Things are more like they are now than they have ever been. - Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006)
- "You know, I'm not convinced he's a lawyer, he didn't look devious enough." - Sylvia Hollamby
- "Why, they did terrible things to my father--they put manure in his well and they made him talk to lawyers." - Catherine "Cat" Ballou:
- "A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats." - Benjamin Franklin
- "I know you lawyers can, with ease, twist words and meanings as you please." - John Gay
UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF GOVERNMENT
WHERE DOES ALL THAT CASH COME FROM?
Fees Feed Bureauracy
"...Citizenship and Immigration Services will rely on $468 million in fees.. Those funds are a portion of the total fees that came in with the applications this summer.
Becoming a citizen now costs $595, up from $330. The price to get a green card is $1,010, up from $395. Applicants for both pay another $80 each for digital fingerprinting, a $10 increase."
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON Feb 9, 2008 (AP)
http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/Pdacd957.pdf
I think that it should be noted that according to the USAID/Mexico Annual Report for FY 2005, "about 53% of all Mexicans--over 50 million people--had an annual income of less than $720." Let's see, if my math serves me correctly, 53% of Mexicans would have to spend about 140% of their annual income in order to get a green card from Uncle Sam. And Mexico is one of our wealthier neighbors to the south. -2q(Jim)
FUN WITH FACTS
Q: Who was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park"?
A: Thomas Edison
EARNING A TEXAN MERIT BADGE
A TEXAS cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates.
"Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked.
"Well, I can think of one thing," the cowboy offered.
"Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota , I came upon a gang of bikers who were threatening a young woman and directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen.
So, I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed biker and smacked him in his face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground.
I yelled, "Now, back off!! Or I'll kick the $%@ out of all of you!"
St. Peter was impressed, "When did this happen?"
"Just a couple minutes ago..."
I think that it should be noted that according to the USAID/Mexico Annual Report for FY 2005, "about 53% of all Mexicans--over 50 million people--had an annual income of less than $720." Let's see, if my math serves me correctly, 53% of Mexicans would have to spend about 140% of their annual income in order to get a green card from Uncle Sam. And Mexico is one of our wealthier neighbors to the south. -2q(Jim)
FUN WITH FACTS
Q: Who was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park"?
A: Thomas Edison
EARNING A TEXAN MERIT BADGE
A TEXAS cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates.
"Have you ever done anything of particular merit?" St. Peter asked.
"Well, I can think of one thing," the cowboy offered.
"Once, on a trip to the Black Hills out in South Dakota , I came upon a gang of bikers who were threatening a young woman and directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen.
So, I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed biker and smacked him in his face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground.
I yelled, "Now, back off!! Or I'll kick the $%@ out of all of you!"
St. Peter was impressed, "When did this happen?"
"Just a couple minutes ago..."
Kinda reminds ya of Georgie the Deuce, doesn't it? -2q(Jim)
"Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live" - Common Wisdom
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right on
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