The number of abandoned houses throughout homestead subdivisions has piqued my interest, specifically what caused the trashing of the first family home.<\/p>\n
Research was done a year ago that probed the issue to the core. Surprising the results of findings that revealed the primary culprits. It includes the following:<\/p>\n
Dumping 50 cents for every dollar of the family income in poker arcades. We refuse to admit in grand self-denial the fangs of a very destructive family scourge. It is the primary culprit in the loss and abandonment of the first family home. It leaches into sacrificing other basic family needs just to meet this destructive addiction. Coupled with another destructive addiction\u2014use of crystal meth\u2014and it\u2019s a homerun in complete family bankruptcy.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s the combined downsizing of private industries that released resident workers for CW-1 employees that resulted in joblessness. If you disagree, then why are there still some 15K guest workers here? Understandably, there\u2019s the head on collision in value system\u2014resident workers could afford delinquency while guest workers treat employment seriously. The low minimum wage factors into the loss of the family home and lack of ability to sustain paying for family obligations.<\/p>\n
The granting of loan to applicants who simply don\u2019t have the income to sustain paying for the first family home. It led to non-payment and subsequent foreclosure. It is especially hard for those who became victims of political retaliation\u2014loss of government jobs\u2014for marching behind the wrong politician.<\/p>\n
When do we admit that this scourge has ruined family wellbeing Marianas-wide? Do we have the courage to rid families of their destructive gambling addiction? It\u2019s loss of family homes now; what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n
Important: Legacy building<\/strong> Let\u2019s use an athletic metaphor (lingo) in hopes of establishing an understanding of the term. We\u2019ve seen some of the best baseball pitchers here, from Uncles Jose Magof\u00f1a, Rick (Ruth) Sablan and Logrigo (Digu`) Camacho, to Tony Satur and Tony Benavente. Each has a history of records difficult to match as powerful hurlers on the diamond years ago.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your contribution beyond looking dapper and suspiciously smart? Would it be cockfighting, roadside trash collection, chasing stray dogs, pantie hanging prohibition, and tinted windshields?<\/p>\n Are we supposed to blindly take these trivial issues as significant constructive policies that would help revive the local economy? It\u2019s economic dystopia where nothing works, right? How could you have missed it?<\/p>\n Are you suffering from perception, lack of purpose and integrity lapses? Is situational abject poverty (resulting from your doing a whale lot of nothing) the indelible legacy you wish to leave behind? You see, we don\u2019t want to embarrass you for doing what you do best: nothing!<\/p>\n What creates jobs?<\/strong> \u201cIsn\u2019t it that we have over 4,000 public sector employees?\u201d I pressed if this sector generates profit the way private industries do? No answer.<\/p>\n Actually, it begins with an entrepreneurship that sees a need for a certain service. He organizes a business that includes hiring people to partake in providing the planned service. It would have to be profitable and sustainable in order to keep his employees.<\/p>\n The businessman pays income taxes from profits he made. His employees also pay income taxes. This often includes paying a certain amount for health insurance too. So you could imagine how hard he has to work daily to stay above water.<\/p>\n If politicians claim they create jobs it\u2019s best that they stick it in their ears. Why do I want a job that requires my kissing their filthy ring? My personal dignity and dedication to get ahead rise above corrupt favors. \u201cPeople need jobs, and millions find dignity in work, but not from jobs that others are forced to provide. People want to be genuinely useful. They don\u2019t just want to go through the motions.\u201d<\/p>\n Hocog\u2019s $400K: Through the grapevine I heard that the $400,000 to subsidize the fuel cost of the MF Luta has been released. What\u2019s the source of authority allowing for the release of such a huge taxpayers\u2019 subsidy? Was it duly appropriated and specifically earmarked for such purpose?<\/p>\n What about other businesses struggling to stay above water, don\u2019t they also deserve taxpayer subsidies? Other businesses muddling through thick bad times also deserve subsidies! The AG and OPA must zero-in on this highly questionable use of public funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The number of abandoned houses throughout homestead subdivisions has piqued my interest, specifically what caused…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4326,67,317,4327],"class_list":["post-200797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-important-legacy","tag-people","tag-tony-satur","tag-uncles-jose-magof"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThere are several meanings of the word legacy. One pertains to something passed on by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. Let\u2019s bring this closer to home.<\/p>\n
\nTook a quick survey to find out if our people understand what creates jobs. Most had no clue but were quick to point to government.<\/p>\n