once you arrive to vote. Click the Ballot number under the Ballot column to view a printable copy of your ballot for that location.
This is your Home Address:
House #____ Street Name_______ Zip_____
This is your polling location :
Precinct Name SYCAM J-O
Polling Location
SYCAMORE J
BETHEL BAPTIST TEMPLE
Entrance
Polling Place Address
CLASS ROOM
8501 PLAINFIELD RD
Click The Link Below To View Your Sample Ballot (PDF Format)
89100
I haven't seen 2 out of the 7 instructions before, so these 2 instructions of the 7 may or may not have been there on sample ballots from past elections:
In the area designated "Instruction Text:"
"Do not use inks that soak through the paper."
"to vote for a write-in candidate,you must completely fill-in the box provided to the left of the words "Write-in" and write in the name of the candidate or candidates on the line provided."
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/pollsearchs1.asp
http://www.hamilton-co.org/Boe/Pollresults2.aspPolling Location
The following is your polling location and any special instructions necessary once you arrive to vote. Click the Ballot number under the Ballot column to view a printable copy of your ballot for that location.
This is your Home Address:
House #____ Street Name_______ Zip_____
This is your polling location :
Precinct Name SYCAM J-O
Polling Location
SYCAMORE J
BETHEL BAPTIST TEMPLE
Entrance
Polling Place Address
CLASS ROOM
8501 PLAINFIELD RD
Click The Link Below To View Your Sample Ballot (PDF Format)
89100
I haven't seen 2 out of the 7 instructions before, so these 2 instructions of the 7 may or may not have been there on sample ballots from past elections:
In the area designated "Instruction Text:"
"Do not use inks that soak through the paper."
"to vote for a write-in candidate,you must completely fill-in the box provided to the left of the words "Write-in" and write in the name of the candidate or candidates on the line provided."
Monday, September 28, 2009
I saw the story about the Butler County budget in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
I saw the story about Section 8 housing coming to Butler County on the web site of WCPO. These 2 stories are so very interesting when read together.
REPUBLICANS AND TEA - BAGGERS SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO WELFARE - NOT JUST US DEMOCRATIC AND GREEN SLACKERS! (EVEN THOUGH IN OUR FANTASIES WE TRY TO IMAGINE REPUBLICANS AND TEA -BAGGERS HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAKING THE METRO OR NOT GETTING TO WORK. I've plenty of other daydreams with humiliation themes.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090917/NEWS0108/909180364/1055/NEWS/Butler+budget+group++List+essentials
Government
Cincinnati.Com » Government
Last Updated: 3:14 pm | Thursday, September 17, 2009
Butler budget group: List essentials
By Amber Ellis • aellis@enquirer.com • September 17, 2009
The latest suggestion from a new Butler County budget group involves creating a list to separate the essential and non-essential services the county provides.
Advertisement
Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds, a member of the group, said the distinction is needed to understand what the county has to provide and what should be eliminated as department heads brace for more cuts. He asked commissioners to consider the idea during their Thursday morning meeting.
"It goes back to needs and wants," Commission President Don Dixon, also a member of the budget committee, said.
The board did not take any action on the recommendation. Instead, they put it under review much the same way they did earlier suggestions made by the group of elected officials and financial experts looking to help solve the county's budget woes.
Earlier ideas include forming a separate fund for debt payments, creating a draft budget and asking commissioners to put updates about the group's progress on the county's Web site.
The group formed this summer after a round of mid-year budget cuts, dozens of layoffs and other reductions.
In all, county officials trimmed more than $8 million and borrowed $5 million from cash reserves to balance this year's $91 million general fund budget.
The county finance team is still crunching numbers, but if revenue continues to drop, another $4 million to $9 million will need to be trimmed next year.
It is unclear what cuts will be made and how those will impact services.
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http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Section-8-Waiting-List-To-Open-In-Butler-Co/PHhyjSPM5E2tBmQGC0Nj2Q.cspx
Section 8 Waiting List To Open In Butler Co.
Reported by: Terry Helmer
Email: thelmer@wcpo.com
Photographed By: Terry Helmer
Last Update: 2:02 pm
Saturday,October 3 will be the date for anyone wishing to get on the waiting list for Butler Metropolitan Section 8 housing.
