Stop the credit chects.

On March 29th of this year, Oregon Governor signed a law that prohibit employers from doing credit checks on job applicants. Now Oregon residence have an easier time getting a job. Supporters point out that well qualified applicants could have bad credit history.
Opponents argue that credit history can indicate whether or not the applicant is financial responsible, have good judgment, or risk abusing drugs or gambling. Lets dissect this argument.
1. It’s hard to be financial responsible if you’re out of work. Employing people makes them financially responsible. Moreover, to say that bad credit indicates bad decision really without knowing whether the circumstances what gave the applicant a bad credit score is wrong.
2. So you didn’t use your coupons when you went to the store, that makes you unqualified to work? I think we need to be careful before we make judgment against people.
I think Missouri and the whole nation should prohibit employers from doing credit checks. As state representative, not only I would introduce a bill to ban credit checks, but I would include in the bill the option to opt out of paying taxes until all old dept is paid back to collectors. This would not only make it easier to pay the money back, but it should increase the employees credit.

I also writer for the St. Louis Examiner.

Lets do it right! Our environment depends on it!

Thinking about going green because you care about the environment? You better wait because you could make things worst as well a hurting the economy depending if you support the wrong public policy. In 2007, the British High Court would that Al Gore's Film had 9 significant errors. The Court ruled that the film can not be shown to children unless accomplished with notes that balance Gores bias. Liberals continue to raise concern about global worming in spite of the ruling. Recently, the United States House of Representatives passed a Cap and Trade legislation. An EPA Attorney explains what the legislation could me a mistake.

I have concerns about the legislation. I live in an area where the legislation could have a devastating effect. A lot of my neighbor live in section 8 housing and/or depend on social security. The legislation passed could increase utility rates. Lets not get me wrong, I care about the environment and I recommend steps to reduce the pollution: recycling, walking, riding a bike, using renewable energy. My concern if the liberal so-called environmentalist get their way, the environment and the economy would be damaged.
If you want to advocate a good environmental policy, first you practice energy efficiency. Next, show businesses and consumers how they can save money and be more efficient going green. A good environmental policy does not compete with business, but enhances business.

Can we learn from the Dutch

Can America Learn from the Dutch?
While the Dutch is feeling the recession pain, their unemployment rate is only 3.5%. By contrast, European unemployment rate is 20% with United States almost at at 10%. The Expatica credit the Dutch success to low bureaucracy.
In France, employees are protected against dismissal with strict legislation. These cause France to have high unemployment rate. The Netherlands don't have such legislation. Instead, the Dutch reap the reward from flexibility. A lot of Netherlands citizens work part-time and the government does not interfere in the workforce. America can learn form this. Small government does not mean no government.

Nation wide protest againts Democratic policies

Do day there were nation wide protest against Democratic Policies. Are are a couple videos I took.




Here are some pictures I took.



Me taking a picture of someone.



This was put on by Bill Hennessy.

Democratic push Back

It looks like Democrats are objecting to Obama's spending proposal as well as Republicans. The Democrats are objecting to the tax cuts part. They want more spending on the part of the government. In my last post, I talk about adding military spending to the infrastructure spending that Obama is proposal. Knowing Obama wants his proposal to pass with by-partisan support, here are my proposals.

1. Increase military spending. Spend on recruitment to insure you adults could stay employed. Don't close any bases because some rural economy depend on these bases.
   
2. Increase spending on public transpotation, public highways, and Amtrak to assure that people could access employment. Spending on transpotation will increase jobs through public works.
3. Across the board tax cuts. Even the rich should get a tax cut to encourage them to spend more. Give tax cradits to employers that hire unemployed.
   
4. Make the Bush tax cuts permanent and anounce it to give wallstreet a sense of sablility
5. extend unemployment. Spending cuts for unemployment will occur when more people are hired.
   

These four proposals should get by-partisan support. Republicans will get their tax cuts and Democrats will get some of their spending. It does not have to pass with John Kerry's vote, thereare 41 other Republicans to court.