Homeland Security, Hawaiian Style

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• Posted By: mkdecosta @ 10/09/2008 7:27:51 PM

  And how, exactly, is the Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit relevant if it's held in Cleveland?
  

• Posted By: karlSOS @ 09/07/2008 6:05:27 PM

  SOS??????Social Security Trust Fund. All We Are Saying Return Our Fund
  Can Some One Tell Me Why We Do Not Have Social Security Surplus?
  While it is true that the amount being paid into the Social Security Trust Fund is more what is being paid out to beneficiaries when they retire. Why is there so much talk about Social Security Benefits getting exhausted?
  The Simple Truth Is That: We have not been told what has been happening to the left over. While the Social Security may be regarded as separate, it is not part of the Federal Budget Fund and it is supposed to be used to pay only for retirement benefits. While not being part of the general budget revenue, the Social Security Surplus left after paying for benefits is constantly being taken out as loans or borrowed by various Government Agencies and they never pay back the Money. That is the Real and Biggest Social Security Problem. The Final Result: The Government and Its Agencies Have Spent All The Money Left In The Social Security Trust Fund.
  What are the First Step Solutions?
  First: Ban Allowing the Social Security Trust Fund Be Touched by the Government and Its Agencies.
  Second: We Need The Name of Government Agencies Owing The Social Security Trust Fund. They Should Be Made To Pay Back.
  Third: STOP ALL IOUs to Government Agencies.
  Forth: Bring to justice whoever touches the social security retirement money.
  There many more solutions. Comments welcome!!!!
  

• Posted By: grizay82 @ 08/15/2008 6:25:53 PM

  Why don't you write about something worthwhile for a change? This is a load of typical sensational journalism crap. I hate to break it to you to but there are thousands upon thousands of legit conferences held each year all over the world in nice locales like Hawaii. That's part of the draw, duh. But DHS sends people all over the world, and I???d venture a healthy bet that the majority of times the destination is some remote place like Calgary, where I just happened to see some TSA officials last month at a school transportation conference. Having gone to many of these conferences myself, I'll tell you there's not much time for basking on the beach, as you're regularly at breakfast meetings by 7 a.m. and you go all day with a couple of 15 minute coffee breaks and maybe an hour or so for lunch. Get a life and do some real reporting.