It's been five years since the waiting list was last opened back in 2004. Over 2,300 applications by low income residents were received in a six hour period back then. It's taken The Housing Authority 5 years to get all but 70 of those 2,300 persons placed with vouchers for housing.
Butler Metropolitan Housing has almost 1,000 persons currently using vouchers for housing. Barbara Brown Section 8 Manager says, "because of the economy the way it is, we expect a lot of new people that have never had assistance before."
Brown estimates as many as 5,000 people may file pre-applications on Saturday.
Besides the Section 8 housing applications, other agencies dealing with low-income based programs such as food stamps, energy assistance, and Legal Aide will be there to tell people about those services.
The application for housing vouchers will be at the New Life Vineyard Church, on Princeton Road in Hamilton. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The agency will hand out numbers on a first come first served basis.
I saw the story about the Butler County budget in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
I saw the story about Section 8 housing coming to Butler County on the web site of WCPO. These 2 stories are so very interesting when read together.
REPUBLICANS AND TEA - BAGGERS SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO WELFARE - NOT JUST US DEMOCRATIC AND GREEN SLACKERS! (EVEN THOUGH IN OUR FANTASIES WE TRY TO IMAGINE REPUBLICANS AND TEA -BAGGERS HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAKING THE METRO OR NOT GETTING TO WORK. I've plenty of other daydreams with humiliation themes.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090917/NEWS0108/909180364/1055/NEWS/Butler+budget+group++List+essentials
Government
Cincinnati.Com » Government
Last Updated: 3:14 pm | Thursday, September 17, 2009
Butler budget group: List essentials
By Amber Ellis • aellis@enquirer.com • September 17, 2009
The latest suggestion from a new Butler County budget group involves creating a list to separate the essential and non-essential services the county provides.
Advertisement
Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds, a member of the group, said the distinction is needed to understand what the county has to provide and what should be eliminated as department heads brace for more cuts. He asked commissioners to consider the idea during their Thursday morning meeting.
"It goes back to needs and wants," Commission President Don Dixon, also a member of the budget committee, said.
The board did not take any action on the recommendation. Instead, they put it under review much the same way they did earlier suggestions made by the group of elected officials and financial experts looking to help solve the county's budget woes.
Earlier ideas include forming a separate fund for debt payments, creating a draft budget and asking commissioners to put updates about the group's progress on the county's Web site.
The group formed this summer after a round of mid-year budget cuts, dozens of layoffs and other reductions.
In all, county officials trimmed more than $8 million and borrowed $5 million from cash reserves to balance this year's $91 million general fund budget.
The county finance team is still crunching numbers, but if revenue continues to drop, another $4 million to $9 million will need to be trimmed next year.
It is unclear what cuts will be made and how those will impact services.
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http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Section-8-Waiting-List-To-Open-In-Butler-Co/PHhyjSPM5E2tBmQGC0Nj2Q.cspx
Section 8 Waiting List To Open In Butler Co.
Reported by: Terry Helmer
Email: thelmer@wcpo.com
Photographed By: Terry Helmer
Last Update: 2:02 pm
Saturday,October 3 will be the date for anyone wishing to get on the waiting list for Butler Metropolitan Section 8 housing.
It's been five years since the waiting list was last opened back in 2004. Over 2,300 applications by low income residents were received in a six hour period back then. It's taken The Housing Authority 5 years to get all but 70 of those 2,300 persons placed with vouchers for housing.
Butler Metropolitan Housing has almost 1,000 persons currently using vouchers for housing. Barbara Brown Section 8 Manager says, "because of the economy the way it is, we expect a lot of new people that have never had assistance before."
Brown estimates as many as 5,000 people may file pre-applications on Saturday.
Besides the Section 8 housing applications, other agencies dealing with low-income based programs such as food stamps, energy assistance, and Legal Aide will be there to tell people about those services.
The application for housing vouchers will be at the New Life Vineyard Church, on Princeton Road in Hamilton. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The agency will hand out numbers on a first come first served basis.
http://www.local12.com/news/state/story/Dangerous-conditions-close-Pike-Co-mine/gLO7wmS_yUCuVJdv1pswPw.cspx
Dangerous conditions close Pike Co. mine
Last Update: 7/24 2:31 pm
BELFRY, Ky. (AP) - Workers are pumping millions of gallons of water out of a mine in Pike County after it was shut down for safety reasons.
