These are major, systemic problems. County Commissioner Mark Sharpe, who serves on the board, gets it; he changed his mind and supported a tax increase for HART, which would cost the average homeowner about 41 cents a year. But his colleague, Commissioner Sandy Murman, a fellow Republican, is still playing politics. Murman said she won't support an increase "even if it's a penny."
Even if it's a penny? This is the mind-set Hillsborough needs to change if it hopes to address transportation and job development in a meaningful way.
The arc of history does not bend toward justice through capitulation cast as compromise. It does not bend when 400 people control more of the wealth than 150 million of their fellow Americans. It does not bend when the average middle-class family has seen its income stagnate over the last 30 years while the richest 1 percent has seen its income rise astronomically. It does not bend when we cut the fixed incomes of our parents and grandparents so hedge fund managers can keep their 15 percent tax rates. It does not bend when only one side in negotiations between workers and their bosses is allowed representation. And it does not bend when, as political scientists have shown, it is not public opinion but the opinions of the wealthy that predict the votes of the Senate. The arc of history can bend only so far before it breaks. Must Read
Communist China Rips U.S. over credit downgrade. here How Shameful is this? Those pesky Communist kicking our Capitalist ass! Communist Party of the United States
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"Enough is enough! The American people must fight back. We need a government which represents all the people, not just the wealthy, campaign contributors and lobbyists. In these tough and discouraging times, despair is not an option. This fight is not just for us, it is for our children and grandchildren and for the environmental survival of the planet.".......Sen. Bernie Sanders
Obama and Romney are the same, they represent the corporations and the rich! Friends of Bernie Sanders
Tampa Hot Spots brings you a little taste of Tampa's historic district "Ybor City", where the nations original cigar shops originally formed and where every weekend in a Mardi Gras! Our host Erik aka "Short-E" gives you a day tour of the scene and interviews some of the Ybor City locals.
Monday, August 29th Tampa 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Hillsborough County Commission --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 30th Largo 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. EpiCenter at St. Pete College --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 30th Sarasota 6p.m. to 9 p.m. New College, Harry Sudakoff Conference Center
Kill Homeless Man The incident was captured by a bystander with a cell phone, and bus surveillance tape released Monday showed agitated witnesses describing how officers beat Thomas and used a stun gun on him repeatedly as he cried out for his father. On the cell phone video, a man can be heard screaming over a fast, clicking sound that those on the tape identify as a stun gun being deployed.
"They caught him, pound his face, pound his face against the curb ... and they beat him up," the man said. "They beat him up, and then all the cops came and they hogtied him, and he was like, 'Please God! Please Dad!'" here
County officials are seeking nominees for the 2011 edition of the award, including those who have fought for the principle of right and wrong. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Aug. 15. here