Mexican Drug War Continues

Two more innocent bystanders were killed on March 19. These men are just the few of the many dead people caught in the crossfire. The drug war has killed many innocent pedestrians, and,

The killings have brought the country's bloody drug war close to home for Mexico's middle and upper class, which have remained at a distance from the daily turf battles between rival cartels. Now the elites are joining poorer Mexicans in questioning the use of lethal military force to fight drug cartels in their cities, and whether the army could be killing more innocent victims than it claims.

The solution- build higher fences and limit the amount of people that can cross the U.S. and Mexico Border Cities. One of the most dangerous cities in the world is Ciudad Juarez. The U.S. can limit and monitor which people can come into the United States, but one can question my theory, "If U.S. limits the border in Ciudad Juarez, then the problem will go to Tijuana or Nogales." That's why I said build a higher fence. The higher fence would make it harder for the drug lords to transport the drugs. If none of those ideas work, then legalize marijuana. There would be no black market for marijuana.  

New IPhones

According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple plans to reveal a new IPhone,

Apple plans to release a new version of its current iPhone this summer, continuing its practice of annual upgrades at about the same time of year, said people briefed on the matter. The model is likely to be thinner and have a faster processor, two people familiar with the device said.

Every summer since 2007, Apple has released a newer, better IPhone. The reason- more revenue. IPhone fanatics will die to have the latest, greatest IPhone, and Apple feeds off these customers and laughs all the way to the bank. As I see it, the new slimmer IPhone will be even easier to lose because it may slip out of the pocket.

Joe's Spout Mouth

When Vice President Joe Biden hugged President Obama, Biden whispered "big f***in deal". While the Health Care Bill is one of the biggest steps in American History, I can't believe he said that. Politicians are held at a higher standard (meaning they are expected not to swear, etc.) His foul mouth shows poor vocabulary skills, and it also convinces Americans that Joe Biden cannot keep his mouth shut. Please, Vice President Biden refrain from such language near a microphone.

New Curfew for Richmond

According to Richmond Police Chief,

 that he believes introducing a strict curfew for minors will help fight truancy and stymie the crime wave plaguing that city.School officials said that on any given day some 4,500 Richmond teenagers are on the street instead of in school. Under a proposal that police plan to unveil this evening, schools would impose a curfew. Any students caught wandering the streets could face a juvenile court judge and perhaps have to pay a fine.
Nearby Hercules and Pinole have similar programs.“It is another tool we can use to get our kids in school so we know they are safe. What the cities have found out is that with the daytime curfews the juvenile crime and activity has plummeted,” said Associated Schools Superintedent Wendell Greer"

However, this curfew is looked down upon by the parents. The parents believe that the police are invading their privacy.  Even some parents say that the police should not tell them how to raise children. Since there are so many young adults wandering in Richmond, I believe this curfew will help keep students in school. The Richmond schools earn money daily for students attending the school as regular public schools do. This curfew ought to give Richmond schools the money they need.

John Boehner Calls Nancy Pelosi Out

Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio calls out Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi. He alludes to the back-room deals because that is what Pelosi did to get so many votes on the Health Care Bill last night. He also condemned Pelosi,

"You only can ignore the will of the American people for so long" and “We have failed to reflect the will of our constituents, and when we fail to reflect that will, we fail ourselves and we fail our country.”

Local News Man

There was a teleprompter fail!

Does Jail Help Or Hurt A Rapper?

 
Most of us have heard names such as Lil' Wayne, T.I., but do we know them because of public media or  their songs. Nowadays, most Hip-Hop Artists or Rappers rap about sex, money, cars, and women. Do Americans exactly listen to the lyrics or do Americans succumb to the beat of the music. I decide to listen and to watch to this music video. This artist used the word b**ch more than 5 times, and that is all I could understand because the b-word had more emphasis than his other mumbling. The artist is named Gucci Mane, and Gucci is in jail for parole violation. I believe that jail-time does indeed help rappers. Rappers thrive on pubic media and the consumer's money. Many teenagers do not know what jail is actually like, and many believe that jail is where people go when they do "cool stuff". Gucci Mane was sentenced to 12 months in jail, but that's not stopping him from being a top-selling artist. Gucci Mane is so popular that he plans to release another album later this year according to his website.  I guess that jail-time really does help a rapper's reputation.

California Colleges

As my College Letters of Admissions arrive, I find myself more and more disappointed. Not only did my parents and I spend more money on college application fees, but sadly I am getting fewer admissions acceptances than I anticipated. I applied to 8 colleges four times the amount my parents did when they applied. Moreover, my parents only paid 2,500 dollars for a whole year of college while I will end up paying 25,000 year ten-fold. Last week, University of California students rallied against the 32% tuition hike($10,000 a year). However, that is not the worse part, I did some research and found compensation packages were the big reason for the tuition hike. I am happy to leave high school and to start a new chapter in my life. However, I am disgusted with the Statewide-California school budget cuts. Some of my favorite teachers may be handed the pink-slip, but the reason I made it to college was because of their uncountable efforts to help me success. I fear that the students of the 2011, 2012, and so on will not be able to get into the colleges of their dreams. With big classes and less classes offered, students will not be able to shine in their colleges applications. I believe Generation Y will start at a huge disadvantage because of the careless of past generations. Please, do not hurt our future, we are the next voting-Americans.

Minimum Wage for Honduras

According to Honduras News

Negotiators from the labor unions propose to set a minimum wage of 8,500 lempiras, according to the leader of the Confederation of Workers of Honduras (CUTH), Jose Luis Baquedano.

“In this country to live more or less, a worker must earn monthly lempiras of 8,500 to cover the cost of basic food, and health, housing, education and utilities,” said the labor leader.

