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12:30 pm ET - U.N. briefing on Libya - The United Nations humanitarian chief will speak with reporters on her trip to strife-torn Libya.
1:00 pm ET - Gulf oil spill anniversary briefing - Louisiana officials, including Gov. Bobby Jindal and several parish presidents, will discuss the first anniversary of the Gulf oil spill and update the public on the condition of the region.
4:45 pm ET - Facebook town hall with President Obama - The president hosts a town hall-style meeting on the deficit from Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
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Have you heard about the Obama and Mark Zuckerberg ordeal? In the age of shameless self-promotion (we're all guilty of it), is Facebook becoming two faced? http://bit.ly/hd6HrF
Has President Obama asked Congress to take a 40% paycut and reduce their staffs by 60% to reduce the debt?
If not, why not?
The following has to do with shoring up the financial shortage of our postal service. Can a new 3 tier variable cost postal stamps be established?
Part of the costs for postal service is to bring mail and pick up mail directly to people’s homes or businesses. The highest tier stamp (tier 1) would be set based on the cost of this service. The charge would be at variable prices based partly on the cost of fuel for that month. The prices would be based on fuel prices, vehicles depreciation and manpower costs. You would print these stamps from your computer and be charged that month’s stamps fee. You could purchase these stamps from your local grocery or pharmacy store, as well.
If you like to send your mail from your local grocery or pharmacy store and mail it to community mail boxes, you will be charged at the lowest fee (tier 3.) If you send mail from your grocery store or pharmacy store and mail it directly to someone’s place of business or residence, you will be charge the middle tier (tier 2) stamp prices.
Can a new 3 tier variable cost postal stamp charges be set up? This may be a way to shore up the financial shortage of our postal service. Does this make business sense? If you have something to add to this concept, what will work instead?
David, no disrespect, but your system is almost as confusing as the old terror alert color system.
A Fair Reasonable and Equitable Tax System
Based upon the salaries of the three branches of government, the below percentages represent a fair, reasonable and equitable tax rate system.
400,000 – 45%
250,000 – 400,000 – 40%
175,000 – 250,000 – 35%
100,000 – 175,000 – 30%
50,000 – 100,000 – 25%
25,000 – 50,000 – 20%
0 – 25,000 – 15%
Shown below are the current annual salaries for the top elected and appointed US government officials
Executive Branch
President of the United States
2011: $400,000
Vice President of the United States
2011: $230,700
Cabinet Department Secretaries
2011: $199,700
Legislative Branch – US Congress
Speaker of the House
2011: $223,500
House and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders
2011: $193,400
Rank-and-File Senators and Representatives
2011: $174,000
Judicial Branch
Chief Justice of the United States
2011: $223,500
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
2011: $213,900
US Courts of Appeals Judges
2011: $184,500
Federal District Judges
2011: $174,000
as ive always said overpaid and underworked. let them live l month the way average americans are expected too then they just might get it tho i doubt it. should fire em all and start over.