Federal officials ordered the Freedom Energy Mine at Sidney Coal Company to close last week after a buildup of water in a sealed portion of the underground mine. Officials were worried about the seal failing and water flooding into a work area.
The mine is a subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy. A Massey spokesman says 28 of the 162 miners employed at Freedom Energy have been inactivated. The rest were moved to other mines while the water is pumped out.
Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater said on Friday that the pumping will continue for another two weeks or more.
He says after that, the mine will be reopened and the inactive workers will return.
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Information from: Appalachian News-Express, http://www.news-expressky.com
Dangerous conditions close Pike Co. mine
Last Update: 7/24 2:31 pm
BELFRY, Ky. (AP) - Workers are pumping millions of gallons of water out of a mine in Pike County after it was shut down for safety reasons.
Federal officials ordered the Freedom Energy Mine at Sidney Coal Company to close last week after a buildup of water in a sealed portion of the underground mine. Officials were worried about the seal failing and water flooding into a work area.
The mine is a subsidiary of Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy. A Massey spokesman says 28 of the 162 miners employed at Freedom Energy have been inactivated. The rest were moved to other mines while the water is pumped out.
Spokesman Jeff Gillenwater said on Friday that the pumping will continue for another two weeks or more.
He says after that, the mine will be reopened and the inactive workers will return.
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Information from: Appalachian News-Express, http://www.news-expressky.com
The House passed a half-year moratorium on foreclosure actions Wednesday, with Democrats arguing that legislative action was long overdue and Republicans expressing doubts about the effectiveness and constitutionality of the package.
Rep. Denise Driehaus (D-Cincinnati), a main sponsor, said the bill comes in response to a wave of foreclosures in the state that has gone unabated despite Gov. Ted Strickland's efforts to get mortgage servicers on board with a "compact" to help mitigate the problem.
"While some servicers were committed to the compact, many were not," she said.
The "time out" for foreclosures will allow time for squeezed consumers to access forthcoming federal assistance and provide for other efforts toward keeping people in their homes, Ms. Driehaus said.
Under the bill, the state would impose a six-month moratorium on mortgage foreclosures, license mortgage servicers and require a $750 foreclosure filing fee that would fund a database to track the actions as well as fraud prevention efforts and other related initiatives.
Ohio "community banks" with less than $2.5 billion in assets and credit unions were exempted from the moratorium under one of several amendments added to the bill in committee, where a vote to move the legislation forward last week fell along party lines.
The House included a handful of floor amendments before passing the measure. Those changes were:
- The removal of the emergency clause from the bill (Garrison).
- An increase from up to 5% to 10% in the share of fee funding that would go to the Ohio Supreme Court and clarification on how other funds are used for fraud-prevention and related initiatives (Stewart). Language regarding attorney-client communication and moratorium notices to defendants in pending foreclosures (Foley)
- The removal of the emergency clause from the bill (Garrison).
- An increase from up to 5% to 10% in the share of fee funding that would go to the Ohio Supreme Court and clarification on how other funds are used for fraud-prevention and related initiatives (Stewart).
- Language regarding attorney-client communication and moratorium notices to defendants in pending foreclosures (Foley).The inclusion of job and family services agency information with moratorium notices to borrowers (Baker).
The bill passed 54-43, with three Republicans joining all present Democrats in support.
They were: Rep. Ross McGregor of Springfield, Rep. Josh Mandel of Lyndhurst and Rep. Scott Oelslager of Canton.
Franklin County Treasurer Edward Leonard sent us a shocking bill recently. Sure, we were expecting this statement of Real Estate Taxes for 2nd Half 2008. But still, it's the kind of large invoice that elicits a WTF? reaction.
My husband -- a rare combination of tax expert as well as middle-aged hottie -- explained to me how property taxes are calculated. I will not attempt to explain the Reduction Factor and other stuff myself. But from what I gather, if we had to pay the fully-loaded tax rate on the true market value of our homes, few of us could afford to be homeowners.
You can thank Gov. Gilligan for the 10% rollback. This was instituted in 1973 when the state started collecting income tax, as a way to appease Ohio property owners. Kind of a give-back.
