There are so many things one could address that are happening these days: Too many for a short article, so just a few this time.
President Obama signs executive orders knowing that if the issue is sent to Congress, the Republicans will trash it for sure.
They will throw in a monkey wrench. Maybe change the name from Republican to Monkey Wrench Party and leave out Wrench.
There was a discussion last week on the PBS Newshour concerning the topic of to or not to leave troops in Iraq.
There were two individuals presenting views about the decision making, one of which was Sen. John McCain.
Regarding what the other person said, Sen. McCain stated “He’s a liar.” Oops! I never thought that Sen. McCain would make such a bald statement and I consider that it will have consequences.
I am sure the U.S. will do what it can about the Iraq situation. The past actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have accomplished so little and have been such a big mistake.
We cannot go that route again. Any diplomatic relations we can develop with Iran would be good but we have to be firm where necessary.
There seems to be less frenzy in Iran these days. In doing so we won’t be turning against anyone else.
As far as oil is concerned, by now we should have solar panels on every roof. We might be well on our way to having that were it not for ‘pig oil’ and ‘power authority’ wanting to be in control.
The Kurds want to live peacefully among themselves. There is little that can be done in Iraq about the two other factions that want to beat each other to death.
Here is a long running situation: When laws are enacted, the intent of the law is the law regardless of the wording that may have been used. It is not meant for special interests to have their ‘dirty’ lawyers reinterpret said intent and find what are called loopholes.
It was the intent and a promise also when all those who had them were guaranteed a defined pension plan.
That these plans are then sold to insurance companies to be treated as annuities is no less than fraud.
The following is from what was reported in the AFL-CIO’s ‘Executive Paywatch’ and was published in the International Musician’s monthly journal this June: Kellogg’s, in a scheme to replace steady, full time jobs held by members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers at its Memphis, Tenn. plant with new hires at lower wages, the company locked out 225 workers in October.
Kelloggs says that its labor costs were unsustainable and the move was necessary to remain competitive.
However, somehow the company managed to scrounge together enough to give its CEO a 21 percent raise, putting his total compensation at $8 million.
The average CEO in the U.S. earns 331 times more than what one of their average workers earns.
I say “fraud.”
Charles Samek
Mineola
