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Weekly Pulse: Arrests over the Ryan Plan, and the GOP's Kinder, Gentler Medicaid Cuts
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
This week marks the final edition of the Weekly Pulse. I have been writing the newsletter since 2008 and it has certainly been an exciting time to be covering health care in the United States. Thanks to all the Media Consortium journalists whose work I've featured over the years, and thanks to our loyal readers, tipsters, Tweeters, and Facebook fans.
As the Pulse winds down, we look ahead to some of the most pressing health care issues facing the nation: The Republican war on Medicare and Medicaid and the anti-choice onslaught.
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Eighty-nine disability activists were arrested following their occupation of the Cannon House Office Building rotunda, Alison Kilkenny reports in The Nation:
The disability rights group ADAPT staged the event to protest Representative Paul Ryan's Medicaid cuts, which would force people with disabilities to live in nursing homes rather than in their own houses.
Additionally, the House-passed budget resolution would turn Medicaid into block grants and reduce the program's spending by more than $700 billion over ten years.
Suzy Khimm of Mother Jones reports that the Republicans in Congress are putting forward some "kinder, gentler" proposed Medicaid cuts in the hopes that these less extreme proposals will have a better chance of passing that the more extreme cuts Ryan has been touting.
Kinder and gentler by Republican standards is still pretty radical. Republicans in both houses of Congress introduced bills that would make it easier for states to kick people off of Medicaid or erect new barriers to entry. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) claims that "only" 300,000 patients would be kicked off Medicaid rolls under his proposal, many fewer than those would be under the Ryan plan. Gingrey, however, admitted that he didn't have an independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score to back up his claim.
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Sadie Doyle of In These Times takes a closer look at proposed legislation in Ohio that bans abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detectable:
Ohio's "Heartbeat Bill" is part of a barrage of anti-choice legislation designed to circumvent the fact that abortion is legal by making it nearly impossible to obtain one. But, whereas other bills focus on cutting funding or creating obstacles to abortion, H.B. 125 takes a relatively new tactic: It aims to ban abortions outright if the fetus has a detectable heartbeat—which happens at around six weeks, before many women even realize they're pregnant.
This bill is one of hundreds of pieces of anti-choice legislation percolating at the state level. Many of these bills seem deliberately engineered to provoke a challenge to Roe v. Wade. Anti-choicers seem eager to get their challenge to the Supreme Court as soon as possible, before Obama can appoint any more justices.
Meet the H.R. 3 ten
At RH Reality Check, Sarah Jaffe introduces us to another one of the 10 Democrats who co-sponsored the so-called "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV). The bill, H.R. 3 would effectively end private abortion insurance coverage in the United States by imposing such onerous bureaucratic regulations on insurers that they would more likely to drop abortion coverage altogether rather than comply.
Michigan vs. teen moms
Pregnant teenagers are bearing the brunt of Michigan's draconian new "fiscal martial law" bill that authorizes cities to appoint emergency managers with sweeping powers to take over cash-strapped cities, towns, and school boards. Students at the Catherine Ferguson Academy, a high school for expectant mothers, were arrested and manhandled by police as they protested the impending closure of their school.
Amanda Marcotte writes in AlterNet that the move to close the academy epitomizes the contemptuous attitude that so many conservative anti-choicers have toward teen girls who choose to give birth:
The imminent shut down of Catherine Ferguson demonstrates the emptiness of Republican claims that they oppose reproductive rights because they value life. Instead, Republican policies are rooted in a sadistic desire to punish and control, and to deprive women—especially young women, poor women, and women of color—of any opportunities whatsoever.
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Weekly Pulse: Single-Payer Bills Pass Vermont Senate, House
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger The Vermont state Senate passed legislation to create a single-payer health insurance system, Paul Waldman reports for TAPPED. Since the state House has already passed a similar bill, all that's left to do is reconcile the two pieces of legislation before the governor signs it into law. Waldman stresses […]
Weekly Pulse: DCCC Ad Shows Grandpa Stripping for Extra Cash to Pay for Medicare
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger How will the next generation of seniors pay for health care if Republicans privatize Medicare? The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) suggests some options in a darkly funny ad featuring a grandfatherly gentleman mowing lawns and stripping for extra cash. The ad will run in 24 GOP-controlled swing districts, […]
Weekly Pulse: Paul Ryan's Medicare Swindle
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Robert Parry in In These Times examines how Paul Ryan's budget test would turn healthcare for the elderly into one big free-market death panel. Ryan's plan privatizes Medicare, replacing it with premium support for insurance companies. That means the government would kick in a fixed amount of money towards […]
Weekly Pulse: GOP Would Privatize Medicare, Gut Medicaid
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger On Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled a draft budget resolution for 2012. Ryan's program would privatize Medicare and gut Medicaid. "Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, is waging radical class warfare and ideological privatization schemes and selling it as a debt reduction plan," writes Karen Dolan in AlterNet. Indeed, Ryan's […]


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Living in Germany as a contractor for the U.S. Army, Jim Newman got the bug for bicycling. But he dropped the habit when he moved to Barstow, Calif.
The heat, roads and heavy traffic discouraged him from riding, he said. His health suffered.
When he retired to Durango, a cardiologist gave him the choice of losing weight or taking medication. So Newman began bicycling again and lost 35 pounds. The physical satisfaction makes life so worthwhile, he said, especially when gliding downhill from Durango Mountain Resort.
Durango compares favorably to Europe, Newman said, where motorists give cyclists lots of room and everyone is �very courteous.�
�Durango fits that mold,� said Newman, 66, who pedals about 5,000 miles a year. �I never worry about cars coming up behind me. It�s a dream.�
Durango wants national recognition as a great cycling community, too. In 2008, Durango was rated a Silver Bicycle Friendly Community by the American League of Bicyclists. Four years later, as part of its renewal process, Durango is going for the gold.
Mary Oswald of Bicycle Friendly Durango said the city has added to its portfolio in the last four years, not the least of which is hosting the first stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in August.
�I think it really strengthens our application,� Oswald said.
Bicycle friendly communities are judged on how well they provide safe accommodation to bicycles and encourage people to ride for recreation and transportation.
Some recent advancements the city can tout:
Hiring a multimodal coordinator.
Filling in gaps on the Animas River Trail.
Creating additional soft trails.
Establishing parking for bicycles on Main Avenue.
Making Florida Road a multimodal corridor with a bike lane and pedestrian sidewalk.
An announcement about Durango�s bicycle friendly status is expected in May, National Bicycle Month.
If it succeeds, Durango would join an elite club. Of 100 bicycle friendly communities, 14 are gold-level, including Tucson, Ariz., Madison, Wis., and Steamboat Springs. Above gold, only three are platinum-level communities: Boulder, Davis, Calif., and Portland, Ore.
A high rating would speak well of Durango as a community, Oswald said.
�Being designated as a bicycle friendly community means we have a high quality of life,� she said.
Six of the top 10 best places to live as rated by US News & World Report are bicycle-friendly communities, she noted.
If Newman has any criticism of Durango, it might be the community is a little too athletic or competitive about cycling. He is trying to establish a bicycle group primarily for those 50 years old and up � so there�s not as much pressure to maintain a speed of 21 miles an hour on group rides.
His group meets twice a week, at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and leaves by 10:30 a.m. from Santa Rita Park.
Joey Ernst was one of the �spandex guys always wanting to go fast,� he said. As a former mechanic for the USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Team, Ernst followed team member Tad Elliott to Elliott�s hometown of Durango.
Ernst owns Velorution Cycles, 1077 Main Ave. The store�s name is a combination of the French word �velo� for bicycle and �revolution.�
Ernst rides his bicycle to work every day, packing his lunch and change of clothes in a side saddle bag.
