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  Save National Weather Service COOP Program for Long-Term Savings

  The NWS should restock Off-The-Shelf, modern observation equipment for the coop observation program so that the coop program doesn't deteriorate beyond repair and adversely affect climate data. The NWS Coop program is probably the most efficient use of federal-civil cooperation to meet any ends. To let it deteriorate would mean more costs in the long term, that's for sure. It takes very expensive equipment to replace ...more »

  The NWS should restock Off-The-Shelf, modern observation equipment for the coop observation program so that the coop program doesn't deteriorate beyond repair and adversely affect climate data. The NWS Coop program is probably the most efficient use of federal-civil cooperation to meet any ends. To let it deteriorate would mean more costs in the long term, that's for sure. It takes very expensive equipment to replace the human eye.

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  Establish GSA Recycling System for Huge Savings $$

  I work in an office of 24 people. One person has to worry about recycling oil and fluids. Another person has to worry about neon light bulbs, batteries. Still another person must deal with paper and trash. This is above and beyond their regular duties. Recycling responsibility currently is left to field offices, ill-equipped and with little or no system in place - other than unfunded directives on dealing with recyclables ...more »

  I work in an office of 24 people. One person has to worry about recycling oil and fluids. Another person has to worry about neon light bulbs, batteries. Still another person must deal with paper and trash. This is above and beyond their regular duties. Recycling responsibility currently is left to field offices, ill-equipped and with little or no system in place - other than unfunded directives on dealing with recyclables and "hazardous waste." If there were a slick, self-sustaining GSA recycling system in place with field offices in each major urban area, the federal government could collect and recycle materials like nobody's business. Savings would be in reduced trash consumption and reduced responsibilities for the office; and revenue would be generated from recyclables, with the money going right back into government coffers. The government shouldn't be paying companies to take our old used oil, paper, glass, plastics - they should be paying the government.

  There are numerous advantages to this idea. One result would be relief for the federal offices. The onus of all the "hazardous waste" such as lightbulbs, batteries, old computer monitors, etc. will be taken off the fed office and GSA will deal with it. Also, offices wouldn't need to worry about inventorying all the crap that they really want to get rid of but don't because they don't know the proper disposal procedures (or the procedures are too convoluted or difficult that they avoid doing it). Such a system would also minimize costly storage space required for all the excess crap that the office otherwise doesn't know what to do with.

  GSA should be handling all recycling and it would be a win-win situation for the government and thus, the taxpayer.

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  Create a National Health Insurance System as Next Stimulus

  We could scrap all current government-funded health insurance and health care and institute a self-sustaining National Health Insurance covering all citizens and paid for by all citizens, in part - with a National Sales Tax. This would be an immediate shot in the arm for American industry and business, as well as provide a new flexibility for American workers. No American should have to depend on anyone else for their ...more »

  We could scrap all current government-funded health insurance and health care and institute a self-sustaining National Health Insurance covering all citizens and paid for by all citizens, in part - with a National Sales Tax. This would be an immediate shot in the arm for American industry and business, as well as provide a new flexibility for American workers. No American should have to depend on anyone else for their health insurance. It makes sense. The only way to ensure all Americans are insured is to insure all Americans. I have a viable plan based on a 4% National Sales Tax, a 3% payroll tax and a 4% corporate EBITA tax. This would fully fund our health insurance needs - $5000+ per capita indemnity - and insurance companies who suffer economic damage can be compensated with health trust money and through eminent domain arbitration. The day after a self-supporting National Health Insurance plan is put into place, the federal budget will be closer to balance as well as many states. P.S. as part of this plan, everybody will have to pay reasonable but mandatory copays, even the "poor".

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