Comments on: Obama’s Economic Stimulus Plan….”Big Dig Deja Vu??”…

By: workplace safety

workplace safety — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:15:32 +0000

workplace safety…

OHSAS 18001, element 4.6, Management review, requires organizations to review company’s occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system. These reviews should be conducted at planned intervals to ensure system’s continuing suitability, adequ…

By: pete garza

pete garza — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:37:21 +0000

Hanford: remediation(cleanup) is a fraud. they have excavated conteminated sites then transported the conteminents to a huge hole in the central area of hanford and buried for future generations of contractors can continue to rape the taxpayer. I have worked there.pete

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:33:23 +0000

I think that people that are laid off due to economic conditions… should be able to borrow from their 401K plans without penalty,including 401K loan defaults that arise from being laid off or downsized…THANKS

By: Uppity Woman

Uppity Woman — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:48:33 +0000

Let’s hear it for No Bid contracts and Over-runs. Chaaaaaaaaaaa ching!

By: Paris

Paris — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:06:13 +0000

Where I live, I see a lot of women in construction jobs, particularly road work, boy, I didn’t give it a second thought.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:01:19 +0000

Ever heard of Rosie the Riveter?

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:56:27 +0000

Undoubtedly Women will return to their homes where they belong. Michelle will be a lovely example of wifely devotion. Don’t worry too much about those jobs for the men; unless the Big O is very nice to the Chinese he won’t have money for any infrastructure projects. W. spent all our capital.

By: LAUREN

LAUREN — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:20:49 +0000

All of these infrastructure jobs are jobs for men. Women aren’t going to go out and bulldoze and jackhammer the country! Where are the jobs for women? There are more women in this country than men and look at all of the households run by women only. This “infrastucture” BS won’t even make a dent in the economy. This isn’t the 1930′s where women sit at home and wait for their husband’s W.P.A. checks.

By: typical.white.person

typical.white.person — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:33:36 +0000

Fred Thompson on the economy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IrR3o7x1ps

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:49:11 +0000

I certainly agree with your point about service to country. It is high time that it was encouraged, rewarded, and honored.

By: rolling_thunder

rolling_thunder — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:47:39 +0000

Umm Umm this is a juicy read. The checklist should be framed and sent to PEBO. This is no time for spending on bad investments. It’s a time for killing corruption and cutting the fat.

By: LD

LD — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:45:45 +0000

Fred,

I concur. Well said. I commend you!! Thanks.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:44:36 +0000

What I am saying is that big government projects will not work until and unless:

1. The cozy relationships between contractors and government overseers is ended, e.g., you can’t go to work for a contractor if you’re a government overseer and you can’t go to work for the government if you’re a contractor.
2. Private enterprise is held to schedule and budget; and
3. Until the government hires people who have experience in the work they are overseeing, to include scope of work that are all-inclusive, which would end the constant scope creep and fair and equitable adjustments.

The Big Dig’s main problem was with the original scope, which was poorly written, ill-conceived, and poorly executed, and that is just the start.

By: LD

LD — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:44:23 +0000

Fred,

I understand and appreciate that. I keep coming back to that concept merely to try to get people thinking about the need for youth to commit time and effort in serving.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:33:36 +0000

While mandatory civil service might be a good idea, I see potential problems with the all-volunteer military should civil service be mandatory. Just a thought to consider.