He wants to elevate attitudes about bicycles.
�People have this idea of bikes as race toys, but they can be so much more,� Ernst said.
He thinks of the bicycle as a vehicle for social change, a cure for many of society�s ills, such as the obesity epidemic, the energy crisis and climate change.
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A transfected CHO-M1 cell line expressing muscarinic 1 cholinergic receptor (M1) was chosen to demonstrate the feasibility of using the ClonePix 2 System to detect cell surface proteins. CHO-M1 and parental untransfected CHO-K1 cells (negative control) were plated in Molecular Devices CloneMediaCHO semisolid media at low density and incubated until discrete colonies were formed.
Both a direct-labeled and a dual-label approach were tested. For the direct-labeled approach, a Phycoerythrin (PE)-labeled anti-M1 antibody was used. For the dual-label approach, an unconjugated rabbit anti-M1 antibody and a PE-labeled anti-rabbit polyclonal antibody were used. A dual label approach was done to determine feasibility in cases where a labeled primary antibody is unavailable.
The ClonePix 2 system (Figure 1) utilized brightfield to identify the colonies' morphology and location, and fluorescence to identify the M1 expression. Positively expressing CHO-M1 cells produced a range of fluorescent signals with both the direct-labeled and dual-antibody approach. The parental line CHO-K1 did not produce a fluorescent signal (Figure 2). Clones were ranked by fluorescent intensity and binned into groups based upon intensity: high, medium, low, and no signal.
Colonies picked by the ClonePix 2 System were deposited into 96-well plates containing liquid expansion media, cultured for one week, and transferred to 384 well plates. Picked colonies were functionally corroborated with the FLIPR Tetra System using the FLIPR Calcium Assay 6 Kit. The kit measures transient intracellular calcium mobilization as a result of activation of the M1 G-protein coupled IP3 sensitive pathway. Carbachol was used as the muscarinic agonist.
In the high fluorescent clones (Figure 3A) picked by the ClonePix 2 System, carbachol produced a fourfold increase in fluorescent read from background. In the mixed medium and low (Figure 3B) fluorescent picked clones, carbachol produced a four- and twofold increase in fluorescent read from background, respectively. Finally in CHO-K1 negative control group (Figure 3C), carbachol failed to elicit any significant change in fluorescent read from background. Changes in baseline fluorescence intensity were normalized to background fluorescent reads of each 384-well cell plate before the addition of 40 nM carbachol.
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The ClonePix 2 System is a platform enabling the identification and isolation of GPCR clones in an accurate and rapid manner. Utilizing white light and fluorescent based imaging in situ, the ClonePix 2 System has both the sensitivity and specificity to quantitatively detect various expression levels of cell surface protein, thus providing a solution to screening both endogenous and overexpressed levels of GPCR protein.
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Woman wants to see indoor arena and more winter activities
February 4, 2013
Jeana A. Longo sees the value of an indoor civic arena — the one that Mayor Gabriel J....
don"t we thave a track and large building the Bethune Douglas center which when willed to the community was suppossed to remain for the commuity and youth. The dollars would go farther remodeling this building and making it more user friendly to all youth. Like moving the money gate from Hepburn plaza did
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why not put it in the new convention center ?
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[t]hose grads may just put down roots, start families and bring real growth to the region. While an indoor arena isn't going to be THE solution, it is at least a step in the right direction for Williamsport.
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Williamsport doesn't have a problem attracting people to this area. Literally hundreds of talented, intelligent, hard-working people, with potential to change the area for the better, come to this town every year to attend college. There's no problem getting them here. The problem is keeping them after they graduate.
Nearly everyone I went to school with at Lycoming has left the area, if not immediately on graduation, then within a year or two. Why? Because Victorian architecture, Little League baseball and the great outdoors aren't that appealing to 20-somethings. Most don't even experience those things anyway because students are here mostly in the cold months during which there is very little to do besides going from drink special to drink special.
This area seems like a pretty good place to raise a family. The problem is keeping young people interested in staying here until they're ready to start a family. If Williamsport could hold onto recent grads for even 3 or 4 years t
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I would like to thank everyone who thinks an arena would be a great idea.My first question to the negative people is did you ever stop by a public skate at the pond?All you needed to do was stop once on a weekend,and watch the kids and families enjoying themselves.Then there were the classes from mites hockey to special needs kids.If you have a heart at all it would have been warmed as you watched this happen here in our town. Our area needs this for our youth and i for one will do all i can to make it happen as others will do too.
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Recently returning to Williamsport, the area would benefit by offering more activities. Staying indoors with your kids is great for family time, however, we also need to get out, socialize, and grow as a community. It's healthy.
The city we moved from was voted as top ten in the U.S. in terms of growth. Reasons cited: Community based programs, live music, education, culture, and jobs. Williamsport is on the upswing and tracking along the same path. We can be a model for success. If we become complacent, we'll only slip backwards.
Build an indoor arena and parents will volunteer to coach, children will make friends and grow socially. Indeed, we have awesome organizations such as the CAC. Let's build on their success. Certainly an indoor arena will not fix all our issues but it will provide more opportunities for our youth, and community in general. We have a unique culture, live music, art, etc. Let's now invest in our youth, give them opportunities and education.
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Why did Irish need to ponder this issue from 1:53 AM, first post, until 2:17 AM. (second post)? Were you imbibing at a Super Bowl party or just bored in the middle of the night? I agree with SMID and Ray. We should not preclude everything because we as taxpayers will loose about $1.00 each of our taxes to cover the "Outlaws" bills. Am I happy, no. It is a lesson learned. Anyone else think a multi-purpose arena would add to our area?
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I agree if your not a drunk what else can a person do in Williamsport? Oh yea I almost forgot hang out and do drugs great choices please build something in this city besides a bar that I have to drive my car to drink alcohol then get behind the wheel zig zag back home maybe hitting a pedestrian or two.
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Well said spike2, I agree with you completely. As much as I would love to see another hockey team in Williamsport I think the first step would be to get a stable indoor arena that we can do other events within. If done right we could have bigger concerts, conventions, maybe state high school basketball championships. There is a lot that can be done with an arena. Again in the future maybe hockey but everything else needs to be in place first. Every year our public pools cost taxpayers money to keep them open. It would be nice to have something else in the city that could produce tax revenue. An arena with events will bring people from outside the city just like the CAC does. The CAC concerts/events benefit local businesses so why couldn't the local businesses benefit from an arena?
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Pinecr - Seriously. There are people and families who do choose to do more than stay home. Second, you seem to assume she has children with no mention of the same. Third, be honest, we do have many, many more activities available from May through October. If people who post do not use the CAC, that's fine, but most shows are sold out. I almost find it laughable that no one wants any actual "activities" but everyone seems to jam the chain restaurants to capacity on Friday and Saturday evening. No one is happy about the "outlaw" situation. Clearly better planning was and is needed. I don't think we should now reject every idea and all do not need to be a heavy burden on taxpayers. I imagine many of those complaining also favored not fixing the city pools or providing a bag lunch to kids in the summer. Economic feasibility is one thing, complete rejection of an idea that is not something you might like to do, is another.
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I also see the value in an indoor arena. Not that this woman stated that it would be for a hockey team, we all know how that turned out, but it would be for the community to use. There is a huge whole in our sports community now that the Dome is no longer here for activities. Baseball, basketball, soccer, field hockey and lots of other outdoor activities need a place in the Williamsport area to use in the winter months. My family plays soccer all year round and the winter doesn't stop us. We travel all the way to Northumberland just to play a 40 minute game once a week. I hope this thought of an arena becomes reality!
