Hi Everyone,
Sometimes you hear or read about something and say, what are they thinking, that makes no sense. Well, today's blog is about just that.
And the back story goes like this... In order for a Manhattan condo skyscraper to be built with government incentives/assistance, the developer had to set aside a certain number of units with affordable rents. The rest of the condos are very pricey, they most likely are for the 1% ers. From the outside looking in, the deal seems to be OK. That type of deal is used widely in New York City. But, when you look into the realities, the deal may not be so good, especially for the renters of the affordable apartments.
NYC is a city where the rich and relatively poor have long lived and commuted side by side. The civil rights acts of the 1960's, stopped the segregation of African Americans and other minorities. But now a new trend is appearing that should have people talking about whether it is appropriate and even legal. The new trend is buildings with separate amenities and even entrances for the haves and have-nots. A few buildings now have a side entrance for the renters, with the main entrance only for the people who could afford to buy the pricey condos. There are even some buildings where the renters aren't allowed to use amenities like fitness centers. In those same buildings, the owners of condos don't even have to pay a bloody cent to use their fitness centers.
Is it just me or are the renters being treated like second class citizens? Of course they are. How can this be legal? Owners are using affordable housing tax breaks, zoning breaks and other incentives to create a caste system. Developers say that they are motivated by business, not bias and reserving some prime features for higher paying residents is the price of having affordable housing in hot neighborhoods. I guess a prime feature is the main entrance, which the renters of affordable apartments are forbidden from using. So the developers have the have-nots walk around to the side of of the building where they won't be seen. Doesn't that sound like bias and segregation to you? It does to me. This is all about money and greed.
Will this lead to separate entrances to Neiman-Marcus like stores or high end restaurants, etc., etc.? I think not, but what is happening with the high end residential buildings has got to stop asap. Jean Green Dorsey agrees with me, as she filed a complaint with the NYC Human Rights Commission this past spring over her Upper West Side building's fitness center. She and her fellow rent stabilized tenants are not allowed to use the fitness center even after they offered to pay.
Obviously, common sense was never a consideration and now these developers/owners are receiving the bad publicity that they rightfully deserve.
Til next.
Peter
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Fact or Fiction
Hi Everyone,
Today's topic has very unfortunately become a very hot button political issue. The problem should have never become political, but in today's Washington, D.C., what else would you expect. If one side says it is dark outside the other side will disagree saying the opposite.
So what is today's topic? Global warming. As always, I like to deal with facts and just the facts. Not innuendo, spin or outright lies. So let's check out some facts about global warming from the 6/23 issue of Time magazine.
1) Weather records have been kept in this country since the mid 1800's.
2) Since the mid to late 1800's, at the start of the industrial revolution, man has pumped an unknown amount of pollutants into our atmosphere. While at the same time, more forests were being wiped out for their wood.
3) Scientists have already documented a 5" to 8" increase in the sea level around South Florida over the past 50 years.
4) The first 13 years of this century were among the hottest since records have been kept.
5) California is in the midst of the worst ever drought in their history.
6) With each passing year, forest fires burn more and more acreage, especially in the West.
7) Not only the rate, but also the amount of polar ice melting not only affect sea levels, but also affects weather patterns around the world.
8) Just during the last 4 years, from the mid-Atlantic up the northeast coast, has seen more severe summer and winter storms. Just at my home, 60 miles north of NYC, lately when it rains, it's never a little shower, when it rains it is more like the sky just opens up and deluges us. For years now, during the winter, we don't get a lot of little snow storms, we get dumped on with 6 or10 or 14 or more inches of snow. Schools around here been talking about setting aside more snow days in addition to the 5 or so days already allotted.
Those are the indisputable scientifically proven facts. There are more, but you get the picture. But here is another fact, only 40% of Americans "strongly agreed" that the earth is getting warmer. That is a very sad number. I believe that our polarized politics is at the very least, creating our apathy towards global warming. In other countries, it is the majority of people who believe that our earth is getting warmer. The problem here is that Republicans have outright rejected climate science. Kinds of reminds me when the Catholic church told all that the earth was flat and that the earth was the center of our universe. A very long time ago science proved them all wrong. So why doesn't the scientific proof convince them now? Good question. Science is science and not believing sends us back to the dark ages.
Global warming is occurring now! And common sense says that now is the time to start acting not in the future. The future is also now! Please don't let spin and deceit guide you into thinking that we humans have not had a lot of influence on this problem and that global warming is happening as you read this.
