What the Inventor of the Flu Shot NOW Thinks of the Vaccine...
President Obama and his top health officials are engaging in a major public relations effort to divert attention away from whether its swine flu vaccine is effective and safe by focusing attention on whether there is enough of it to go around. And the media is cooperating fully.
Increasing numbers of scientists and doctors are issuing harsh criticisms of the government’s plan to vaccinate virtually the entire U.S. population with a poorly tested vaccine that is not only ineffective against swine flu, but could cripple and even kill many more people than it helps.
The CDC’s public relations campaign has been running “scare” ads that portray swine flu as a full-blown “pandemic” responsible for snuffing out countless lives. But scientists and health officials throughout the world have called the governments claims unjustified and deliberately misleading.
Gee, you know what free riding is. What they are looking at is directional trails on the mountain in order for people to ride down hill fast and safely, not running into hikers or bikers going up hill.
Unfortunately as Plato remarked that a democracy would devolve into mob rule. Everyone looking to the government to provide for or protect their interests. Unfortunately this leads to the will of the majority squelching the interests of the minority. It also allows those with the ability to "educate" the masses, through school or media, to their agenda to have that agenda play out.
Unfortunately the 17th amendment to the constitution was enacted and has facilitated the best democracy that money can buy, even though we live in a constitutional republic. Even though some sort of reform was needed to ensure representation.
If the rates are low and not tied to the iron horse per se. Then looking into buying back some of the other bonds that are not fixed might be a much better option, with any extra capital or the proceeds from the sale. This as I can not foresee rates staying at these levels for too much longer (more than a year on the horizon).
Though a question, as the city probably did not use their best judgement when entering into this, are the bonds fixed or floating interest rates. Given all the other floating rates tied to the base area redevelopment I would guess they are floating rates. If so then the "bonds - which need a vote" or certificates of participation probably do not have a prepayment penalty.
Just the interest alone at $368,000/year would offer a $750/month housing subsidy on all 40 planned units. This is a great reason why a vote for the city to take on debt should be required, not using certificates of participation which violate the spirit of the law. More discussion would have taken place and maybe a better solution would have come about.
If Council approves the annexation and 10 years out (or sooner) we are wrong we will have blight(ala Granby on the front of Sunday's Pilot)--
Worse we be blight on the front of the Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, etc.. Maybe those in charge of the decision making should ponder that by growing so much you are destroying the charm that made the town what it was and actually may cause tourism to decline. Just maybe an unfinished development of this size for a long time will cause tourism to decline? Adding a development that adds 1/3+ to the size of the town might just be unjustified, in one bite. Are there not 2 other developments on the table.
Real Estate and the POTENTIAL of building houses should not be the deciding factor for this development. Heck two years ago, green light the project, based upon everyones belief of where we are headed on a national economic picture. Today, I do not believe that you can state that the national economic outlook for the foreseeable future is very good.
So what happens if tourism returns to a much more moderate level long term (not one based upon a debt expansion)? What happens if the national economy, which some indicators were showing a rebound in, now go negative again (as consumer confidence points towards) and many people can not afford to buy that second home worse yet, would be that those that own a second home are forced to sell their second home.
What happens to the allure of Steamboat Springs if on the West end of town there is a development (2/3 the size of SS today) that does not show any signs of progress for 5-15 years. Does this actually place a drag on peoples desire to visit Steamboat Springs in the summer or to buy a home as the City Tax rates are forced through the roof to cover the fixed overhead that this development comes with for the City.
If the City is so reliant on two sources of income for its residents then maybe it should look into finding other business' which would complement the tourism industry and focus on developing those as opposed to potentially killing the desire of tourists to come to this town as it becomes just any other town with real traffic congestion and has lost the small town charm that made it so successful.
The problem with adding debt to finance a capital improvement is that it first and foremost must be paid when revenues decline. Thus while it is great if that debt can be used to increase revenues. Though in a period of contraction that debt serves to cause proportionally more reductions in spending for non-fixed expenses (debt service and taxes).
A city should try to avoid debt at all costs, using a higher fee or tax schedule to build reserves to pay for capital projects as they are needed. Go look up the origins of Mort-Gage in its latin form to understand why it should be used sparingly.
A work of caution, Bloomberg reports that in order to stretch the supply of the h1n1 flu vaccine, the govt is authorizing the use of adjuvuncts (sp). These have been shown to cause long term immunity disorders in mice. Squalene is the adjuvunct that they are looking at using to stretch this vaccine. This is a perfectly harmless substance and necessary when taken orally, however if shot directly into the body the immune system will attack it and subsequently all of it that enters your body naturally, which is needed for proper health.
Maybe a little caution should be taken when dealing with administering this vaccine as it may cause many long term problems.
I wonder, if the writer ever stopped to think that early detection of the chronic, largely treatable diseases would be better treated through education about nutrition. This coupled with the elimination of govt subsidies to grow grains which through conventional systems use 18% of the energy in this country, cause massive environmental problems in the Gulf of Mexico from fertilizer based algae blooms, health care woes via skewed/poor nutrition because the least expensive food is not healthy because of how it is raised.
