Sisters in Omaha Nebraska take photos of babies less than 14 days old.
http://www.kelleyryden.com/babyblog/
Friday, February 26, 2010
Things that should be shared...
Rubber babies.
Sisters in Omaha Nebraska take photos of babies less than 14 days old.
http://www.kelleyryden.com/babyblog/
Sisters in Omaha Nebraska take photos of babies less than 14 days old.
http://www.kelleyryden.com/babyblog/
Time Warner Cable...what???
For the second time this week, during prime time tv, our cable company has decided to "update" by turning off programming and going through each of the 800+ channels. Counting down, doing who knows what...and keeping anyone from actually watching tv.We don't even get all those channels. Who knows what goes on in the upper reaches...400-800+ I don't know and really don't care. So why do we have to suffer through the Update?
I have no idea what they are updating, nothing seems different when it's over. We have never been notified about the updates. It just seems to me that for people who are PAYING for tv, they should be able to watch tv! Maybe it's just me, but I think that just makes sense. So why don't they "update" at 2 or 3 in the morning? Why in the middle of prime time tv viewing?
I miss the old days with the antenna on the roof and free tv.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Money well spent...
Just read a story about stimulus dollars and the weatherization of homes.
There is a provision in the stimulus bill that allows for money to be spent on the weatherization of homes. Also in the bill is a decades old stipulation that federally funded projects must pay " a prevailing wage to workers."
What is the prevailing wage for weatherization? Seem as if no one knows.
The Energy Dept. didn't know so they asked the Labor Dept. The Labor Dept. didn't know, so they began to accumulate data to calculate the prevailing wage of weatherization in more than 3000 counties in the United States.
This of course took many months and millions of dollars. There is also consideration to historically significant buildings in some states/cities. Studies had to be done to decide if any of the homes were indeed historical and if so then extra money was spent to weatherize within the individual area's historical guidelines. This also took many months and millions of dollars.
So far 522 million dollars have been spent on this project alone. 9100 homes have been weatherized. That averages out to about $57,362.00 per home.
That's correct, you heard me...
FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS !!!
FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED, SIXTY TWO DOLLARS PER HOUSE.
A new CNN poll indicates that 3 out of 4 Americans believe much of the stimulus money has been wasted.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Broken Social Service System
Just received the following "ALERT" from a local social service agency. The director of the agency is very concerned that monies will be taken away from drug using parents, thereby hurting the children.
My concern is that these children have drug using parents!!! Are we really helping them by continuing to allow their parents to behave in an irresponsible way, not to mention dangerous and illegal. Maybe when a parent tests positive for drugs:
1. The children should be temporarily removed from the home.
2. The parent is given the opportunity to get into a drug program.
3. The parent is given the choice to practice "PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY" and get their priorities in order, stop using drugs and regain custody of their children.
This way the children are protected.
These benefits are funded by tax dollars. There are rules and regulations that are supposed to be followed to receive them.If you need state/federal aid, then you must comply with these rules and regulations.
Why on earth should we use our tax dollars to fund drug users.
If we test and find that parents are actively using drugs, do we not have a responsibility to make sure the children are taken care of? I don't think that will necessarily happen if we just hand them more money.
The following is a perfect example of why the "system" is broken. Most social workers do not believe in personal responsibility.
Drives me Crazy!!!!
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ACTION ALERT: Required Drug Screening for Public Assistance
Would Penalize Struggling Families
Health and Human Services Committee hearing set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, Capitol Building Room 1510.
Please contact a member of the HHS Committee by clicking here.
What the proposed law would do: LB940 would establish a process for drug screening of applicants and recipients of public assistance if the Department of Health and Human Services has reason to believe the applicant/recipient is using a controlled substance. If the applicant/recipient tests positive, they will be declared ineligible for public assistance for a year and will be referred to a substance treatment program.
Why we oppose the bill: We believe it will harm, not help, families already in desperate conditions. Eliminating a parent’s ability to receive cash assistance will harm the vulnerable children in the household. By eliminating eligibility for benefits, an applicant or recipient would lose his/her access to Medicaid, thus rendering them unable to afford any substance abuse treatment for which they were referred.
The public policy goal of cash assistance is to transition to economic self-sufficiency and paid employment. LB940 will push already struggling families further from resources that may help them get back on track.
My concern is that these children have drug using parents!!! Are we really helping them by continuing to allow their parents to behave in an irresponsible way, not to mention dangerous and illegal. Maybe when a parent tests positive for drugs:
1. The children should be temporarily removed from the home.
2. The parent is given the opportunity to get into a drug program.
3. The parent is given the choice to practice "PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY" and get their priorities in order, stop using drugs and regain custody of their children.
This way the children are protected.
These benefits are funded by tax dollars. There are rules and regulations that are supposed to be followed to receive them.If you need state/federal aid, then you must comply with these rules and regulations.
Why on earth should we use our tax dollars to fund drug users.
If we test and find that parents are actively using drugs, do we not have a responsibility to make sure the children are taken care of? I don't think that will necessarily happen if we just hand them more money.
The following is a perfect example of why the "system" is broken. Most social workers do not believe in personal responsibility.
Drives me Crazy!!!!
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ACTION ALERT: Required Drug Screening for Public Assistance
Would Penalize Struggling Families
Health and Human Services Committee hearing set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, Capitol Building Room 1510.
Please contact a member of the HHS Committee by clicking here.
What the proposed law would do: LB940 would establish a process for drug screening of applicants and recipients of public assistance if the Department of Health and Human Services has reason to believe the applicant/recipient is using a controlled substance. If the applicant/recipient tests positive, they will be declared ineligible for public assistance for a year and will be referred to a substance treatment program.
Why we oppose the bill: We believe it will harm, not help, families already in desperate conditions. Eliminating a parent’s ability to receive cash assistance will harm the vulnerable children in the household. By eliminating eligibility for benefits, an applicant or recipient would lose his/her access to Medicaid, thus rendering them unable to afford any substance abuse treatment for which they were referred.
The public policy goal of cash assistance is to transition to economic self-sufficiency and paid employment. LB940 will push already struggling families further from resources that may help them get back on track.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Where will the Canadians go for health care when we reform ours???
We have the best health care in the world. To prove that point, a Canadian Premier (governor) is coming here for heart surgery. Remember, Canada has a national health care system...about 1:45 into the report even the Canadians begin to question why he doesn't use their health care...quite informative!
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