God bless. You're also waiting on becoming 200 years old On Nov 11, 12:58 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm waiting on a 10-12 % flat tax with no deductions. > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:50 AM, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Everyone needs to get out of the weeds and address the bigger problem. > > It is of little importance whether Republicans fail to honor promises > > made or that Democrats don't even make the promises. The problem is > > government continues to grow regardless of which of the two major > > parties is in control. The infrastructure of greed and corruption > > spans both parties seamlessly. The only chance we have out of this > > mess is to put into office politicians who aren't bought and paid for > > -- a major challenge for sure, but I do believe the population is > > beginning to catch on. > > > Mark, as to your wager... the DoE *will* survive, sadly, but I do > > believe the mindset in Washington is beginning to shift and it's days > > (measured in terms of election cycles) are numbered. I hope that's not > > just wishful thinking. > > > Isn't it interesting how this new Commission on Fiscal Responsibility > > and Reform is looking at cuts to SS and Medicare as well as > > elimination of ALL tax deductions -- all things that will scare the > > crap out of most average Americans -- but is not mentioning any of > > these Do-Nothing departments. More of the same disingenuous > > politicking. They know this will never fly, so they can step back for > > another two years, do nothing, and then say "hey, we tried". > > > On Nov 11, 12:24 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ****The worthy MJ pointed out the GOP wanted to get rid of ICC. They > > > didn't. Clinton did.*** > > > > No, he did not. He changed the name and formed the STB. > > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Yep! Ditto Secretary of War, which became SecDef. > > > > > Nonetheless, neither ICC nor STB have ever been cabinet posts. > > > > > The worthy MJ pointed out the GOP wanted to get rid of ICC. They > > > > didn't. Clinton did. > > > > > The myriad of cabinet positions republicans wanted to get rid of, is > > > > down to one, and nothing happened. > > > > > Big stuff, The "putting the Genie back in the bottle", metaphor > > > > should be clanging bells left and right. Alas . . . > > > > > On Nov 11, 10:40 am, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Abolished in name only. They simply changed the name. > > > > > > The *Surface Transportation Board* > > > > > [1]< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_Transportation_Board#cite_note-0> > > > > > of > > > > > the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent > > adjudicatory > > > > > body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of > > > > > Transportation< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Transportation>. > > > > > The STB was established in 1996 to assume some of the regulatory > > > > functions > > > > > that had been administered by the Interstate Commerce > > > > > Commission< > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Commerce_Commission> > > > > > when > > > > > the ICC was abolished. Other ICC regulatory functions were either > > > > eliminated > > > > > or transferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety > > > > > Administration< > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Motor_Carrier_Safety_Administration> > > > > > or > > > > > to the Bureau of Transportation > > > > > Statistics< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics> > > > > > within > > > > > DOT. > > > > > > BTS was created in 1992 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation > > > > > Efficiency Act< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_Surface_Transportation_Effici.. > > .>. > > > > > Since 1998 when the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st > > Century > > > > was > > > > > enacted in 1998, an external advisory council, the Advisory Council > > for > > > > > Transportation Statistics (ACTS), has advised the BTS director on the > > > > > quality and objectivity relating to BTS data and analysis. ACTS > > meetings > > > > are > > > > > open to the public and held 2-3 times per > > > > > year.[1]< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics#cite.. > > .> > > > > > The > > > > > Deputy Secretary of Transportation established the Committee on > > > > > Transportation Statistics (CTSTAT) in January 2000 to assist in > > bringing > > > > > together data and statistical experitise. BTS chairs the committee, > > but > > > > all > > > > > operating administrations take part, as well as the DOT Inspector > > > > > General< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Inspector_General_for_the_Depa.. > > .>, > > > > > DOT Chief Information Officer, and the DOT Assistant Secretaries for > > > > Policy > > > > > and Budget Programs.[2]< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Transportation_Statistics#cite.. > > .> > > > > > On > > > > > February 20, 2005 BTS became part of the Research and Innovative > > > > Technology > > > > > Administration< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_and_Innovative_Technology_Admin.. > > .> > > > > > . > > > > > > The *Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration* (*FMCSA*) > > > > > regulates<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_economics> > > > > > the trucking industry in the United > > > > > States< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trucking_industry_in_the_United_States>. > > > > > It was established as a separate administration within the U.S. > > > > Department > > > > > of Transportation< > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Transportation> > > > > > (DOT) > > > > > on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement > > Act > > > > of > > > > > 1999. FMCSA is headquartered in Washington, DC and employs more than > > > > 1,000 > > > > > people in all 50 States and the District of Columbia, all assigned to > > > > > improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles (CMV). > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 8:12 AM, GregfromBoston < > > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > 1996 Republican Platform > > > > > > That is why we will abolish the Department of Education, end > > federal > > > > > > meddling in our schools ... > > > > > > > 1992 Republican Platform > > > > > > We will also abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, ... > > > > > > > Of course there is THIS campaign promise which would certainly > > serve > > > > > > to ABOLISH much of the Government: > > > > > > > 2004 Republican Platform > > > > > > We believe that good government is based on a system of limited > > taxes > > > > > > and spending. Furthermore, we believe that the federal government > > > > > > should be limited and restricted to the functions mandated by the > > > > > > United States Constitution. The taxation system should not be used > > to > > > > > > redistribute wealth or fund ever-increasing entitlements and social > > > > > > programs. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > Thats ONE (and I agree - Dept Ed was and is redundant). No Reagan > > and > > > > > > neither Bush. > > > > > > > The ICC was never a cabinet position and was abolished in 1995. > > Guess > > > > > > who the president was? It was HIS idea. Phase 2, Government > > > > > > Reinvention (see 1995 SOTU). Clinton shut down more government > > > > > > agencies than any president in history. Bully for him. > > > > > > > You were saying? > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > > > > For options & help seehttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > > > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > > > > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Mark M. Kahle H.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > > -- > > > Mark M. 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