Az I See It....
Prologue: "To cool a hot attitude, apply nice. To melt a cold attitude, address warmly." - Unknown
International: More than 12,000 Iraqis have died violently since 2003. Homicides, poisonings and DUIs account for more than 50,000 deaths, annually, in the United States!....More than 24,000 Afghani soldiers have deserted their posts, during just the first half of 2011. It's time the U.S. Armed Forces left, too!
National: Supposedly unrelated to the numerous scandals involving high school student pages, the U.S. House of Representatives(US-HORS) is ending their 200-year old program, saving taxpayers at least $5M annually. The Senate page program will continue, however, because as one senator offered, 'None of us have been caught yet!'.... Vice President Joe Biden has a book coming out. He blasts President Obama for ordering the invasion of Iraq to search for WMDs; invading Afghanistan to search for Osama bin Laden, who was hiding in Pakistan; draining the record U.S. Treasury surplus in record time; and implementing fiscal policies that led to record national unemployment and poverty. OOPS! that is actually a book by former Vice President Richard 'Big Dick' Cheney, George W. Bush presidency. Never mind!
Local: Maricopa County property tax collections will decrease, if you believe the lying bastards. In fact, the tax rate has increased, however, your bill will decrease because your property values have fallen to record low assessments. While officials call the 'underlying factors' insignificant, should property values ever increase, your tax bill will begin to soar, if not re-adjusted to compensate for the difference! Think of it as paying the same price at the grocery store for a container of ice cream that used to be 1/2 gallon, but is now only one-quart and one pint!
Epilogue: "I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another." - Ellen Goodman
International: More than 12,000 Iraqis have died violently since 2003. Homicides, poisonings and DUIs account for more than 50,000 deaths, annually, in the United States!....More than 24,000 Afghani soldiers have deserted their posts, during just the first half of 2011. It's time the U.S. Armed Forces left, too!
National: Supposedly unrelated to the numerous scandals involving high school student pages, the U.S. House of Representatives(US-HORS) is ending their 200-year old program, saving taxpayers at least $5M annually. The Senate page program will continue, however, because as one senator offered, 'None of us have been caught yet!'.... Vice President Joe Biden has a book coming out. He blasts President Obama for ordering the invasion of Iraq to search for WMDs; invading Afghanistan to search for Osama bin Laden, who was hiding in Pakistan; draining the record U.S. Treasury surplus in record time; and implementing fiscal policies that led to record national unemployment and poverty. OOPS! that is actually a book by former Vice President Richard 'Big Dick' Cheney, George W. Bush presidency. Never mind!
Local: Maricopa County property tax collections will decrease, if you believe the lying bastards. In fact, the tax rate has increased, however, your bill will decrease because your property values have fallen to record low assessments. While officials call the 'underlying factors' insignificant, should property values ever increase, your tax bill will begin to soar, if not re-adjusted to compensate for the difference! Think of it as paying the same price at the grocery store for a container of ice cream that used to be 1/2 gallon, but is now only one-quart and one pint!
Epilogue: "I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another." - Ellen Goodman
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