According to The Dispatch, property tax appeals have reached record levels this year. If you can prove your property is worth less than the county figures, more power to you.
Frankly, it's all very mysterious to me. With so many types of taxes -- Federal Income, State Income, RITA, sales, property and so forth -- it's hard to get a big-picture perspective on what you're paying to whom for what purpose. It's so much easier to embrace the Republican mantra: Taxes, bad; tax cuts, good.
At least with property taxes, it is possible to know roughly where your money is going. I believe our tab is typical for Franklin County: For Schools, 65%; City (includes police and fire departments), 9%; Ohio Department of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities, 8.5%; Children Services, 5%; Franklin County Board of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health, 3%; Library, 2.8% (had a recent local levy passed, it would have raised the library tax by 37%); Senior Options, 1.2%; and less than 1% each for the Zoo and Parks. In our case we have a special assessment for streetlamps which amounts to 1.5% of the total property tax bill.
So what are our property taxes actually paying for? Teachers and social workers, mostly.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. It beats funding two wars.
Fastest Growing Foreclosure Rates are in the 6th Congressional District
According to a report from Policy Matters Ohio, two of the fastest growing foreclosure rates for Ohio Counties are in Charlie Wilson's 6th Congressional District.
Meigs County has the second fastest foreclosure rate at 33.9 % in one year while
Noble County has the fourth fastest foreclosure rate at 31.0%.
Foreclosures hurt the entire community, not just the family in foreclosure. Houses in proximity to foreclosed properties, particularly vacant and abandoned properties, see their property values decline and neighborhood health diminish.
And where is Congressman Wilson on these issues? Instead of trying to bring high tech
green renewable jobs to the area, all we get from Mr. Wilson now is Ohio's high unemployment and job losses to compound the foreclosure problem. Does Mr. Wilson have any bills in front of Congress to stop this problem? Or is he out digging for coal?
Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party
Ohio Green Party
www.ohiogreens.org
www.votespisak.org/thinkgreen/
According to a report from Policy Matters Ohio, two of the fastest growing foreclosure rates for Ohio Counties are in Charlie Wilson's 6th Congressional District.
Meigs County has the second fastest foreclosure rate at 33.9 % in one year while
Noble County has the fourth fastest foreclosure rate at 31.0%.
Foreclosures hurt the entire community, not just the family in foreclosure. Houses in proximity to foreclosed properties, particularly vacant and abandoned properties, see their property values decline and neighborhood health diminish.
And where is Congressman Wilson on these issues? Instead of trying to bring high tech
green renewable jobs to the area, all we get from Mr. Wilson now is Ohio's high unemployment and job losses to compound the foreclosure problem. Does Mr. Wilson have any bills in front of Congress to stop this problem? Or is he out digging for coal?
Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party
Ohio Green Party
www.ohiogreens.org
www.votespisak.org/thinkgreen/
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Shelter: a Squatumentary
Free Press Free Film Night, 7:30pm. With filmmaker Hannah E. Dobbz.
Free--donations appreciated!
Discussion to follow in the Radio Cafe. With universally skyrocketing property values, rent and home-ownership have become unaffordable at best and impossible at worst.
Thus, people all over the world continue a long tradition of circumventing the expensive price tag and reclaiming this basic human right by squatting. Shelter: a Squatumentary is a documentary film that explores the squatting movement in the East Bay from 2004 to 2007.
We follow three examples of the struggle for housing in an unaffordable marketplace such as the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hellarity House, Banana House, and Power Machine are stories of squatters who have found one tentative solution to the ongoing housing crisis. Sponsored by the Free Press,
Drexel Theater, Central Ohio Green Education Fund and the Film Council of Greater Columbus.
Location: Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St.
Phone: 253-2571
Email: Email
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Rep Marcy Kaptur (D OH) appears on Fighting for our Homes with economist Dean Baker and host Nathan Havey to discuss how to end the foreclosure epidemic.
Watch It:
Birdwatchers report encountering larger than normal homeless encampments in the wooded nooks that populate the odd corners of our cities.
Taking advantage of the Thanksgiving Day newscycle, on Wednesday DHL announced more layoffs, as did the Preble County sheriff and the city of Brunswick.
Hunting season starts on Monday. Five homeless people were shot, on purpose, earlier this month in California.
Watch yourself.
