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On the article Who's to Blame for the IRS Singling out Conservative Groups Seeking Tax-Exempt Status?
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On the article Is Life Getting Harder for Middle-Aged People?
George Wilson
2:47 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Reply@Robbi McCaig
Eight Good Reasons for Governor Deal and the Republican legislature to Change Mind on expanding Medicaid
1. Cost each Georgia family $1200.00 in higher insurance premiums for the cost of paying for the uninsured by failing to act
2 Creation of about 70,000 jobs will be lost
3. Potential lose of Doctors in Georgia as they move to other states
4. 650,000 poor Georgians may not have health insurance
5. Hurts Georgia economy by eliminating the economic multiplier effect of 4.5 billion dollars
6. Other Republican Governors are getting on board including Florida and Arizona
7. Makes Georgia less attractive to locate business in
8. Loss of tax revenue through the multiplier effect and jobs
Over the next 10 years, Georgia’s modest state investment would be less than a 2 percent bump in total state spending. That investment would return at least $9 in federal funding for each $1 spent by the state.
This is really a no brainer from a business and economic viewpoint and we need some smart leadership from the the Governor's office. -
On the article Is Life Getting Harder for Middle-Aged People?
George Wilson
9:39 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
@Amy L
Corporate oligarchy ... corporate welfare ... fair governance?
The Republican dominated Georgia legislature gave Delta a $30 million a year break on paying sales tax on fuel in 2008. Meanwhile they have drastically cut funding to education, delivered very little on transportation, and now say that Medicaid can't be funded under the Affordable Health Care Act (even through the Federal government pays for it).
Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Richard Anderson was awarded a 42 percent pay raise last year, to $12.6 million, as the Atlanta airline's profit rose 18 percent last year, to $1 billion.
Two other top Delta executives' pay jumped by about two-thirds last year after the airline said it gave them "special retention awards" to ensure they stayed onboard, a company filing disclosed Tuesday.
Do tax breaks for the politically connected and crony capitalism violate the components of a democratic political culture? Certainly one of the major components is the governing regimes performance in the economic sphere, which has been poor. Tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations without an adequate transportation, educational and health care system is unfair.
Income disparity between the middle class and top corporate management is a form of class warfare. No where is this best illustrated than in the Delta Airlines example. -
On the article Is Life Getting Harder for Middle-Aged People?
George Wilson
3:13 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
@Amy L
Excellent video. Everyone should take the time to look at this. -
On the article Poll: Should Chickens be Allowed on Residential Property?
George Wilson
2:53 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Reply"A chicken on every lot" sounds like a good slogan!
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On the article Speak Out: Is Unincorporated Snellville a 'Lost Colony'?
George Wilson
2:49 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
ReplyGo to the website "crimemapping" for a look at what type of crime and where it is committed. You can also get email alerts.
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On the Blog Post 2013 Capitol Wrap Up
George Wilson
4:44 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
ReplyThe Republican dominated legislature gave Delta a $30 million dollar a year break on paying sales tax on fuel in 2008.meanwhile they cut funding to education and say that Medicaid can't be funded under the Affordable Health care Act.
Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Richard Anderson was awarded a 42 percent pay raise last year, to $12.6 million, as the Atlanta airline’s profit rose 18 percent last year, to $1 billion.
Two other top Delta executives’ pay jumped by about two-thirds last year after the airline said it gave them “special retention awards” to ensure they stayed onboard, a company filing disclosed Tuesday. If people can't see the injustice in this, we are in trouble as a people and as a state. Urge your representatives to eliminate this corporate welfare. -
On the article Poll: Should Chickens be Allowed on Residential Property?
George Wilson
3:28 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
ReplyGwinnett county needs to change it's policy as well.
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On the article Poll: Should Chickens be Allowed on Residential Property?
George Wilson
3:24 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
Reply@Jewel Traver
What a great idea .This shouldn't be a problem because other metro cities and counties have addressed this issue. -
On the article U.S. News Ranks South Gwinnett, Shiloh Among 'Best' in Nation
George Wilson
2:59 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
ReplyGuess that is why so many DeKalb county students are sneaking over the county line to attend Gwinnett co schools.
George Wilson
5:08 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
@ Frank Jones
Well said! The bigger issue here is that we had an "acting director of the IRS"President Obama's appointments to cabinet level posts have been held up the Republicans in the Senate. A good example is the nominee for the EPA. Moreover they have flooded the nominees with excessive questions; more than 1000 in this case. These are nothing more than pure obstructionist tactics that prevents the executive branch from operating in an effective and efficient manner. Another example is the Republican boycott of the advisory health care board set up by the Affordable Health Care Act. We want even go into the judicial nominees that have been held up by the Republicans. We have to govern but the Republicans with their reactionary tactics are ruining this country and making the job difficult.