Comments for American and Proud http://americanandproud.net Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on ATF IDIOTS! by TexasFred http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/atf-idiots/comment-page-1/#comment-8054 TexasFred Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:02:53 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1855#comment-8054 Maybe *Slick* there in the picture needs to do a conversion and try one out, I'd love to see the aftermath of that debacle.. Yeah Donnie, I said that because he's Black... :-| Moron... Maybe *Slick* there in the picture needs to do a conversion and try one out, I’d love to see the aftermath of that debacle..

Yeah Donnie, I said that because he’s Black… :-|

Moron…

]]> Comment on Will anyone remember? by richmck http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/will-anyone-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-8053 richmck Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:31 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1835#comment-8053 Although hard to believe, there is actually a simple way to save a billion in annual prison costs and avoid spending billions for prison construction. Passing a law authorizing the State to contract with counties for parole supervision would increase discharges by about 65,000 annually. With courts handling technical parole violations, rather than the Board of Prison Terms, parole discharges would increase from 23% to the national average of 60%. Under the courts, felony probation discharge rates have not changed for the past 30 years. Savings would result from avoiding the $17,500 cost of a four month violation term. Because of the difference in supervision costs, with counties spending about $1,200 per probationer, the $7,278 parolee per capita cost would be an economic life-line to budget starved county probation. Oregon and Minnesota have successfully contracted with counties for parole supervision since the 1970s. The independent Legislative Analysist (LAO) made such a proposal, but hey – what politician would pay any attention to the LAO? The LAO pointed out that the $6.5 billion prison construction package would result in a 32,000 prison bed surplus by 2012 but was ignored. Other efforts to pass legislation authorizing the State to contract with counties for parole supervision have failed because of correctional employee union opposition. Don’t expect any real cuts in the bloated prison system budget any time soon. Although hard to believe, there is actually a simple way to save a billion in annual prison costs and avoid spending billions for prison construction. Passing a law authorizing the State to contract with counties for parole supervision would increase discharges by about 65,000 annually. With courts handling technical parole violations, rather than the Board of Prison Terms, parole discharges would increase from 23% to the national average of 60%. Under the courts, felony probation discharge rates have not changed for the past 30 years. Savings would result from avoiding the $17,500 cost of a four month violation term. Because of the difference in supervision costs, with counties spending about $1,200 per probationer, the $7,278 parolee per capita cost would be an economic life-line to budget starved county probation. Oregon and Minnesota have successfully contracted with counties for parole supervision since the 1970s.

The independent Legislative Analysist (LAO) made such a proposal, but hey – what politician would pay any attention to the LAO? The LAO pointed out that the $6.5 billion prison construction package would result in a 32,000 prison bed surplus by 2012 but was ignored. Other efforts to pass legislation authorizing the State to contract with counties for parole supervision have failed because of correctional employee union opposition. Don’t expect any real cuts in the bloated prison system budget any time soon.

]]> Comment on T. McClintock on California Business. by Robert http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/t-mcclintock-on-california-business-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-8052 Robert Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:45 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1852#comment-8052 Yep Fred, unfortunately he's a rare breed. His views are so right on, he's considered a "Fringe" guy out here. THAT'S the truly sad part. Yep Fred, unfortunately he’s a rare breed. His views are so right on, he’s considered a “Fringe” guy out here. THAT’S the truly sad part.

]]> Comment on T. McClintock on California Business. by TexasFred http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/t-mcclintock-on-california-business-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-8049 TexasFred Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:09:27 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1852#comment-8049 Tom McClintock presents the perfect example of WHY we can't vote em ALL out, even in a despicable place like California, you have a few good ones, KEEP THEM!! Tom McClintock presents the perfect example of WHY we can’t vote em ALL out, even in a despicable place like California, you have a few good ones, KEEP THEM!!

]]> Comment on Whale WARS…Eco-Terrorists glorified. by TexasFred http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/whale-wars-eco-terrorists-glorified/comment-page-1/#comment-8048 TexasFred Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:09:23 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1844#comment-8048 I heard they had a WHALE of a time making that show... :mrgreen: I heard they had a WHALE of a time making that show… :mrgreen:

]]> Comment on Whale WARS…Eco-Terrorists glorified. by gunz http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/whale-wars-eco-terrorists-glorified/comment-page-1/#comment-8047 gunz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:34:32 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1844#comment-8047 I'd like to see an episode of tree huggers trying to interfere with the tree cutting operations on AX Men lol! THAT would be quality entertainment. :thumbs: I’d like to see an episode of tree huggers trying to interfere with the tree cutting operations on AX Men lol!

