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Enabling Ftpd In OS X Lion
Sometimes I just don't know what Apple is thinking. There are millions (thousands? well hundreds anyway!) of customers out here who have "scan to ftp" enabled all in one printers. Apple quietly removed all the GUI support for ftpd from OS X Lion which means when I hit "scan" I got "could not connect". I installed Lion weeks ago so you know I don't scan that often.
I've created an app to do this here.
This is version 0.3.2 of the app. For other versions, visit www.troncept.com/lion-ftpd-enable. There is one app to enable FTPD and or disable it. Simply run the app and pick enable, then scan your document to ftp.You can then run the app again if you would rather not leave FTPD running. A timed dialog pops up to let you know ftpd was enabled or disabled and you don't have to click for it to go away. Version 0.3.2 is now tested under OS X 10.7 and 10.7.1 and is known to work.
More info on the app here.
But if you want to do it by hand, Here are the steps I used to enable ftpd:
1 - Open a Terminal window
2 - In the Terminal window, try ftp to localhost, like this: ftp localhost
3 - You will get the following error when connecting to OS X Lion:
Trying 127.0.0.1... ftp: Can't connect to `127.0.0.1': Connection refused Trying fe80::1%lo0... ftp: Can't connect to `fe80::1%lo0': Connection refused ftp: Can't connect to `localhost' ftp> quit
4 - type quit
5 - type the following:
sudo /usr/libexec/ftpd -D
6 - You will be asked for your password for the command to work. Of course you must be logged in as an admin account for this to work.
7 - Test again and ftp should be working
8 - when you are done scanning, type the following to shut ftpd back off again
sudo killall ftpd
If you want to leave ftpd running, go ahead but I'd rather shut it down when not using it. Apple was right from a security standpoint to shut this thing down and the handwriting is on the wall that they might take more action in the future to further cripple ftpd. When some future release of OS X comes out we might wind up downloading a third party ftp deamon like the shareware Crushftp ($40).
I found another tutorial on getting this working here but I already had my documents scanned. I'm linking to it in case you want to try something that has a better chance of starting automatically when you reboot your machine.
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Ahhhh, you genius!
I was struggling for days with this.
You're a star! THanks!!!!
I use a wireless device fro my Nikon that is based on FTP. Apple is pretty arrogant to assume we don't need this protocol. every OS release they seem to uncheck it and hide, but this is the best one yet! (shakes head in disbelief)
You're scripts will save the day thanks alot!
You're welcome!
Glad I could help! I wonder if Apple expects us to all run out and buy "scan to email" devices to replace those "scan to ftp" devices which would otherwise have years of use left in them?


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Let me introduce you to a new-to-me blog called "Make It Do" from Calli. And some of her wonderful pictures.
I love the overall concept of this blog, in her own words: "using things you have and being resourceful to make wonderful things… and make life sweet."
Doesn't it feel good to use what you've already got? I mean, isn't that why some of us quilters can't throw away our scraps? Because we know there are so many possibilities in those scraps!
I took many of my first quilting classes from Calli's mom, Leslie Isom who is phenomenal. And clearly Calli inherited a lot of that talent. She has some great ideas for ways to use what you've already got on hand to grow and make good food, clean your house, and fashionably outfit your kids. Check her out!

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|Author's children, learning to compromise.
It's not just true in politics: you see it everywhere you turn. It's a cultural thing. It even rears its ugly head in the genealogy world. It is not fashionable to be tolerant and patient. Somehow people have decided that they must not listen to anyone with a different view, and in fact, must condemn them. Is it for fear of weakening their own opinions? If so, it means that their view is founded on emotion, not facts. I've got nothing against emotion. But first I want to make sure that what I'm getting whooped up about is actually true. Only then can I truly express indignation. Nothing burns me up more than watching someone rant about something that is true only in the ranter's own mind. What a waste of energy. I think fear causes most of this, and fear can be alleviated through gathering more information about an issue.
Some people think they are being objective because they do seek others' opinions. They talk to people (their friends), watch the news (on one channel) or check things out on the web, usually starting with a Google search. It was recently reported in the news that Google searches don't return purely objective results. Google is learning about you by how you act online, what sites you visit, what you search for. So Google brings you what IT thinks you would like to see. This makes it tougher to seek out other points of view. Just as I get my news from multiple sources, including but not limited to various media outlets, so would I like to have a completely unbiased-in-my favor search result. I'm looking for truth, not stroking of my ego. Add to that the fact that Google has their own reasons for skewing the results, based on advertising dollars, and you have a cloudy vision of reality.
So what, you may rightly ask, does this have to do with genealogy? Open-mindedness and compromise are what lead us to continue learning even when we think we know it all, as many seem to these days. In particular, I'm thinking of genealogical societies. There is a crisis in genealogical circles today: a massive clash of the old and new style genealogist. Two vastly different demographic groups are intersecting after years of remaining isolated from one other, and creating what appears to be a rift.
We Can Fix This!
Many societies were founded in the 1980s, before computers, before the internet, when genealogy was unknown to most people. They were a great place to gather with like-minded souls, laugh about loving cemeteries and go on research trips together. The pace of research, and life in general, was exponentially slower. Most societies' members were limited to those able to travel to a convenient meeting place and who had local genealogical interests in common. Sharing surnames was a great ice-breaker and many people learned a lot from their peers. The members considered themselves experienced, well-rounded genealogists.
Once the internet catapulted many of us into warp speed, we found the web to be an increasingly fruitful way to research, organize and communicate with other genealogists. Many, many newer genealogists have never belonged to a genealogical society though, because the drive to network is not as strong nowadays, not at first. Online communities provide so much support that it takes a while for people to realize that there is nothing like live interaction to deepen the connection with others, enhance learning and create friendships with like-minded people. When developing genealogists reach this point in their experience it is natural to refer them to local societies.
|No need to resort to fighting.