Enough said.
Til next week.
Peter
Today's topic has very unfortunately become a very hot button political issue. The problem should have never become political, but in today's Washington, D.C., what else would you expect. If one side says it is dark outside the other side will disagree saying the opposite.
So what is today's topic? Global warming. As always, I like to deal with facts and just the facts. Not innuendo, spin or outright lies. So let's check out some facts about global warming from the 6/23 issue of Time magazine.
1) Weather records have been kept in this country since the mid 1800's.
2) Since the mid to late 1800's, at the start of the industrial revolution, man has pumped an unknown amount of pollutants into our atmosphere. While at the same time, more forests were being wiped out for their wood.
3) Scientists have already documented a 5" to 8" increase in the sea level around South Florida over the past 50 years.
4) The first 13 years of this century were among the hottest since records have been kept.
5) California is in the midst of the worst ever drought in their history.
6) With each passing year, forest fires burn more and more acreage, especially in the West.
7) Not only the rate, but also the amount of polar ice melting not only affect sea levels, but also affects weather patterns around the world.
8) Just during the last 4 years, from the mid-Atlantic up the northeast coast, has seen more severe summer and winter storms. Just at my home, 60 miles north of NYC, lately when it rains, it's never a little shower, when it rains it is more like the sky just opens up and deluges us. For years now, during the winter, we don't get a lot of little snow storms, we get dumped on with 6 or10 or 14 or more inches of snow. Schools around here been talking about setting aside more snow days in addition to the 5 or so days already allotted.
Those are the indisputable scientifically proven facts. There are more, but you get the picture. But here is another fact, only 40% of Americans "strongly agreed" that the earth is getting warmer. That is a very sad number. I believe that our polarized politics is at the very least, creating our apathy towards global warming. In other countries, it is the majority of people who believe that our earth is getting warmer. The problem here is that Republicans have outright rejected climate science. Kinds of reminds me when the Catholic church told all that the earth was flat and that the earth was the center of our universe. A very long time ago science proved them all wrong. So why doesn't the scientific proof convince them now? Good question. Science is science and not believing sends us back to the dark ages.
Global warming is occurring now! And common sense says that now is the time to start acting not in the future. The future is also now! Please don't let spin and deceit guide you into thinking that we humans have not had a lot of influence on this problem and that global warming is happening as you read this.
Enough said.
Til next week.
Peter
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Voodoo Economics
Hi Everyone,
Way back when, while I was in college, I took 3 economic courses. During my freshman year, the first course that I took was economics 101. It was during that course that I learned about the fundamental concept of supply and demand. It is a relatively easy concept to understand.
Demand: refers to how much (quantity) of a product or service is desired by buyers. The quantity demanded is the amount of a product people are willing to buy at a certain price. The relationship between price and quantity demanded is known as the demand relationship.
Supply: represents how much the market can offer. The quantity supplied refers to the amount of a certain good producers are willing to supply when receiving a certain price. The correlation between price and how much a good or service is supplied to the market is known as the supply relationship. Price therefore is a reflection of supply and demand.
So that is what I learned so long ago; about supply and demand and how this fundamental concept has been around for a very long time. Until now that is. Over the last decade, orange juice consumption has dropped a whopping 40%. So you would think that since demand has fallen and supplies increased, the price would drop. Not so fast. When was the last time OJ prices dropped? The prices have not fallen, but have actually risen. So what do you do in this day and age if demand is down and supplies are up? In this day and age, that means charging more for the product. Isn't it obvious that the higher prices of OJ is more about greed than about supply and demand. I am not surprised about this turning against a fundamental concept in order to make more money. Greed certainly rules here and common sense is again either tossed out the window or is totally ignored, which hurts us the consumer.
So today's supply and demand concept no longer means what it used to.
Til next week.
Peter
Way back when, while I was in college, I took 3 economic courses. During my freshman year, the first course that I took was economics 101. It was during that course that I learned about the fundamental concept of supply and demand. It is a relatively easy concept to understand.
Demand: refers to how much (quantity) of a product or service is desired by buyers. The quantity demanded is the amount of a product people are willing to buy at a certain price. The relationship between price and quantity demanded is known as the demand relationship.