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mayor, this lady, and the Y should be fronting the bill for this then. there should be no putting it on the taxpayers, unless the taxpayers have a say, and a donation.. and for the baseball??? get real, no one hardly ever went to those games at bowman field anymore, or so another commentor has said..
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Where is the money going to come from? My guess, yep, we the taxpayers once again footing the bill for someone with money saying she needs more to do in the winter...how about staying home and spending time with your children - hey now thats a concept not too many people these days do!
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get baseball back in billtown.
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I think her point was an indoor rink might have worked and there are fewer winter activity options. Remember these "street" interviews also do not contain the full comment and nothing is in quotes.
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..... I mean, really.....to hear an attorney and the mayor are willing to front the money for an indoor hockey team in Williamsport because THAT will work, THAT is what is needed and THAT will bridge the gap between concerts and the river walk is very gracious.... I personally thank you !!!!!!
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THAT IS GREAT NEWS that she is willing to front the money for a new hockey team to play "indoors" in Williamsport and pay for the outlaws debt for their failure in Williamsport
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How I hate S/S costumes...not flatering at all
Where is the standing ovation? Absolutely ridiculous!!
I love the germans, and they had an awesome skate, but what is up with that program? The music cuts are so random, and choreo is just weird. Not to mention how distracting the costumes are. Still, they're technique is divine.
Aliona and Robin are SO RELIABLE. Awesome job
I am not a fan of S/S's LP at all. Such a drastic change from their Out of Africa LP last season, which I personally consider a masterpiece. Nevertheless, they got the job done. Technically speaking S/S are the best so far with almost no errors, however for artistry and presentation, I give it to K/S.
clean program from s/s, finally...
when was the last time that they delivered a clean lp?
Another world record :O Wow, what a day.
Anyone think Ingo Steuer is the hottest coach!
Go Pang/Tong!
P/T lost it already. They had to be clean.
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Book Review: The Subprime Virus: Reckless Credit, Regulatory Failure, and Next Steps (2011)
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May 3, 2011
Environment and Planning A, 2011
Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 232
John Godfrey Saxe's 19th century poem, "The Blind Men and the Elephant," opens with six learned men, "Who went to see the Elephant/(Though all of them were blind)/That each by observation/Might satisfy his mind." The financial crisis is the Elephant of our time. Over the last couple of years, more than six wise men and women have written books purporting to explain the financial crisis and many more such books are surely in the works. Most of these wise ones suffer from the same limitations as the poem's learned men. As each reaches out, he or she can only make out one small part of Our Elephant - maybe the rampant fraud at mortgage origination or the distortions of short term profit-seeking or the complexity of the CDO2 - but go on to confidently opine on the essential nature of this beast. The SUBPRIME VIRUS is a cut above the books that have come before it because of its authors' breadth of knowledge of financial institutions and consumer protection.
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A delicious establishment for the consumption of food and drink.
Dude, let's go down to Orange Julius to meet guys!
Lisa가 작성 2003년 07월 04일 (금)
A delicious smoothie made by DQ. It is made by rubbing oranges on the abs of a sweaty man named Julius, before the orange is ground up and put into your smoothie.
Gee, this Orange Julius is really good.
Axiile가 작성 2013년 02월 07일 (목)
A sexual act involving one person pouring any orange drink into their partner's anus. They then engage in anal intercourse until ejaculation occurs. Afterwards, the resulting mixture of orange drink and semen are poured from the anus into a glass and shared between the couple. This can be a heterosexual or homosexual act.
"Kate and I went home after dinner and had an Orange Julius."
TWeirdo가 작성 2012년 04월 09일 (월)
A sexual act in the back of an Orange Julius. May be offered when a drink has been bought at the front, in the form of a note with a napkin.
That Kayla whore gave me an Orange Julius in the back of her work. Shit was so cash.
ShawnDaddy1가 작성 2010년 07월 06일 (화)
A scatological act in which one participant defecates in the mouth of another, and the receiver subsequently consumes a chaser of orange juice.
Did you see Nate spew his Sunny D after Ian gave him an Orange Julius?
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Celebrate "everything Buffalo" at the first BuffaLove Fest taking place at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Buffalo Zoo.
There will be food trucks, artisans who specialize in Buffalo-themed goods, as well as live music.
The event will mark the debut of a Buffalo supergroup, the BuffaLoveBirds featuring Lance Diamond, Ali Critelli, Eric Crittenden, Vinnie DeRosa, Mike Wagner and Rob Lynch. Now that's a band! The bill will also include Andrew J. Reimers, Brad Gower, the Jony James Band, the Albrights, Nelson Starr and the Steam Donkeys.
Tickets are $25 advance, $30 at the door for this 21-and-over event. For more info, visit buffalozoo.org.
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Tax & Estate Planning Law
Tax law and estate planning are remarkably interesting practice areas due to their ever-changing and highly personal nature. A person may face tax consequences if he sells stock, takes out a loan, purchases life insurance, forms a business, undertakes improvements to his home, gives his grandchildren a gift, makes a charitable donation, creates a will, or does any number of other things. A business or organization's tax obligations will vary depending upon its form, the quality and quantity of its assets, and the structure of its transactions. Because tax attorneys must regularly take into account their clients' estate planning goals and because estate planning attorneys must think about the tax ramifications of their clients' estate plans, tax law and estate planning often overlap. In fact, many attorneys who are knowledgeable in tax practice in both areas. Thus, it makes sense to consider tax law and estate planning together.
Fortunately for attorneys who work in this area, the wide variety of situations affected by tax law makes tax practice a very versatile and varied field. Tax and estate planning attorneys may work on cases involving the taxation of corporations, partnerships, and charitable organizations, pensions and retirement plans, social security benefits, estates, trusts, gifts, bonds, and more. Some may encounter international tax issues.
In general, tax and estate planning attorneys use investments, trusts, gifts, and other tax planning devices to reduce their clients' income and estate tax obligations. They may also represent their clients in judicial or administrative proceedings relating to tax obligations or estate distributions. For most attorneys who deal with tax on a regular basis, their practice is driven by the federal Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and state tax codes, along with regulations, revenue rulings, and case law. Tax and estate planning attorneys spend their time researching the impact of tax provisions, drafting and reviewing legal documents, writing letters and memorandums, reviewing files, advising clients, and conferring with other professionals, such as accountants, stockbrokers, business advisers, insurance agents, and representatives of financial institutions. The majority of tax and estate planning attorneys do not prepare tax forms; that task is typically handled by their clients' accountants. Tax and estate planning attorneys enjoy the intellectual challenge that arises from working with an extremely dynamic body of law. Additionally, they like that they are able to help their clients in concrete ways. Mark Drobny '80, who runs his own tax law and estate planning firm remarks, "People walk out of here after they've signed their estate plans with the feeling that they've done something for them and their family that they've wanted to do for a long time and have put off. They walk about with a sense of relief. I can walk home every day and say that I did something good for someone and I didn't hurt anyone in the process."
Tax attorneys advise clients on ways to minimize their tax liability during their lifetimes and to prevent problems related to taxation. They help clients comply with tax regulations, navigate audits, contest tax assessments, or reduce fees and penalties associated with the payment of taxes. Often, their work involves negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or state tax authorities. Even though much tax work is transactional, some attorneys specialize in tax litigation. These attorneys focus their practice on the representation of clients in front of the U.S. Tax Court, state tax courts, and other courts, including those of administrative agencies. Tax attorneys' clients are often businesses and organizations (including corporations, banks, start-up companies, small businesses, and non-profits), but a good number of tax attorneys advise individuals as well. Often, individuals who seek the advice of a tax attorney have considerable wealth.