The open-mindedness needs to go both ways, however. We repeatedly see the techno-genealogists join a society and their first instinct is naturally to help (whip) them into the 21st century. Because they have no need for it themselves, newer members might want to eliminate costly hard copy traditions and slower ways of the well ensconced members. This is generally met with a planted-foot stance and reluctance, if not absolute refusal to cooperate. This is because the two groups have not previously co-existed. So patience on all sides is warranted! There is, after all, a shared goal which can be explored and developed.
What will happen to these two groups? I find myself smack dab in between and I can see that both sides need tolerance and patience for a few years. Do societies want to continue to survive? If so, they must find a way to welcome these changes without fear of losing the society's identity. The experienced leaders need to nurture and pass the baton to the newer ones. Fresh blood enriches any organization, pumping it with new ideas that create enthusiasm and pride in new accomplishments. They need to happily embrace technology and view it not as a threat, but as an enhancement to everything they have done and are doing. On the other hand, newer members need to understand that not everything can be accomplished electronically. The must listen between the lines and realize that some members are completely threatened by technology for a variety of reasons. They fear that the internet and computers will completely replace telephone calls and letters and paper newsletters, as sometimes they do. Surely there is a way to reassure them that they will still be valued members.
I would like to suggest that deliberate thought be given to connecting these two groups and all societies implement a bridging mechanism.
Hold on to the Past While Reaching into the Future
|Cars can use covered bridges, too.
Alert the membership to the fact that digital publications cost very little to store, nothing to mail, and take up no space. Inventories can be reduced, not eliminated. Assure them that you will still mail out paper copies to those that need them, but that there will be a great savings in cost if publications go digital. With this reduction in printing costs you may be able to reduce or even eliminate dues. There is nothing to lose for those who still require hard copy, and everything to be gained for those that don't.
Lay the Groundwork for the Future
At the same time, the newer genealogists can be tutored in offline record groups, local repositories, and well established methodology. Members with 25 years of experience probably know who the local clerks and librarians are and can share handy research tips. And again, learning the history of your society means you will not repeat errors of the past. So often newer people assume that things have never been done, then find they have. Isn't it best to learn what happened before plowing into it all over again?
Nobody is saying it is easy. Societies are folding all over the country. The only way we are going to prevent that is if we can get these two previously isolated groups to co-mingle. Be open-minded, patient, reassuring and instructive, and with some compromise on both sides we will make it happen!


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If you haven't already been to Kelly Starrett's MobilityWOD video blog, do your body a tremendous favor and check it out (Travis – Thanks again for turning me on to Kelly's work). Watch the vids and experiment with the mobility work that Kelly (K-Star) puts up nearly every day. Here is an example:
Enter The Peanut
At the 1m 35s mark Kelly goes over some back work and for this, he uses a "peanut" to help. Turns out this is a massage peanut, which I could order from Amazon, except there's is all spiky and scary looking. Also, it could take weeks to get to me here in Korea.
The Tools At Hand
If I still wanted to try this mobility work (I did), then I had to come up with my own solution. Here's what I had and here's what I came up with:
1 Dress Sock + 2 Tennis Balls = DIY Peanut
Directions: Stuff tennis balls into dress sock. Tie off dress sock with a knot.
Note: I tried using a zip tie first, but the sock slipped and loosened up. So far, the knot is holding fast. I've been hesitant about trimming the excess, because I may need it at some point to retie the knot. But, if you want to make it look pretty, by all means trim away.
Peanut Enhancement
In this early episode, Kelly briefly mentions duct taping two lacrosse balls together to create a peanut. I figure with a more durable athletic sock and two rubber coated practice baseballs (plenty of baseball stuff available in Korea, not so much lacrosse stuff), I can get something similar.
The Peanut In Action
Check it out – A short vid of me rolling with the peanut.
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Having agreed to become the King's Hand, Ned leaves Winterfell with daughters Sansa and Arya, while Catelyn stays behind in Winterfell. Jon Snow heads north to join the brotherhood of the Night's Watch. Tyrion decides to forego the trip south with his family, instead joining Jon in the entourage heading to the Wall. Viserys bides his time in hopes of winning back the throne, while Daenerys focuses her attention on learning how to please her new husband, Drogo.
In the first episode, the rough shape of the story was sketched out (at least, the story as it appears initially…) and many of the characters of Game of Thrones were introduced, all at a pretty brisk pace that may have challenged those unfamiliar with the source material.
In the second episode, more pieces of the puzzles are provided, in particular in terms of fleshing out the characters. The pacing is still quite brisk, though the scenes at least feel somewhat longer and give somewhat more room for revealing details about various relationships. One is definitely left with the sense that these characters had a life before the story began, though as this episode very clearly illustrates, many of them are now at a crossroad and the lives they used to have will soon change forever.
There are two scenes in Winterfell that are particularly poignant; one featuring Jon and Arya and one featuring Jon and Ned. Fans of the books should keep a very close eye on the scene between Jon and Ned, especially if they are familiar with a certain letter-based equation.
Daenerys's scenes from the first episode sparked a lot of debate and are likely to do so again. The story is, unfortunately, abbreviated through the loss of her interior monologues, but pay close attention when the eggs are shown, especially if you have not read the books and have some of that additional information in your head.


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I know some people are surprised to see a volley of posts from me, but that's the way it's going to be. When the mood strikes me I'll throw up (see what I did there?) some posts in the time I have available to do so, catching people (who don't care) up on what's going on in my world.
I know some other people are suggesting I schedule the posts out to appear throughout the week. To that I say, "Schedule out your reading of my many posts over the week and it'll feel like I'm posting once per day!" Really, I'm too lazy to set up a schedule for all these posts.
I can't guarantee regularity so I'll post when I can and you'll like it! (Just think, you can tell your grandchildren about how back in your day you suffered through long spans of not having my posts to read!)
Back in my day, Smaken only posted once every couple of months and when he did, it was a deluge of posts burying you in words on the screen to the point of suffocation! And you liked it! You kids these days with your tweets, video streams and instant gratification…
That link is moderately safe for a liberal place of work and too priceless to not post.