Supply: represents how much the market can offer. The quantity supplied refers to the amount of a certain good producers are willing to supply when receiving a certain price. The correlation between price and how much a good or service is supplied to the market is known as the supply relationship. Price therefore is a reflection of supply and demand.
So that is what I learned so long ago; about supply and demand and how this fundamental concept has been around for a very long time. Until now that is. Over the last decade, orange juice consumption has dropped a whopping 40%. So you would think that since demand has fallen and supplies increased, the price would drop. Not so fast. When was the last time OJ prices dropped? The prices have not fallen, but have actually risen. So what do you do in this day and age if demand is down and supplies are up? In this day and age, that means charging more for the product. Isn't it obvious that the higher prices of OJ is more about greed than about supply and demand. I am not surprised about this turning against a fundamental concept in order to make more money. Greed certainly rules here and common sense is again either tossed out the window or is totally ignored, which hurts us the consumer.
So today's supply and demand concept no longer means what it used to.
Til next week.
Peter
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Tooting My Own Horn
Hi Everyone,
For those of you who don't know, I am the original owner of a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport CL. It has 33 out of 38 options and is still a dream to drive, just like when it was new. But what my car is not, is a muscle car. It was built for high gas mileage and luxury. Through all of the last 28 years, I have somehow managed to keep the car in excellent condition. Actually it is in show condition and going to car shows is what I do with the car. FYI, it has not been a daily driver for over 11 years.
I have been showing the car for 15 years, long before you stopped seeing them on the road. Now when I show it, there are always people who come over to talk to me about my car. Almost all the people either had a similar car or knew someone who did. People tell me that when they go to car shows they expect to see, mustangs, vettes, 57 chevys, camaros, road runners, chargers and cudas, etc., etc., but they never expect to see a celebrity. They all rave about what a great car it was and what a surprise to see one in such great condition at a car show. But it is when they learn how many miles are on it that they are really surprised. My car has over 300,000 miles on it and it still looks almost new. When I talk to other car owners, it is not unusual for classic cars to change hands 3,4,5 or more times since it was new. So if the car was already in show condition, the new owners are just maintaining what prior owners did to the car. But I have taken care of this car for 28 years and have kept it show condition. People can and do really appreciate that fact.
For all the years I have been attending car shows, I never expect to win to any trophies for multiple reasons: it is a 1986, it is a celebrity and it has 300,000 miles. All those are strikes against me for winning anything. For the past 5 years or so, the newest form of collecting cars is what is called a survivor car. It will have original paint, rust is common and it runs. My car is not a survivor car since it was repainted, (due to a GM recall) when it was 6 years old. So I always joke with people that they should give trophies for highest mileage / best looking car. But of course, there is no such award.
Last night, my wife and I attended a local car show. There were approximately 50 or so cars there. Most of the cars were from the 60's and 70's and there were only 2 cars from the 80's. When the trophies were being awarded there was a Judge's favorite 4 cars category. The Judge named the first 3 favorite cars and they were the usual type of winning cars. Then the 4th car number was called. Both my wife and the car owner next to me told me that I had won. The first thing I did was check my number to make sure and sure enough, I had won. I was stunned, excited and couldn't believe it. The Judge was highly impressed on how well an original owner had taken care of a 28 year old car with over 300,000 miles on it.
Although I know I will never win best of show, I used to say that I owned a classic car but now I can honestly say that I own a classic trophy car. Now my ego isn't so big that the trophy will sit on our mantle. But that trophy will always be with the car when I go to other shows.
My horn has been tooted.
Til next week.
Peter
For those of you who don't know, I am the original owner of a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport CL. It has 33 out of 38 options and is still a dream to drive, just like when it was new. But what my car is not, is a muscle car. It was built for high gas mileage and luxury. Through all of the last 28 years, I have somehow managed to keep the car in excellent condition. Actually it is in show condition and going to car shows is what I do with the car. FYI, it has not been a daily driver for over 11 years.
I have been showing the car for 15 years, long before you stopped seeing them on the road. Now when I show it, there are always people who come over to talk to me about my car. Almost all the people either had a similar car or knew someone who did. People tell me that when they go to car shows they expect to see, mustangs, vettes, 57 chevys, camaros, road runners, chargers and cudas, etc., etc., but they never expect to see a celebrity. They all rave about what a great car it was and what a surprise to see one in such great condition at a car show. But it is when they learn how many miles are on it that they are really surprised. My car has over 300,000 miles on it and it still looks almost new. When I talk to other car owners, it is not unusual for classic cars to change hands 3,4,5 or more times since it was new. So if the car was already in show condition, the new owners are just maintaining what prior owners did to the car. But I have taken care of this car for 28 years and have kept it show condition. People can and do really appreciate that fact.