Estate planning attorneys help individuals decide how to distribute their wealth in a way that will carry out their estate distribution goals after they die and minimize taxation, especially taxation arising from estate taxes. Their job may include helping clients create wills, trusts, powers of attorney, powers of appointment, and other devices for apportioning wealth, or some combination thereof. Very often, estate planning attorneys also aid in estate administration and end-of-life planning for their clients. In this role, they might identify, appraise, collect, and distribute their clients' assets after their clients' deaths or they may help their clients create advance health care directives or make arrangements for incapacity. They also aid their clients in the modification of their estate plans—and the modification of any attendant legal documents—to account for changes in their clients' finances, assets, and relationships.
Many estate planning attorneys work with their clients over a long period of time. As a result, it is not unusual for estate planning attorneys to develop close bonds with their clients and to come to know a great deal about the intimate details of their finances and personal lives. Because they advise their clients on a wide variety of issues, estate planning attorneys must be familiar with the laws governing wills, trusts, social security benefits, medical benefits, life insurance, pensions and retirement plans, real property, and probate, as well the laws that relate to taxation.
Law students who are interested in working as tax or estate planning attorneys should focus their class schedules on tax, business, and estate planning law classes and should also try to take one or more accounting courses before they graduate. McGeorge students should strongly consider completing the Tax Law or Business Law Concentration (or both), since these concentrations are designed to provide students with a solid foundation for tax practice. Students should also take advantage of opportunities to gain practical knowledge in the field of tax law. Clinics, such as the McGeorge Elder and Health Law Clinic, can hone students' counseling skills, while an externship with the IRS, California Board of Equalization, California Franchise Tax Board, or Business and Tax division of the Attorney General's Office can give students real-world experience in this area. In addition, those who sign up to participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) will receive federal tax law training from the IRS and have the opportunity to prepare personal income tax returns. Clinics, externships, and volunteer experiences like these will make applicants for positions in tax stand out from the rest of the job pool by demonstrating their interest in tax work and a knowledge base that employers will view as an asset.
Types of concentrations:
- Charitable contributions and deferred giving
- Estate administration
- Estate litigation
- Estate planning and estate tax
- International tax planning
- Social security
- State and local tax
- Tax-exempt bonds
- Tax litigation
- Taxation of charitable organizations
- Taxation of corporations and partnerships
- Taxation of pensions and retirement plans, including ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
- Trusts
- Venture capital and funds
Tax Law
- Accounting for Lawyers
- Estate & Gift Tax/Estate Planning
- Federal Income Taxation
- Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders
- Taxation of Partnerships and S Corporations
Breadth and Depth
- Bankruptcy
- Business Planning
- Closely Held Businesses
- Corporate Governance
- International Business Transactions
- Land Finance Law
- State & Local Taxation
- Taxation of Real Estate Transactions
- The Business of Lawyering
- U.S. Taxation of International Transactions
Experiential Learning
- Business and Tax Law Field Placement
- Business Transactions: The Art of the Deal
- Essentials of Client Interviewing and Counseling
- Negotiation and Settlements Seminar
Estate Planning
- Accounting for Lawyers
- Estate and Gift Tax/Estate Planning
- Federal Income Taxation
- Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders
- Taxation of Partnerships and S Corporations
Breadth and Depth
- Closely Held Businesses
- Elder Law and Social Policy
- Family Law
- Health Law
- Insurance Law
- Sexual Orientation and the Law
Experiential Learning
- Advanced Legal Writing
- Business and Tax Field Placement
- Client Interviewing and Counseling
- Elder & Health Law Clinic
- Negotiation and Settlements Seminar
- Semester in Practice Field Placement
- Special Externship Field Placement
McGeorge's Field Placement Program allows you to earn law school credit while performing supervised legal work as an extern at nearly 100 approved government agencies, courts or non-profit entities. Visit the Field Placement office on TWEN to learn about our Externship Programs or to schedule an appointment.
Clinics offer faculty-supervised, law office settings in a variety of legal practice areas. Go to the McGeorge Legal Clinics' web pages for the current list of clinics.
Tax law and estate planning attorneys alike must take steps to keep up with changes in tax law, which occur regularly and can dramatically affect the tax implications of their clients' actions. Given the technical nature of federal and state tax codes, an attention to detail is key to the success of every good tax law or estate planning attorney. It is also important for attorneys who handle tax matters to be able to explain complicated tax concepts in relatively simple terms so that their clients can understand what they need to do to minimize their tax burdens and why. A master of laws (LL.M.) degree in Taxation is a popular way for attorneys to familiarize themselves with the intricacies of tax law, but an LL.M. is not required to practice in this area.
Additionally, some tax law and estate planning attorneys find it is helpful to have a background in business, since many represent businesses or individuals who own businesses. It is also helpful for attorneys in this area to be familiar with accounting principles. In fact, a significant number of attorneys who handle tax matters are also certified public accountants (CPAs). Some law firms even provide their tax attorneys with additional training in accounting. As in other areas of law, creative problem solving, research, and writing skills are crucial assets for tax law and estate planning attorneys. "I think the most valuable training every lawyer has to have is writing ...," says Natasha Page '97, an attorney at the California Franchise Tax Board, "and you have to hold a lot of facts together and be willing to get into a lot of definitions and very nitty gritty details." Attorneys who provide tax counsel to individuals, in particular, must have strong interpersonal skills as well.
Skills often found in tax and estate planning lawyers:
- Attention to detail
- Client counseling
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Interest in business
- Interpersonal skills
- Legal and factual research skills
- Organizational skills
- Precision
- Strong analytical skills
- Technical proficiency in tax law
Participating in any of the below-listed activities will not only offer you valuable insight into tax and estate planning law practice, but will put you at a competitive advantage in your post-graduate job search.
- McGeorge Business & Tax Law Society
- Serve as a volunteer tax preparer with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). Volunteers complete extensive IRS training on the laws governing federal income tax and how they apply to different circumstances. This is a great way to apply your tax knowledge to real world situations. In some years, the Business and Tax Law Society has administered the VITA program on-campus. Visit http://www.vita-volunteers.org for more information.
- Work as a summer associate or law clerk in a tax law or estate planning practice, volunteer as a law clerk for a probate judge, or do a summer internship with the IRS to gain practical experience.
- Participate in the American Bar Association Law Student Tax Challenge, in which "two-person teams of students ... solve a cutting-edge and complex business problem that might arise in everyday tax practice." The problem is usually released in early September. Visit http://www.americanbar.org/groups/taxation/awards/law_student_tax_challenge.html for more information.
- Apply for the IRS Summer Legal Intern Program. To learn more, visit http://jobs.irs.gov/student/occ-law-students-recent-grads.html.
- Apply for the IRS Chief Counsel Honors Program if interested. To learn more, visit http://jobs.irs.gov/student/occ-law-students-recent-grads.html.
- Apply to L.L.M. programs in Taxation, if interested. New York University, Georgetown, and the University of Florida all have very highly-regarded programs, although many other law schools offer L.L.M.s in this subject as well. Golden Gate University is a good option for those who want to stay in Northern California.
Practice Settings & Clients
Practice Settings
Tax attorneys work at law firms of all sizes, for federal and state government agencies, and as in-house counsel for private corporations and other organizations. Large and mid-size law firms with business clients usually include a few lawyers with expertise in tax and/or employee benefits. Some have a separate division to handle tax matters. Boutique law firms often specialize in narrow areas of tax law, such as tax litigation or helping non-profit organizations comply with the elaborate requirements for maintaining tax-exempt status. Many estate planners work in small law offices or as solo practitioners; however, some large firms have estate planning divisions. In-house counsel and other tax attorneys who represent business associations analyze the tax consequences of their clients' transactions, from securities offerings and profit distributions to the structuring of employee retirement plans and mergers.