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To prepare the beef: Wrap 2 slices of bacon around the outside of each fillet and tie with kitchen string. Season the fillets with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to use. To prepare the mushroom stock for the risotto: Combine the button mushrooms, garlic, 2 cups of the onions, and the water in a large stock pot. Simmer over medium-low heat for 2 hours and strain through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding the solids. To prepare the risotto: Cook the remaining ½ cup of onion and the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat for three minutes, or until translucent. Add the rice and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Slowly add ¼ cup of the mushroom stock and stir until it is completely absorbed. Add the remaining mushroom stock ¼ cup at a time, stirring continuously with a smooth, gentle motion, until the liquid is completely absorbed. Cut the roasted mushrooms into bite-sized pieces and stir into the risotto. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms are warm. Stir in the Parmesan cheese and chives and season to taste with salt and pepper. To cook the beef: Prepare a medium-hot grill. Grill the steaks over a medium flame for 4 minutes on each side, or until medium-rare or cooked to the desired doneness. Remove the string before serving. Spoon some of the risotto in the center of each plate, top with a fillet, and drizzle the reserved mushroom cooking liquid over the meat and around the risotto.
Roasted Mushrooms: 2½ cups cleaned and stemmed fresh mushrooms(such as shiitake) ½ cup chopped yellow onion 1 clove garlic 2 sprigs thyme 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil ½ cup water Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the mushrooms, onions, garlic, thyme, olive oil, and water in a small roasting pan, cover, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. Remove from the oven, cool in the cooking juices, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Use immediately, or refrigerate for up to three days.
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Liberals Part 5: Are they hiding a radical agenda?31 January 2013
This is the fifth part of a series examining the Liberal Party of Australia. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 examine the party's climate policies. Part 4 debunks their allegations that the incumbent government is illegitimate. This part argues they are hiding a radical agenda of deregulation and austerity.
The countdown has begun: 226 days until an Australian federal election in which the Liberals look likely to sweep into office. Yet we still have very little idea what the Liberals would do in government. Leader Tony Abbott contradicts himself from day to day, apparently depending on who he's speaking to, and even his party's official policies are not very clearly explained. At this stage, a vote for the Liberals is a blank cheque. In this vacuum of confirmed information, I am forced to resort to informed speculation. You'll know whether I'm right when the Liberals finally announce their fully detailed policies (which looks like it will be about 5pm on 14 September).
The deregulation agenda
I fear an Abbott government would be a wrecker government. We already know the Liberals would repeal the carbon and mining taxes, axe most other climate change policies, and delegate environmental approval powers to the states. These policies should be disturbing enough for anybody, but increasingly appear to be only part of a broader agenda of deregulation and austerity which should trouble even those unconcerned about climate change. It would follow the precedent set by the Newman government in Queensland, which blindsided the state last year by sneaking into power under cover of opposing a long-lived incumbent then proceeding to implement massive cuts.
Liberal finance spokesperson Andrew Robb told Business Spectator in August: "Now on my desk, as the coordinator of policy, I've got 49 policy documents with covers, narrative, a list of policies, what Labor has done wrong, and the costings, across all areas." But his party won't tell us about all that detail until close to the election, and Robb openly admitted the reason is that when they did so in the 1993 election they lost. (There is something ironic about a pro-deregulation party drafting such a large volume of secret policy documents.) The fact that the Liberals are deliberately hiding their policies from voters suggests they have something to hide – that they realize Australians will not support them.
What might the Liberals' hidden agenda look like? A possible glimpse is provided by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), an ultra-right-wing think tank allied with the Liberal Party. The IPA refuses to reveal where its funding comes from, but advocates policies that would benefit the fossil fuel industry, the mining industry (particularly Gina Rinehart), the energy industry, the tobacco industry, the alcohol industry, the junk food industry, the commercial media industry, big business generally, employers, high income earners, political party donors, and right-wing politics generally. The IPA has called for an Abbott government to implement in a single electoral term a selection of 75 radical libertarian policies including:
- axing not only the carbon tax but all climate change and renewable energy policies including the Renewable Energy Target and the Liberals' own Direct Action Plan
- withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol
- repealing the mining tax
- introducing a mining-friendly "special economic zone" in northern Australia
- delegating environmental approval powers to the states
- repealing plain packaging
- removing all barriers to international trade
- ending public funding for political parties
- ending mandatory disclosures for political donations
- privatizing public broadcasters (why does the ABC give so much airtime to an organization that wants to destroy them?)
- privatizing CSIRO
- privatizing Medibank
- delegating income taxing powers to the states
- setting a single income tax rate
- cutting company tax to 25%
- abolishing several family welfare payments
- repealing the Fair Work Act
- sacking 50,000 public servants
- legislating caps on tax-to-GDP and spending-to-GDP ratios
- ceasing construction of the National Broadband Network
- abolishing the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
- abolishing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- abolishing the Foreign Investment Review Board
- abolishing media regulations
- introducing a "one-in, one-out" policy on regulations
The IPA is unlikely to get everything it wants (in particular, the Liberals are likely to steer clear of restrictions on workers' rights since the unpopular WorkChoices legislation contributed to the downfall of the previous Liberal government). But the IPA wishlist gives an indication of the likely direction of an Abbott government: increasing the power of money in politics, reducing the power of the federal government, lowering taxes for the rich and big business, withdrawing welfare from the poor, slashing government jobs, and cutting green policies.
Robb told an audience of businesspeople the Liberals' policies include promoting growth in mining (among other industries they consider to be Australia's "strengths"), reducing mining industry regulation and paperwork, reducing the time required for pharmaceutical testing, reducing small business regulations, delegating many of the federal government's responsibilities to the states, and cutting spending to get the budget into surplus and reduce national debt (though the numbers may need to be updated after the next budget).
The Liberals have broadly confirmed these priorities elsewhere. In a booklet released on the weekend they promise to "establish a new Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council" chaired by climate change denier Maurice Newman, "cut government red and green tape costs on businesses and community groups by $1 billion per year", "require Parliament to spend two days a year removing legislation and regulations", "replace burdensome regulatory reporting requirements with independent audits", "reduce union militancy", transfer responsibility for schools and hospitals to local community boards, and strengthen Australia's trade relationship with Asia through free trade agreements and exporting uranium to India. Details remain thin.
