I encourage you to read the provisions of the phony climate bill called the ‘Cap and Trade’ Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. Call your State Senators and start complaining now, or kiss your disposable income & freedom goodbye!
This Congress and the staff members who draft this garbage are truly out to destroy the middle class of the USA.
A LICENSE REQUIRED FOR YOUR HOUSE !
Thinking about selling your house? Take a look at H.R. 2454 (Cap and Trade bill) This is unbelievable! Homeowners take note and mobilize your friends and relatives now!
Beginning one year after enactment of the Cap and Trade Act, you won¡t be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act. H.R. 2454, the ‘Cap & Trade’ bill passed by the House of Representatives. If also passed by the Senate, will be the largest tax increase any of us has ever experienced.
The Congressional Budget Office (supposedly non-partisan) estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four will be $6,800 per year.
NO ONE IS TO BE EXCLUDED.
However, once the lower classes feel the pinch in their wallets, you can be sure these voters get a tax refund (even if they pay no taxes at all) to offset this new cost. Thus, you Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class America will have to pay even more since additional tax dollars will be needed to bail out everyone else.
But wait. This awful bill (that no one in Congress has actually read) has many more surprises in it. Probably the worst one is this:
A YEAR FROM NOW YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SELL YOUR HOUSE !
The caveat is (there always is a catch!) that if you have enough money to make required major upgrades to your home, then you can sell it. But, if not, then forget it. Even pre-fabricated homes (mobile homes) are included.
In effect, this bill prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator.
To get this permission, you will have to have the energy efficiency of your home measured.
Then the government will tell you what your new energy efficiency requirement is, and you will be forced to make modifications to your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act, in order to comply with the new energy and water efficiency requirements.
Then you will have to get your home measured AGAIN, and obtain a license (called a ‘label’ in the Act) that must be posted on your property to show what your efficiency rating is– sort of like the ‘Energy Star’ efficiency rating label on your refrigerator or air conditioner.
If you don’t get a high enough rating, you cannot sell ! And the EPA administrator is also authorized to raise the standards every year, even above and beyond the automatic energy efficiency increases built into the Act !
The EPA administrator, appointed by the President, will run the Cap & Trade program (AKA the ‘American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009) and is authorized to make any future changes to the regulations and standards he alone determines to be in the government¡s best interest. Requirements are set low initially so the bill will pass Congress; then the Administrator can set much tougher new standards every year.
The Act itself contains annual required increases in energy efficiency for private and commercial residences and buildings.
However, the EPA administrator can set higher standards at any time.
SECTION 202
Building Retrofit Program mandates a national retrofit program to increase the energy efficiency of all existing homes across America .
Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won¡t be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act.
You had better sell soon, because the standards will be raised each year and will be really hard (i.e., ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few years. Oh, goody! The Act allows the government to give you a grant of several thousand dollars to comply with the retrofit program requirements if you meet certain energy efficiency levels. But, wait, the State can set additional requirements on who qualifies to receive the grants.
You should expect requirements such as ‘can’t have an income of more than $50K per year’, ‘home selling price can’t be more than $125K, or anything else to target the upper middle class (THAT MEANS YOU), preventing you from qualifying for ANYTHING!
Most of us won’t get a dime and will have to pay the entire cost of the retrofit out of our own pockets. More transfer of wealth, more of that ‘change you can believe in’ …
SECTION 204
Building Energy Performance Labeling Program establishes a labeling program that for each individual residence will identify the achieved energy efficiency performance for at least 90 percent of the residential market within 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
This means that within 5 years 90% of all residential homes in the U.S. must be measured and labeled. The EPA administrator will get $50M each year to enforce the labeling program. The Secretary of the Department of Energy will get an additional $20M each year to help enforce the labeling program. Some of this money will, of course, be spent on coming up with tougher standards each year.
Oh, the label will be like a license for your car. You will be required to post the label in a conspicuous location in your home and will not be allowed to sell your home without having this label.
And, just like your car license, you will probably be required to get a new label every so often (maybe annually).
But, the government estimates the cost of measuring the energy efficiency of your home should only cost about $200 each time.
Remember what they said about the auto smog inspections when they first started: that in California it would only cost $15. That was when the program started. Now the cost is about $50 for the inspection and certificate; a 333% increase. Expect the same from the home labeling program.
SECTION 304
Greater Energy Efficiency in Building Codes establishes new energy efficiency guidelines for the National Building Code and mandates at 304(d), Application of National Code to State and Local Jurisdictions, that 1 year after enactment of this Act, all state and local jurisdictions must adopt the National Building Code energy efficiency provisions or must obtain a certification from the federal government that their state and/or local codes have been brought into full compliance with the National Building Code energy efficiency standards.
H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act
of 2009 (GovTrack.us)
Dear reader:
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me what a hard time they had in finding a good locksmith, I’d have enough money to wallpaper my bedroom in hundreds. I’ve had clients tell me that the first company they’d called had sent out a pair of disheveled slobs who either showed up extremely late, or who had improper tools, or who apparently had NO tools, or who had either tripled or quadrupled the original telephone quote, or whatever! What all these clients had in common was the fact that, under stress and at the worst possible time, they had decided to call God- knows- who to come out to their home or business and help them with their dilemma.
As almost everyone in the country should know by now, phony, unlicensed scammers posing as locksmiths have been running rampant throughout our society, charging customers an arm and a leg, cutting themselves extra keys to the customer’s house for later, destroying locks that were otherwise perfectly functional, threatening the more mild-mannered customers with physical harm, and vandalizing the personal property of customers who refused to pay the outrageous fees they were charged. The litany of the scammers’ wrongdoing is a long one, and extremely profitable, to boot.