Consulting and accounting firms tend to focus on tax planning, controversy, financial disclosures, and the preparation of tax returns. In some situations, people who are licensed as attorneys may work in accounting or consulting firms rather than practicing law. Tax attorneys also may work in private corporations and banks, as in-house counsel. They can also be found in the federal government (e.g., the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice, Tax Division, which handles criminal prosecution for evasion of federal taxes, or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which is a federal government agency) or the state or local government (e.g., the California Franchise Tax Board or the California State Board of Equalization). Some non-profit law firms hire attorneys who provide legal counsel to, or advocate on behalf of, low-income tax payers. Other non-profit organizations have in-house legal counsel to handle their tax matters.
Tax law and estate planning is practiced everywhere, although large firms with tax and estate planning divisions tend to be located in major cities. The Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel is headquartered in Washington, D.C. but has field offices all over the country.
Tax attorneys usually represent business entities—including corporations, banks, non-profits organizations, small businesses, and start-up companies—but may also represent individuals.
Estate planners almost always represent individuals. Their clients sometimes include heirs, beneficiaries, or creditors of a deceased person.
Professional Resources
- American Bar Association Section of Taxation
- American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
- State Bar of California Taxation Section
- State Bar of California Trusts and Estates Section
- American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
- American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
- International Tax Planning Association
- Internal Revenue Service
- California State Board of Equalization
- California Franchise Tax Board
- Tax Prof Blog, a leading academic tax blog
- National Tax Association offers a discounted membership for full-time students. Members receive a subscription to the National Tax Journal and the Proceedings of the Annual Conference in Taxation.
- Tax Notes Today, available on LEXIS.
- The New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal are all good resources for keeping track of daily business and tax developments.
Natasha Page
Tax Counsel III, California Franchise Tax Board
Tax law
1997, McGeorge School of Law
Natasha Page's legal career came about almost by accident. Through college, three years of engineering school ...more >
Mark Drobny
President, Drobny Law Offices Inc. in Sacramento, Calif.
Estate Planning Law
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Wedding Bliss
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Written by Kate Elgee
Photography Dev Khalsa
For two people who love the outdoors as much as Julie Lyons and Blair Choate do, what better place to get married than Sun Valley, Idaho? Where else in the world can you have your guests mountain bike, horseback ride and raft the day before the wedding? Where else can you recite vows at 7,289 feet, hike up to a honeymoon yurt under a full moon, still wearing a wedding dress and tux, or ride down the aisle together on a vintage tandem bicycle? Fortunately, Sun Valley provided all of this and more for the happy couple, who tied the knot over the Old West-style Wagon Days Weekend, September 3rd, 2011.
For these two outdoor enthusiasts it ended with "I Do's" in the same place that it began—Galena Summit. "We had our first date Nordic skiing at Galena," said Julie. "By the second date, which was downhill skiing, I knew he was the one." They decided to have the wedding at Galena Lodge because it represented, as Julie explained, "who we are and how we met. It was somewhere we wanted our families to see and be a part of."
With an outdoor ceremony held under the shade of the Sawtooth Mountains and an indoor reception at Galena Lodge (with chef Don Shepler on the grill and local bluegrass band, Slow Children Playing, on the mic) it's no wonder that by the end of the celebration guests began to truly understand why Julie and Blair picked Sun Valley as not only their wedding location, but their home.
Coming from disparate parts of the country—Julie from Massachusetts and Blair from Santa Barbara—they were both lured to Sun Valley by a mutual friend. The same friend, in fact, who was in charge of their "chance" meeting at St. Luke's Hospital, where they both currently work, and the same friend who lent them the vintage green Schwinn they rode at the wedding.
"We are both big mountain bikers," Julie said, "and Blair is a triathlete, cyclist." So when it came time to plan the wedding, it seemed only fitting to combine their two loves—wheels and mountains. The bike theme carried over into the personalized beer mugs, the invitations and even the grand entrance, where the bride pedaled down the dirt road with her father (to the uneasiness of the groom, who was wary about the logistics of riding a tandem bike in a wedding dress) and rode out with her new husband, waving and laughing. "That was the best part of the whole wedding," said Blair, with a smile. The green bike, which sat behind the altar during the ceremony, can still be seen around town being ridden by the new couple.
Besides a gorgeous outdoor location and a freewheeling adventure, the wedding was special, Julie explained, because of the small personal touches. "I wanted everyone to be part of the wedding in some way, to contribute. That way it felt much more intimate," she said. With Birchwood centerpieces handmade by her mother, a bouquet made of flowers grown in her "other mother's" garden, bike-styled invitations and gourmet food all made by close friends, the wedding was brought together entirely by the bride and groom's loved ones. It was more of a cooperative effort than the bride's single focus, giving a new meaning to the idea of an "intimate" wedding.
The original honeymoon, at Redfish Lake Lodge after Labor Day Weekend, was a peaceful and much-needed escape after all of the festivities. As Blair put it, "We had the entire beach almost to ourselves." But the real honeymoon, which came a few weeks later as a surprise to Julie, was on the even bigger and warmer beaches of Kauai. "It was everything you would ever picture a honeymoon in Hawaii to be, and probably more," said Julie, rubbing her rounding belly and smiling at Blair. As if the story couldn't get any more perfect, they are expecting a little mountain biker—that's right—on the very day of their first anniversary. A child who will no doubt grow up to ride the same trails around Galena Summit that their mother and father rode down on their wedding day.
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Moonlight Rising
ON OCTOBER 21, Kate Rutherford and Madaleine Sorkin free climbed Zion's Moonlight Buttress (5.12d) in a two-day push. Theirs was likely the first redpoint by an all-female team, and the second female ascent of the route after that of Mia Axon—who completed a team free ascent with Topher Donahue in 1995.
First, Rutherford and Sorkin rapped into the route to work a few key pitches and stash bivy gear. During the ascent, Rutherford led the 5.12d crux and Sorkin dispatched the "slot pitch"—5.12 ringlocks in a tight corner. The duo placed all the gear on lead with the second following free.
After topping out, Rutherford and Sorkin rapped to retrieve their bivy gear, and, wearing sombreros to celebrate, passed out chocolate caramels to the aid climbers they passed.
"They were stoked," says Rutherford. "And while we ruined their wilderness experience, at least they laughed."
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Carson Jones didn't think he was doing anything special last August when he asked his buddies on the Queen Creek High School football team in Queen Creek, Ariz., to help watch over a special-needs sophomore who was getting picked on by other students.
"I just thought if the other kids saw us treating her nicely, then maybe they'd do the same thing," recalls Jones.
The 18-year-old quarterback with a 4.3 GPA had no idea how his good deed would end up changing the life of Chy Johnson, whose neurological disorder limits her cognitive abilities to that of a third-grader. But over the past three months, Johnson, 16, has gone from being a bullied outcast to becoming one of the most celebrated kids at Queen Creek High.
"If it wasn't for Carson, I honestly think we would have pulled her out of school and homeschooled her," says Johnson's mom Liz, who first met Jones years earlier while working as a teacher's aide at his elementary school.
When Chy started coming home from her classes in tears, describing how kids were throwing trash at her and calling her names, Liz wondered if maybe the "wholesome, good-natured" Jones might be able to help.
Liz tracked Jones down through his Facebook page and asked if he could find out who was picking on her daughter. The next day, Jones found Chy sitting alone in the cafeteria and asked her to come sit with him and a group of other seniors on the football team.
"She's pretty much been with us ever since,"says Jones, who ended up "having a talk" with her tormentors.