What's wrong with deregulation?
You might be thinking this doesn't sound too bad – surely the more government keeps out of our lives the better? I agree with that belief to an extent on many issues. But in economic policy, reducing the power of government does not significantly empower individuals in practice. What it does do is transfer power from government to big business. That is what the Liberals are really about: reducing the power of government in order to increase the power of corporations. It's no accident they have been most candid about their policies to businesses and business journalists.
Less regulation of corporations means less democracy, less stability, less equality, less accountability, and more environmental destruction. Australians are already experiencing these effects following three decades of neoliberal economic policy (the US has gone much further but we are heading in the same direction). Labor has been complicit: for example, despite the Liberals' rhetoric about "great big new taxes", the tax-to-GDP ratio is now lower than it was when the Liberals were in government. However, the business lobby is agitating for more such "reform" and electing a Liberal government would accelerate the process.
Corporate executives and lobbyists, in particular the fossil fuel lobby, already have privileged access to the political system, and are using it to persuade governments to implement their anti-regulation agenda, which includes opposing effective climate action. They manipulate both major parties to some extent, but the Liberal Party more so, as evidenced by the recent dramatic growth in mining industry donations to the Liberals (see graph below). Similarly, 97% of British American Tobacco's political donations go to the Liberals. Unlike the Greens who supposedly control the current government, faceless corporate lobbyists are unelected and unaccountable. A new bout of deregulation would entrench and increase this undemocratic imbalance of power, dragging the political centre further to the right and making it even more difficult to sell climate change policies.
Disclosed mining industry donations to Australian major political parties from FY2004-05 to FY2010-11 (source). As it happens, donations for FY2011-12 will be disclosed tomorrow.
Unlike the Greens, who openly present themselves as standing for environmental protection, and unlike Labor, who openly present themselves as representing unions (to the extent they still do), the Liberals present themselves not as a party of corporate power but as a party of individual liberty. They constantly misrepresent regulations that apply to businesses by giving a misleading impression they apply to individuals. For example, they emphasize the impact of a carbon price on consumers rather than polluting companies by calling it an "electricity tax", and describe a carbon price regulator as a "carbon cop" who looks over your shoulder "every time you turn on the TV" and "could hit you with 10 years in jail [and] million dollar plus fines".
The Liberals want us to think they offer a restoration of stability, but they are a radical neoliberal party itching to transform Australia in line with free-market ideology. Not only are they attempting to destabilize the Parliament in their mission to get elected, but if elected their policies will help to destabilize the economy, and decrease the ability of governments to control the uncertainties in life. Deregulation makes it easier for financial bubbles to form; one of the reasons Australia has largely avoided the global financial crisis is that our banks are relatively regulated. Most importantly, the lack of ambition of both major parties on climate action will help to accelerate climate change, and we can't maintain a stable society without a stable climate.
Deregulation would further increase already-rising economic inequality. The Liberals accuse Labor of fighting a "class war" (because they didn't give big business a tax cut!), and Abbott says: "Government should be at least as interested in the creation of wealth as in its redistribution." But an unrestrained market has the effect of redistributing wealth upwards – just look at the US where the 1% has accumulated massive profits while the 99% has suffered from recession. Some level of government intervention is necessary to protect the poorest and most vulnerable people.
Neoliberal politicians talk about "red tape", "green tape", and other such terms, as if the policies they want to cut exist for no good reason. In reality, regulations are needed to hold businesses accountable in the interests of the voting public, in all sorts of ways. "Green tape" exists to protect the environment and desperately needs to be strengthened, not removed as we speed toward planetary tipping points.
The obsession with deregulation is at best a distraction from the incredibly urgent issue of climate change and other global environmental problems facing humanity in the 21st century. More often, it directly undermines our ability to solve those problems.
Am I in touch with my fellow voters on the role of government? Polling shows, as summarized by one blogger:
[Australians] support the idea of small government, but only as a broad motherhood statement since we can't find any area we would actually like government to become smaller in. We believe that government isn't doing enough on public services like health, education and public transport infrastructure. We support industry assistance, we support government owning things and oppose privatisation. We believe that the economic reform program didn't benefit ordinary Australians and that most of the benefits went to corporations. We don't appear to have much trust in those corporations and are more than willing to regulate their activities at a higher level than we currently do, including increasing their tax burden. We also believe that labour market flexibility has mostly benefited employers and that those employers should be required to provide more permanent jobs.
The austerity agenda
It is worth examining in more detail the Liberals' intentions on a subject on which they have been particularly coy: fiscal policy. Simple arithmetic proves the Liberals would need to make massive spending cuts. To show you what I mean, let's go through what the Liberals have told us about their fiscal intentions.
As I've already mentioned, the Liberals promise to return the budget to surplus and reduce national debt. Liberal treasury spokesperson Joe Hockey recently said "we will deliver a surplus in our first year and every year after that." While the Liberals spin this focus as "living within our means", they disregard the more important issues of climate change, pollution, and resource scarcity, which will have far more impact on the wellbeing of young people than any government debt or deficit. Their crusade against debt and deficit looks more like an excuse to reduce the size of government. (Also, their criticism of Labor's budget deficits ignores the global financial crisis.)
The Liberals have promised to abolish the carbon and mining taxes (not that the mining tax is raising any revenue anyway) and most of the things they fund, though they have been vague on what they will do about the household carbon tax compensation, which is mostly in the form of tax cuts. They promise "personal income tax cuts for individuals and families – without the carbon tax". (I notice that in contrast to the carbon tax compensation, which overcompensates the poorest households and does not compensate those who can afford to pay, the Liberals don't specify whether their tax cuts will benefit high-income or low-income individuals and families. People struggling with the cost of living should not jump to the conclusion that Liberal policies would make them better off. A bait-and-switch would mirror Robb's misleading description of the carbon tax as "a real stab in the heart to many families who are trying to make ends meet; many households won't receive any compensation" – falsely implying both statements applied to the same people.) Although the Liberals' paid parental leave policy will be funded through company tax, they say there will be "no overall increase in the tax burden on business" as they will be "cutting company tax – without the mining tax". The combined effect of all these promises will be to reduce revenue.
