Positions and Views of Lih Young
on Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy
| Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy |
Positions and Views |
| Fiscal Policy, a General Statement |
ISSUES ON: Government, Fiscal Policy:
Major transaction or land deal should be rigorously reviewed objectively by academically very well trained, based on merits, priorities, cost- effectiveness, social cost-benefits, etc., through competitive processes, general soliciting, fair market mechanism; not arranged by the developer or inner circle; should be openly discussed with residents, in official meetings, Mayor/Council/ public hearings; not misleading, concealing, unjust manipulation or influence; not rushed through as the consent agenda items as mall purchases of goods and services. Eliminate, prevent: abandonment of public resources, land, properties to benefit a few or "official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks" including developer, government attorneys, lawyers, law firms, etc.) at the expense of general public and future generations, including other jurisdictions, especially with grants and public debts from the state and federal; sold, leased out (secret hidden agenda, even huge acres, decades-long lease) with zero or no fair compensation, despite citizen's objection; unnecessarily leased private properties for government use at very high costs even with short lease (a few years or shorter); with extra high costs to construct building, furnish expansive equipments; and when construction is done, lease expires, completed products abandoned or free to a few; often disguised by partnership, economic development, school, education, public safety, etc.; several rounds of unjust abandonment and purchase; misleading public roads, highways, when abandoned to private; unjust projects, appropriation; misuse, abuse, misappropriation; false road construction, maintenance; false records: land, roads, maps; unjust demolition of building even in good condition to initiate new construction, project, purchase, including library or school. Focus on principle, merit, fairness, cost-effectiveness; not for the best interest of the people. Redir [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
Source: Submitted by Lih Young (11/01/2006) |
| Federal Budget & Debt |
ISSUES ON: Government, Fiscal Policy:
Major transaction or land deal should be rigorously reviewed objectively by academically very well trained, based on merits, priorities, cost- effectiveness, social cost-benefits, etc., through competitive processes, general soliciting, fair market mechanism; not arranged by the developer or inner circle; should be openly discussed with residents, in official meetings, Mayor/Council/ public hearings; not misleading, concealing, unjust manipulation or influence; not rushed through as the consent agenda items as mall purchases of goods and services. Eliminate, prevent: abandonment of public resources, land, properties to benefit a few or "official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks" including developer, government attorneys, lawyers, law firms, etc.) at the expense of general public and future generations, including other jurisdictions, especially with grants and public debts from the state and federal; sold, leased out (secret hidden agenda, even huge acres, decades-long lease) with zero or no fair compensation, despite citizen's objection; unnecessarily leased private properties for government use at very high costs even with short lease (a few years or shorter); with extra high costs to construct building, furnish expansive equipments; and when construction is done, lease expires, completed products abandoned or free to a few; often disguised by partnership, economic development, school, education, public safety, etc.; several rounds of unjust abandonment and purchase; misleading public roads, highways, when abandoned to private; unjust projects, appropriation; misuse, abuse, misappropriation; false road construction, maintenance; false records: land, roads, maps; unjust demolition of building even in good condition to initiate new construction, project, purchase, including library or school. Focus on principle, merit, fairness, cost-effectiveness; not for the best interest of the people. Redir [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
Source: Submitted by Lih Young (11/01/2006) |
| Deficit Spending |
Focus on principle, merit, fairness, cost-effectiveness. Redirect priorities, budget, focus. Improve productivities which increase government revenue. Eliminate: waste, abuse, nonsense projects, unnecessary expenditure, abandonment of land, properties, resources, "fraud-crime- networks"; less public debt/ bond (burden of taxpayers and future generations; stop unjust abandonment/ destruction/ lease-out/ sale public land, buildings, schools (free or without fair compensation, even decades long leases); purchase/ lease-in/ construct land, facilities (at outrageous costs, many times market values); unjust improper planning, misleading, deceit; improper reserve fund (not savings for potential capital investment, but by borrowing, public debt, bond); raising taxation, fees; abuse of power, litigation, legal costs; especially by legal/judicial personnel, "official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks"; false citations (municipal, police, inspection; traffic, or phoney); improper/unjust legislative bills, proposals, appropriation, expenditures; ineffective/nonsense projects, programs (e.g., Greater Rockville Partnership, Rockville Housing Enterprise, Annual Night-Out, Rockville University, Citizen Police Academy, CALEA police accreditation, City Attorney Paul Glasgow, related law firms; abuse of power, litigation, complaints, files, contracting (arbitrary criteria, selection); improper complaint processing, procedures, proceedings, legal services (disservice); improper land deals, abandonment of public land, resources, properties; improper procurement, not open bid (e.g., Rockville Town Center, goods, services; all stages; design, development, construction, etc.); abuse of public land, resources for private gains.
Source: Lih Young (10/31/2008) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Reducing the Deficit |
| Entitlements |
| Debt Limit |
| Gold Standard |
| Earmarks |
| Government Efficiency |
| Balanced Budget & Constitutional Amendment |
| Presidential Line-item Veto Power |
| Spending Limits |
| Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule for Tax Cuts or New Spending |