Not only has the bullying stopped, but the players have made Chy an unofficial member of their team – walking her to classes, taking her to dances and parties, even inviting her down to the sidelines during games.
Carson and the rest of the team's kindness hasn't been lost on Chy.
"They're my boys and I'm their lucky girl," she says. "They're awesome."
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Mission "M" Possible, a 5K race, is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12, with proceeds to benefit a medical mission trip to Honduras.
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is teaming with Global Medical Brigades to send a group of physicians, nurses and medical students to Honduras in June. All proceeds from the race will go toward funding the trip and medications for patients in Honduras.
The race will begin at the center of Ritter Park, continue on North Boulevard to the Memorial Arch (7th Street West), then come back along the Ritter Park trail and finish in the center of the park. Pre-registration for the event is available at www.tristateracer.com. Race day registration is also available.
The medical mission trip to Honduras has become an annual event for Marshall School of Medicine students thanks to the generosity of Ken and Sharon Ambrose who have financially supported the project in honor of their late son Dr. Paul Ambrose, a 1995 graduate of MUSOM. Dr. Ambrose was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
For more information about the race contact Jacob Kilgore by phone at 304-634-2448 or Brent Kidd by phone at 304-544-4585. Kilgore and Kidd are third-year medical students serving as coordinators for this year's trip.
Donations for the trip may also be directed to Linda Holmes, Director of Development and Alumni Affairs, who can be reached by phone at 304-691-1711.


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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Pakatan Rakyat or Anwar's Dreaming for Power?
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What's wrong with some of these hypocritical people? They'd rather be ruled by the ever heinously evil regime BN which will always play so dirty and manipulate the election so that they will stay in power! Anwar is fundamental to change the mindset of the Malays who are the majority of the population, where many are still brainwashed into supporting the evil UMNO blindly, and Anwar is the key to hold Pakatan together especially with the problem of the ever troublesome PAS!
The BN/Umno got back into power especially from the last election through fraud and evil fascist means; and they will do so again for the next one as the "democratic" elections have always been based on fraud in this sorry nation-state! I WONDER HOW THESE HYPOCRITICAL PEOPLE INCLUDING THE LIBERAL ELITIST LEFT (FEEL-SO-MORALLY-RIGHTEOUS-DO YOU?)WOULD FEEL IF THEY ARE IN JAIL AND TORTURED LIKE THE BRAVE HINDRAF LEADERS; OR ARRESTED JUST FOR PRACTICING OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AS HAD BEEN BRUTALLY SUPRESSED BEFORE THE ELECTION; FACING THE BRUTALITY AND EVILNESS OF THE POLICE FORCE AND SPECIAL BRANCH AND HAVING TO ENDURE THE MASSIVE CORRUPTION OF BN. FURTHER, WHAT ABOUT THE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL-TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES' LANDRIGHTS FOR LOGGING AND GIANT CORPORATE BIOFUEL PLANTATIONS ESPECIALLY THE UGLY PALM OIL, AS ARE HAPPENING EVERYWHERE ESPECIALLY WITH THE PENAN AND ORANG ASLI AREAS (LOOK UP www.bmf.ch FOR GOODNESS SAKE!). ALSO WHAT ABOUT THE UMNO'S EVIL ACT OF GRANTING "MALAY/BUMIPUTERA" IDENTITY TO MUSLIM FOREIGN WORKERS, REFUGEES AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ESPECIALLY FROM BANGLADESH, INDONESIA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AND PAKISTAN (WHY THE BIG WIN FOR BN IN EAST MALAYSIA) JUST TO BUY THEIR VOTES FOR UMNO, AND MANY MANY MORE EVILNESS!!!!! OH YES, NEED TO EMNTION HOW UNSAFE THIS COUNTRY HAS BECOME FOR ALL MALAYSIANS, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN!
He has been making policy statements if you've followed his speeches (many of which are on youtube) and they've been fairly consistent.
He's against NEP, but pro maintaining Articles 152 (Bahasa Malaysia as the national language & hence compulsory in schools etc), and Article 153 (Malay rights) as set out in the Constitution. He's set out PR's MEA - the Malaysian Economic Agenda which is based on distribution of economic wealth based on merit (targetted towards the lower income and most deserving of all races, as opposed to just bumiputras). He is anti ISA (will seek to abolish it), pro greater media freedom (willing to revise the Printing & Publications Act, and the University & University Colleges Act). He is totally for cleaning up and strengthening of the Judiciary (in view of what he calls the "kangaroo court" system which can be manipulated by the Executive in critical cases involving government interests, especially prevalent in the Mahathir/Eusoffe Chin era, and still has some leftover elements today).
In fact, he's one of the few politicians who has stated his stand on various policies clearly and consistently. Not many others have done so, including the ones currently holding government / ministerial posts.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Noor Aza Othman,
You reacted like a hyper strung supporter of PR. Nothing wrong with you being a supporter but I am afraid your over enthusiasm will make you no different compared to some 'blind' UMNO supporters who will go to the end of the world to defend their leaders' accesses.
Let me remind you that now the PR is in power in 5 states. It is pertinent for them to prove that they are able to govern better than BN. But now, before even starting to think about how to solve issues plaguing the people, some of their leaders are already talking about installing an Islamic state etc.
I tell you what, yes many of us, independent observers, have put our act together and remain neutral for the interest of the nation.
What is so different between you and recalcitrants BN supporters and leaders who toppled the PBS government in Sabah through defections? Same, pretty much the same. Don't bark back if you do not want to be labelled the same like them. I am no big fan of UMNO and its accesses.
Jumping ship for the sake of justice? When did politicians become so righteous? If so, they would have jumped ship in 1990. Its about positions and concessions.
Want more proof? Write to me.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
His support for Article 153 and his party's MEA are contradictory. If the focus in on the bottom rung of the society and just distribution of wealth, why is there a need to maintain Article 153?
This particular Article is the one divided Malaysians, embedding a sense of supremacy into a community and invoked a sense of marginalisation on the rest. If so, we can chuck out the notion of Bangsa Malaysia. Malaysians cannot believe that they are born equals.
Anwar has not been consistent. Check back the statements he made when he was in Abim and later UMNO Youth plus the many campaign speeches he made for UMNO during elections until 1995.
He sounded more moderate to me but I would like to see more results and not rhetoric.
Article 153 is as entrenched in the Constitution as Articles 4 5 6 7 etc (on human rights) in the Malaysian constitution. You would need a 2/3 parliamentary majority to amend it and what are the realistic chances of getting that done? Voting across racial lines in GE12 alone was a huge step for many Malaysians, but I don't think the Malays in general (never mind Anwar) have progressed to a level that they feel safe about letting Article 153 go.
Changing the NEP is far more practical and realistic step, since it has proven to be a magnet for corrupt and abusive practice (which has actually benefitted many enterprising non-Malay (mainly Chinese) businessmen. People seem to overlook the fact that unscrupulous Malays may have opened the doors for abuse, but enterprising Chinese businessmen have also not been slow to take advantage of corruption. Business cronyism cuts across racial lines. It takes 2 to tango). So the NEP has to go.
I'm realistic on the Article 153 issue, and I have to say I support Anwar on the NEP issue. Can you name any other Malay politician who'll progress this far? Mahathir, anyone? Think he'll abolish the NEP (never mind Article 153, haha)? How about Najib? Has he ever said anything useful about the racial divide in Malaysia (how about anything useful, period)?
People may be sceptical about Anwar, but at least he's putting his ideas out there for debate.
Great blog, by the way. I appreciate you're open-minded enough to allow dissent & reply back, unlike some other blogs....