It won’t be anytime soon before we have rid society of these lowlifes. They’ve tightly wrapped their tentacles around all of the major advertising venues in the nation: online 411, Yellow Pages online, Yellow Book online, Super Pages, etc., and all of these advertising venues have shown little or no interest whatsoever in straightening out the problem. All of which leads to your problem and mine– getting what you need when you need it, and without becoming a rape victim, if possible.
You can cut through a lot of baloney by following the steps I outlined in my free report “5 Dangers in Choosing the Wrong Locksmith (and how to avoid them) listed on this website’s home page. Follow your instincts, and feel free to tell me what you think of what I believe is a very simple solution– finding a reliable, trustworthy locksmith before you need one! If you don’t feel comfortable with a woman locksmith (I’m talking about me, of course), then make as many phone calls as you need to make in order to find a locksmith who answers the phone in a courteous manner (some locksmiths have their wives or girlfriends answer the phone for them because courtesy is not one of their strengths). See if the locksmith answers your questions in a straightforward manner, with minimal side-stepping. Be like a hummingbird– if you land on a flower which leaves a bad taste in your mouth, move onto another flower. My reason for saying so is that, after you’ve sucked on a few lemons, a phone call to me will taste 10 times as sweet. Once you find the right one–
ENTER THAT LOCKSMITH’S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER INTO YOUR CELL PHONE’S SPEED DIAL ! (As much as I hope that name and number will be mine, I’m almost as happy just knowing that you’ve taken the time to reward an actual, legitimate locksmith with your trust). Like all other tradespeople, my greatest hope is that all my potential clients will come to like what they hear from me on the phone and reward me with their patronage. But this, however, isn’t my only wish. I also wish and hope that all others in my trade who work hard to stay ahead of the criminal curve will be able to hang onto their businesses, while enduring the scourge these scammers have inflicted upon them. My hope and wish is that what is good and true will continue to be valued in our society, and that those who prey upon the innocent will get what’s coming to them in spades!!
Good luck to everyone who works hard at living a decent, honest life. And have a great day, too, ’cause I know I’m gonna…
Valerie Tannenbaum, president
A2Z Locksmith, Inc.
copyright 2008, all rights reserved
THIEVES AND LOWLIFES OF EVERY STRIPE ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK. THE U.S. DOLLAR IS GOING INTO THE TOILET. ONE OUT OF EVERY TEN PEOPLE IS OUT OF WORK. GET YOUR HOUSE BUTTONED UP WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME TO DO SO. THIS PRODUCT IS SOMETHING I RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONSIDER:
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IF YOU CAN’T PROTECT WHAT’S YOURS, IT WON’T BE YOURS FOR LONG !!!!
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GO TO THE HOME PAGE, CLICK ON ‘VIDEOS’, THEN CLICK ON THE MASTER NIGHTWATCH VIDEO (IN ENGLISH OR EN ESPANOL ) !!!!
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ENJOY, AND FEEL FREE TO COMMENT.. (FORGIVE THE CAPS – I’M NOT SHOUTING, I’M HARD OF HEARING …….)
VALERIE
Although not a complete checklist for investigation, this list is intended as a guideline, which, if seen in an insurance company loss file, may quite possibly prompt the company to initiate a thorough investigation. These items were assembled and published by D. M. Disney and Associates Inc., a fraud investigation and litigation support specialist firm. The abbreviated list is as follows:
*very personal items missing with little actual cash value
*more items that would normally fit into a pickup truck or van (most are one load, or less)
*NO OBVIOUS FORCED ENTRY!!!!!!!!!! (limited number of keys)
*alarm system or security, not in operation
*loss occurred during the three-day weekend when insured out of town
*insured in no hurry to “get back to normal”
*older items taken and new items left
*more items taken than would fit in the remaining space
*neighbors report a number of items brought in or removed just prior to loss
*insured claims large amount of cash taken
*lack of receipts for big-ticket items
*insured provides detailed inventory list immediately after loss
*recent bankruptcy
*recent divorce.
*items reported to police are different from reports to insurance company
*items reported to insurance company much more than to police
*recent suits or judgments against insured
*recent partner split or dissolution of the corporation
*manufactured, altered, or replacement receipts
*financial problems — job loss, business failure, uninsured medical problems, overdue payment deadlines
*new policy, or one about to expire with no renewal
*insured not available, sends others to provide insurance information
*insured recently arrested — needs attorney fees
*property for sale
*business merchandise with no potential.
You may be wondering exactly why I chose to put this list among all the other information found on this website, and now I’ll tell you why –
Because Key Bumping Is One of the Most Underrated Threats To Peaceful Existence and Our Society Today! And Because Key Bumping Leaves Little or No Evidence Of the Illegal Entry! And Because “No Obvious Forced Entry” Is the Third-Highest Ranked Reason For an Insurance Company To Investigate More Deeply or to Deny a Claim !
Those of you have been here before know that I’ve told you about this many times over — and now I’ve told you again. You do the math…
Buy some good deadbolts for your house, and have a great day, ’cause I know I’m gonna…
Val
Dear Reader:
What would you say if I asked you to pay me break into your place of business? You would think I was absolutely crazy. Would you think that you’d have to be absolutely crazy to agree to it? Obviously so. Now, what would you think if I asked you to let me pay you to break into your place of business? Which one of us would have to be the crazy one in order to agree to that? The answer to that question is — neither one of us !
From a business standpoint, my offer to pay you to break into your place is a smart move, in that I would have an opportunity to show you what your previous locksmith should have shown you. I would obviously then have an opportunity to advise you on a number of possible upgrades, at varying price levels, to fit your budget. The benefit to me is that I gain a new client whose patronage will help me to remain in business. The benefit to you, once these upgrades have been implemented , is that you get to remain in business, too! Now, let me tell you a little story– (more…)
