pending cuts

Policy

Recreational Fish Hatcheries on the Chopping Block

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) is responsible for stocking many of our nation's waters with the fish that anglers enjoy pursuing. In response to recent cuts in the federal budget, the FWS has proposed an $11 million reduction in NFHS funding, with $6 million coming from the account for operating mitigation hatcheries. If approved, this large reduction will result in the closure of nine hatcheries, seven of which are located in the southeastern U.S., greatly reducing angling opportunity in the region. Send a message to your Members of Congress urging them to take the necessary actions to restore the NFHS budget and keep our nation's hatcheries operating (This will be linked to the alert once it is up).

Copied this from the fish informer, hope this isn't something we will see more of.

Federal Recreational Fish Hatcheries are on the Chopping Block
Here's a link that I found. I think you can left click on it and it should take you to the site. Thumbs Up
http://www.keepamericafishing.org/action/take_action

well its time in this country to stop waisting money! we should only be spending money on necessities till times get better. fish stocking, while very nice, dont qualify as a necessity. sucks but some of you voted the ignorant buck into office!

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Originally Posted by river scum

well its time in this country to stop waisting money! we should only be spending money on necessities till times get better. fish stocking, while very nice, dont qualify as a necessity. sucks but some of you voted the ignorant buck into office!

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sorry river scum, I don't buy the comment "but some of you voted the ignorant buck into office!".

Congress makes and passes the laws, the pres. is just a figurehead or someone to take the heat when crapola hits the fan! The current recession was caused long before BO! Congress repealed Glass-Steagle and passed NAFTA (all by the GOP).

WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN and tell them under no circumstances are programs like this or social security/medicare/medicaid OR anything for the middle/lower classes to be cut WITHOUT cutting their benefits/pay/pension/insurance, subsidies (AKA corporate welfare), the military, get rid of a few departments within like the IRS (replace with fairtax.org), Dept. of Energy and Education (let each state handle their education needs) to name a few. Congress is a bunch of gutless rich morons that are paid by special interest groups to vote the way they do. VOTE all incumbents out the next election!

ALSO: Stop shoving their beliefs down our throats! I am tired of hearing about abortion, gays, congressional hearings on drugs in baseball, toyota's crappy cars etc . Those are decoys so we don't force them to do their jobs and fix this economy! Next the government will start telling us what religion is best and condemn the rest. They intrude way toooooooo much in our lives. Their job is to work for the people and design a fair system for ALL! All means everybody, not a select few...

BTW - I draw social security and I have complained loudly to Burton (worthless), Coats (former special interest grouper and made millions) and Lugar (too old and thinks big business rules) to NOT cut my SS or I will be at their office w/news reporters BITCHING!!!

tb

All, it'll take is to reduce some of the foreign aid (maybe to Pakistan...which isnt on the bargaining table) to cover the cost to keep our fisheries going. I voted to keep the fisheries going.

I'm sure the cost of fishing licenses, registration, and launch permits will drop accordingly.................

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Originally Posted by NeonMoon

I'm sure the cost of fishing licenses, registration, and launch permits will drop accordingly.................

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Thats funny Neon!!!! You know when they make cuts in the fishing department then they raise the prices of everything.
Isn't it something that none of our DNR properties have a garbage can at the boat ramp. This just blows my mind.
Then you go to places like Eagle Creek, Geist and Morse which all charge an extra fee to launch and yet they don't have a fish cleaning station.
Indiana is ridiculas when it comes to providing a good service to the outdoorsman / Women. Go to Kentucky they charge $3 to launch and they have trash cans and a NICE fish cleaning station. All in priorities....

Tom, for the amount that they charge to launch at geist someone should clean out your boat for you.

This is just the beginning,,wait till 50,000 are out of space and scientific jobs,,its just starting..wait till all the tax increases kick in,,in 2012, and 2013,,and yes,,,I blame the buck in office that I didn't vote for.

Now Tom, how are they gonna write a $100 littering fine with trash cans in abundance? They're looking to generate revenue, not use common sense http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-devil07.gif Just like at the grocery....instead of raising the price, they just cut the quantity/quality down.

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Originally Posted by cevans

This is just the beginning,,wait till 50,000 are out of space and scientific jobs,,its just starting..wait till all the tax increases kick in,,in 2012, and 2013,,and yes,,,I blame the buck in office that I didn't vote for.

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Naaah cevans you know it was Bush's fault. I think he may be to blame for us not having trash cans at the ramps even though they were removed when Bayh was the Gov.

OK cevans & river scum. EXPLAIN to me how it is BO's fault and not CONGRESS and the special interest groups that bought them off! And lets not forget the supreme court said CORPORATIONS ARE INDIVIDUALS which allowed an unlimited amount of CASH into the politicians pockets!!!

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Just a reminder to keep this Civil

It doesn't matter who is in office, from the presidents spot clear down to the area rep's. They are all in it for the money! They may have the thought and desire to "Do for the People" but then they get bought out to sway with the others. It don't matter how many letters or phone calls an office gets, they are gonna do what ever they want. Thats the way it is!! When things do get bad, THEY will be alright with their full pockets. I dont worry about goverment issues and what they are gonna do anymore! I have a job(For Now)! I just try to keep me and mine afloat, I try to enjoy everyday I have and time with family and keep them close. I try to enjoy the fishing, hunting and outdoors while I still can afford to. Oh, BTW, Im 42 y/o and I have never voted, seems pointless! Enjoy your day!

