The “Water Protection and Reinvestment Act,” H.R.3202, introduced last week by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore), will be “financed broadly by small fees on such things as bottled beverages, products disposed of in wastewater, corporate profits, and the pharmaceutical industry,” according to Blumenauer’s fact sheet...No thanks.
The “Water Protection and Reinvestment Act,” H.R.3202, introduced last week by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore), will be “financed broadly by small fees on such things as bottled beverages, products disposed of in wastewater, corporate profits, and the pharmaceutical industry,” according to Blumenauer’s fact sheet.
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Who needs toilet paper when we've got the Constitution, right?
Don't forget that the KCMO tax holiday on school supplies ends Sunday (8/9/09) at midnight. The following link is FAQ's about the program from Missouri Department of Revenue:
http://dor.mo.gov/tax/business/sales/taxholiday/school/faq.htm#q4
Also, the following link is somewhat helpful information about "best deals in August" relating to the "cash for clunkers" program:
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1037/best-car-deals-august-2009/;_ylc=X3oDMTFkZm5qZWI2BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawNiZXN0LWRlYWxzLWF1Z3VzdA--
"On August 1st, the Animal Control Department in Kansas City, MO implemented a new policy when it comes to evaluating their field officers. Effective now, animal control officers in KCMO will be required to issue a minimum of 15 summonses and impound a minimum of 20 dogs per month.
These minimum standards are being used as a management tool to address Animal Control Officers (ACOs) who are not performing their duties. Getting GPS devices installed in the trucks was also considered but there was no room in the budget.
With 18 full time field officers, 20 animals per month is a minimum of 360 animals per month (4,320 per year) that will be brought into the shelter.
Through July 21st of 2009, Animal Control had impounded 4,137 animals - of those 1,636 of them were killed in the shelter. With 1 out of every 3 animals that enters the shelter being killed, any increase in pets coming into the shelter - along with the new shelter management's decision to increase fees for recovering an animal from the shelter during an economic crisis -- will undoubtedly lead to an increase in kill rates in KCMO.
After a promising start to the year, kill rates for June have already risen 46% and July numbers will probably come in even higher."
Read more at:
http://www.kcdogadvocates.org/dnn/Politics/KansasCityMO/tabid/73/Default.aspx
http://www.walletpop.com/article/hunger-hits-detroits-middle-class/611837
I almost want to say just tax Pharma until they eliminate drugs being passed in your waste, however incidental. This or have the costs start funding R&D into waste water treatment systems that can filter out drugs. At least I'd LIKE to say that.
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