THAT would be quality entertainment. :thumbs:

]]> Comment on Thank You Obama! by Gawfer http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/thank-you-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-8046 Gawfer Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:08:52 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1838#comment-8046 From time to time, we humans need to go through valleys to appreciate the mountain tops. But the valley this knucklehead is leading us through is so close to hell, it's burning our feet. I hope after he's gone, the wounds heal, but the scars remind us of the eloquence of this post. I am afraid that in 30 years however, we'll go through it again, only our children and grand children won't be as successful in defeating the idiots, simply because the 'greatest generation' we be gone, and nobody will be around to remind them of Barack Obama. From time to time, we humans need to go through valleys to appreciate the mountain tops. But the valley this knucklehead is leading us through is so close to hell, it’s burning our feet. I hope after he’s gone, the wounds heal, but the scars remind us of the eloquence of this post.

I am afraid that in 30 years however, we’ll go through it again, only our children and grand children won’t be as successful in defeating the idiots, simply because the ‘greatest generation’ we be gone, and nobody will be around to remind them of Barack Obama.

]]> Comment on What are you willing to pay? by Robert http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/what-are-you-willing-to-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-8045 Robert Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:28:05 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1822#comment-8045 Well, prisons CAN be self sustaining, or at least on an 80/20 split. Prisons should be used as labor pools for all the work "Americans won't do" For instance. Prison inmates, can be taken to farms to work, the farm owners donate the crops/meat necessary for the prison food supply. Farm owners pay no labor costs, food prices drop, illegals have no jobs to come here illegally for, inmates that don't want to work in the fields don't come back to prison, and those working in the fields will be too tired to riot... it's all pluses my friend. We are on the same page. Well, prisons CAN be self sustaining, or at least on an 80/20 split. Prisons should be used as labor pools for all the work “Americans won’t do”
For instance. Prison inmates, can be taken to farms to work, the farm owners donate the crops/meat necessary for the prison food supply. Farm owners pay no labor costs, food prices drop, illegals have no jobs to come here illegally for, inmates that don’t want to work in the fields don’t come back to prison, and those working in the fields will be too tired to riot… it’s all pluses my friend.

We are on the same page.

]]> Comment on What are you willing to pay? by Mulligan http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/what-are-you-willing-to-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-8044 Mulligan Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:20:13 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1822#comment-8044 Prisons and Welfare should be self sustaining or nearly so. People that get released after their sentence or on parole should pay back the system for their upkeep. People should be striving to get off welfare and should again pay back the system when they do. I'm not a big fan of removing children from their home but anyone having more kids when they can't feed the ones they have is irresponsible and shouldn't have any. Disability and the medical system are in DIRE need of an ethics fix. Their priorities are horrible and the VAST majority of medical personnel are just drug pushers with a permit and have no interest in healing their patients. each of these systems need to be as uncomplicated as possible to keep down the costs of personnel and infrastructure. Any system that requires the use of attorneys just to do the paperwork increases our dependence on a 'ruling class' and reduces our self reliance / independence. Prisons and Welfare should be self sustaining or nearly so. People that get released after their sentence or on parole should pay back the system for their upkeep. People should be striving to get off welfare and should again pay back the system when they do. I’m not a big fan of removing children from their home but anyone having more kids when they can’t feed the ones they have is irresponsible and shouldn’t have any.

Disability and the medical system are in DIRE need of an ethics fix. Their priorities are horrible and the VAST majority of medical personnel are just drug pushers with a permit and have no interest in healing their patients.

each of these systems need to be as uncomplicated as possible to keep down the costs of personnel and infrastructure. Any system that requires the use of attorneys just to do the paperwork increases our dependence on a ‘ruling class’ and reduces our self reliance / independence.

]]> Comment on Honor the 2nd Amendment! by TexasFred http://americanandproud.net/2010/03/honor-the-2nd-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-8042 TexasFred Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:29:36 +0000 http://americanandproud.net/?p=1819#comment-8042 Fuckity fuck fuck fuck California and their no fucking cussing bullshit... :mrgreen: Too much?? 8) Fuckity fuck fuck fuck California and their no fucking cussing bullshit… :mrgreen:

Too much?? 8)

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