For all the years I have been attending car shows, I never expect to win to any trophies for multiple reasons: it is a 1986, it is a celebrity and it has 300,000 miles. All those are strikes against me for winning anything. For the past 5 years or so, the newest form of collecting cars is what is called a survivor car. It will have original paint, rust is common and it runs. My car is not a survivor car since it was repainted, (due to a GM recall) when it was 6 years old. So I always joke with people that they should give trophies for highest mileage / best looking car. But of course, there is no such award.
Last night, my wife and I attended a local car show. There were approximately 50 or so cars there. Most of the cars were from the 60's and 70's and there were only 2 cars from the 80's. When the trophies were being awarded there was a Judge's favorite 4 cars category. The Judge named the first 3 favorite cars and they were the usual type of winning cars. Then the 4th car number was called. Both my wife and the car owner next to me told me that I had won. The first thing I did was check my number to make sure and sure enough, I had won. I was stunned, excited and couldn't believe it. The Judge was highly impressed on how well an original owner had taken care of a 28 year old car with over 300,000 miles on it.
Although I know I will never win best of show, I used to say that I owned a classic car but now I can honestly say that I own a classic trophy car. Now my ego isn't so big that the trophy will sit on our mantle. But that trophy will always be with the car when I go to other shows.
My horn has been tooted.
Til next week.
Peter
Sunday, July 6, 2014
This Solution May be a Win - Win
Hi Everyone,
The southern mid-west of this country and all the way to the west coast, has been in a severe drought for some time now. Even the snow pack totals in northern California has been a lot less then usual for years. Unfortunately, for the foreseeable future, there are no different weather patterns, consequently the drought will continue for who knows how long. But, while large parts of this country are in a drought, the north and south pole glaciers are melting at an alarming rate due to global warming. The direct result of which is that the ocean levels are rising and will eventually threaten all coastal cities around the world.
As to why global warming is happening is not the subject of today's blog. Today's blog is about a solution to both the drought and rising ocean level problems. I think that a common sense solution would be to build a whole lot of desalination plants along the west coast and if need be, where ever they are needed. The desalination plants could definitely supply the much needed fresh water. But, in addition, depending on how many plants are built worldwide, they could conceivably keep the ocean levels at bay or at the very least, could postpone the threat to coastal cities. Sounds far fetched, but it just might work. The toughest part of this idea is building the tens or hundreds of thousands of miles needed for the pipelines.
Unfortunately, time is not on our side. In order for something this big to happen, countries would need to make a leap of faith and begin the projects sooner rather than later. Even though building the plants would take years, it is the building of the infrastructure that will take many more years. That's why time will eventually be against us all and why forward thinking will be a necessity.
Just some food for thought.
Til next week.
Peter
The southern mid-west of this country and all the way to the west coast, has been in a severe drought for some time now. Even the snow pack totals in northern California has been a lot less then usual for years. Unfortunately, for the foreseeable future, there are no different weather patterns, consequently the drought will continue for who knows how long. But, while large parts of this country are in a drought, the north and south pole glaciers are melting at an alarming rate due to global warming. The direct result of which is that the ocean levels are rising and will eventually threaten all coastal cities around the world.
As to why global warming is happening is not the subject of today's blog. Today's blog is about a solution to both the drought and rising ocean level problems. I think that a common sense solution would be to build a whole lot of desalination plants along the west coast and if need be, where ever they are needed. The desalination plants could definitely supply the much needed fresh water. But, in addition, depending on how many plants are built worldwide, they could conceivably keep the ocean levels at bay or at the very least, could postpone the threat to coastal cities. Sounds far fetched, but it just might work. The toughest part of this idea is building the tens or hundreds of thousands of miles needed for the pipelines.
Unfortunately, time is not on our side. In order for something this big to happen, countries would need to make a leap of faith and begin the projects sooner rather than later. Even though building the plants would take years, it is the building of the infrastructure that will take many more years. That's why time will eventually be against us all and why forward thinking will be a necessity.
Just some food for thought.
Til next week.