The Liberals "pledge to the families of Australia that we will never make your lives harder by imposing needless new taxes". Despite the weasel word "needless", it is probably safe to assume the Liberals would introduce no new taxes. Hockey says: "I can give you this absolute guarantee: we will collect less revenue than the Labor Party in government and we'll have smaller government". This is the opposite of what the government should be doing: Australia needs higher taxes to pay for all the things that warrant funding (this need not hurt the poor – for example, the Greens recently proposed a millionaires' tax).
The Liberals also promise new spending. Abbott promises "lower taxes, better services, stronger borders, and modern infrastructure". Services, border security, and infrastructure all cost money (except "better services" appears to be code for cutting the costs of services). More specifically, the Liberals support various new infrastructure projects including roads.
After the 2010 election, Treasury found an $11 billion "black hole" in the Liberal Party's costings, reducing their promised surplus to wafer thickness. Since then, the goal of delivering a surplus has become harder as government revenue has continued to fall short of expectations, and the Liberals have proposed new tax cuts and spending.
So to summarize the Liberals' fiscal position: surplus within 12 months + debt reduction + tax cuts + no new taxes + new spending + black hole at 2010 election = massive spending cuts required. (Conversely, if they don't cut spending it means they are lying about their budget surplus, which would be blatantly hypocritical given their criticism of Labor for failing to deliver its own surplus.) It's a strategy right out of the Republican playbook: starve the government of revenue so it is "forced to make hard decisions" to cut spending to balance the budget. We're talking tens of billion dollars per year. In August 2011, leaked documents showed the Liberals were looking for spending cuts worth up to $70 billion over four years. By March 2012, according to Crikey, that number had grown to $150 billion. It is difficult to confirm the exact number, because it will need to be updated after the next budget and whenever the Liberals are asked about it they evade the question. Nevertheless, Robb says: "We will make the cuts that are necessary to keep us in surplus and go better."
What would they cut?
So what might these cuts look like? The Liberals won't tell us. One thing we do know is if elected they would commission a once-in-a-decade audit of government spending. Abbott says this is so "the operations of government can be improved and streamlined while the new government has maximum political capital to make hard decisions". One possible interpretation of this policy is that some of the cuts required to deliver their promised budget surplus will not be announced until after the election, in which case voters will not be making a fully informed choice. Also, the audit is similar to one which led former Liberal PM John Howard to notoriously break his "non-core promises". How do we know an Abbott government wouldn't similarly claim the policies they promised in opposition are too costly?
In April 2012, Hockey gave an uncharacteristically honest speech using the global financial crisis, which in reality was caused by financial deregulation, as an excuse to lambast large welfare systems as undeserved "entitlements". He argued these "entitlements" can no longer be afforded because revenue has decreased (neglecting to mention one reason is that neoliberals like him have insisted on cutting taxes, especially for the rich). He acknowledged the alternate solution of raising taxes only to dismiss it on the grounds it would "compromise economic growth", and insisted even a low level of debt is unsustainable. He idolized Asian economies because they have economic growth and Europe doesn't, but would you prefer to live in Asia than Europe? The objective of economic growth is to raise the standard of living; cutting welfare does the opposite (and would also make it harder for Australians to cope with the rising cost of living which the Liberals like to talk about). Australia's welfare system is actually small by OECD standards; the Newstart unemployment benefit is unlivable. Emulating Asia would be a terrible mistake.
In an interview with Lateline, Hockey refused to specify which welfare a Liberal government would target. He also gave this revealing answer:
[INTERVIEWER]: There's the diesel fuel rebate, there's subsidies on imported four-wheel drives in Australia and so on: are these entitlements, in a sense, that belong to a past era that can no longer be afforded?
JOE HOCKEY: Well they need to be looked at on a case-by-case basis, but the two that I think you've identified relate to business and business investment. The great criticism of Spain at the moment is that the fiscal consolidation program in Spain involves reducing any incentive and support for business and not taking a hard look at the welfare entitlements of the people.
That's right: Hockey thinks subsidies for the rich and powerful are alright, but not subsidies for the poor and vulnerable. Similarly, the Liberals last year supported an increase in MPs' salaries; as a Shadow Minister, Hockey receives $238,000 per year from taxpayers. Is he entitled?
Despite the Liberals' claim to be defending Australian jobs from a carbon price, they promise to cut at least 12,000 public sector jobs (including the entire Department of Climate Change), though they claim they can do it through attrition. They don't actually use the word "jobs": Abbott calls it a "reduction of 12,000 in the size of the Commonwealth government payroll". Funny how he doesn't call lost mining jobs a "reduction in the size of the mining industry payroll". The number of lost jobs may need to be even greater than the announced 12,000 to deliver the promised spending cuts.
Apparently the Liberals only care about your job if you work for a mining company. Yet less than 2% of Australian jobs are in the mining sector (and even fewer in fossil fuels specifically). The majority of mining industry profits either go overseas or benefit only a small minority of Australians. The mining boom is driving up the Australian dollar and thus destroying other industries. Contrary to popular belief, the mining sector did not prevent a recession, but in fact went into recession itself in 2009. Most importantly, fossil fuel mining is driving global warming. So why do mining jobs get special treatment? It suggests the Liberals do not care about either jobs or the environment, only corporate profits.
My conclusion about the Liberals' broad policy agenda, provisional on further announcements, is that they are trying to sneak into government by opposing a "great big new tax", so they can blindside Australians with great big new cuts.
The anti-Liberal arguments I have outlined in this series, combined with my constant criticisms of Labor, are reasons why I intend to vote Greens on 14 September.
This concludes my analysis of the Liberals' present positions. In Part 6, I will speculate on the direction the Liberals might take under a possible alternate leader, Malcolm Turnbull.
