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  Stop companies from selling to other countries

  Other countries (or more corporations from other countries) are buying out american companies. Dubai purchased our ports, China basically has their hands into everything owning over $9 billion in shares of US companies and latest company to be acquired was GNC. Russian Company has been purchasing US Steel companies in Michigan and Mississippi. We need to make a strong comeback and be the world leader in competitiveness ...more »

  Other countries (or more corporations from other countries) are buying out american companies. Dubai purchased our ports, China basically has their hands into everything owning over $9 billion in shares of US companies and latest company to be acquired was GNC. Russian Company has been purchasing US Steel companies in Michigan and Mississippi. We need to make a strong comeback and be the world leader in competitiveness before we lose it all. Lets make a what if question, What if they all decided to close up shops because of one reason or another. Where will our unemployment numbers be at then? 20, 30, 40%? This is capitalism at its best and we are failing, lagging behind.

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  Inmate abuse of chow hall

  Inmates will complain to your face about how disgusting food is in the prison chow hall but yet when your down there they go back in line for a second and third helping. A way to cut costs is to have the inmates use their id's and scan them when they go through the chow line. The list will refresh for every meal and once youve gone through the first time thats it, saving taxpayers thousands. We already have food service ...more »

  Inmates will complain to your face about how disgusting food is in the prison chow hall but yet when your down there they go back in line for a second and third helping. A way to cut costs is to have the inmates use their id's and scan them when they go through the chow line. The list will refresh for every meal and once youve gone through the first time thats it, saving taxpayers thousands. We already have food service staff standing in line making sure portion control and lack of contraband being passed along. Why not have them check id's after they have been scanned to make sure they are the same person whos on the card? It would be added security for the system and it will keep the inmates accountable.

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  Get rid of most if not all Presidents Czars positions.

  What is the point of having an agency/department if youre just going to create more and more Czar positions? Most of these positions are making well over $100,000 a year.

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  Alternative Solution for energy

  Inmates love to workout and BOP uses a lot of energy, how can we merge the two? The Inmates already have barcodes on their id's, those can be scanned on a stationary bike that sits in front of one of the tv areas. These stationary bikes can be used as a contest for the individual but more importantly they can be used to create alternative source of energy. One bike may prove to be enough for one tv for an hour but ...more »

  Inmates love to workout and BOP uses a lot of energy, how can we merge the two? The Inmates already have barcodes on their id's, those can be scanned on a stationary bike that sits in front of one of the tv areas. These stationary bikes can be used as a contest for the individual but more importantly they can be used to create alternative source of energy. One bike may prove to be enough for one tv for an hour but if we have multiple bikes in each area can be used for socializing and pushes alot more output. If we can put a figurative carrot out on a stick the inmates will be for this initiative. The inmate for most output in a single year gets lets say a month of extra good time on their record. Monthly contests could be items from the institutions commissary. If a quarter of our prison population nationwide were to participate thats over 50,000 people. It is said that ouput can be upwards to 300 watts. There is a commercial item that uses this called, Pedal-A-Watt.

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