The most straight talker of all is Tengku Faris. He said what most Malays would like to say but do not how to say it. Blackmailed to give citizenship to British protectorates for the price of "independence". Did Brunei for example give citizenship to former British protectorates? What about UAE? What kind of condtions do we have to go thru in terms of native inactive participations if we want to do business in Dubai for example. It's not 30% like Malaysia. It's 51%. But all companies are there - SIA, Phillips, Chevrolet, Mecedes Benz, Nokia - you name it. Do these conditions retard their economic growth?
- D_Dollah said...
I am not sure what is your stand on this current political scenario. Maybe you should observe more on the ground and surrounding - the mood is for Pakatan Rakyat to rule the federal gov't in the near future. When? As Anwar said on sunday night - when Pakatan Rakyat is comfortable with the majority in the parliment! It sounds - very, very near future. At least it gives us (those who voted for PR in the last 12-GE)hopes and dreams. Rather than No hope and No dream under BN for another 50 years from now.Perhaps just nightmares - as what happened to BN now!
It is seditious to undermine Article 153
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Dear Anon 11.24pm,
It is important not to be selective with your statement. You are wrong on Dubai. 49% ownership is only for UAE company. This is not applicable to foreign companies the names you just mentioned.
Meanwhile, read here:
The UAE will begin allowing 100% foreign ownership of companies in certain areas of the services sector, the country's minister of economy said on Monday (11 June 2007).
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi said that the long-awaited revised Companies Law being drawn up would open up some areas to full foreign ownership, while permitting greater foreign participation in other areas, such as the financial services sector.
"Under the new Companies Law, the UAE may allow foreigners to own 100% of companies in the services industry," she said during a press conference in Abu Dhabi.
You are not only dated but outdated as well. Perhaps it is due to your communal thinking. Yes, my friend. You are a racist.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Dear Anon 11:28pm,
We, voters, have given PR a chance but this mandate must not undermine the democratic process. Once the outcome is out, we cannot amend/change the results through the backdoors (party hopping). Such a practice will continue to breed cronyism and corruption.
No politician will jump ship without personal terms.
If PR can do well in the next 4-5 years, I will support them as the new government.
Meanwhile, it is healthy to have a two-party system to promote check-and-balance.
This is my stand, a non-partisan one.
It's better to deal with the "devil" you know, than the "angel" you don't.
With the so called "BN devils" (as some of you called them) as our Government, I can see what our nation have achieved. People I have met during my travels around the world have high regards about us Malaysians.
With the so called "PR angels" as our Government....how sure are you?? They have 5 states to proof their worthiness. Why risk putting all your eggs in one busket...
- Antares said...
Noor Aza Othman! Fancy bumping into you here :-) I love your passion, it's invigorating and upbeat, a feisty spirit and a healthy sense of true priorities. Kay Peng operates from logic and rationality, being an economist. His perceptions are processed through his left brain and they are perfectly valid - but static! Rationality is linear and continuous. However, Reality is larger than both our left and right brains can process - we have to apply a generous measure of heart wisdom to fully engage with the dynamic dance of probability events. Is there a consensual world where everyone sees and feels the same way about everything? Well, there are consensual worlds within a nonconsensual universe - and there are nonconsensual worlds within a consensual universe. In effect, what I'm saying is: dammit!
I simply cannot fathom how anybody who isn't just a computer program or an android could POSSIBLY entertain the idea of the Status Quo pre-March 8th being restored - and the evil BN continuing to misrule (that's all they know how to do, it's obvious). But, then again, how did George W. Bush manage to cheat his way into the White House TWICE - and persuade a large number of Americans that the Taliban were harboring Osama bin Laden and that Saddam Hussein was about to go on a rampage with nuclear weapons? And why are the Zionist-controlled media still promoting perpetual war against terror?
"Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi said that the long-awaited revised Companies Law being drawn up would open up some areas to full foreign ownership, while permitting greater foreign participation in other areas, such as the financial services sector."
So is Malaysia in so far as opening up certain sectors as being planned in Iskandar Region.
Article 153 is in the constitution, written in by the British appointees. Like a commentator has said, to question it now is seditious. But once you have gained control of 2/3 majority, you can change it. Use the process.
If you are a progressive, as you seem to be based on your education background, dont dont have to me names. Let us stick to facts, correct me if I am wrong.
Only a racist knows a racist.
anon 11.24
- Bow said...
Mind letting us know which foreigners have high hope about current affair in Malaysia? or they are just too ignorant to know anything about Malaysia except through reading MSM and lead into believing this country is such a great nation on earth where its citizen is treated unequal based on religion and race.
DSAI i dun think he is an angel as all the politician. But as far as i am concern, he is the only one can pull all races come out in big numbers to listen to his speech. And i dun see anyone else can do that, not even our PM, TDM or Najib...
On the ground, i think he deserve to become the next PM..
Dear Malaysianlover,
"People You met during Your travels around the world would have HIGHER regards about us Malaysians" if BN were more competent to manage our nation.
Your first sentence seems to be an outdated school of thought. It appears that you are not receptive to changes or try new things. Without risk, there is no return, positive or otherwise. BUT, I am sure you don't want to take the same risk twice or worse many times, regardless of circumstances!
20 years back, cellphones and PCs could be viewed as 'angels' whilst fixed-line telephones and typewriters were 'devils' for early adopters. What is their feeling now?
Khoo Kay Peng,
Your arrogance and ignorance can be expected; you think yourself "neutral" do you? What do you expect from an economist? Or are you just a rabid MCA lover?! Just as you have so much contempt for all politicians; I'm not as stupid as that! I have contempt for many economists especially greedy capitalist idiots like you! Who claim you're neutral but prefer to maintain the status quo for the sake of not "frightening investors" despite that you know the "democracy" in this sorry nation state is a great sham! And obviously injustice don't mean a thing to you nor you know what it means! By labelling all politicians as evil as Umno, you're being hopelessly pessimistic and instead of working hard like the Pakatan politicians, where many are genuine, an their supporters to ensure that such decades of evil power and injustice in this country are defeated; you sit in your comfortable armchair and think you're so "neutrally and liberally heroic"!What a pathetic elitist attitude you have! I bet you won't risk your live and your financial security such as to be jailed like the brave Hindraf leaders under ISA or as the activists who got arrested on the "international Human Rights Day March" for defending the precious human and civil rights of freedom of speech and peaceful assembly as allowed in TRUE DEMOCRACY! I was one of the activists arrested; not about being heroic but I PREFER NOT TO REMAIN NEUTRAL IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE!!! GOT IT??!! And I challenge you not to censor this if you believe in freedom of speech that is!
- GobloKing said...
You can tell I am no political analyst - just a layman..so here goes!
Why would I pick Anwar over UMNO?
I KNOW Umno has only managed to enriched itself fr the country - with did so with impunity and great arrogance
I know UMNO propagates the race card to divide and rule
I know there is no future for all Msians if Umno were to continue like this
Why would I pick UMNO over Anwar?
Has Anwar learnt that he must lead wisely from 6 yrs in jail? Or has he only learnt how to be vengeful?
Will Anwar lead Msia away from corruption and into true democracy, transparency and accountability?
Just from how I think, I would say for now, I TEND to want the devil I don't know to the devil I do!
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Noor Aza,
Accept your challenge I will. Like a humble Asian saying, one finger pointed out expect the other four pointed back at you.
Your reaction by attacking me personally is not going to make you any smarter than you already projected yourself to be.
My arguement is not merely for myself but for all Malaysians who wanted some peace after elections and not a failed state due to political squabbling. This madness has to end and the winners and losers must accept this as a democratic process.