America is beginning to drift back to Progressive ideas to solve America's problems.
The Green Party is poised to become the party of America.
But the hard data back up the obvious. Let's review:
· As Robert Borosage of Campaign for America's Future, wrote of the his group's poll (PDF), "When asked why they voted for Obama, the leading reasons were his proposals for withdrawing troops from Iraq, cutting middle class taxes first, providing affordable health care, and his commitment to invest in education and make college more affordable. When those who voted for Obama were asked about their doubts about McCain, picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin led the list, but fear that he would give tax breaks to the rich and big corporations came in second, followed by the notion that he would continue Bush's policies."
· A number of polls in recent years have shown that Americans favor raising the minimum wage by about a 4 to 1 margin
· A poll commissioned by Time Magazine in July, found that a "notable trend is the emerging popularity of environmental regulation as an economic imperative. Stricter pollution limits and tax credits for alternative energy development were supported by 84 percent of all respondents, the highest of any proposal. Increasing the minimum wage, expanding public works projects were nearly as popular, with 83 percent and 82 percent approval respectively."
· It must have hurt the Wall Street Journal's editorial staff to report that 62 percent of Americans said "The government should tax the wealthy more." According to a Pew Poll, the same number favored either repealing all of Bush's "temporary" tax cuts, or at least those skewed towards the wealthiest. Only one in four said that Bush's cuts should become permanent.
· Summing up the findings of a post-election report released by Public Citizen that found that there had been a net increase in Congress of at least 30 seats by "fair trade" supporters, Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch division, said, "The 2008 election was a veritable tipping point for fair-trade issues, which just reinforces what polls have increasingly shown: The public has had it with the current race-to-the-bottom trade and globalization model, and they voted against those who support it and for those who say they will replace it."
· A poll by Hart Research (PDF) found that voters in 7 crucial battleground states favored the Employee Free Choice Act -- pro-union legislation detested by the corporate right -- by nearly a 3 to 1 margin.
· In response to the first round of 'center-right' country blather after the 2006 midterm sweep, Media Matters compiled a moutain of data on the issue, including:
o By a 23-point margin, Americans say the government should "provide more services/ more spending" rather than "cut services/ cut spending."
o By a 34-point margin, Americans agree that we "need strong government to handle complex problems" rather than believing the "free market can handle complex economic problems without government involvement."
o Americans agree with the idea that "government should reduce income differences" by a 12-point spread.
o According to a Gallup Poll taken last spring, 5 percent of Americans said corporate taxes were too high, compared with 71 percent who thought they were too low
o According to a report from the nonprofit polling group Public Agenda and Foreign Affairs magazine, "When respondents were asked to rate a series of strategies for the degree to which they would strengthen the nation's security, the top-ranking moves were "Improving the effectiveness of our intelligence operations" (with 63 percent saying it would enhance our security a great deal) and "Becoming less dependent on other countries for our supply of energy" (55 percent). Only 17 percent said "Attacking countries that develop weapons of mass destruction" would enhance our security a great deal, the lowest-scoring strategy in the group. Forty-two percent said "Showing more respect for the views and needs of other countries" would enhance our security a great deal."
o According to Gallup, on the question of military spending, "43 percent [of respondents] say we are spending too much, compared to 35 percent who say we are spending the right amount, and only 20 percent who say we are spending too little."
· A Pew poll conducted just prior to the 2006 election found that, by "a 45% to 32% margin, more Americans believe that the best way to reduce the threat of terrorist attacks on the U.S. is to decrease, not increase, America's military presence overseas."
· According to an ABC News/ Washington Post poll conducted in June, Americans, by more than a 2 to one margin, thought "providing health care coverage for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes" was more important than "holding down taxes." According to a May poll by Quinnipiac University, 61 percent of Americans thought it "the government's responsibility to make sure that everyone in the United States has adequate health care," while 35 percent disagreed.
· And, of course, as it has been since the program was launched by FDR, a significant majority of Americans like their Social Security just the way it is; a CNN poll conducted last month found that Americans opposed partially privatizing the program -- a key conservative proposal -- by a 26-point margin.
Thinking Green,
Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party
Green Party of Ohio
www.Votespisak.org/thinkgreen/
www.ohiogreens.org
The Green Party is poised to become the party of America.