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A fascinating read, this piece does great work sifting through the available information and statements to discern what the Coalition might actually do if elected. As you say, the proposed audit of government can be used to identify a 'budget black hole' and then to justify enormous cuts not flagged prior to the election. We only need to look to the UK, which followed the Red Tory path, to see what might happen here: huge cuts to many government departments and local services, an attempt to sell off the national parks, privatization of health services, cuts in benefits, and on and on.
This should be read widely!by Gongite 13 February 2013 at 07:23
Yes, those are the sorts of things I am concerned about – in addition to a lack of real climate action, as I covered in the earlier parts of this series.by James Wight 13 February 2013 at 16:29


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Five-year-old Isabella Tennant loved swinging on the swings and sliding down the slides at Stiglmeier Park in Cheektowaga. Always smiling and laughing, she didn't mind that her favorite playground was actually designed for children ages 6 to 12.
Her father, Michael Tennant, took her there often – it was near their home on Como Park Boulevard. And though "Bella" will never play at the playground again, she will always be there in spirit, thanks to the efforts of her family and friends.
Next to the playground where Isabella played, another playground – specifically designed for children ages 5 and under – now stands, and a sign in front reads, "This playground was built in memory of Isabella Sara Tennant."
Isabella was killed in Niagara Falls last August, allegedly by a family friend. Her body was found in a trash can a few blocks from her great-grandmother's home, where she had been staying. After she was laid to rest, family members wanted to do something positive in her memory. So they held a fundraiser in September, raised $30,000 and approached the Town of Cheektowaga about building the playground.
"I want people to know how proud my family is that we've accomplished something in her memory that other children can enjoy, as Isabella would if she were still here," said Debra Tennant, her aunt.
She works at LoVullo Associates for Dave Pietrowski, who helped the family with some of the logistics. Pietrowski said the playground was entirely privately funded.
At a dedication ceremony Tuesday, Michael Tennant unveiled the sign to a round of applause.
"It means a lot," he said. "I'm glad that everybody came out and showed support. I know Isabella would be happy. And I'm glad that the kids are going to have somewhere to go in rememberance of her."
But otherwise, Michael Tennant said, he is holding up "horribly." He can't even bring himself to closely follow the murder case.
"They keep me posted on it and everything," he said of his family. "But Isabella was my whole world. This destroyed my whole world, my whole life."
John Freeman, 17, of Niagara Falls, has been accused of killing Isabella with his bare hands. He is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. Falls police have said Freeman confessed on the morning after Isabella was killed. Freeman was a neighbor of Isabella's great-grandmother, Sharon Lascelle, and a frequent guest in her home. When Lascelle went to bed on the night of Aug. 26, she reportedly asked Freeman to look after the little girl. The next morning, Freeman's friend Tyler Best, 19, came to Police Headquarters after Isabella was reported missing and took officers to the trash can where her body had been dumped. Police think Best helped Freeman dispose of the body, and he has been charged with tampering with physical evidence.
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The final word in the Bible about human fulfillment is found in Revelation 22:4, where the bliss of eternity is described in the simple phrase "They shall see God's face." That means we will be in relationship with God in a personal way; we will be in his presence, speaking with him face-to-face. This is the culmination of the human story that began in Genesis 1 in the Garden of Eden. God's purpose in creating man was that it would culminate in full fellowship in heaven when we will see God face-to-face (Rev. 21, 22).
Since this fellowship with God is the ultimate objective in God giving us life, it should be our objective. We should seek God's face now. In Psalm 27:8 we read "Seek his face," and our response is "Your face, Lord, I will seek." This command is also our greatest privilege. There is no higher honor than that we should be invited, indeed commanded, to seek the face of God; to seek his presence and fellowship while we wait for the coming of Christ, when that friendship and fellowship will be deepened and completed because we shall see him as he is. It has been God's purpose that his people should seek his face, for those who seek him will find him.
In the Old Testament, the whole people of God assembled at Sinai. There God spoke to them face-to-face; and later, at Jerusalem, the whole people of Israel used to meet at stated times to seek God's presence in his temple. For God is related to us not only individually; he is also related to us in the groupwhere two or three meet together in his name. Indeed, Christ has promised to be present on these occasions, and the word church reminds us that we stand in God's heavenly presence in a group, because it means "a group" or "gathering."
However, we are also individuals, and God also meets with us personally. For the Israelites, there was the tent of meeting outside the Israelite camp, and "everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tent of meeting" (Ex. 33:7). Those who seek him will always find him, and this encounter does not leave us as we were before. Fellowship with God through his Spirit transforms us.
You may remember how this was shown outwardly in the case of Moses. Whenever he came from communing with God, his face shown. It is through the Spirit of God that we meet with God, and this was the individual Israelite's experience. Thus the psalmist prayed, "Cast me not from your presence. Take not your Spirit from me" (Ps. 51:11).
In the new covenant, our knowledge of God has deepened, for God has revealed himself fully through Jesus, the Son of God, and the Spirit is now given to all God's people. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:6, "God has shone in our hearts to give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." The Christian's experience is that as we have fellowship with Jesus, his glory shines in us just as the glory of God shone in Moses as the result of speaking with God face-to-face.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18, Paul applied the Scripture about Moses to the Christian. As we look into the face of Jesus through fellowship with him, we are transformed into the glory of Christ. That is, Christ's character shines out in us. His Spirit is seen through us, and this is the glory of God.
We seek this glory in Christ, who is the glory of God. As we wait for his return, we should seek his presence through prayer. In fact, we should let no day go by without prayer. The same applies to reading God's Word. We need a regular time and a regular scheme. This is God's command: "Seek his face," and our reply should be: "Your face, Lord, I will seek"seeking him now, as well as looking to the day when he will come in the glory of his kingly rule.
We should seek him not only in our secret prayer, but also in the local congregation. If we are the leader of our family, we will take them with us to church to seek Christ's face together, because both family and church are relationships reflecting the relationship of ourselves and Christ. The relationship of the family will be reflected in the church, and the relationship in the church will be reflected back into the family.
