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As many as 45 million deaths from starvation during the 'Great Leap Forward'. Tens of thousands killed and millions of lives ruined during the 'Cultural Revolution'.
The Trans-Texas Corridor will consist of many corridors segments that are 1,200 feet wide, with each mile consuming 146 acres of land. This land is currently ranch and farm land that is being taken by eminent domain. Eminent domain is a law where the government can take land for the public good. The owner of that property is compensated at current market rates. It is estimated that 580,000 acres (906 square miles) will be taken from private owners and given to the state for the Trans-Texas Corridor. Property owners that own land near the corridor could also see their property values decrease. As the land decreases in value or changes hands to the state, local communities will lose property tax revenue. Also, if the project is funded privately, then lands will be taken away from individuals and leased to private investors or corporations. The government should not be involved in wealth distribution.
The Trans-Texas Corridor will cost an estimated 184 billion dollars. Currently, Texas is seeking private investment to fund the Trans-Texas Corridor. Cintra, a Spanish firm, is the largest financer so far. They will build, design and operate the highway. If private funding is insufficient, Texas could use public funding. Texas is actively seeking federal funding for part of the project, but Representatives like Ron Paul have submitted bills trying to block this federal funding. Most of the Trans-Texas Corridor road access will be toll roads. Toll road earnings will be used to pay investors and to maintain the roads. If public money is used to pay for part of the TTC it would become double taxation. Motorists would have to pay for tolls and pay for the road with gasoline tax revenues.
Perry claimed the TTC is an innovative solution to Texas' traffic congestion. Nothing could be further from the truth. These NAFTA highways will divert road and rail traffic from congested urban centers, bypass rural communities and bisect private land, with on-and-off ramps many miles apart. With the TTC's non-compete clause, the state will be contractually obligated to allow nearby roads to fall into disrepair, slowly cutting off all access to rural communities and small businesses.
1. MAINTAIN HUMANITY UNDER 500,000,000 IN PERPETUAL BALANCE WITH NATURE.
2. GUIDE REPRODUCTION WISELY—IMPROVING FITNESS AND DIVERSITY.
3. UNITE HUMANITY WITH A LIVING NEW LANGUAGE
4. RULE PASSION—FAITH—TRADITION—AND ALL THINGS WITH TEMPERED REASON
5. PROTECT PEOPLE AND NATIONS WITH FAIR LAWS AND JUST COURTS.
6. LET ALL NATIONS RULE INTERNALLY RESOLVING EXTERNAL DISPUTES IN A WORLD COURT.
7. AVOID PETTY LAWS AND USELESS OFFICIALS.
8. BALANCE PERSONAL RIGHTS WITH SOCIAL DUTIES.
9. PRIZE TRUTH—BEAUTY—LOVE—SEEKING HARMONY WITH THE INFINITE.
10. BE NOT A CANCER ON THE EARTH—LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE—LEAVE ROOM FOR NATURE
The normalcy bias refers to an extreme mental state people enter when facing a disaster. It causes people to underestimate both the possibility of a disaster occurring and also its possible effects.
Control of all zoning matters in the United States and the control of our national parks, rivers and historical sites.
Control over whether women are allowed to have babies.
Control over the economic and judicial policies of all nations.
Programs are being processed to create a tax on citizens of the United States as a permanent method of UN funding.
The United Nation has its own Army and United States soldiers must swear allegiance to this foreign government. Remember Michael New.