But the hard data back up the obvious. Let's review:
· As Robert Borosage of Campaign for America's Future, wrote of the his group's poll (PDF), "When asked why they voted for Obama, the leading reasons were his proposals for withdrawing troops from Iraq, cutting middle class taxes first, providing affordable health care, and his commitment to invest in education and make college more affordable. When those who voted for Obama were asked about their doubts about McCain, picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin led the list, but fear that he would give tax breaks to the rich and big corporations came in second, followed by the notion that he would continue Bush's policies."
· A number of polls in recent years have shown that Americans favor raising the minimum wage by about a 4 to 1 margin
· A poll commissioned by Time Magazine in July, found that a "notable trend is the emerging popularity of environmental regulation as an economic imperative. Stricter pollution limits and tax credits for alternative energy development were supported by 84 percent of all respondents, the highest of any proposal. Increasing the minimum wage, expanding public works projects were nearly as popular, with 83 percent and 82 percent approval respectively."
· It must have hurt the Wall Street Journal's editorial staff to report that 62 percent of Americans said "The government should tax the wealthy more." According to a Pew Poll, the same number favored either repealing all of Bush's "temporary" tax cuts, or at least those skewed towards the wealthiest. Only one in four said that Bush's cuts should become permanent.
· Summing up the findings of a post-election report released by Public Citizen that found that there had been a net increase in Congress of at least 30 seats by "fair trade" supporters, Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch division, said, "The 2008 election was a veritable tipping point for fair-trade issues, which just reinforces what polls have increasingly shown: The public has had it with the current race-to-the-bottom trade and globalization model, and they voted against those who support it and for those who say they will replace it."
· A poll by Hart Research (PDF) found that voters in 7 crucial battleground states favored the Employee Free Choice Act -- pro-union legislation detested by the corporate right -- by nearly a 3 to 1 margin.
· In response to the first round of 'center-right' country blather after the 2006 midterm sweep, Media Matters compiled a moutain of data on the issue, including:
o By a 23-point margin, Americans say the government should "provide more services/ more spending" rather than "cut services/ cut spending."
o By a 34-point margin, Americans agree that we "need strong government to handle complex problems" rather than believing the "free market can handle complex economic problems without government involvement."
o Americans agree with the idea that "government should reduce income differences" by a 12-point spread.
o According to a Gallup Poll taken last spring, 5 percent of Americans said corporate taxes were too high, compared with 71 percent who thought they were too low
o According to a report from the nonprofit polling group Public Agenda and Foreign Affairs magazine, "When respondents were asked to rate a series of strategies for the degree to which they would strengthen the nation's security, the top-ranking moves were "Improving the effectiveness of our intelligence operations" (with 63 percent saying it would enhance our security a great deal) and "Becoming less dependent on other countries for our supply of energy" (55 percent). Only 17 percent said "Attacking countries that develop weapons of mass destruction" would enhance our security a great deal, the lowest-scoring strategy in the group. Forty-two percent said "Showing more respect for the views and needs of other countries" would enhance our security a great deal."
o According to Gallup, on the question of military spending, "43 percent [of respondents] say we are spending too much, compared to 35 percent who say we are spending the right amount, and only 20 percent who say we are spending too little."
· A Pew poll conducted just prior to the 2006 election found that, by "a 45% to 32% margin, more Americans believe that the best way to reduce the threat of terrorist attacks on the U.S. is to decrease, not increase, America's military presence overseas."
· According to an ABC News/ Washington Post poll conducted in June, Americans, by more than a 2 to one margin, thought "providing health care coverage for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes" was more important than "holding down taxes." According to a May poll by Quinnipiac University, 61 percent of Americans thought it "the government's responsibility to make sure that everyone in the United States has adequate health care," while 35 percent disagreed.
· And, of course, as it has been since the program was launched by FDR, a significant majority of Americans like their Social Security just the way it is; a CNN poll conducted last month found that Americans opposed partially privatizing the program -- a key conservative proposal -- by a 26-point margin.
Thinking Green,
Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party
Green Party of Ohio
www.Votespisak.org/thinkgreen/
www.ohiogreens.org
Congressman Pat Tiberi and David Robinson square off on the BAilout and Economy
*Note: NO! photo or video is available for this story. Please see “Pat Tiberi Seeks to Silence the Free Press” for details.
