U.N. TREATY TO CONTROL THE INTERNET

Just a warning; the UN wants to control the internet.  Is this good!?!??

COLA

Now they are saying that the Cost of Living Adjustment should be reduced to eliminate the "Cliff".
Yeh!!! That 1.75% COLA will really reduce the debt!?!?!?

ENTITLEMENTS

 

1.        Social Security and Medicare are being called “entitlements” in the current “CLIFF” discussions.  I am “entitled” to these due to me and my employers paying into these funds for decades.

The current talk is to make these seem like the Government is giving to us and not returning the funds as is the agreement.  Again, I paid into these funds.

2.        I would say 60 Minutes last night showed an area that can be corrected, what I would call “cramming” beds in hospitals and there are other areas that need correction.

Well 2012 12 21 is almost here!!!
That is the winter solstice!

"The current (13th) baktun will end, or be completed, on 13.0.0.0.0 (December 21, 2012"
This is what the the Mayan calendar shows.  MAN those guys were good!!!  Our contemporary astronomers say the Solar system will align with the center of the galaxy on this date;. 

Even thought I do not agree with the general statement that; (from Wikipedia)
Gravitation, or gravity, is a natural phenomenon by which physical bodies attract each other with a force proportional to their masses. Gravitation is most familiar as the agent that gives weight to objects with mass and causes them to fall to the ground when dropped. Gravitation causes dispersed matter to coalesce, and coalesced matter to remain intact, thus accounting for the existence of planets, stars, galaxies and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe.,

Is a WEAK force(NO).

Tun the less of these points - we are damaging our selves!!!

The last time this happened was 26,000 years ago!!

Social Security and Medicare “entitlements”

1.        Social Security and Medicare are being called “entitlements” in the current “CLIFF” discussions.  I am “entitled” to these due to me and my employers paying into these funds for decades.

The current talk is to make these seem like the Government is giving to us and not returning the funds as is the agreement.  Again, I paid into these funds.

2.        I would say 60 Minutes last night showed an area that can be corrected, what I would call “cramming” beds in hospitals and there are other areas that need correction.

3.      Now they are saying that the Cost of Living Adjustment should be reduced to eliminate the "Cliff".

Yeh!!! That 1.75% COLA will really reduce the debt!?!?!?

4.      Social Security is OWED about 2.5 Trillion dollars from the General Fund!!!  It is solvent until 2033!

5.      These are the latest figures (in millions) I could find (2010).

Country	Economic Assistance FY 2010, $US millions	Military Assistance FY2010, $US millions	U.S. Total Economic and Military FY2010, $US millions
Afghanistan	4,646.50	6,800.30	11,446.80
Pakistan	1,939.60	913.9	2,853.50
Israel	36.3	2,799.50	2,835.80
Iraq	1,081.90	1,006.00	2,087.90
Egypt	397	1,301.90	1,698.90
Haiti	1,406.30	1.8	1,408.10
Ethiopia	981.5	0.3	981.8
Sudan	870.9	104.9	975.9
Colombia	677.9	185.8	863.7
Kenya	816.2	2.5	818.7
Jordan	463.3	303.8	767.1
Mexico	622.3	96	718.2
Senegal	698.4	3.7	702.1
West Bank/Gaza	693.1		693.1
South Africa	566.1	1.6	567.8
Tanzania	553.7	20.3	554.8
Russia	379.1	126.8	505.9
Uganda	451.1	36.3	487.4
Nigeria	456.1	2.9	459
Georgia	420	17.8	437.8
Mozambique	403.9	0.5	404.4
Congo (Kinshasa)	358.9	30	388.9
Indonesia	312.7	25.4	338
Zambia	331.4	0.4	331.8
Kazakhstan	304.5	17.2	321.7
TOTAL FOR THESE 25				33,649.10

6.      The “entitlements” that are being brought up are actually Earned Benefits (SS & Medicare)

7.      The definition of entitlements is being changed so let’s call it Earned Benefits (SS & Medicare).

CNN AGAIN

CNN is worried because the Pope made some "observations" on the Bible.

POINT ONE

LUKE 2.7

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (KJV)

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (RSV)

 OK!  let's argue about "swaddling clothes," and "bands of cloth"

POINT TWO

Luke 2.8-52

 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!’(NRSV)

AND FROM KJV;
⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
⁹ And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
¹⁰ And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
¹¹ For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
¹² And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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CNN you are choosing one version (NRSV) over another say (KJV)  
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I am not a Papist nor a Catholic, but these comments on his book are absurd!!!!   
It appears to me he is clarifying, at least his opinion, certain passages in the Christian Bible.
And you (CNN) are worried about the  phrase;
"a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!' " (NSRV) 
can be "said" to music or in song, an example are the PSALMS.

 

Now CNN is talking about the "obscene" gesture that girl made at the Tomb of the Unknown".  That is ridicules!!  She made an in-appropriate action.  I am sure that her "appearance" of shouting was to make a joke.  Goodness, there are more important things to be concerned.