“Its called risk mitigation - CYA - the problem here is what if they refuse to go through the training? What's the punitive action associated with failure to complete the training??? You are talking about elected officials...maybe if the training were required before the oath of office is provided bu…”
“Brownfield cleanup is not just cleaning up a dirty site left by greedy corporations. Sometimes its just a site that needs an environmental assessment because the records at City Hall are inconclusive as to what may be in the ground at the proposed site. The grant would allow the assessment and clean…”
“Concealed Carry Permit Laws should be universally accepted no matter the state. Law abiding citizens never intend to break the law as it pertains to this privilege yet from state to state certain regulations and laws change just enough to discourage concealment altogether. These waters should not be…”
“Too damn arbitrary and way too restrictive - WE NEED A REAL BUDGET WITH REAL SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS. The problem is we don't have the sources to match the uses and we borrow to pay for what we need...If the average American does this they go bankrupt in just a matter of time - is this what we REA…”
“This is more government in your business. The government sponsors many things but the sponsored entities are not subject to FOIA to the extent that they are not public bodies themselves. FOIA should be required for only public entities and not government sponsored entities. This sets a precedence..…”
“No Presidential Selection other than Supreme Court should have a life longer than the office of the President that selected him or her for the position. Furthermore, there are too many deviations in processes that really make me question the intent of this position that's being considered and now vo…”
“Take away the income cap - introduce a federal sales tax, reduce the federal income tax, institute a tax on tax law that states where a state or local authority levies a tax there shall be a corresponding federal tax not to exceed x percentage of the levied tax. This would help us get more money in …”
“This is a slippery slope - More money needs to be put into VA facilities and the like. Pushing this money to private sources means a bidding process and more times than not this process is a hindrance to HUBs (Historically Underutilized Businesses). The flow of funds will once again stay with the we…”
“As a country we cannot afford to do this. We are cutting taxes and reducing federal income so we will not have the cash to afford this increase. I do think the federal minimum wage should be higher but the reality is that we are not implementing strategies that would suggest that we can incur such a…”
“Take the current President out the equation - this is something that a President needs to have in the toolbox at all times. They need to be able to make fast decisions then tell us later - We have to trust who we have in office to do the right thing no matter what - That means who we have now as wel…”
“They should get paid a reduced amount but not have their whole paycheck withheld. The budget is the elephant in the room at all times...The average citizen talks a good game until a decision has to be made that could affect their own pockets...The budget is a tough rascal to deal with so agreeing to…”