On Monday, September 29 Representative Pat Tiberi and Democratic challenger David Robinson faced off in their first debate. This was following at least four previously held events where “Our Congressman” had disappointed the 12th District electorate by being unable to attend while the Democratic challenger David Robinson maintained perfect debate attendance.
The Delaware, Ohio debate was held in a local vocational school. Tiberi flew in from Washington just hours after he went “His Own Way” and said NO! to the $700 Billion bailout package.
That evening, Tiberi confidently addressed the audience of approximately 150 Delawareans saying:
“We had a vote today that I told the President, 'NO!'
"Some say I can't tell the president, 'NO!'
"But I told my party leadership, 'NO!'
“Because at the end of the day, when I look into my daughter's eyes, it's about her.
"It's about the next generation of Americans. It's not about party. It's about doing the right thing.”
Based on his opposition to the bill, The Liberty Voice posted our support on our website saying, “We salute Pat Tiberi on this choice.”
The Delaware Gazette reported, “Tiberi felt the bill didn’t adequately protect consumers and was jammed through Congress.”
According to Tiberi on Monday, his NO! vote represented the will of his constituents. He said,
“Main Street wasn't protected in that bill. That's who I got the phone calls from.
"The phone calls from Central Ohio were AGAINST it!!!
“We've got to deal with the reality of what we can do, cause at the end of the day, guess who's going to pay for it--WE ARE!”Read More »
Economic collapse brings together the strangest bedfellows: Michael Moore and RINO Pat Tiberi.
Despite Pat Tiberi's voting record which has handed taxpayer money over to no-bid contractors and often supported corporate welfare, Pat Tiberi decided to actually "go his own way" (despite a 93% lock-step record with President Bush).
This is ironically the same choice of Michael Moore. We salute Pat Tiberi on this choice. I guess with $830,000 already in the Tiberi's WAR chest from financial and security companies over the past eight years, Tiberi would rather finally side with his voting block (and just in time for the election!) rather than again rewarding bad behavior. It remains to be seen however if the voters of Ohio's 12th Congressional District will have amnesia of the trillions of no-bid appropriations and corporate bailouts Tiberi has already approved.
Here is an excerpt from Michael Moore's proposal:
Read the rest of Michael's proposal here.The richest 400 Americans -- that's right, just four hundred people -- own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans combined. 400 rich Americans have got more stashed away than half the entire country! Their combined net worth is $1.6 trillion. During the eight years of the Bush Administration, their wealth has increased by nearly $700 billion -- the same amount that they are now demanding we give to them for the "bailout."
Why don't they just spend the money they made under Bush to bail themselves out? They'd still have nearly a trillion dollars left over to spread amongst themselves! Of course, they are not going to do that -- at least not voluntarily.
George W. Bush was handed a $127 billion surplus when Bill Clinton left office. Because that money was OUR money and not his, he did what the rich prefer to do -- spend it and never look back. Now we have a $9.5 trillion debt. Why on earth would we even think of giving these robber barons any more of our money?
I would like to propose my own bailout plan. My suggestions, listed below, are predicated on the singular and simple belief that the rich must pull themselves up by their own platinum bootstraps.
Sorry, fellows, but you drilled it into our heads one too many times: There... is... no... free... lunch. And thank you for encouraging us to hate people on welfare! So, there will be no handouts from us to you.
Why are the supreme court races getting no meaninful press attention? Of all the races in Ohio these two are going to have the most effect on the people of Ohio.
COLUMBUS -- Supreme Court candidate Judge Joseph D. Russo said that the high court must shake what he believes is a perception that justice can be bought in Ohio and he has a plan to do it.
A Supreme Court justice would have to automatically recuse himself or herself from any case involving an entity -- such as a law firm or business -- whose aggregate contribution to the judge exceeds $10,000 within the past seven years, under Russo's idea.
Speaking at a rally in Charlotte Sunday, Obama addressed the issue of how the government should respond to the financial crisis.
Senator Obama recently issued a Statement of Principles for the Treasury Proposal...
The era of greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street and in Washington has led to a financial crisis as profound as any we have faced since the Great Depression.
But regardless of how we got here, the circumstances we face require decisive action because the jobs, savings, and economic security of millions of Americans are now at risk.
