America's Class War Explained in 1 Chart | Alternet
As the author says, we've been in a class war since the 1970s, but only one side is fighting: the rich. And they are winning big.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Student renters lead to HOA dispute
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-ucf-renters-beth-kassab-20150116-column.html
So finally we have an HOA dispute over an association that won't enforce the rules.
So finally we have an HOA dispute over an association that won't enforce the rules.
Parents investigated by CPS for letting their kids walk home alone
http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2015/01/15/parents-investigated-by-cps-for-letting-their-kids-walk-home-alone/
This isn't from The Onion. "Maryland parents are under investigation by Children’s Protective Services (CPS) for allowing their 10-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son to walk from a local park to their home through a suburban community. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv told the Washington Post that they gave Rafi and Dorva permission to make the one-mile trek from Woodside Park in Silver Spring, Md., on a Saturday afternoon (Dec. 20). The kids made it halfway home when police picked them up, based on a phone call from a concerned neighbor. Ravi explained to the authorities that his mother allows him and his sister to walk around the neighborhood unaccompanied by an adult, but police insisted on driving the children home."
This isn't from The Onion. "Maryland parents are under investigation by Children’s Protective Services (CPS) for allowing their 10-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son to walk from a local park to their home through a suburban community. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv told the Washington Post that they gave Rafi and Dorva permission to make the one-mile trek from Woodside Park in Silver Spring, Md., on a Saturday afternoon (Dec. 20). The kids made it halfway home when police picked them up, based on a phone call from a concerned neighbor. Ravi explained to the authorities that his mother allows him and his sister to walk around the neighborhood unaccompanied by an adult, but police insisted on driving the children home."
Judges show homeowners association a sign: Back off
http://poststar.com/news/local/judges-show-homeowners-association-a-sign-back-off/article_9d9bc4ba-9d05-11e4-8573-63b818ba78f1.html
"QUEENSBURY -- A local couple has been successful a second time in court, as a mid-level appeals court ruled last week that Hudson Pointe Homeowners Association has no authority to restrict posting of political signs in front of the couple’s property.The decision comes after an August 2013 ruling in favor of Peter and Peg Jasinski for issues with the signs that started in 2008. The homeowners association appealed that decision."
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So now the association will be "drafting a response to the ruling" after a closed meeting. How about just obeying the law? How would that be for a response?
Myrtle Beach-area representatives file HOA bill to address issues and concerns Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2015/01/15/4729228/myrtle-beach-area-representatives.html#storylink=cpy
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2015/01/15/4729228/myrtle-beach-area-representatives.html
"State reps. Nelson Hardwick, Mike Ryhal and others have filed a wide-ranging HOA bill that would address many of the concerns residents have about homeowners associations. The bill would — among other things — limit the time developers could keep absolute control over subdivisions they build; set magistrates court as the venue where homeowner/association disputes can be addressed; require that association and board member names and contact information be registered with the S.C. Real Estate Commission; and provide for open meetings and records."
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There are other bill as well, including proposals for mandatory training of HOA board members, regulation of imposing fines on owners, and making HOAs subject to sunshine laws that apply to local governments. State-level process regulations like these are the typical response of state legislatures to all the complaints they get from owners. But, as I've been pointing out for almost ten years, there is no willingness to get into the structural issues, such as the municipal mandates requiring developers to create CIDs.
"State reps. Nelson Hardwick, Mike Ryhal and others have filed a wide-ranging HOA bill that would address many of the concerns residents have about homeowners associations. The bill would — among other things — limit the time developers could keep absolute control over subdivisions they build; set magistrates court as the venue where homeowner/association disputes can be addressed; require that association and board member names and contact information be registered with the S.C. Real Estate Commission; and provide for open meetings and records."
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There are other bill as well, including proposals for mandatory training of HOA board members, regulation of imposing fines on owners, and making HOAs subject to sunshine laws that apply to local governments. State-level process regulations like these are the typical response of state legislatures to all the complaints they get from owners. But, as I've been pointing out for almost ten years, there is no willingness to get into the structural issues, such as the municipal mandates requiring developers to create CIDs.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
'Bitcoin Jesus' Renounced His American Citizenship — So Now The US Isn't Letting Him In
This individual is a gazillionaire Libertarian social parasite who fled the nation he was born in, the good old USA, so he wouldn't have to pay taxes. Now the US won't let him back in. Predictably, he is screaming tyranny and tweeting pictures of Darth Vader. Where's my tiny violin?
http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-jesus-visa-application-denied-2015-1
http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-jesus-visa-application-denied-2015-1
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