What is your reason for going to church? Is it to seek the face of Jesus in anticipation of his return, as his coming reminds us? For if this is your motivation for churchgoing, then you will seek him firstly in your own secret prayers, then in your family and friendship groupings, as well as in the Sunday congregation. The purpose of life and its culmination is to see the face of God, to be in his presence. Has that got a grip on you? The command is clear: "Seek his face," and our reply should be equally clear: "Your face, Lord, I will seek."
The author was the principal of Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. This is an edited extract of a radio broadcast in July 1975. Reprinted with permission from The Australian Presbyterian. The author provides his own Bible translations. Reprinted from New Horizons, December 2002.
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I have indeed been soloing the old raids, so far:
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People who know locks will know the two sets of gear I'm trying to build. Hyjal rewarded me with possibly the best lock helm in game. Wings my friends, wings.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - Another tentative agreement has been reached to sell the Columbiana County Port Authority's railroad, this time to a subsidiary of major player in the shale gas boom underway in the region.
EAST LIVERPOOL - Another tentative agreement has been reached to sell the Columbiana County Port Authority's railroad, this time to a subsidiary of major player in the shale gas boom underway in the region.
The port authority agreed at Friday's special meeting to enter into a deal they hope will result in the sale of the railroad to Mule Sidetracks LLC for $3 million.
Port CEO Tracy Drake said Mule Sidetracks is a subsidiary of MarkWest Energy Partners, the company involved in construction of a $500 million natural gas storage, transportation and fractionization facility near Scio in Harrison County that is to receive gas from the $400 million collection and processing plant being built near Kensington.
"MarkWest has not yet said what they intend to do (with the railroad) but we believe it will facilitate their ability to do additional development in the region since they've already invested over a billion dollars in the state of Ohio. We would like to see some of that investment come our way," Drake said.
The 36-mile former Youngstown & Southern Railroad runs from Boardman through the Columbiana County communities of Columbiana, Rogers and Negley before ending near Darlington, Pa. Drake believes at the very least Mule Sidetracks will use the railroad to "deliver products for MarkWest and others that will come on board," but he can envision the line playing a role in something larger in the future.
"At this time they don't want to say anything else because it's a very competitive business," he said of MarkWest.
As part of the proposed deal, the board also approved an agreement with the Youngstown & Southern Railroad Co., which operates the railroad under an existing lease. Under the agreement, YSR would continue operating the railroad and pay the port authority $25 for every rail car of freight hauled on the line in excess of 1,000 carloads per year. The agreement ends in 2024 or when the YSR has paid the port authority $350,000, whichever comes first.
Drake said MarkWest is happy with this arrangement because it has no interest in operating a railroad. "That's not their forte," he said.
YSR uses the line primarily to haul waste to the construction and demolition debris landfill in Negley, which is operated by Tervita Corp.
MarkWest has 30 days to close on the deal, which is the same time frame needed for the sale to receive the approval of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. "We don't expect any issues to jump up between now and the closing," Drake said.
This marks the latest attempt to sell the railroad to a viable operator since it was purchased in 2000 by the port authority, which did not want to see the line scrapped, believing it could still be an economic development asset.
The most recent effort occurred earlier this year, when a company by the name of Aqua Infrastructure entered into a non-binding letter of intent to purchase the railroad for $3 million. Aqua intended to use the railroad right-of-way to install waterlines to get water to oil and gas drilling sites in the area, but the June 30 deadline came and went without the company approving the sale.
Drake said Aqua will now have to deal with Mule Sidetracks if still interested in the railroad right-of-way.


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The end of the student loan grace period means an end to the heady days of payment-free living. Now, every month, you'll part with a chunk of money that perhaps
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You can't change the fact that you have student loans. But you can make the next 10 years easier, and perhaps even part with those loans sooner. Here's how.Pick a timeline
Most student loans are federal loans, and the government places borrowers on a 10-year repayment schedule unless they choose a different one.
If 10 years sounds like too long, you can pay off student loans early. It's a worthwhile goal if you have at least a month of expenses saved, if you're also saving for retirement, and if you don't have credit card debt, which is generally more expensive than student debt.
Consider refinancing student loans once you have solid income from full-time work. A private lender will pay off your current loans " both federal or private " and issue you a new one at an interest rate tied to your financial history. You'll save money over time if you receive a lower interest rate, but you'll need a credit score in the high 600s or above to qualify without a co-signer.
For some, though, 10 years is too short, and monthly loan payments are too high. Sign up for income-driven repayment, which caps payments at 10% to 15% of your income and, if your income is low enough, can cut them all the way to $0. As interest adds up, that means your balance may grow, rather than shrink. But if you make payments under these plans for 20 to 25 years, the remaining balance is forgiven.Error-proof your payments
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Linda Gentry of Goodwill Industries said the organization has conducted donation drives in several schools and communities, but this situation is different.
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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.
• What was hyped as the potential fight of the year between Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez merely ended up offering what's being called the "Knockout of the Year." Williams seemed to be doing a'ight until Martinez caught him with a left hook in the second. He fell to the mat face first. He got Deebo'd. [Press of Atlantic City] (H/T Photos E.B. Lea and Tom B.)
• Final score of Saturday's Florida Classic: Florida A&M 38, Bethune-Cookman 27, Shootings 1, Hit-and-Runs 1. [Orlando Sentinel]
• Here's video of a lady from Baltimore who really wants to play lingerie football. May your dreams come true!
• Gay drains a game-winning, buzzer-beating, 156-inch jumper over LeBron. [Memphis Commercial Appeal]
• If Harvard walk-on receiver Zar Zavala was really a Rhodes scholar, wouldn't he have known it before the Yale game? Idiot. [Corvalis Gazette Times] (H/T JovanJ)
• Derek Jeter's agent pitches a story calling the Yankees negotiation behavior "baffling." Lupica takes it and runs. [New York Daily News]
• Apparently with the help of at least one purple-and-yellow Imperial stormtrooper, LSU won a funfest over Ole Miss 43-36. [NOLA.com]
• One of life's befuddling mysteries solved: How Michigan cornerback Troy Woolfolk came to be nicknamed T-Woolf.