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Originally Posted by Panfish16

It doesn't matter who is in office, from the presidents spot clear down to the area rep's. They are all in it for the money! They may have the thought and desire to "Do for the People" but then they get bought out to sway with the others. It don't matter how many letters or phone calls an office gets, they are gonna do what ever they want. Thats the way it is!! When things do get bad, THEY will be alright with their full pockets. I dont worry about goverment issues and what they are gonna do anymore! I have a job(For Now)! I just try to keep me and mine afloat, I try to enjoy everyday I have and time with family and keep them close. I try to enjoy the fishing, hunting and outdoors while I still can afford to. Oh, BTW, Im 42 y/o and I have never voted, seems pointless! Enjoy your day!

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Why would you tell us that?

Panfish I completely understand where you are coming from, but, you know as well as I, if you let anyone do as they please, they will for their benefit! Elections are meant to get rid of those that do...

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Originally Posted by retiredff

Panfish I completely understand where you are coming from, but, you know as well as I, if you let anyone do as they please, they will for their benefit! Elections are meant to get rid of those that do...

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I'm sorry to be so negative about this but "When was the last time a public official really stood up and made a change? He may have talked about saving something or doing something on a topic but in the end he just ended up "Goin with the flow" and got swayed! I would vote if it would really had an impact of who was elected, it just seems they vote out "Bad Apple" and another one with good intentions(at the start) just turns out the same as the last.

If everyone thought like that nothing would ever change. The politicians have the public brainwashed. VOTE them all out! I don't care what party the incumbents belong, get rid of the liars/cheats and general greedy ^%#@!*!. They care about nothing except power, money and getting re-elected.

I write Burton, Coats and Lugar every time I read or hear something that I don't like. I will admit, I am real tired of getting back responses that are nothing but form letters made for a particular subject. It's time for new blood in Congress...

I agree with you on getting rid of the deadwood we have. Last election we sent a pretty strong change but that should just be viewed as a warning shot to the career politicians that we are sick of the same old same old. Only way to change this is with term limits but who in DC is going to bring that up?

Until the Reps. and Dems. can start working for the voting public and not corporations, we are much better off teaching our kids how to respect fish and wildlife. Just like the old saying goes, "If you can't get something done right the first time, then do it yourself". Take a kid fishing, teach them right from wrong, and the fish hatcheries won't be as important as they are today.

If you really want to help American's, buy AMERICAN when you can even if it means a few extra dollars! Take this country back by the things you can control, and spend less time worrying about the things you can't.

Here's a prime example of what I'm talking about "When was the last time you heard an one lobby against high gas prices?" Think about it!!

+1 on the deadwood.

High Tide WE can control our future.... get rid of the deadwood.

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+1 on the deadwood.

High Tide WE can control our future.... get rid of the deadwood.

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I agree, and it all starts with us doing our part in the end. I just saw the address on TV, and they both put a great spin on their views:
Dems: Give the middle class a break, possibly at the expense of our children.
Reps: Don't tax the rich people, because they'll just fire more middle class to make up the difference.

So who is the "deadwood"?

Deadwood = politicians.

I saw a piece on the news, this X airforce vet said '18 vets commit suicide every day'!

I sent emails to Burton, Coats and Lugar voicing my opinion on the wars this country is fighting for 'our freedom'! I probably should have used more 4 letter words...

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Deadwood = politicians.

I saw a piece on the news, this X airforce vet said '18 vets commit suicide every day'!

I sent emails to Burton, Coats and Lugar voicing my opinion on the wars this country is fighting for 'our freedom'! I probably should have used more 4 letter words...

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Have always had a big problem with our wars. Neither side minds sending someone elses kid into battle and most times it is to prop up some lowlife dictator. Anytime they want to go to war them or their kids should be on the frontline.

+1 raporter

Mods, delete this if it's too long.
​I got this the other day in an email. Didn't know how to make a link for it.

Charley Reese's final column

A very interesting column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL
Be sure to Read the Poem at the end.

Charley Reese's final column for the Orlando Sentinel.

He has been a journalist for 49 years.
He is retiring and this is HIS LAST COLUMN.

Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.

This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. The article below is completely neutral, neither anti-republican or democrat. Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgments made that impact each one of us every day. It's a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering!

545 vs. 300,000,000 People

- By Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.

If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan.

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy","inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power.

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses.

Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess.


Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.

What you do with this article now that you have read it is up to you. This might be funny if it weren't so true. Be sure to read all the way to the end:

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table,
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for
peanuts anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
Taxes to pass

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid...

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me
to my doom...'

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax


STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the heck happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 545 times! YOU can help it get there!!!

GO AHEAD. . . BE AN AMERICAN

The "shot that was heard around the world" was fired because........................................??? ? It's starting to look like the time is coming to reload again. It seems we have forgotten the reason we separated from England. I just hope we never forget 9/11 , allthough it starting to sound like some of us already has. The draft stopped in the 70's , everyone since then has volunteered to join, and fight for "THEIR" country, for whatevery the reason.

Chill,,,,I am sending that article out to everybody I know...how true it is,,,now they want to tax all the junk food we eat and all the fast food restarants, and raise their tax they already have in place on soft drinks and drinks with sugar in them,,jeeze,,,i am getting tired of paying taxes,,with the Repubs fighting right now and can't even get a deceict bill together,,looks like this country is going to default making everything else worse,,when will they ever start learning to listen to the masses that got them elected in the first place..they have got to quit spending and start cutting back alittle.