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  • Doing the Haffey Sidestep on PERS

    George Rebane Nevada County’s considerable (massive?) unfunded pension liabilities have been downplayed by the county electeds and staff for the last several years.  When this matter has been brought up to the Board of Supervisors by citizens, it has been either dismissed with hubristic silence or called a form of “rural myth” (more here).  This…

  • Racists? – Obama and Holder

    George Rebane If someone utters purposive and calculated statements to incite and inflame racial antagonism, then calling such people racists would not be out of line with today’s sensibilities.  President Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder clearly fall into that category, most recently in light of the speech the AG delivered to the Council…

  • Ruminations – 31may12

    George Rebane As a continuous lament on these pages, the country’s lack of technical talent is now reaching new lows.  We hear that “On college campuses these days, the top nerds are getting a taste of what it's like to be star jocks.  Companies big and small are going on school campuses to hire undergraduate…

  • Voting for Sue McGuire and Doug LaMalfa

    George Rebane In next Tuesday’s primary I am voting for Sue McGuire for Nevada County’s District #1 supervisor, and State Senator Doug LaMalfa to become our new representative in Congress. Sue McGuire has all of the qualifications to become our new supervisor.  I won’t belabor them; you can see them on her website.  She has…

  • TechTest2012 Survivors Breakfast

    George Rebane Last Friday (25may12) the annual ‘Survivors Breakfast’ was again held at Tofanelli’s.  The event has become a tradition to celebrate the young people who took the year’s test and those who received the top scores on the SESF sponsored merit scholarship exam.  TT2012 top three scorers (in no particular order) were Ben Martin,…

  • The Rotten Roots of Socialism

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary aired on 25 May 2012.] The world is in a turmoil that most people equate to something that has to do with finances.  In addition to the reports from Europe about Greece, and Spain, and Italy, and on-and-off austerity programs, we are already numb…

  • The Liberal Mind – Profits vs Jobs

            ‘Tax rates have no effect on the behavior of the taxed.’ – deeply held liberal tenet George Rebane This week President Obama made another extremely important statement that reveals his understanding of how the world works.  At a campaign stop he took Romney’s credentials to task, doubting that anyone who has focused on business…

  • Agenda21 on cat’s feet (updated 24may12)

    George Rebane I just returned from the Nevada County Board of Supervisors meeting at the Rood Center.  I went there to hear the report on establishing a 2005 county baseline for CO2 emissions presented by the Sierra Business Council with some mysterious connection to ICLEI.  (You can check the details on the county’s website.)  The…

  • Ruminations – 21may12 (updated)

    George Rebane President Obama’s background and biography is throwing people for another loop – at least those with their heads still exposed to the sun.  Who knows where the man was actually born?  Who knows what actually happened in South Chicago?  All we know is that the Washington establishment (both parties) and the lamestream don’t…

  • Illegal Aliens + IRS = Tax Fraud

    George Rebane There are over two million illegal aliens in America, overwhelmingly from Mexico.  Now it turns out that an additional draw for such illegals has been the ability to blatantly defraud the American taxpayer with the help of our compliant IRS.  The entire scheme involves filing the 1040 tax return using an IRS-created ITIN…

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