“If a minimum wage is based on nothing more than basic food, that means that the worker is unable to meet demand for housing, health and education, we must speak of fair wages to improve living conditions” he said.

I believe that this is mandatory that Honduras have a minimum wage(8,500 lempiras is equivalent to 425 U.S. dollars). If, for example, Honduras continues to not have minimum, the worker who is willing to work the most hours for the least amount of pay will get the job. This is not how it should works. Workers that have an education and experience ought to have a better chance of working than the person who will work for less money. The workers who work for the lowest pay often do not want to work as hard because the poor pay.

Stock Advise Pt.1

Man are those good videos. Well, the first step in owning a good stock portfolio is to do some research. I would recommend looking for companies that have double (or even more) profits. This is a good hint that the stock will rise in price. Such companies: Harley Davidson Motorcycles and the unpopular Bank of America.Try this advice and may you may double your money in a matter of months.

Aid to Honduras

I am so happy to hear that Honduras will receive money from U.S.A. For the first time I am happy knowing that my tax dollars are going to Honduras. According to Honduras New,

Hillary Rodham Clinton, alerted the Obama administration’s Congress that approximately $31 million in U.S.A. assistance for Honduras would be forthcoming. “We think that Honduras has taken important and necessary steps that deserve the recognition and the normalization of relations,” Ms. Clinton remarked. We believe that President Lobo and his administration have taken the steps necessary to restore democracy.”

Hopefully Honduras will use this money to promote education. In order for Honduras to catch up with the U.S.A and other wealthier countries, Honduras must send its children to school.

Zelaya to Publish A Book

An article from Honduras News says that ex-president Manuel Zelaya plans to publish a book.

Manuel Zelaya is planning to publish a book detailing his removal from office within the next three months, he said.

The assumption is that he will write about his claims that business leaders in Honduras were behind the event, and were upset that he planned to copy President Hugo Chavez’s socialist policies.

No information was given on who the publisher might be, if he would be using a ghost writer, or if it would be in the “fiction or non-fiction” section.

This is very interesting that an ex-president already wants to publish a book. I bet that this book will cause much turmoil amongst Honduran citizens. Many Hondurans may be surprised what Zelaya's true intentions were in office. This book may even danger Zelaya's life. I find it intriguing the points that Zelaya will make in his books. Will he discussing his wrong-doing to the Hondurans while in office or will he reveal a plot which he was not able to make?

The Bads of Health Care Reform Pt.2

   
Another reason why I believe that the U.S. should not have health care reform is lack of competition.Such government-runned programs such as the United States Postal Service already lack integrity to do the job right. Last Christmas, I went to the local postal office, and I wanted to send a package to my grandma. However, I was unable to because the U.S.P.S. ran out of mailing boxes. I was very disappointed because the U.S.P.S. should have known that it needed more boxes in order to compensate for the high demand of mailing orders during Christmas time. Imagine if U.S. health care was like that, "Sorry, Johnny but we are out of blood today, you'll have to come back tomorrow." If companies have little or no competition, why should the company work as hard when it knows the consumer will come back.
   

How Obama Is Killing Foreign Auto Makers

                                                           Above is Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda

Before anybody complains against Toyota, please realize that one has only a 8% chance of having a problematic car. This also depends on how well you maintain your Toyota car.

Just because of this recall and publicity, does not mean Toyota has declined on reliability. Toyota halted sales for a particular reason- the floor mat. Complaints have been made against the floor mats moving underneath the gas pedal accelerator and thus trapping the mat underneath it. Other car manufacture have similar problems and not exactly take actions such as Toyota would. Nissan's suspensions has problems, they know about this but didn't halt vehicles, Honda's ball joint tends to come off especially from the back wheels (a serious problem), Ford's tires especially BF Goodrich pops unexpectedly and minor brake failure has been reported, and Chevy's has automatic transmission problems, so does General Motors, Chrysler, Cadillac.

Toyota is doing its best to help to customers. Toyota realizes that American Consumers have made Toyota what it is today- a successful car marker. People must be cautious when she/he hears the news, "Oh if we drive a Toyota now we'll die." Toyota is not a bad company; in fact, Toyota took smart decisions to make their vehicles more safer for future generations. I commend  Mr. Toyoda for coming to America to testify in front of Congress. Mr Toyoda was quoted,  

"I will be happy to attend. I will speak with full sincerity," Toyoda told reporters Friday in Nagoya, near where the company is headquartered.

"I am hoping our commitment to the United States and our customers will be understood," said Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder. 

Toyota has taken the right steps to ensure American Consumers are safe.

Unease For The Honduran Teachers

The political situation in Honduras is only worse. According Honduras News:

      Approximately 10,000 people marched from the capital’s main university heading to the presidential palace, but were diverted to parliament in the city center by soldiers, according to organizers of the event.

     Thursday’s protesters were calling for a constitutional reform, and denounced corruption and human rights abuses they believe to have taken place since Zelaya was ousted last June.

  

      Six teachers’ unions supported the protests, and called for a suspension of classes nationwide.

I support the teacher unions because if the teachers return to teaching the student, this would only suggest to his/her students that he/she supports the president. The government cannot abuse Honduran civil rights. The government make set a beneficiary mood/tone for the Honduran people

The Bads of Health Care Reform Pt.1

 

Before anybody criticizes this article, please understand I am for health care reform, but not the way the United States wants it. The United States wants the Federal Government have to control of the national health care system. The Federal Government already runs programs such as United States Postal Service, Internal Revenue Service, and Social Security and  the government has proven that it has failed at running large-scale programs such as Social Security. How would a government-run health care system be any different? Well, I am not sure that I have an bullet-proof answer, but here's is a suggestion. Let the American people have the public option this way nobody feels that the United States has violated his/her constitutional right.