I read this commentary in The Nation and wrote a letter to Congressman Al Green. Reductions in the Pentagon budget are long overdue. The Soviet Union closed its doors on December 26, 1991 but you would not know it by looking at the US military budget which is equal to the next 10 countries in line. Reduce…
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End Hunger Everywhere – My Letter to Congressman Al Green
Expanding the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 8446) Thank you for voting yea on HR 8446.I propose an ambitious plan to end food insecurity everywhere. In the United States and many other countries, supermarkets throw away about one-third the harvested food due to a blemish, an unacceptable shape or unsightly color.Matthew Drummond…
My Letter to the Lincoln Project – Ed O´Rourke
End Food Insecurity Everywhere I applaud the work that you and Bryan Tyler Cohen perform. I offer a different project for you. It seems that all we do is play defense, keep even worse disasters from occurring. I propose getting the public´s attention with low expenditure projects that will be beneficial to everyone on earth. In the…
Thank You for Your Kind Notes – Ed O’Rourke
The procedure went well. I will have restricted activity for a while. I will start making hotel and car rental arrangements for our trip to US in October. I have two new goals in life. In Colombia, the US, and many countries, one-third of the harvested food hits a dumpster and never reaches anyone’s home or restaurant….
The Draft Encyclical
I forgot to include the attachment a few minutes ago. I hope that the peaceniks will contact Al Gore, Greta Thunberg and famous environmentalists, who have left the bloated Pentagon budget off the table. Sincerely, Ed One attachment ENCYCLICAL – WAR ABOLITION August 14, 2019This is a plea for war abolition in a papal encyclical with…
Potential Bombshell on UFOs – This Could Be Big – Ed O’Rourke
A whistleblower, who had a high military rank and security clearance, has stated that the US governments has been retrieving crashed alien spacecraft for years. I have seen revelations on YouTube and wonder when they will hit the mainstream media. Sincerely, Ed Ex-Navy pilot: Congress must probe whistleblower’s UFO claims | Elizabeth Vargas Reports The…
Serious Effort to Abolish Nuclear Weapons – House Resolution 77 – Ed O´Rourke
I received this message from https://preventnuclearwar.org/ I sent an e-mail to Congressman Al Green asking him to be a co-sponsor. I posted House Resolution 77 below. The first 95% presents the case. The last 5% outlines the steps. I want to abolish nuclear weapons but want the world community to hang on to 50 to deal with wandering…
Tax the Rich – Ed O’Rourke
America’s billionaires (and soon to be trillionaires) pay an average of around 3.1 percent as their functional income tax rate; as a result, America is the most unequal developed society in the world. The last time severe poverty and extravagant wealth coexisted in such extremes as today in this country was during the 1920s and…
Billionaires in the US Have a 3.1 Income Tax Rate – Ed O’Rourke
Three men have as much wealth as the lower half, 160 million people. I advocate raising their tax rates. See the story here. Sincerely, Ed Guess What Taxing The Rich at 90% Would REALLY Do For the Economy… Guess What Taxing The Rich at 90% Would REALLY Do For the Economy… Guess What Taxing The…
See the Latest from Bryan Tyler Cohen – Ed O´Rourke
He is always interesting and entertaining. Sincerely, Ed Kevin McCarthy SCREWS Republicans with accidental admission on national TV Kevin McCarthy SCREWS Republicans with accidental admission on national TV Kevin McCarthy SCREWS Republicans with accidental admission on national TV Attachments area Preview YouTube video Kevin McCarthy SCREWS Republicans with accidental admission on national TV Kevin McCarthy…