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• Dude who peepholed Erin Andrews is getting sued for peepholing some broad who's not on TV. Profiling. [Chicago Sun Times] (H/T Tomuban)
• With one flick of the foot in yesterday's AC Milan/Fiorentina match, Zlatan Ibrahimovic recharges the bicycle kick, near bicycle kick, overhead flick debate.
• Here are highlights of Lionel Messi's hat trick and five other goals for Barca, yesterday.
• Buzz Bissinger seems to think the NFL's new emphasis on reducing head shots could encourage more head shots. [New York Daily News]
• And, finally, from the "Hickey's Biased" coverage files … The Capitals had lost one of 11 games at home going into last night's game with the mighty Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers won a shoot-out. With their backup goalie. [Philadelphia Inquirer]. You bet your ass I'm psyched Ryne Sandberg's been hired to manage the Phillies Triple A team in Lehigh Valley. In fact, I'm already trying to get an audience with His Ryneness. [ESPN]
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Let's open with a quiz. Name five prominent public officials who have urged U.S. Senator Roland Burris to stay in office.
Let's open with a quiz. Name five prominent public officials who have urged U.S. Senator Roland Burris to stay in office.
Yes, it's a trick question because there aren't five people, prominent or otherwise, who think it's a good idea for Burris to stick around in a job where he's lost all credibility. Alas, it looks like Burris is intent on being the federal version of Rod Blagojevich, the main difference being the Illinois Senate can't impeach him and send him to the talk show circuit.
So if Burris insists on defying logic, commonsense and all other rational behavior and stubbornly staying in the Senate, would it be too much to ask that he hire a psychiatrist, psychologist or even a psychic so he can get through all of his repressed memories at once? Get them all out in the open and then move on, rather than have a new one pop up every week or so and stoke the controversy all over again?
"I talked to no one in the Blagojevich administration about the Senate seat until I got it. Well, I mean I talked to several people about the Senate seat, but there was no quid pro quo involved in me getting it. I didn't promise to do anything for Blagojevich. Except, what I mean is I didn't promise to do anything except raise some money. But that doesn't count because I now remember I couldn't convince anyone to donate money. That's when I decided it would be wrong to raise money so I certainly didn't do that, because it would be wrong. By the way, did I remember to mention that my son got a state job several months ago, before Blagojevich was impeached? No? Well, he did."
Just do it once, Roland, and be done with it.
Best line of the week was about Burris' kid, Roland Burris II, getting that $75,000 state job which appears to have come along just at the right time, right after the Internal Revenue Service slapped a lien on II and a bank moved to foreclose on his property.
The job is now referred to as "kid pro quo."
As long as we're on the Burris family tree, let's complete it. We have the father, Roland senior, the son, Roland II, and the daughter, who is named Rolanda.
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Gov. Pat Quinn met privately with Senate Republicans last week to describe the crushing financial problems facing the state. He came out of that meeting saying what had been projected to be a $9 billion budget deficit was growing by the day and is now bigger than even that record-setting amount.
He then added that he was going to have good news for fans of Illinois parks. The next day, Quinn said he is reopening seven state parks closed by Blagojevich to save money. Keeping the parks open will cost the state a little over $1 million.
Admittedly, that's nothing in the context of a $9 billion deficit. At the same time, if the state is going to solve its budget problems, it's going to take a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts. Some of those cuts will have to involve programs that may not cost that much and may have some popular support, but also aren't essential to the long-term operation of the state.
Here was a chance for Quinn to make that point leading up to his budget speech March 18. He didn't. We'll see if that changes later.
Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, appears to be calling the bluff of senators in both parties on budget issues.
He formed a bipartisan committee to review all the options for dealing with the deficit, from tax hikes to budget cuts. In a January speech, Cullerton noted that most state money is spent on education and health care, areas most lawmakers won't cut. As he then pointed out, if you don't cut, the only option is to raise taxes.
Maybe Cullerton's committee will come up with some truly new and innovative ideas to close the deficit. But if it does nothing more than silence the hypocrites who say you can spend money and not raise taxes, it will be a success.
Doug Finke can be reached at (217) 788-1527 or email@example.com.


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Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO who is now running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, is out with a 30-second TV ad that's likely to get plenty of notice simply for its existence. Fiorina and her two fellow contenders for the GOP nomination to face Barbara Boxer have been almost invisible on TV as the Republican candidates for governor dominate the air.
But Fiorina's ad, while simple, repeats the same error being made by politicians across the spectrum in California. The ad shouts "jobs" as a slogan, without giving an explanation of how the candidate might help create jobs in elected offiice.
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In this ad, Fiorina notes that small businesses create jobs, and she's right. By official state estimates, California small businesses employ nearly 8 million people. There are three million small businesses in which family members and owners work but are not counted as employees.
But she doesn't explain how she will help those businesses. If she's interested in creating jobs, why doesn't she use her money to capitalize small businesses instead of spending it on TV ads that don't say much of anything?
"Jobs" here is simply a word, and a weapon to say that the Democratic incumbent, Barbara Boxer, and presumably her fellow Democrats in Washington have been busy raising your taxes. That's only true if you're as wealthy as Fiorina; the new federal health legislation includes a new 3.8 percent tax on investment income -- income from interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gains and rents -- that applies only to individuals who earn more than $200,000 annually and joint filers who earn more than $250,000, according to the legislation. It's much more likely that your taxes were cut by Boxer, via the tax cuts in the stimulus package.
Fiorina missed an opportunity to address a rea issue: Small businesses in California have found it harder and harder to get the credit they need to bridge gaps in revenues.
Retail businesses offer the classic example. For many businesses, as much as half of their sales come around Christmas, so they depend on credit to cover bills during the other 10 months, then repay that debut with Christmas sales.
Since the Great Recession began, policymakers in Washington have failed to come up with a policy that can inspire nervous banks to extend credit that small businesses need. If Fiorina had thoughts on how to do that, those would be worthy of an ad.


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