You claimed that you are promoter of democracy and yet promoting defections as a way to topple BN. This is not democracy but desperation. Then, you claimed our democracy is in a sham! Yes, precisely so because of people like you who want undemocratic ways to win power. IF there is no democracy, can the PR win 5 states and the Federal Territory of KL?
I feel a sense of hopelessness reading your response, knowing that our future is going to depend on your generation.
Trying to sell your 'arrest' as a credential is cheap. It is easy to get arrested. But it more difficult to stay collected and non-bias.
You failed on both accounts: being bias and arrogant. No need for me to fear publishing your response. But I would like to remind you about the personal attacks. Your next post will be rejected on that basis. No democracy will allow for you to run someone down personally. I hope you are not wasting your time learning about the wrong democracy.
Please debate on my stand to show that you are a new breed of PR young leaders who can talk sense. I have faced many UMNO cybertroopers who spoke like you. No different.
Dare debate on issue?
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Dear Antares,
Thanks for your left and right brain bit. In a rational and logical discourse, its just that logical, rational and civil.
To suggest that an economist brain is static is the worse statement you can make. If anthropologist or historian I could understand. Economist? The world's economy works even when you and I are sleeping.
Who as asking for the status quo to be restored? For the verdict of the 12th GE to be respected, YES. If PR can win power the next GE, after a good performance, so be it.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Anon 11:24,
I said you were selective in making your statement for an obvious reason and you are doing it again here.
Opening up certain sectors in Iskandar Malaysia? Yes, only to foreign companies and limited to an area not bigger than 250 acres.
What about the rest of Malaysia? UAE is a country not a region.
Yes, you are wrong. And you are still sticking to your communalist mindset.
I don't care if the people I spoke up for are Malays, Chinese or Indians or PR or BN. Can you do the same?
Name calling? I did not call you names. I just said that you are racist.
Hi everyone pls calm down.. let's engage in a more gentle way.. ;)
But khoo, one thing i notice that ur blogs has been into a more 'soften' mode since the PRU.. not sure it is bcos of 'pressure' or i am just over sensitive...
But i hope u are not goin to turn to something like "the malaysian insider" website which i felt lean toward the current gomen, again maybe i am just sensitive.
- AC said...
Looking objectively at what has happened after election, I'm of the opinion that BN has not changed much.
As for the leadership of PR, there's been a few misgivings & some fresh changes from BN's style.
Comparing the two, I would like PR to come to power now. I agree this will bring a perception of instability, it's better to have some short term pain but gain in the longer term.
With BN retaining power & the things that they're trying to do, it's more damaging. I'm not an adorer of Anwar, but he must institute some of his promises to stay in power the next time around.
Not a bad deal for Malaysia.
As for MPs defecting, I believe if it's advantageous for our country's growth. As in love & war, all is fair in politics.
Islamic state? I don't worry about it. With such a high percentage of non-Muslims in the country? If PAS doesn't talk about it, they'll lose supporters. Which means losing power.
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Just Rakyat Biasa,
There is a Malay saying; sudah terjatuh ditimpa tangga...
Like Malays too, I do not hit a person continuously when he is down. This is not the right thing to do. Show me which parts of my posts are bias, I will offer you my sincerest apology.
Leaning towards the government? Which government? I hailed from Penang and live and work in Selangor. I have spoken on the same panel with both Lim Guan Eng and Khalid Ibrahim.
If you are being sensitive, it is your problem not mine :o)
to all the BN supporters and oppositions supporters...Let's all work togther..despite our difference ..to make it more stable and equal society..and most importantly more crime-free society....After reading this posts,I am frighten to see how people are so...(how do i put it,diplomatically without sparking an outrage)..i can't think of a word...I got it intense...so intense..calm down...it will not do any good....heads or tails....it is the people should decide....whatever it is..even if anwar,wins...(there will be twists and turn in the plot)I am not a BN supporter....PAS as an ally....it will push for islamic state...who know's there is a possibility PAS and UMNO joining hands?..There is old saying..when your friends deserted u...u will have go to your family...both of them are muslims..and their allies in MCA,Gerakan and MIC have done badly...let's assume..anwar is gonna capture power anytime...They will have no choice..to work with PAS..which i think PAS will agree..by working with UMNO..their goal of an islamic state will be more nearer...(this will proably not happend...just a possibilty)...Military option can also cannot be ruled out...our neigbour,thais did this many times..when the elections did not have desired outcome.....Given that Msia is a stragetic partner in war in terror...chances are USA and the west will turn a blind eye(they did in mynmar)...there is always a possibilty...I am not here to argue..proably my theory's would not materliase........I really don't think,any govt will let power slip away from their hands so easily..I am sorry,if my views had offended u
There are too many opinions and preferences…. if I may humbly point out or opine.
This is no good, that is so bad, I want this, we need that…..
How about mapping a way forward here? a way which we all can see some light at the end. can we speak as a third person looking into our current political landscape but with fair, informed and 'inside' knowledge as apposed to believes or preference?
I'm asking yes, it's cuz of my selfish need to learn more. I'm not saying your opinions are of no use, as it greatly increases my knowledge of the different angles of perception and thought of other people… yet lacking is the 3rd party dimension.
I'm also asking the above is cuz so many of you are analytical and intelligent yet you expose urself to preferences sometimes even unjustified preferences… and this leads to personal attack from as analytical and intelligent others…. emotions getting involve, rarely is good I think/opine….
So may I humbly suggest we all put minds together, and there is no shortage of great minds here as we can see, for our own good.
Whether you think PR should prove itself with 5 states first or it should just take over majority….. lets discuss how and why…why and how one is/can be better then the other….. which will/may work… what can/could be the likely outcome…
If you think AI should be the PM, what would be the foreseeable consequences? Succession plan pushed forward? Or would AB perform remarkably, since he now has greater impetus?
Yes they are too just opinions, but maybe we may move purposefully forward.....
Back to the more informed…..
Lee Eng Guan
SPM (hence my lack of informed opinion)
local government school
Mr Lee,
This is most sensible view,I ever heard so far.I am getting sick of hearing too much Pro-anwar and too-much BN...I hope opposition,use this golden apportunity,show to msians they are better then BN in terms of goverance.....instead of
being over ambitious,tempting the MP's to switch camps....can there be any reassurance they will stay with Anwar forever...If some other party were to offer more money and poltical postion..I am sure they will jump ship...This is indeed bad for malaysia...This is lead
to whole new trend of corrupted polticans gaining the upper hand...in the end,the people will not benefit....It's will be always about who gets more power,more contracts,more postions.....It's scrouge of corruption,neopotisim,cronisim...
all binded as one..thus we will be back to square one....
Anwar had made his announcment,that he will come to power as PM,before meredeka day..Given,the recent defaction of two gerekan Members to DAP camp or atleast being part of penang adminstration....The plot had just thicken....He had also given a interview on channelnewsasia (sg media),that negioations between BN defectaors can be done in HK,sg or dubai...badawi had been tight-lipped about it so far....maybe in next few days,he will issue a statement...Now the question,if anwar were to come to power...will there be smooth transition of power? or we gonna see some worst outbreak of racial
riots!...There is always possiblity...as we never ventured out from BN terroity...to explore....or Anwar is playing some mind games...so badawi adminstration would do something in a rush....thus exposing them to more public scrutiny........we will wait and see
- TAMING SARI said...
HELLO (versi melayu)
1. Mengancam Ketuanan Melayu dan kedaulatan raja-raja dengan ideologi Ketuanan Rakyat
2. Menghapuskan DEB dan menghapuskan Hak Istimewa Orang melayu.
3. Mengancam Agama Islam dengan menyokong IFC.
Punyai pelbagai lagi rancangan jahat yang mengancam agama, bangsa dan negara..
sedarlah wahai Melayu Islam sekalian...
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