Peter
Sunday, June 29, 2014
What a Rip Off for Taxpayers
Hi Everyone,
Due to life happenings, I was unable to blog for the last 2 weeks, but now I'm back. I have nothing against police or firefighters, but this true story may make you think twice about their honesty.
As we all are aware, police and firefighters have the ability to work huge amounts of overtime for 1,2 or3 years immediately prior to their retirement. That excessive amount of overtime is then included in the calculation to determine the amount of their pension. But, what would you say if I told you that there are some police and firefighters who worked the years of excessive amount of overtime, only to apply for a disability pension, (instead of a regular pension), based on a work related injury that occurred prior to their working the excessive overtime. Sound far fetched?
Unfortunately, this is another true story. Somehow, someway, these supposedly dedicated police and firefighters are able to find a doctor that will attest to their full "disability" at their time of retirement. How can someone claim a work related injury after they had worked huge amounts of weekly overtime for years after to their so called injury. There were a bunch of these people who claimed that their work related injury occurred 4,5 or more years prior to their retirement date. Talk about entitlement. This is grand larceny on an indecent scale. I just can't wrap my mind over the fact that these public servants can lie their way, (including their doctor) and the state's doctors to approve that they were disabled at the time of their retirement. But they worked tons of overtime immediately prior to retiring. What is wrong with this picture?
With their new full disability pension, they are collecting yearly pensions in the 6 digits. This is blatant fraud and I, for the life of me, can't figure out how this happens. If you can work excessive amount of overtime for years prior to their retirement, how can they apply for and receive a disability pension? They were obviously not disabled to be able to work the overtime. How can state doctors agree that they are disabled at the time of their retirement. Someone is definitely getting their palms greased to go along with them. If they were truly disabled, they would not have been able to work the excessive overtime, or am I missing something here. I don't think I am missing anything. These are greedy people, who only care about themselves and who have found the golden goose loophole that needs to be corrected ASAP.
Where is the common sense in determining whether someone is disabled? I can only hope that people in authority will be able to stop this insanity, sooner rather than later. If this continues, it will bankrupt the system and then we the taxpayers will pay even more!!!!!!
Til next week.
Peter
Due to life happenings, I was unable to blog for the last 2 weeks, but now I'm back. I have nothing against police or firefighters, but this true story may make you think twice about their honesty.
As we all are aware, police and firefighters have the ability to work huge amounts of overtime for 1,2 or3 years immediately prior to their retirement. That excessive amount of overtime is then included in the calculation to determine the amount of their pension. But, what would you say if I told you that there are some police and firefighters who worked the years of excessive amount of overtime, only to apply for a disability pension, (instead of a regular pension), based on a work related injury that occurred prior to their working the excessive overtime. Sound far fetched?
Unfortunately, this is another true story. Somehow, someway, these supposedly dedicated police and firefighters are able to find a doctor that will attest to their full "disability" at their time of retirement. How can someone claim a work related injury after they had worked huge amounts of weekly overtime for years after to their so called injury. There were a bunch of these people who claimed that their work related injury occurred 4,5 or more years prior to their retirement date. Talk about entitlement. This is grand larceny on an indecent scale. I just can't wrap my mind over the fact that these public servants can lie their way, (including their doctor) and the state's doctors to approve that they were disabled at the time of their retirement. But they worked tons of overtime immediately prior to retiring. What is wrong with this picture?
With their new full disability pension, they are collecting yearly pensions in the 6 digits. This is blatant fraud and I, for the life of me, can't figure out how this happens. If you can work excessive amount of overtime for years prior to their retirement, how can they apply for and receive a disability pension? They were obviously not disabled to be able to work the overtime. How can state doctors agree that they are disabled at the time of their retirement. Someone is definitely getting their palms greased to go along with them. If they were truly disabled, they would not have been able to work the excessive overtime, or am I missing something here. I don't think I am missing anything. These are greedy people, who only care about themselves and who have found the golden goose loophole that needs to be corrected ASAP.
Where is the common sense in determining whether someone is disabled? I can only hope that people in authority will be able to stop this insanity, sooner rather than later. If this continues, it will bankrupt the system and then we the taxpayers will pay even more!!!!!!
Til next week.
Peter
Sunday, June 8, 2014
What the Tea Party Represents?
