Topics of the Week: Nov. 20, 2009

UCLA RALLY:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA’S BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED A 32 PERCENT HIKE IN FEES FOR THEIR SCHOOLS, RAISING THEIR FEES TO ABOUT $10,300 PER YEAR FOR UNDERGRADS.
STUDENTS DIDN’T MAKE IT EASY, ABOUT 500 PROTESTERS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE MEETING HALL THE HIKE. AFTER THE SIGNING SOME GOT A LITTLE VIOLENT, THROWING STICKS AND BOTTLES AT POLICE. THE CAMPUS POLICE TOOK ACTION USING TASERS TWICE AND MAKING 14 ARRESTS.

CSULB RALLY:
A LITTLE MORE SUBDUES WAS OUR CROWD OUTSIDE CHANCELLOR REED’S OFFICE, WITH ABOUT 130 STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS. THIS EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION AND FOCUSED ON CLASS AND PROGRAM CUTS MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY.

LET’S BREAK THIS DOWN…..I LOOKED AT A COST INCREASE CHART FROM THE U-C’S. SO IN 1979, THE YEAR I WAS BORN, ONE YEAR TUITION AT A U-C WAS $685. IN 1990, WHEN I WAS TEN, IT WAS $1,624. IN 1999, THE YEAR MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN: 3,429. THIS YEAR, AFTER THE BUDGET CUTS $7,788.
ARE YOU FOLLOWING? EVERY TEN YEARS IT SEEMS TO DOUBLE, WHICH MAKES SENSE. SO ALL OF A SUDDEN NEXT YEAR IT’S GOING TO JUMP TO $10,302. I MEAN, WHAT WENT WRONG HERE? I MEAN, WAS THE STATE WAS ALWAYS OVER SPENDING, IN WHICH IS HARD TO FATHOM THAT WAS SPENDING ON ACTUAL EDUCATION, THE TEACHERS HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT WELL PAID

ENOUGH ABOUT US NOW, LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR FUTURE, AND OUR FUTURE HEALTH. THE SENATE HAS PUT OUT THEIR VERSION OF A HEALTH CARE BILL. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID PRESENTED A BILL THAT WILL SUPPOSEDLY COST $849 BILLION. AS OPPOSED TO THE HOUSE’S WHICH IS $1.05 TRILLION.

HE SAYS IT WILL HELP WITH THE DEFICIT AS WELL BY MAKING CUTS TO MEDICARE , ADDING TAXES TO WHAT ARE CALLED CADILLAC PLANS AND RAISING TAXES ON WEALTHY AMERICANS…. DON’T WORRY, IF YOU ARE HERE AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU OR YOUR PARENTS…..$200, 000

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS BILL IS PROJECTED TO HELP RAISE THE NUMBER OF NON-ELDERLY AMERICANS FROM 83% TO 94% OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

THE GOP, AS USUAL IS NOT COOPERATING, THE ARE THREATENING THE “HOLY WAR OF DELAYS”. THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO VOTE IN ORDER TO START DEBATE, TOMORROW. IN THE SENATE THEY NEED 60 VOTES TO DO ANYTHING…. SO WITH 58 DEMS AND 2 INDIES THEY NEED BECAUSE THE 40 REPS, SUCK.

I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION AGAIN, CONTACT NOT OUR SENATORS, THEY ARE OK. BUT CONTACT THE REP SENATORS.

Really, Germany!!!

The European Union wants the countries who belong to minimize their debt. Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to achieve this by cutting taxes to stimulate spending. That also means social services will suffer.
A group of ultra wealthy Germans wants to help ease this, so they are asking to have their taxes raised.
How is it that Germany, a place where there was once a wall separating it in two, has citizens who are very rich willing to, no, asking to have their taxes raised? Not only that… but they want to make sure the money is designated for social programs that will suffer cuts
There is such a group of activists in this country.
They are Wealth for the Common Good

Dear President (on health care)

My post to Obama’s Facebook about healthcare 8/19

Here's the deal. WE THE PEOPLE support a public option. I am a student/single mom. We don't have insurance for two reasons... #1- we can't afford it... #2 we don't trust it. I am at this moment watching Sicko for the 3rd time and getting angry all over again. I just read an article on the health "expo" (for lack of a better word) held at the Forum in Los Angeles... and I'm fuming at the fact that you shut down the public option.

My goals at this point are to get my education and try to find work in another county, a socialist one with universal health care along with other blessings. I hate living in a place that puts making money for corporations ahead of protecting their citizens.

WE THE POEPLE voted you into office for change, not compromise. Please keep this in mind....

Not that I expect this to be read admist the thousands of other FB comments.... but maybe, just maybe .... It will be taken to heart.

All Love, Kiva Hewett