We must work quickly in a bipartisan fashion to resolve this crisis and restore our financial sector so capital is flowing again and we can avert an even broader economic catastrophe. We also should recognize that economic recovery requires that we act, not just to address the crisis on Wall Street, but also the crisis on Main Street and around kitchen tables across America.
But thus far, the Administration has only offered a concept with a staggering price tag, not a plan.Even if the Treasury recovers some or most of its investment over time, this initial outlay of up to $700 billion is sobering. And in return for their support, the American people must be assured that the deal reflects some basic principles.
• No blank check. If we grant the Treasury broad authority to address the immediate crisis, we must insist on independent accountability and oversight. Given the breach of trust we have seen and the magnitude of the taxpayer money involved, there can be no blank check.
• Rescue requires mutual responsibility. As taxpayers are asked to take extraordinary steps to protect our financial system, it is only appropriate to expect those institutions that benefit to help protect American homeowners and the American economy. We cannot underwrite continued irresponsibility, where CEOs cash in and our regulators look the other way. We cannot abet and reward the unconscionable practices that triggered this crisis. We have to end them.
• Taxpayers should be protected. This should not be a handout to Wall Street. It should be structured in a way that maximizes the ability of taxpayers to recoup their investment. Going forward, we need to make sure that the institutions that benefit from financial insurance also bear the cost of that insurance.
• Help homeowners stay in their homes. This crisis started with homeowners and they bear the brunt of the nearly unprecedented collapse in housing prices. We cannot have a plan for Wall Street banks that does not help homeowners stay in their homes and help distressed communities.
• A global response. As I said on Friday, this is a global financial crisis and it requires a global solution. The United States must lead, but we must also insist that other nations, who have a huge stake in the outcome, join us in helping to secure the financial markets.
• Main Street, not just Wall Street. The American people need to know that we feel as great a sense of urgency about the emergency on Main Street as we do the emergency on Wall Street. That is why I call on Senator McCain, President Bush, Republicans and Democrats to join me in supporting an emergency economic plan for working families – a plan that would help folks cope with rising gas and food prices, save one million jobs through rebuilding our schools and roads, help states and cities avoid painful budget cuts and tax increases, help homeowners stay in their homes, and provide retooling assistance to help ensure that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built in America.
• Build a regulatory structure for the 21st Century. While there is not time in a week to remake our regulatory structure to prevent abuses in the future, we should commit ourselves to the kind of reforms I have been advocating for several years. We need new rules of the road for the 21st Century economy, together with the means and willingness to enforce them.
The bottom line is that we must change the economic policies that led us down this dangerous path in the first place. For the last eight years, we’ve had an “on your own-anything goes” philosophy in Washington and on Wall Street that lavished tax cuts on the wealthy and big corporations; that viewed even common-sense regulation and oversight as unwise and unnecessary; and that shredded consumer protections and loosened the rules of the road. Ordinary Americans are now paying the price. The events of this week have rendered a final verdict on that failed philosophy, and it is a philosophy I will end as President of the United States,” said Senator Barack Obama.
The Rural Issues Forum in London this week was a great success. With the Farm Science Review in Madison County this past week, it was an opportunity for constituents to discuss a broad range of concerns; from good rural schools to fluctuating grain prices, from genetically modified organisms to concentrated animal feeding operations, and the Farm Bill to sustainable agriculture practices.
Our guests included Joe Logan of the Ohio Farmers Union, Doug O'Brien with the Obama/Biden campaign as Rural Vote Director and former Governor of Mississippi Ray Mabus, past Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and currently a Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Obama.
Additional guests represented communities concerned with the CAFO issue in Williams, Union and Madison Counties; along with several concerned citizens from the local community.
I sincerely thank everyone who attended and hope to make this a regular event; either on an annual or bi-annual basis.
Our guests included Joe Logan of the Ohio Farmers Union, Doug O'Brien with the Obama/Biden campaign as Rural Vote Director and former Governor of Mississippi Ray Mabus, past Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and currently a Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Obama.
Additional guests represented communities concerned with the CAFO issue in Williams, Union and Madison Counties; along with several concerned citizens from the local community.
I sincerely thank everyone who attended and hope to make this a regular event; either on an annual or bi-annual basis.
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