Hi Everyone,
Last month another terrible school shooting occurred. This time the massacre happened at and near the University of California, Santa Barbara. The madman killed 7, including himself and wounded 13 more. Again, as in most cases of this type, the killer used a fast-killing gun. If the NRA was serious about helping to stop these mass killings, they would consider curbing the use of semi and fully automatic guns. How? As I said in a previous blog regarding the Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut mass killings; my common sense solution to the people who have to have a semi and/or automatic weapon, must always be stored and used only at licensed gun ranges, period, no exceptions.
But in today's blog, I am not going to rehash that. Today's blog is even more sinister; dealing with people's feelings regarding these mass killings from a Tea Party representative, "Joe the Plumber", whose real name is Joe Wurzelbacher. Joe was made famous by George Bush II, during his first presidential run. After the Santa Barbara killings, Joe had the audacity to say, "your dead kids don't trump my constitutional rights". He acknowledged that his words were "harsh", but claimed pro-gun control activists "don't care about your family or your dead children at all". What hole did this guy crawl out of? What an utterly rude, callous and especially insensitive statement to make. And to think he absolutely believes every word he said. Of course he is a card carrying NRA and Tea Party member and even a darling of that party. Need I say more? Of course I do.....
Joe, the NRA, the Tea Party, almost all of the GOP and a few Democrats don't seem to want to make any changes in national gun control. An article in the May 30th edition of the New York Daily News said it best, "we watch massacre after massacre in this country and people opposing ANY kind of solution or any kind of change talk about infringement on rights and freedoms". But wait, aren't most of these people the same people who have no problem taking away a woman's right to choice when it deals with their own bodies. But that is another issue for another day.
I am sorry to say that Joe and the likes of him are the ones who are out of touch. Gun zealots controlled by the NRA will never change their minds. As I previously asked in a prior blog, how is it possible that the NRA's membership total, which is a small minority of people, (5 million out of 300 million), can control all things related to the Second Amendment? The NRA actually even rates all politicians in DC on issues related to Second Amendment issues and whether they are a NRA member. It is now time for some of these NRA members to stand up and say enough is enough and join the majority of Americans who are for more stricter gun control. Something must be done sooner rather than later, since lives are at stake!!! How many more children and adults must die before any changes are made.
Enough said!
Til next week.
Peter
Last month another terrible school shooting occurred. This time the massacre happened at and near the University of California, Santa Barbara. The madman killed 7, including himself and wounded 13 more. Again, as in most cases of this type, the killer used a fast-killing gun. If the NRA was serious about helping to stop these mass killings, they would consider curbing the use of semi and fully automatic guns. How? As I said in a previous blog regarding the Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut mass killings; my common sense solution to the people who have to have a semi and/or automatic weapon, must always be stored and used only at licensed gun ranges, period, no exceptions.
But in today's blog, I am not going to rehash that. Today's blog is even more sinister; dealing with people's feelings regarding these mass killings from a Tea Party representative, "Joe the Plumber", whose real name is Joe Wurzelbacher. Joe was made famous by George Bush II, during his first presidential run. After the Santa Barbara killings, Joe had the audacity to say, "your dead kids don't trump my constitutional rights". He acknowledged that his words were "harsh", but claimed pro-gun control activists "don't care about your family or your dead children at all". What hole did this guy crawl out of? What an utterly rude, callous and especially insensitive statement to make. And to think he absolutely believes every word he said. Of course he is a card carrying NRA and Tea Party member and even a darling of that party. Need I say more? Of course I do.....
Joe, the NRA, the Tea Party, almost all of the GOP and a few Democrats don't seem to want to make any changes in national gun control. An article in the May 30th edition of the New York Daily News said it best, "we watch massacre after massacre in this country and people opposing ANY kind of solution or any kind of change talk about infringement on rights and freedoms". But wait, aren't most of these people the same people who have no problem taking away a woman's right to choice when it deals with their own bodies. But that is another issue for another day.
I am sorry to say that Joe and the likes of him are the ones who are out of touch. Gun zealots controlled by the NRA will never change their minds. As I previously asked in a prior blog, how is it possible that the NRA's membership total, which is a small minority of people, (5 million out of 300 million), can control all things related to the Second Amendment? The NRA actually even rates all politicians in DC on issues related to Second Amendment issues and whether they are a NRA member. It is now time for some of these NRA members to stand up and say enough is enough and join the majority of Americans who are for more stricter gun control. Something must be done sooner rather than later, since lives are at stake!!! How many more children and adults must die before any changes are made.
Enough said!
Til next week.
Peter
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