Tag: CD10

This is not the call for an end to bloated government that abuses us, but it is a good start in examining the worth of programs that are designed to provide advantage to those [WHO DECIDE TO LIVE IN] in high risk areas.  Looking forward, there are a lot of federal government programs that involve the states, that should be dealt with in like fashion.  For example, Michigan is a donor state with our road taxes coming back to us less than 100% of what we send DC.

U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-CD10) recently sent a letter to the Michigan Governor Rick Snyder requesting that his administration and the Michigan Legislature explore possible options for allowing Michigan to opt out of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).  Miller said:

"The NFIP is a broken and unfair federal program that must be eliminated.  This program continues to spiral into billions of dollars in debt - currently reaching $28 billion and no end in sight.  The NFIP is inflicting financial harm to Michigan residents across the state by forcing many to pay excessive premiums for flood coverage they don't need to subsidize the artificially low premiums in flood prone states.  For instance, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP policyholders in Michigan paid $315.5 million in premiums and received $60 million in claims over the period from 1978 through 2012, a ratio of over five dollars paid into the program for every one dollar received in benefits.  In the same time period, the state of Louisiana paid in only about one dollar for every four it received in benefits.  That is what happens when rates are set by political considerations instead of actual risk.  In short, the federal government is a bad insurance company and should not be in the business.

"I continue to ask the question - why in the world is the federal government in the flood insurance business?

Overall this cycle, about 13 percent of labor groups' political action committee contributions -- just over $2 million -- have gone toward GOP candidates, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. That's still dwarfed by the nearly $14 million in union cash that's gone to Democrats this cycle, but the GOP appears to be gaining ground with union donors after receiving only 6 percent of total contributions in 2010 and 8 percent in the 2008 cycle.

Someone needs to have their backs as the suffocating grip of reality threatens their very existence.  Government-Union partnerships are soon to be a thing of the past, and the country will be better off for it.  

Also, as each of the traditionally safe Democrat seats become threatened even more, labor has a few buck left over with each cycle, and while the "big O" refuses to help with the pipeline thing to satisfy his ecologically nutty friends, they may not wish to give him their boost.  For now anyhow. I guess labor needs to show its own bipartisanship.

Right.

No, we shouldn't be surprised at this list containing at least ONE of Michigan's representatives hitting the teat of the big L. There are others just down the list, but shining the light on Candy M right now simply drives home how close some are to the dark side.

Her current amendment will serve us best as well.  And we would be remiss to not agree with her assessment that National flood insurance should end.

H/T to the NetRight Daily guys!