fliss
helping my "free money" enrich the world, one cultural event at a time
Thursday, April 11, 2024
tithing back to the festival
Monday, April 1, 2024
making my points feed others
I don't usually get that option on the AARP website.
What option is it that I speak of?
To allow my points earned for watching videos and answering questionnaires help others.
The AARP Foundation only allows a small number of such trades, and it seems to be once a quarter that 4000 points can 'buy' food to help end senior poverty.
I know how much food costs have increased in the sixteen years since President George W. Bush allowed gas prices to skyrocket.
I do hope my contribution helps.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
i already pay the city for my h2o, thanks
Dear Representative Derek Mallow,
Please vote NO on HB 1146. Our coast's drinking water is precious and in short supply—especially in Effingham, Bryan, Chatham, and Liberty Counties.
HB 1146 would allow private water utilities to outcompete public water utilities, bypass consistency with local government planning, and sell their access to Georgia’s limited drinking water supply to the highest bidder.
Please consider the following potential impacts of HB 1146:
HB 1146 could set up the circumstances for developers and private water providers to overthrow responsible planning efforts that are limited by a shared public resource. Worse, HB 1146 would allow the limited public resource to be privatized by bypassing the public utility mandated by law to ensure its equitable and responsible distribution.
HB 1146 applies to the entire coast and could result in unbridled growth all in every coastal county. The bill would allow private water providers to operate like public water providers and locate points of withdrawal outside of the mapped service area, putting them in direct competition with public water providers, who are required to coordinate with local governments to accommodate growth.
These same areas would likely suffer from inadequate firefighting infrastructure. Especially because these new developments will be outside of previously planned growth areas, the burden of the new firefighting capacity necessary to protect these new communities will fall on the taxpayers.
HB 1146 is full of infrastructural holes that would ultimately increase the burden on taxpayers. The bill does not address access to sewer, even though providing water outside of local government growth priority areas will likely result in a proliferation of septic tanks to accommodate the growth; this is not a sustainable, responsible, or long-term waste water management method for higher density residential developments.
Finally, HB 1146 encourages an increase in private water providers. If a private water operator goes out of business or the private system fails, water operations will become the responsibility of the taxpayers.
If passed, access to our limited, shared drinking water supply will be granted to the highest bidder.
sorry, ms. jackson, SB 132 is not good for the Okefenokee
Well, since HB 370 failed to make headway, some disreputable politico changed up some wording to still help whoever is paying them get what they want.
Thanks, One Hundred Miles, for letting me know so I could alert Edna Jackson!
Dear Representative Edna Jackson,
I am very concerned about a bill in the House that seems like it's great for the Okefenokee—but it is NOT. I am referring to SB 132.
The House Rules Committee recently substituted language in Senate Bill (SB) 132 that would impose a statewide moratorium on new dragline mining permit applications to the Georgia EPD for three years.
A moratorium on mining sounds like an excellent way to protect the Okefenokee Swamp. HOWEVER, SB132’s moratorium would be meaningless, with no lasting benefits to the Swamp it's claiming to protect.
I am concerned about two key bill provisions in particular:
First, the moratorium would only prohibit new applications for dragline mining, a type of mining that is not currently utilized by any company in Georgia. Twin Pines has a pending application with GA EPD for a dragline mining permit on Trail Ridge. But even if the bill passes and the moratorium is implemented, it would not affect Twin Pines’ current application for dragline mining or limit other types of mining by Twin Pines or other companies.
Second, the bill contains a loophole that could allow Twin Pines to avoid the moratorium altogether. Despite a three-year moratorium on new dragline permit applications, the bill would allow for modifications to existing permits or permit applications submitted or granted before June 30, 2024. Therefore, even if SB132 passes, this dangerous loophole could allow them to amend their permit or permit application to include the entire 8,000 acres the company plans to mine.
For more than five years, OHM has worked in good faith with hundreds of community members and coalition partners to prevent mining from harming our Okefenokee Swamp. In response to Twin Pines’ mining application, concerned citizens from across the country have voiced support for a permanent legislative solution, like the one proposed in HB71.
As you likely know, there has been tremendous pressure to act. SB132 is a short-sighted, watered-down bill that is an attempt to trick the public. The swamp is not safe and will not be, even if SB132 passes.
Please oppose SB132 because it is a meaningless moratorium that will not result in permanent or long-term protections for the Okefenokee Swamp against mining. Protect our Swamp: Vote AGAINST SB 132!
Sincerely,
Faustina, your constituent
Friday, March 8, 2024
four women for international women's day!
Now she has my group helping to support her group!
Monday, February 5, 2024
valentine to brighten a gloomy and chill day
Como es el caso de la señora Isabel quien tiene 2 hijas menores de edad vive con su esposo.
Se dedica a la fabricación de muebles, ella realiza esta actividad desde hace más de 5 años en compañÃa de su esposo es quien realiza esta actividad, durante estos meses han invertido más en su carpinterÃa ya que tiene más clientes. Su sueño es que este negocio crezca y aumentar la producción de muebles y automatizar su taller.
Junto con Isabel componen el grupo las señoras: Yareli, Maricela, Daniela, Gabriela, Nayelis y Julia. "
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
reminding congress: social security is not part of national debt
As one of your constituents, I’m asking you to keep Social Security OUT of any discussions on the national debt.
Social Security is NOT a driver of the national debt. It is self-financed. Unlike government programs that receive funding through general revenue, Social Security is a separate, pay-as-you-go system financed directly by payroll tax contributions from American workers and their employers.
We, the voters, pay into Social Security based on a promise from the United States of America that we will get the money we’ve earned after we retire. It would be unfair for Congress to break this promise by cutting Social Security in order to reduce the deficit — especially when Social Security is NOT a driver of this country’s debt.
Social Security puts retirement in reach for so many. Every day, nearly 67 million Americans are able to count on Social Security to help put food on the table, pay for medical bills, and afford other daily expenses.
As your constituent, I ask that you oppose any cuts to Social Security or Medicare in order to reduce the nation’s debt.
Thank you,
Faustina Smith