Other - Politics & Government - July 2007

I recently found out that our wonderful babysitter has been an orphan since she was 14 years old. She has been out of the system and supporting herself since she was 18. She has a car, an apartment, and is attending the local community college but she is struggling to make ends meet. Are there any government programs? Are there any foundations? Scholarship programs? etc.... My husband and I have offered to take her in but she is an adult and wants to remain independent. Any ideas?
Thank you so much!!!!

2007-07-28 01:01:53 · 5 answers · asked by Lauretta R 3

due to the floods our water rates are to go up to pay for the damage & to pay for restructuring of the water systems..
what i want to know is why are an overwhelming majority of people going to pay for those that "choose" to live near rivers..(and they happen to be mostly the rich).
its not the fault of tewkesbury etc.as these were freak conditions & the flood plains have to be more protected in the future
however the water companies are going to charge more for droughts and water shortage as well !!
whats going on?
arent we meant to pay for the services we use.a local "tax"?as opposed to a national one?
and isnt it the responsibility of governments/councils to bear the repsonsibility, not the tax payer as they have the say where houses are built.
governments make decisions on our taxes...didnt we ought to have more say in government expenditure?like defence?
we are a small country with big problems trying to act like a large rich country that can afford to pay for big problems

2007-07-28 00:45:36 · 13 answers · asked by tim 5

http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=491&id=334642005

http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=137736

Is New Labour so devoid of any decent policies of its own it has to "borrow" the oppositions?

2007-07-28 00:30:41 · 15 answers · asked by pwei34 5

House Prohibits Construction of NAFTA Superhighway

As part of the 2008 Transportation Appropriations Act which passed the House of Representatives this week, an amendment was included that would prohibit the government from spending funds on a NAFTA Superhighway.

While no NAFTA Superhighway actually exists, or is there any plan to build one according to the federal government, there have been discussions that such a highway is being planned. According to some, the highway would consist of 12 lanes and would run through the U.S. beginning at the Mexican border near Laredo, Texas and travel north to the Canadian border through Duluth, Minn. It would allow containers with goods and products to be shipped from other countries up through Mexico and into the U.S. Not only would it hurt American trade, but such a road would also be a risk to national security.

While there is no specific plan to date, the language in this bill strictly prohibits it from occurring. The bill must now pass the Senate before being signed by the President.

2007-07-28 00:26:00 · 9 answers · asked by dianer 5

What the US is using depleted uranium powder for. How can anyone be this dark & venomous, where is the love/ do they have any?

2007-07-28 00:09:37 · 10 answers · asked by Veronica B 2

....pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_pirates

According to the historian Robert Davis between 1 million and 1.25 million Europeans were captured by pirates and sold as slaves during the 16th and 17th century. These slaves were captured mainly from seaside villages in Italy, Spain and Portugal, and from more distant places like France or England, the Netherlands, Ireland and even Iceland and North America.

On 20 June 1631 the entire village of Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland was kidnapped by Barbary Cosairs and sold into slavery in Algiers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Baltimore

Should we in Britain demand an apology and restitution for these crimes against human rights from the King of Morroco and the Presidents of Algeria and Tunisia? Or should we seek it from Muslims in general?

2007-07-27 23:25:03 · 11 answers · asked by pwei34 5

Our President purchased his, right?

2007-07-27 22:46:32 · 5 answers · asked by amazingcrisswell 2

Dolphin's are very capable of communicating in a complex way with their own species. George Bush seems on the other hand seens to struggle with stringing a sentence together. So the question is who has the greater I.Q a dolphin or GWB.

I also saw a clip of him giving the American nation the one finger salute which also shows he's a bit dim and does not have very good decision making skills. Seeing as he is a puppet president I suppose this does not matter to much!

2007-07-27 22:33:33 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 22:03:05 · 6 answers · asked by starone 3

2007-07-27 21:26:32 · 4 answers · asked by starone 3

2007-07-27 20:52:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 20:32:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 20:29:05 · 8 answers · asked by Jose R 6

i ask "why can ethnics make derogatory remarks about the whites, yet when whites do it about ethnics we are slurred as racists"

and guess what - i get a ****ing violation !

2007-07-27 18:55:09 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 18:23:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Suicide" bomber? Suicide is a singular act of taking ones own life. Wouldn't a better term be Homicide Bomber, or Mass Murderer Bomber? Why do we glorify this act of mass murder?

2007-07-27 17:57:44 · 17 answers · asked by hardwoodrods 6

2007-07-27 17:28:14 · 2 answers · asked by Rhai T 1

2007-07-27 16:15:12 · 11 answers · asked by leron c 1

2007-07-27 16:12:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yeah I know, same old question...

but being that oil is the only thing that sustains a lot of the middle east...it would be like the owner of a really crappy restaurant shooting his best customer...

I am open to answers from both sides of the fence, please be polite...thx

2007-07-27 16:11:58 · 8 answers · asked by ☺☻☺☻☺☻ 6

Is he ripping it up by his behavior, and claiming unreasonable Powers, and abusing his Powers*?>> Has Presidential Power been overstated and manipulated by his claimed Authority*?>> Why isn't Congress protecting the American People and the Constitution from being Destroyed*?>> How much longer are the American People and Congress going to be intimidated and controlled by this misconduct*?>> Is there no accountability in this great Country anymore*?>> Is this unchecked Power going to go on unchallenged by the American People and Congress*?>> Is Congress failing to protect us by ignoring the Constitution*?>> Is Congress a willing partner in failing to protect the Constitution and not living up to its Oath of Office*?>> Will our Democracy Survive this Attack on our Constitution*?>> What are we willing to do to Protect our Country and Constitution and People against this Attack*?>> Perhaps a new Spirit is rising among us*........

2007-07-27 14:41:05 · 9 answers · asked by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7

2007-07-27 14:18:41 · 9 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

2007-07-27 14:18:32 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4

Have you heard these whining babies?

"America won't pay for my blown off leg."

"How come the VA won't pay for my psychiatrist?"

"My veteran child killed himself after the VA refused to help his mental state and now we want to sue them!"

Seriously. I've had just about enough of these CRAZY veterans!

We should ship them back to Iraq if they hate America so much!

Ingrates! We let them fight our war for us and they have the NERVE to ask for help once they're back home!

Commies. Every last one of them. They're lucky we don't make them hop on one leg after our sworn enemies, the Iraqis!

2007-07-27 13:52:43 · 20 answers · asked by Josh 4

But every town has underground pipes. And most, say the American Society of Civil Engineers, have pipes that are fifty years old or more. In this profound sense—it threatens everyone, everywhere—this rot is more worrisome than a terrorist attack.

This is truly an enemy within. Every day, conservative politicians fight for the right not to take care of infrastructure, just like Ronald Reagan: "Government is not the solution. Government is the problem."

2007-07-27 13:25:43 · 6 answers · asked by bruce b 3

attach a car battery device to shock him back from the dead?

2007-07-27 13:19:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this another example of the do-nothing Congress that persisted under GOP rule?

If Bush is so gung ho about signing it now, why didn't he demand a bill from Congress 3 years ago?

2007-07-27 12:36:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 12:04:18 · 16 answers · asked by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5

2007-07-27 11:52:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-27 10:44:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous