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July 20 Hebrews 12:28
Pray: Lord hear Your words:
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Lord hear my request: (Say your needs, wants, fears, thanksgivings) - In Jesus name I pray – Amen
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Tampa, Fl
From: Eye
On Tampa Bay
Posted by: Sharon Calvert
The public and voters of Hillsborough County must never forget that All for Transit (AFT) caused a dumpster fire legal mess. AFT's dumpster fire resulted in over a HALF A BILLION dollars being unlawfully collected from taxpayers.
Other proposals include a County sales tax holiday until the over a HALF A
BLLION of unlawfully collected transit tax dollars are depleted or a direct
check to individual taxpayers based on their IRS income records. But with
AFT's big gun lawyers in charge, such refund proposals are being fought through
motions filed by the attorneys for the AFT lawsuit loser Defendants.
Judge Rex Barbas made a poor, grammatically incorrect, incoherent and illogical
lower court ruling in June 2019. To his discredit, Barbas allowed the transit
tax itself to stand resulting in the unlawful collection of over Half a Billion
dollars over 2 years. Barbas's ruling was overturned in its entirety by the
Florida Supreme Court in February 2021. If Barbas had properly ruled in
June 2019, he would have stopped the collection of the transit tax and avoided
this refund crisis.
To avoid any perception of a tainted decision or perceived controversy, Barbas
should not be deciding the refund remedy nor any judge in the 13th Judicial
Circuit. As we posted here, the class action lawsuit requesting a
refund remedy filed for a change of venue to Leon County.
After White filed an appeal of Barbas ruling in June 2019, the County's outside
legal counsel Alan Zimmet failed to advise the county commissioners of action
to stop the tax collection until a final legal ruling was rendered. Perhaps the
massive refund crisis could have been avoided. Shouldn't Zimmet be asked about
that?
Commissioner White has laid down a marker he will will stand
behind and that many many others will support. The voting public will not be
lied to again.
The city of Tampa
has their own revenue sources available to fund their own trains if that is
their priority.
Jeff Vinik's Water Street District was given revenue raising powers by the state
legislature in March 2018. Ironically that was right before Vinik began funding
AFT's rail tax boondoggle initiative benefitting him that began in June
2018. Vinik has also received at least a $100 million in taxpayer
subsidies for his downtown development which is way behind schedule.
With his revenue raising powers, Vinik can fund his own rail
infrastructure in his wealthy Water Street District enclave.
As we reported here, AFT intentionally
rammed their illegal transit tax onto the ballot at the 11th hour before the
2018 election. AFT feared their opposition knowing their illegal
transit tax could not withstand public scrutiny. AFT refused to debate their
opposition and used their local media allies to shut down all opposition
voices.
Again, AFT was surrounded by lawyers. We know they spoke with
and reviewed their unlawful transit tax ballot language with numerous lawyers.
AFT had to know their transit tax had legal issues. It appears AFT thought they
could get away with their unlawful transit tax hike scam because of the deep
pockets that funded them. The end justifies the means.
Commissioner White, NoTaxForTracks and others warned of AFT's
legal issues in 2018. AFT's local media allies refused to report about them.
The Tampa-Centric Five, including lawyers Pat Kemp and Harry Cohen who should
know better, ignored the warnings.
After White filed his legal challenge, according to this report "County Commissioner Kimberly
Overman said the referendum language was vetted closely and voters clearly
spoke. "This is a waste of taxpayers' money and that's a
shame," Overman said."
The shame is on Overman who is not a lawyer but is known for
calling her own constituents "super stupid". Overman has
a history of being a condescending know it
all.
No commissioner should ever support policies that cons the
voting public, abuses taxpayers or puts the County at risk of lawsuits. Those
commissioners should be voted out of office.
AFT, surrounded by lawyers, put an illegal transit tax on the
ballot. AFT is responsible for creating the $512 million refund crisis. AFT
should be held accountable. No one should listen to AFT or their allies ever
again.
The Tampa-Centric Five remain tone-deaf. They
dream of transit ridership somewhere "Over the Rainbow" and push
for another AFT 2.0 rail tax boondoggle.
But Hillsborough County taxpayers and voters
now know the rail tax "Pot of Gold" Billions goes to benefit AFT's
wealthy special interests cronies.
This post is contributed by EYE ON TAMPA BAY. The views expressed in this post are the blog publisher's and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher of Bay Post Internet.
Cross Posted with permission from: Eye On Tampa Bay
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July 19 Jonah 4:3-4
Pray: Lord hear Your words:
Therefore now, oh Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live! Then the Lord said, “is it better is it right for you to be angry?”
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July 18 Matthew 8:2-3
Pray: Lord hear Your words:
And behold, a leper came and worshiped him saying, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; Be cleansed. Immediately his leprosy was cleansed
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FLORIDA
WEST COAST
Opinion by:
E. Eugene Webb PhD
COVID-19 is big business. In the United States the three primary providers of COVID-19 vaccines Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson are making billions of dollars providing COVID-19 vaccinations.
It's
not too surprising, that these drug companies are trying to figure out how to
maximize the return on investment from these lifesaving vaccines.
A one
dose, or two dose vaccine produces a fixed amount of revenue. However, if the
drug companies can convince the FDA that ongoing vaccinations are a necessity,
they have just created the medical equivalent of a very profitable oil well.
It was
not particularly surprising, when Pfizer threw down the gauntlet on booster
shots by preliminarily indicating they felt booster shots would be necessary soon.
For
some insight check out this article From The Tampa Bay Times by the Associated
Press: Pfizer to discuss coronavirus vaccine booster with US
officials.
Rest
assured that Johnson and Johnson and Moderna are watching from the wings to see
the reaction to the Pfizer push for booster shots.
Until
now, COVID-19 vaccinations have been free to the public. For some information
on cost and funding check out: HEALTH AFFAIRS BLOG by Richard G. Frank, Leslie
Dach, Nicole Lurie: It Was The Government That Produced COVID-19 Vaccine Success.
In
addition, all those health-care workers and nurses at the various vaccination
sites, testing sites, hospitals, and clinics where both testing and
vaccinations were conducted are also being paid for by funds from the federal
government accumulated from numerous governmental budgeting sources.
The
primary drug manufacturers producing the COVID-19 virus, are literally making
billions of dollars in profits from the sale and distribution of COVID-19
vaccine shots.
Going
forward, I think it may be a good idea, since the federal government
essentially paid for the development of these vaccines, that the vaccines
themselves have their patent and copyright protections removed, and generic
versions be allowed immediately in an effort to control costs.
If, as
it appears, COVID-19 or the COVID strain of viruses is going to be an ongoing
medical issue for not only the United States but the world, excessive
profiteering from government developed and produced vaccines should absolutely
be stopped.
As we
move forward in fighting the COVID viruses and their evolution, the role of the
federal government as sole provider and payee must diminish, and that cost be absorbed
in the traditional medical process and paid for as appropriate buy Medicare and
healthcare insurance.
Big pharma
has never missed a chance in the history of time to take a life-threatening
disease and turn it into a long-term high-profit business.
With
the global scope of COVID-19 and the potentially disastrous effects, this new
strain of viruses can have on global health care; we need to do everything to
ensure that the profit motive does not become the driving force to provide the
vaccines necessary to combat the global nature of this pandemic.
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July 17 2 Timothy 1:7
Pray: Lord hear Your words:
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
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