The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday released its comprehensive budget proposal, titled ” Saving the American Dream .” The plan would reform entitlements and the tax code, and balance the federal budget in ten years. But while it is primarily an economic plan, it “has a higher moral purpose,” Heritage writes. “If entitlements are not reformed, the next generation and future ones will have to pay punitive tax rates that will end liberty as we have known it.” Check out some commentary on the plan below the break from columnist – and recent recipient of MRC's William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence – Cal Thomas. The Heritage Foundation has developed a formula, made possible by a grant from the Peterson Foundation, that could balance the budget in 10 years, reduce the debt to 30 percent of gross domestic product within 25 years, cut the size of the federal government in half by 2036 and reform the tax code. It also could restructure Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while protecting the most vulnerable and not increasing taxes, if — and it is a very big “if” — politicians prefer the solution to continued bickering… What's the difference between the Heritage Foundation plan and the one proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.? Stuart Butler, who headed the team that drew up the Heritage proposal, tells me the Ryan plan “can't balance the budget anytime soon. Ours does.” Knowing what must be done and not doing it is not just irresponsible, but deplorable. The Heritage plan offers a way out if politicians put the welfare of their country ahead of their own. Follow the link to Thomas's column, or the one to Heritage's more detailed description, for the specifics of the plan, and let us know what you think. Is this preferable to the Ryan plan (and other plans currently under consideration in Congress)? Is it politically feasible?
Continue reading …The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday released its comprehensive budget proposal, titled ” Saving the American Dream .” The plan would reform entitlements and the tax code, and balance the federal budget in ten years. But while it is primarily an economic plan, it “has a higher moral purpose,” Heritage writes. “If entitlements are not reformed, the next generation and future ones will have to pay punitive tax rates that will end liberty as we have known it.” Check out some commentary on the plan below the break from columnist – and recent recipient of MRC's William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence – Cal Thomas. The Heritage Foundation has developed a formula, made possible by a grant from the Peterson Foundation, that could balance the budget in 10 years, reduce the debt to 30 percent of gross domestic product within 25 years, cut the size of the federal government in half by 2036 and reform the tax code. It also could restructure Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while protecting the most vulnerable and not increasing taxes, if — and it is a very big “if” — politicians prefer the solution to continued bickering… What's the difference between the Heritage Foundation plan and the one proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.? Stuart Butler, who headed the team that drew up the Heritage proposal, tells me the Ryan plan “can't balance the budget anytime soon. Ours does.” Knowing what must be done and not doing it is not just irresponsible, but deplorable. The Heritage plan offers a way out if politicians put the welfare of their country ahead of their own. Follow the link to Thomas's column, or the one to Heritage's more detailed description, for the specifics of the plan, and let us know what you think. Is this preferable to the Ryan plan (and other plans currently under consideration in Congress)? Is it politically feasible?
Continue reading …A major security flaw left the accounts of Facebook users exposed for years before it was fixed, security firm Symantec says. Around 100,000 Facebook applications accidentally shared users’ access tokens—described as a “spare key” to the account—with advertisers and other third parties, the Wall Street Journal reports….
Continue reading …On Al Sharpton Show, Guest Says Herman Cain Shouldn’t Bash Obama Like a ‘Racist with a Black Face’
May 11, 2011 No CommentThe Al Sharpton radio show always gets even stranger when radical Syracuse professor Boyce Watkins is a guest. (Last year, he suggested Limbaugh listeners and Fox watchers easily become violent .) On Monday, Professor Watkins told Sharpton that Herman Cain should run for president like Colin Powell, and never mind that Powell actually endorsed Obama in 2008. If he's like a Tea Partier, then Cain's a racist: What I will say though is that I hope he
Continue reading …Lighting Science demos Android @ Home bulbs, promises dead-simple home automation (hands-on)
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‘Tis amazing what a partnership with Google can do. Unless you’re a frequent patron of Home Depot, there’s a slim chance you’d ever heard of Lighting Science prior to this week’s opening I/O keynote . Now, said company is leading the Android @ Home charge, and based on what we learned yesterday at its booth, we’re feeling better than ever about home automation’s chances in the mainstream market. Company representatives noted that this Google-led mesh networking solution — which beams out commands on the 900MHz frequency band — is the first HA solution that’s truly designed to be ultra-low-cost and easy to implement. Compared to Z-Wave and Zigbee, there’s far less technical expertise needed to start automating things in your home, and there’s no need to take out a second mortgage to open your garage door with your handset. Oh, and there’s zero chance anything fails due to congestion on the 2.4GHz band. We pressed the company on pricing details, and it stated that the wirelessly enabled light shown above would be priced “at parity” with the non-wireless counterpart available today. At last check, that puts a single bulb at around $30. In order to make these kinds of devices compatible with existing Android phones and tablets, a couple of WiFi-to-900MHz adapters will be available. From Lighting Science alone, you’ll soon see a light switch, security lamp and a regular wall wart on sale to handle the transfers. In other words, you can pick up a dirt-cheap plug, toss it in your guest room, and immediately give your Nexus One the ability to dictate Android @ Home products. Not too shabby, but what does this mean for the broader industry? Gallery: Lighting Science demos Android @ Home bulbs: hands-on at Google I/O Continue reading Lighting Science demos Android @ Home bulbs, promises dead-simple home automation (hands-on) Lighting Science demos Android @ Home bulbs, promises dead-simple home automation (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 May 2011 06:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Residents of a northern Arkansas town are dealing with a smelly aftermath of recent floods. The Grubbs sewer system flooded, and neighbors are being asked not to use indoor plumbing. (May 11)
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Hong Kong celebrated the Cheung Chau bun festival late on Tuesday – one of the territory’s most unique annual events. (May. 11)
Continue reading …A passenger who tried to open an emergency door on a Delta flight from Orlando to Boston was quickly subdued by an off-duty cop. The incident, the fourth in-flight security scare on a domestic flight in the space of 3 days, appears to be have been alcohol-related rather than terror-related:…
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If you were glued to your computer during the live broadcast of the Google I/O keynote yesterday morning, you might have noticed a new feature accompanying an otherwise recognizable YouTube video. The online video provider used this morning’s conference kickoff as the springboard for its live captioning feature, which brings human input to the transcription process. According to Google’s Naomi Black, a team of stenographers banged out translations during this morning’s keynote. The resulting captions were then displayed on the conference floor and delivered by an “open source gadget” to the I/O YouTube channel. This new feature apparently prevents the inaccuracies experienced using Google’s automatic captioning function, which, if you’ll recall, provided us with at least a couple hearty chuckles when we took it for a spin . The code behind the new live captions will be available to YouTube’s partners and competitors on Google Code. You can check out tomorrow’s keynote to see how the humans fare. YouTube brings human-enabled closed captioning to live video for Google I/O originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 May 2011 06:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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