As Now Days Into 2006 On Anybody I'm Not Counting... (poem) by - - - - - -

Reviewed on July 7, 2006

Too ill to read much....but thenks for sharing!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed on July 5, 2006

Always an interesting read...life would be dull without you! ;)

Reviewed on July 5, 2006

I Call It Insect Karate Kung Fu

In Battle For Survival, Talent Is
The Punch, Tact Is
Clever Foot Work

excellent lines, Trask ...

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)

Reviewed on July 5, 2006

Here is another atrocity for you, Trask.

Dozens Illegally Used Calif. Woman's ID
Government useless in stopping it�
�So what�s new about useless government,� she asks.

DUBLIN, Calif. -- Audra Schmierer's Social Security number really gets around. It has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states, most of them ILLEGALS trying to get work. The federal government took years to discover that the number was being used illegally, but authorities took little action even then. An entire industry has mushroomed during the past decade because of the ability of companies to gather and make sense of public records, criminal histories and other electronic details. What are they doing with it? "They knew what was happening but wouldn't do anything," said Schmierer, 33, a housewife in this San Francisco suburb. "One name, one number; why can't they just match it up?"

Because, my dear, that would require some smarts, and God knows you won�t find smarts or anything close to it in a government bureaucracy.

Her case is an example of an increasingly common problem: Many thieves are able to steal and use personal information because employers do not have to verify Social Security numbers or other documents submitted by job seekers. The situation has long drawn fire from opponents of illegal aliens, but Congress has only recently moved to fix it. The House and Senate have passed immigration bills that call for employers to verify Social Security numbers in a national database. Homeland Security officials have taken it a step further, calling on Congress to allow the Social Security Administration to share information with immigration-enforcement agents at work sites. Under current law, if the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service finds multiple people using the same Social Security number, the agencies send letters informing employers of possible errors. The IRS can fine employers $50 for each inaccurate number filed, a punishment that companies often dismiss as just another cost of doing business.

"Sending letters is the limit to what can be done," Social Security spokesman Lowell Kepke said. "We expect that will be able to fix any records that are incorrect." Which gives you an indication of how useless government employees are with their �not my job� work description.
On top of this passing the buck, the information on mismatched names is seldom shared with law enforcement agencies.

Schmierer realized she had a problem in February 2005, when she got a statement from the IRS saying she owed $15,813 in back taxes -- even though she had not worked since her son was born in 2000. Perhaps even more surprising, the taxes were due from jobs in Texas.
Schmierer called the IRS and learned that numerous people were using her Social Security number. Officials said that the erroneous balances would be eliminated but that the agency would have to correct the problem again in future years. "They told me they couldn't do anything else," Schmierer said and when questioned, IRS officials passed the buck further and declined to talk about Schmierer's case, citing privacy laws. Apparently they weren�t too worried about Schmierer�s privacy as they let the fraud continue.

Schmierer obtained more than [200] read that as two-hundred W-2 and 1099 tax forms that contained her Social Security number but different names. She provided copies of the records to the Associated Press. People from Florida to Washington state used her number to work at construction sites, fast-food restaurants and high-tech companies. Information gleaned from criminal investigations, tax documents and other sources suggested that most of the users were ILLEGALS. Schmierer's number became so compromised that Social Security officials finally took a rare step used only in extreme cases: They gave her a new one.

At least THAT is some responsible behavior on their part.
God save us from idiots in public office.

Reviewed by Peter Paton

Reviewed on July 5, 2006

Trask
Leaving aside your wonderful and truthful rants, which are always a sheer pleasure to read, and I usually agree with the bulk of your tirades...
You are one hell of a poet...one very astute and shrewd street wise guy !
I salute you brother...
And you deserve a much bigger readership to read the magnetic power
of your compelling words..
Work on it my friend...
And I will ask the Big Boss to help you .:)
Peter