On and on, the system is jacked up and simply trying to cover everyone is not going to solve the problem. People need to take responsibility for there lives and be rewarded for maintaining good health as opposed to the current system of runny nose insurance programs which encourage people to visit the doctor more frequently than necessary.
If interest rates were higher, then the government could not borrow as much. The federal reserve through open market actions helps to peg interest rates at levels which it decides. Facilitating the governments ability to borrow.
To the letter of the law, the fed is not stealing today. However, it is simply legalized theft when it debases our currency through inflationary practices it uses. While it is not theft in terms of the law, if you were in a poker game with a fixed buy in that all paid in for, the house gave all of you your chips and then over the course of the game continued to add chips to the game to select individuals to keep them in the game with no additional ante, what would you call that?
That is essentially what the fed is doing today and creating inflation in the economy by adding to the credit and monetary supplies.
To your inflation comment, maybe you should not use government statistics to base your inflation claims and look towards the price of food, energy and other things. Yes they have have been forced down this year. However, in looking at trends you tend to throw out the highs and lows and take the baseline and see where it is headed. You would have to have your head in the sand to not say that the base cost of living is not increasing. Those need items food and energy are rising while the want items might be falling in value.
While you may claim all of this has nothing to do with the fed. However, it has everything to do with the fed and its movement from some form of pegging of the dollar to a real world asset for clearing if people wanted to. Be it a fixed basket of goods, services or gold. However, today it is a a promise that I can pay my taxes with it. While the idea of pegging the dollar to gold/silver might sound antiquated, it does have a property that most other items do not have an exceptionally long shelf life.
Yep walking around with a bag of gold might be difficult, however, walking around with dollar bills that if you decided to turn in for gold at some point surely alleviates most pundits beliefs that a gold standard is antiquated.
It is about protecting the value of ones hard work. It is about protecting private property rights. If the government reviewed peoples personal savings accounts and took 2% of their savings on an annual basis and gave it to those who borrow people would get upset. That is exactly what is happening via inflation.
Aging Well: H1N1 vaccine will be available to everyone — just not yet
What the Inventor of the Flu Shot NOW Thinks of the Vaccine...
President Obama and his top health officials are engaging in a major public relations effort to divert attention away from whether its swine flu vaccine is effective and safe by focusing attention on whether there is enough of it to go around. And the media is cooperating fully.
Increasing numbers of scientists and doctors are issuing harsh criticisms of the government’s plan to vaccinate virtually the entire U.S. population with a poorly tested vaccine that is not only ineffective against swine flu, but could cripple and even kill many more people than it helps.
The CDC’s public relations campaign has been running “scare” ads that portray swine flu as a full-blown “pandemic” responsible for snuffing out countless lives. But scientists and health officials throughout the world have called the governments claims unjustified and deliberately misleading.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.ph...
November 17, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Our View: Pedal to assist cycling-related tourism
Gee, you know what free riding is. What they are looking at is directional trails on the mountain in order for people to ride down hill fast and safely, not running into hikers or bikers going up hill.
November 1, 2009 at 6:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Youth vote largely absent in Routt County
Unfortunately as Plato remarked that a democracy would devolve into mob rule. Everyone looking to the government to provide for or protect their interests. Unfortunately this leads to the will of the majority squelching the interests of the minority. It also allows those with the ability to "educate" the masses, through school or media, to their agenda to have that agenda play out.
Unfortunately the 17th amendment to the constitution was enacted and has facilitated the best democracy that money can buy, even though we live in a constitutional republic. Even though some sort of reform was needed to ensure representation.
November 1, 2009 at 7:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Iron Horse Inn faces new quandary
If the rates are low and not tied to the iron horse per se. Then looking into buying back some of the other bonds that are not fixed might be a much better option, with any extra capital or the proceeds from the sale. This as I can not foresee rates staying at these levels for too much longer (more than a year on the horizon).
October 22, 2009 at 12:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Iron Horse Inn faces new quandary
Now you are talking too much sense Scott.
Though a question, as the city probably did not use their best judgement when entering into this, are the bonds fixed or floating interest rates. Given all the other floating rates tied to the base area redevelopment I would guess they are floating rates. If so then the "bonds - which need a vote" or certificates of participation probably do not have a prepayment penalty.
Just the interest alone at $368,000/year would offer a $750/month housing subsidy on all 40 planned units. This is a great reason why a vote for the city to take on debt should be required, not using certificates of participation which violate the spirit of the law. More discussion would have taken place and maybe a better solution would have come about.
October 22, 2009 at 9:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Steamboat 700 still confident despite near defeat
If Council approves the annexation and 10 years out (or sooner) we are wrong we will have blight(ala Granby on the front of Sunday's Pilot)--
Worse we be blight on the front of the Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, etc.. Maybe those in charge of the decision making should ponder that by growing so much you are destroying the charm that made the town what it was and actually may cause tourism to decline. Just maybe an unfinished development of this size for a long time will cause tourism to decline? Adding a development that adds 1/3+ to the size of the town might just be unjustified, in one bite. Are there not 2 other developments on the table.
