If any of it's true this is one more reason why federal regulators shouldn't let companies get so big as to have the government and customers over a barrel if they don't get their way. Capitalism succeeds for all of us when there's a highly competitive market environment.
I realize there's a bunch of fans out there against government regulation, but without it there would be nothing to stop these mergers until there would be only one mega company left
Imagine what the world would be like if there was only one or two banks, insurers, hospitals, auto makers or food companies from coast to coast.
When companies can get so powerful as to back the government into a corner imagine what they would be capable of doing to individual customers.
A few posts ago I discussed my experience trying to log on to Social Security. To make a long story short I tried again today. It said I was still locked out. So I tried to create a new account anyway. It said I already had one so I tired clicking on resetting my password despite this. After I did that, it unlocked me and worked just fine. Since the wife had the same exact problem we did hers on her computer in the exact way and it totally failed.
What the hell is going on!
Two days ago my 'Windows Live' email went completely whacko on me and refused to connect with my accounts. I attempted to import my accounts from the backup files I created after first deleting each account. Same thing. Next I decided to delete all the accounts reconfiguring them from scratch. So far it seems to work fine. I used this program for years and never had this problem. What the hell are they doing!
It seems these days I'm spending more time trying to get things to work rather then using them. Over the last few weeks our Wells Fargo & BB&T bank accounts also required a certain amount of jumping through hoops to get them to work as well. At this point I believe hackers have a better shot at my and the wife's accounts on her computer then we do.
Today I read how Windows 10 operating system users got whacked too.
These IT clowns need to stop screwing around with what works. These people are creating more problems then any malware ever could. They need to knock it off. They are constantly changing things, not me. Looks like I'm not alone.
In my opinion only a fool with a civil and criminal background in law would run for office. There's so much more money to made in private practice without nearly the scrutiny. Either that or she was a lousy attorney.
Keep in mind it's his job to keep the rest of us on the straight and narrow. Whether this turns out to be legal or not, it stinks. If he had any ethics he wouldn't have accepted these "gifts" in the first place. I'd think with his weekly salary of $3,376 he could pay for his own roof and vacations like the rest of us.
In some states he'd be in trouble with the state's attorney general but we already now how screwed up that office is. Yesterday (08/15/2016) Kathleen Kane was found guilty on all nine counts because of her own misdoings.
(08/02/2015) Trib Live.com: Pa. breeding ground for corruption, experts say "By mid-2012, eight of Pennsylvania's former legislative leaders were in prison, and former House Speakers John Perzel, a Republican, and Bill DeWeese, a Democrat, briefly shared a cell. They were among more than 30 public officials with ties to the state Capitol who had been convicted of corruption charges by state, federal and local prosecutors. It never ended.
Since 2013, 11 state officials — including five former legislators and former Treasurer Rob McCord — have been convicted in cases ranging from bribery and extortion to theft. In many cases, they agreed to plea bargains and offered pleas to conflict of interest. McCord pleaded guilty in February to extortion. There appears to be no end in sight"
Then we have that whole missing Center County DA Ray Gricar thing back in April 2005.
It seems almost every time we vote or prosecute 10 of these slimeballs out of office 10 more are waiting in line to replace them. No wonder nationally less then 50% vote in presidential elections and far fewer in state and local
Where are the honest people? Maybe it's like George Carlin once said...
He may have been a curmudgeon, but there's a certain grain of truth behind his words.
My family eats nothing other then fake soy chicken nuggets & paddies from Wegmans and others. I swear nobody would know if they were being served their soy paddies ("Don't Have A Cow" meatless brand burgers) or beef crumbles either. People should at least give it a chance. Think of it this way.. what if aliens one day decided we where fit for their meals. Is this how we would wanted to be treated?
With all the vegan alternatives possible in today's world why do people insist on turning their backs on this needless hell?
If people insist on eating meat the Department Of Agriculture should force CCTV's to be installed making this industry conform to practices that make this humane as possible.
Make no mistake about it. Anyone who eats meat is part of this. If anyone is truly disgusted they need to seek plant based alternatives. Otherwise they are a part of these animals sufferings just as well as those who supply these meats to American's dinner tables. Pretending otherwise is not only disingenuous but is in complete and utter denial unto oneself.
"Parking records show that Pawlowski's city vehicle has gotten 18 parking tickets in the last two and a half years — 12 for street sweeping violations.... Allentown Council unanimously passed the new law without debate. President Ray O'Connell said that the legislation was "long overdue."... Pawlowski said he has not researched how many parking tickets he has received, but recalled getting them for street cleaning and meter violations... "I wish I had paid better attention to parking signs, but I am often in a hurry and late for meetings,"
I can understand certain circumstances for city workers while on the job.. BUT THE MAYOR?
You got to be kidding !!!!!!
Could somebody explain to me why we have a "city council" in the first place. Why not just eliminate this charade as if they were providing some kind of government oversight. At this point why not eliminate the mayor and vote in an outside firm to represent us for the position of managing director while we're at it. Outsource the whole damn lot of them.