Real Estate and the POTENTIAL of building houses should not be the deciding factor for this development. Heck two years ago, green light the project, based upon everyones belief of where we are headed on a national economic picture. Today, I do not believe that you can state that the national economic outlook for the foreseeable future is very good.
So what happens if tourism returns to a much more moderate level long term (not one based upon a debt expansion)? What happens if the national economy, which some indicators were showing a rebound in, now go negative again (as consumer confidence points towards) and many people can not afford to buy that second home worse yet, would be that those that own a second home are forced to sell their second home.
What happens to the allure of Steamboat Springs if on the West end of town there is a development (2/3 the size of SS today) that does not show any signs of progress for 5-15 years. Does this actually place a drag on peoples desire to visit Steamboat Springs in the summer or to buy a home as the City Tax rates are forced through the roof to cover the fixed overhead that this development comes with for the City.
If the City is so reliant on two sources of income for its residents then maybe it should look into finding other business' which would complement the tourism industry and focus on developing those as opposed to potentially killing the desire of tourists to come to this town as it becomes just any other town with real traffic congestion and has lost the small town charm that made it so successful.
October 2, 2009 at 3:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Candidates divided on financing issue
The problem with adding debt to finance a capital improvement is that it first and foremost must be paid when revenues decline. Thus while it is great if that debt can be used to increase revenues. Though in a period of contraction that debt serves to cause proportionally more reductions in spending for non-fixed expenses (debt service and taxes).
A city should try to avoid debt at all costs, using a higher fee or tax schedule to build reserves to pay for capital projects as they are needed. Go look up the origins of Mort-Gage in its latin form to understand why it should be used sparingly.
September 30, 2009 at 8:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Monday Medical: H1N1 pandemic flu reaches Routt
A work of caution, Bloomberg reports that in order to stretch the supply of the h1n1 flu vaccine, the govt is authorizing the use of adjuvuncts (sp). These have been shown to cause long term immunity disorders in mice. Squalene is the adjuvunct that they are looking at using to stretch this vaccine. This is a perfectly harmless substance and necessary when taken orally, however if shot directly into the body the immune system will attack it and subsequently all of it that enters your body naturally, which is needed for proper health.
Maybe a little caution should be taken when dealing with administering this vaccine as it may cause many long term problems.
September 28, 2009 at 6:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Carole L. Milligan: Rethinking health care reform
I wonder, if the writer ever stopped to think that early detection of the chronic, largely treatable diseases would be better treated through education about nutrition. This coupled with the elimination of govt subsidies to grow grains which through conventional systems use 18% of the energy in this country, cause massive environmental problems in the Gulf of Mexico from fertilizer based algae blooms, health care woes via skewed/poor nutrition because the least expensive food is not healthy because of how it is raised.
On and on, the system is jacked up and simply trying to cover everyone is not going to solve the problem. People need to take responsibility for there lives and be rewarded for maintaining good health as opposed to the current system of runny nose insurance programs which encourage people to visit the doctor more frequently than necessary.
September 6, 2009 at 10:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Joe Meglen: About the Fed
If interest rates were higher, then the government could not borrow as much. The federal reserve through open market actions helps to peg interest rates at levels which it decides. Facilitating the governments ability to borrow.
To the letter of the law, the fed is not stealing today. However, it is simply legalized theft when it debases our currency through inflationary practices it uses. While it is not theft in terms of the law, if you were in a poker game with a fixed buy in that all paid in for, the house gave all of you your chips and then over the course of the game continued to add chips to the game to select individuals to keep them in the game with no additional ante, what would you call that?
That is essentially what the fed is doing today and creating inflation in the economy by adding to the credit and monetary supplies.
To your inflation comment, maybe you should not use government statistics to base your inflation claims and look towards the price of food, energy and other things. Yes they have have been forced down this year. However, in looking at trends you tend to throw out the highs and lows and take the baseline and see where it is headed. You would have to have your head in the sand to not say that the base cost of living is not increasing. Those need items food and energy are rising while the want items might be falling in value.
While you may claim all of this has nothing to do with the fed. However, it has everything to do with the fed and its movement from some form of pegging of the dollar to a real world asset for clearing if people wanted to. Be it a fixed basket of goods, services or gold. However, today it is a a promise that I can pay my taxes with it. While the idea of pegging the dollar to gold/silver might sound antiquated, it does have a property that most other items do not have an exceptionally long shelf life.
Yep walking around with a bag of gold might be difficult, however, walking around with dollar bills that if you decided to turn in for gold at some point surely alleviates most pundits beliefs that a gold standard is antiquated.
It is about protecting the value of ones hard work. It is about protecting private property rights. If the government reviewed peoples personal savings accounts and took 2% of their savings on an annual basis and gave it to those who borrow people would get upset. That is exactly what is happening via inflation.
September 6, 2009 at 10:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )