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Chinese Government discovers even THEY have WOKE school text books!

The South China Post tells us that a controversy arose when people complained about some "inappropriate" illustrations and text in some elementary student MATH text books. "State-run People’s Education Press hit by claims of sexually and ideologically inappropriate pictures" The SCMP hid most of the article behind a paywall, but you can read enough to get the idea how WOKE culture is not being investigated by the CCCP. One accusation was that illustrations seemed to make the kids look "ugly". Vance Jochim Read more →

Masks Don't WORK in my opinion - This video explains a medical doctor's research

America's Frontline Doctors is composed of experienced medical doctors and researchers who provide FACTS about why masks are not safe and can be harmful. They oppose the Federal and Fauci recommendations to wear masks. Watch their video describing many sources of research which are eye-opening. You won't want to wear masks after watching this video. Read more →

Congress members to propose revamping excess Endangered Species Act regulations

Congress members plan to propose several bills to reduce excess restrictions on development caused by the Endangered Species Act. We also include a link to a Heritage Foundation report showing many ESA "progress" reports in inaccurate. Read more →

Agenda 21 being replaced by Agenda 2030 or Agenda 30 after UN meeting this week

Agenda 21 is becoming Agenda 30 or 2013 - The UN met this week with one world communist government supporters and issued new guidelines to replace Agenda 21 with ones referred to as Agenda 2030 or Agenda 30. Read more →

FiscalRangers Alert: Lake County Board to approve CDBG grant Tuesday morning that requires compliance with Obama's HUD AFFH program to shift poor residents into wealthier existing communities

The Lake County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda for Tuesday, August 4, 2015 contains a consent agenda item to approve a Federal CDBG grant plan. That plan contains a condition to comply with AFFH or Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing which can result in damage to existing property values of full neighborhoods. The Board should pull the agenda item and schedule it for a full staff presentation at a public workshop with public input to understand all the negative implications. The CDBG grant should be rejected due to the requirement for AFFH implementation. Read more →

Daily Commercial AND Orlando Sentinel publish same liberal biased AP "Science" articles without vetting the facts

The Leesburg, FL Daily Commercial prints Global Warming indoctrination hype from AP Writer Seth Borenstein without vetting factual accuracy. We provide the other side and why global warming is a hoax and the press should not publish articles about it without equal and opposing viewpoints at the same time. Read more →

Tomorrow's Lake County School Board 2pm daytime meeting - our overview of two agenda items, including the International Baccalaureate program (IB) and rant about lack of videos

This is an overview of the upcoming April 6, 2015 2pm Board Meeting for the Lake County School District. We provide links to Powerpoints on the Gates Foundation grant funded Engage LCS program as well as the staff one sided presentation on the International Baccalaureate (IB) program with out pro and con analysis. Finally, there is a rant about the lack of videos of daytime and some nighttime meetings. Read more →

Results of Sept. 12-13, 2014 Florida Tea Party Network Conference in Clermont on Common Core & Other Subjects- videos, files

The Florida Tea Party Network (TTPN) held a two day conference in Clermont, FL in Lake County on Sept. 12-13, 2014. Subject covered included Common Core, National Security, and other conservative issues. About 125 people attended. This page will be updated with links to speaker videos, Powerpoints, an overview outline of speaker issues, etc. by Sunday, Sept. 21. Read more →

Over 3800 UAC's (illegal alien kids) are now in Florida in just 7 months & Will Cost $40+million to Educate

In the seven month period since Jan. 1, 2014, Florida has received 3809 illegal alien children that were relocated by a Federal agency, the Administration for Children and Families. The details are here, including tables for other states, and the top 10 recipient counties in Florida. Read more →

Common Core Update: Lee County, FL School Board votes 3 to 2 to opt out of FL State Standards (aka Common Core) testing

Yesterday evening the Lee County, FL School Board voted 3 to 2 to drop out of the Florida Education Standards (aka Common Core renamed) “assessments” (or exams) and develop their own. Read more →

Obama Screws Seniors' Health Coverage - One Person's Experience

A Medicare Advantage Insurance provider, PUP, collapsed this last month and here are all the ramifications based on my experiences. Read more →

Should a Peat Harvesting Project North of Lake Eustis be Approved or Killed by Environmentalists??

Tavares, FL June 20, 2014 - Updated Monday, June 23, 2014 - contains opinion and added documents. The short link to this page is: http://tinyurl.com/o5wr84e A Peat Harvesting project known as the Goose Prairie Peat Harvesting Project (300 out of 600 acres north of Lake Eustis by HWY 44) is in process of getting approval from the Lake County Board and is scheduled to be discussed at the Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Lake County Board meeting. It is listed on the agenda under tab 23 for Planning & Zoning issues. Unfortunately, you have to download the entire 1176 page "Packet" file to find the 300 pages on the Goose Prairie proposal. Half those pages are pro and con emails and letters to Board members. I think liberals have hijacked this issue to use it as a fund raiser for environmental issues. The Opponents are led by the former head of the Lake County Democrats, Nancy Hurlburt. They have used half truths and diversion tactics to frighten nearby residents when County staff appear to have addressed all resident concerns. I have attended a community hearing and a presentation at the Lake County Water Authority, and I believe this proposal to harvest... Read more →

Monday's Lake County School Board Workshop was controversial and here are TWO opinions

Two opinions of issues discussed at the June 2nd workshop of the Lake County FL School District Board. How the Board voted DOWN a Federal income redistribution scheme, and how staff manipulated data to justify wage increases. Read more →

Agenda 21 Update - Karen Schoen Video & Other Lake County Agenda 21 News

This is an update on Agenda 21 news related to Florida and Lake County, Florida. Includes new video of Agenda 21 expert Karen Schoen on how the United Nations derived and Bill Clinton funded Agenda 21 assaults property rights & owners and a bit about the Lake County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Basically, Agenda 21 uses the cover story of environmental problems to reduce Constitutional freedoms and property rights in the US so big government can gain control. It is all documented and a 50 year "stealth" plan. Read this and watch the videos to learn how to take action now. Read more →

Common Core Update: Missouri Teacher Tearfully Testifies Why Common Core is NO GOOD!

Tavares, FL March 28, 2014 No matter what the FL Dept of Ed says, they are still using Common Core, and the testing firm they hired, AIR, is affiliated with liberal groups who may be even worse than PARCC. Since Florida Gov. Scott continues to support Common Core (under a rebranded name which fools no one), some conservatives are abandoning support for him. This experienced Missouri teacher was bullied by administrators and some other teachers for standing up to Common Core. She has a degree in early childhood development, and tells all to a Missouri legislative Committee – 11 minutes. Watch it. http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/03/28/watch-teachers-tearful-testimony-on-being-bullied-and-intimated-for-opposing-common-core-108962 Gee, I might as well include some bonus links on recent Common Core issues: Here is political consultant Dick Morris on how Common Core Curriculum is Destroying local control of schools (hey, States rights are being killed too) http://www.dickmorris.com/common-core-curriculum-is-destroying-local-control-of-schools-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/?utm_source=dmreports&utm_medium=dmreports&utm_campaign=dmreports Here is a link to a 27,000 member Facebook page “Parents & Educators Against Common Core Standards”. It says 332,000 people are “talking” about this. https://www.facebook.com/ParentsAndEducatorsAgainstCCSS This is the most active FL group against Common Core: http://www.flstopcccoalition.org/about-us/ They just held a great one day conference opposing Common Core in Orlando attended by over 300 people. I was there.... Read more →

Common Core Victim? Mom posts picture of her child struggling with complex Common Core homework PLUS link to yesterday's video of Common Core Hearing in Orlando

A picture of this child is circulating where she is crying while trying to cope with the illogical and excessively complex homework from Common Core. AND, the Florida State Education Board ignored many public complaints at a five hour public hearing and approved use of Common Core standards with only a few miniscule modifications. We have the video link to the five hour hearing. Read more →

Daily Commercial Article on Common Core is an Example of Media Bias

Tavares, FL Jan. 23, 2014 Today's Daily Commercial touted a biased Florida Education boss's puff front page article on Common Core and is a great example of media reporting bias in avoiding alternative viewpoints. http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/article_c4ca0c1c-84bc-569a-a41f-0e1206c7b142.html#user-comment-area Here is the comment I posted about the one sided Daily Commercial article on their website (Please SHARE this if you agree): “The quotes in the article supporting FL State Education Dept. head Pamela Stewart on Common Core are one sided and use the old gobbledegook used by liberals like "state led". The reporter is using quotes around statements apparently taken from Stewart's talking points and they reflect mostly debunked reasons for Common Core. There was no attempt to quote opponents of Common Core or the reasons they cite. For instance, the reporter didn’t discuss the pending Florida legislation HB25 which seeks to prevent Common Core implementation until certain conditions are met. The article also did not discuss that the State is trying to escape visibility by renaming the Common Core standards to another name, even though by law they have to follow the copyrighted Common Core standards. Thus this front page article by the Daily Commercial was a puff piece for Stewart and the... Read more →

How the Pilgrims Converted from Socialism to Property Ownership & Grew the USA

I received this Thanksgiving article below from Dan Peterson at the Orlando Coalition for Property Rights - www.proprights.com . Read this and discuss with your families during Turkey day. It is a short story how the original Pilgrims started out in 1607 as a socialistic commune, and everything was shared. Many stopped working and were taking from those that worked, thus fewer had motivation and they were dying off from starvation. So, their INVESTORS came to the US and introduced Property Rights by giving every Pilgrim family some land, which changed their entire outlook towards work, and saved the day and resulted in American being one of the richest nations. Most other countries do NOT have property rights laws like the US. A major result of property rights is owners can borrow against the value of land and invest in creating or growing businesses. That is how America became a rich country, not through socialism. Read about it below, and there are links to other similar stories about the Pilgrims Vance Jochim ============================================================= How property rights saved the pilgrims - from Dan Peterson at Coalition for Property Rights What do property rights have to do with Thanksgiving? The year was... Read more →

Videos of June 27th Common Core Forum in Tavares, FL Hosted by Lake County Republican Party

Tavares, FL - June 29th, 2013 Two videos of the June 27th, 2013 Common Core Forum in Lake County, FL are embedded below or linked HERE (Part 1) & (Part 2) . Hosted by the Lake County, FL Republican Party. Names of panelists are in attached page below or in text on YouTube pages. Two panelists were for Common Core and two were against it. Note: The panelists assumed attendees knew the history of Common Core, so it was not clearly presented. To get better background on Common Core, look at our Factsheet at www.tinyurl.com/HaltCommonCoreNow . Download Common Core Forum Panelists Info Download 2013-06-27 CC REC Forum Download Top 10 Objections to Common Core Education Standards - Handout Summary of Event: Both sides made relevant points. However, most audience sentiment was against Common Core, so a planned straw vote was not taken. Video - Part one - Two hours Video Part two - about 30 min Read more →

Meeting Notice: Lake County June 27th Common Core Forum on Pros & Cons in Tavares, FL

Tavares, FL - June 22, 2013 Download 2013-06-27 CC REC Forum <<<< This is the flyer in Word format. Please send to your friends in Lake County. Updated 6/27/13 to add Dr. Karen Efrem as a panelist and to add biographical information on each panelist. (Vance Jochim will not be on the panel, since we were able to get Dr. Efrem. Meeting Notice for Thursday, June 27th, at 7pm in Tavares, FL June 27th Lake County, FL FREE Public Forum on Understanding Pros and Cons of Florida’s Common Core Education Standards for Public Schools (K-12) Who should attend: Parents, Grandparents, policy makers and anyone from any political viewpoint concerned with Florida K-12 Education quality or costs. Hosted by: Public Policy Committee of the Lake County Republican Party (Republican Executive Committee) Date: Thursday, June 27 Time: 7 pm - we suggest you arrive early and bring a chair in case there are not enough Location: Tavares Community Center, 100 E. Caroline St., Tavares, FL Note: Another forum will be scheduled later in July for the Clermont, FL area. Contact for info: Vance Jochim, [email protected]; 352-638-3578. Updates on the meeting and pros (section F) and cons (section C) of Common Core will... Read more →

Class Warfare & FREE STUFF - who will win, those that pay for it, or those that get it?

I got this from an anonymous source, but it rings true: Class war at its best. The folks who are getting the free stuff don't like the folks who are paying for the free stuff, because the folks who are paying for the free stuff can no longer afford to pay for both the free stuff and their own stuff. And the folks who are paying for the free stuff want the free stuff to stop. And the folks who are getting the free stuff want even more free stuff on top of the free stuff they are already getting! Now... the people who are forcing the people who pay for the free stuff have told the people who are RECEIVING the free stuff that the people who are PAYING for the free stuff are being mean, prejudiced, and racist. So... the people who are GETTING the free stuff have been convinced they need to hate the people who are paying for the free stuff by the people who are forcing some people to pay for their free stuff and giving them the free stuff in the first place. We have let the free stuff giving go on for so... Read more →

Will the Liberal MainStream Media be DUMPED Soon?

Tavares, FL - May 7, 2013 by Vance Jochim FiscalRangers.com In the field of boxing, they used to say that white boxing fans were always looking for the "great white hope", meaning a white boxer who could beat the many black boxers. Similarly, in the field of politics, conservatives keep seeking conservative, not liberal news outlets besides Fox News and Glen Beck online. Now, it might happen and the Ronald Reagan of Newspaper publishers might take over and purge a major liberal newspaper chain of liberal writers and install conservative reporters and editors. You Betcha. The well know conservative billionaires, the Koch Brothers, are contemplating the purchase of the Tribune Corp. newspapers, including the Orlando Sentinel, the rabidly liberal Lost Angeles Times and several other papers. That company just came out of bankruptcy recently and their papers are on the market to be sold. Columnist Cal Thomas gives us a glimpse of the possible Conservative Publishing Valhalla here: http://www.calthomas.com/index.php?news=3978 According to Thomas, Los Angeles staff were asked if they would quit if the paper was bought by the Koch Brothers, and HALF of them said yes. Christmas might be early for us conservatives. Imagine what would happen to the nearby... Read more →

Lake County School Board Votes to TABLE discussion on allowing Gay Clubs at Middle Schools

Tavares, FL - Thursday, Apr. 25, 2013 by Vance Jochim - FiscalRangers.com - UPDATES will be added to this document as received. The Lake County Board meeting this past Monday, April 22nd, included an agenda item for the second and final vote to approve extra-curricular clubs at Lake County middle schools, which would include a proposed Gay Straight Alliance club (GSA) at Carver Middle School which many people objected to because they believed 6th & 7th graders should not be confronted with groups focuses on sexual lifestyles. The only other alternative allowed by the Federal “Equal Access” law was to prohibit all extra-curricular clubs, including those focused on community service, Christian groups, etc. but it would also exclude the GSA club. Note: This blog writer was against formation of Gay Clubs at Middle Schools (see why in attachment below). This picture taken from the right side of the room, which had about 1/3 of the audience in the "Communist Red" shirts, indicating support of the liberal coordinated GSA club. The other 2/3 on the far side of the room were LOCALS who were against it. Plus there were many sitting outside this filled room watching on monitors. Normally, Lake County... Read more →

For Elected Officials & Press - New Booklet for you to Understand Dangers of UN Agenda 21

Tavares, FL - Wed., March 27, 2013 To: Local Lake County Elected Officials and Press: If you have not learned much about the United Nations Agenda 21 “Sustainable Development” Initiative, below is a new publication by one of the best speakers I have seen on Agenda 21, John Anthony, from www.Sustainable Freedom Lab.org . (Scroll down to see his overview and links) Agenda 21 is a well documented stealth plan by socialists (like Obama) to move the US and other countries to socialism and includes reduction of property rights and reduction of liberties defined In the US Constitution. You can find Agenda 21 elements in most County & City Comprehensive Land Use plans because most “planners” were educated by Agenda 21 programs on how to implement land use restrictions (that reduce property values). You can also find Agenda 21 Education initiatives in the new Common Core Education Standards defined by the Federal Government. Thus I recommend all elected officials and members of the press download and read John Anthony’s booklet “Help Public Officials Recognize Agenda 21”. I also recommend you sign up for his emails. Anthony also has videos of his presentations before various elected official groups in the North... Read more →

Rick Riker Guest Editorial on Common Core Teaching Standards - Are they Marxist Standards?

Tavares, FL - Wed., March 26, 2013 Guest Editorial on Common Core Teaching Standards Being Implemented by Lake County, Florida and 40+ other States by Rick Riker Rick is an active member of the North Lake Tea Party and the Lake County Republican Executive Committee On October 16th, 2012 the Lake County School Board rolled out an introduction to Common Core Standards at Leesberg High School. The moderately well attended presentation included remarks by the school board superintendent on how wonderful the program was and how excited she was that Lake schools would be participating in it, a motivational speaker spoke for a half hour also praising Common Core , and finally a choir of elementary school students sang a song praising Common Core. The presentation was meant to be uplifting, instilling a sense of optimism in those attending, with hopes they would spread the word that Common Core Standards were here, thank goodness. However, I’m sure there were those such a my wife and myself, who left the presentation wondering what Common Core was all about , why no specifics were presented, why a motivational speaker was need , and in fact why this was turned into an “event”.... Read more →

Tavares Should Reject Questionable "Earth Hour" for March 23

Tavares, FL - Monday, March 4, 2013 Note: The Tavares City Council meeting is this WEDNESDAY, March 6 at 4pm. We posted the wrong day in an earlier version. Note: A version of this article was also published on www.WatchDogWire.com HERE. EARTH HOUR Exposed: An open letter to the Tavares City Council regarding Wednesday, March 6th''s agenda item Tab 5. Officals of other Lake County Cities and agencies should also read this. The City of Tavares will have a City Council meeting Wednesday, March 6th, at 4pm where an agenda item (Tab 5) will ask the City Council to approve an "Earth Hour" participation on March 23. It sounds fairly benign, asking them to turn off city lights in and around government buildings for one hour (about 8:30 pm) on Saturday, March 23rd. Additionally, I looked at the calendar, and on that day, the Antique & Classic Boat Festival is in full force in Tavares and turning off city lights might be disruptive. However, the request is based upon a letter from a member of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that sponsores Earth Hour, an international environmentalist group which receives funds from member donations, corporate donations AND the US Federal... Read more →

Weekly Update on the UN Agenda 21 "sustainable development" Publications & Videos for Week ending Friday, Jan 25, 2013

Tavares, FL - Jan. 23, 2013 There is so much coming out on Agenda 21 that I plan to send out a weekly update on the resources describing the dangers of UN Agenda 21 programs being rolled out in cities, counties, states and the Federal government. If you own property, you need to understand and watch for the symptoms. Agenda 21 is a very well documented, long range, stealth “sustainable development” program from the United Nations (mostly made up of socialists and communist countries) to radically move the US and world to a “One World” socialist type of government. See information at my fact sheet on Agenda 21 if you want a long list of links and details: www.tinyurl.com/HaltAgenda21 It is not a “conspiracy” theory since everything is well documented and here are some resources to become educated. 1. Dr. Mike Coffman – Agenda 21 Presentation for New Hampshire Legislators – Coffman has many videos on YouTube about Agenda 21. Like John Anthony above, this presentation was to some New Hampshire legislators on Jan. 22, 2013 (this week) and is very good and factual. He makes it clear who is funding Agenda 21 in the US, and who is helping... Read more →

Tonight - Agenda 21 Expert Karen Schoen to Speak at the Villages Tea Party Meeting

Mon. Jan 7, 2013 Sorry for the late notice. I just got this today. Karen Schoen is the person behind the proposed Agenda 21 bill (one version) to be filed as a bill in the Florida legislature this quarter. If you cannot go, I will make a video and post it on my Youtube channel FiscalRangersFlorida by tomorrow afternoon. Download 2013-01-07 Agenda 21 Meeting Notice <<< Word file Vance Jochim FiscalRangers.com Vance Jochim Lake County Fiscal Rangers Chief Fiscal Watchdog Volunteers Searching for Ways to Improve Local Government Fiscal Management, Efficiency & Effectiveness PO Box 1042 Tavares, FL 32778 Mobile: 352-638-3578 [email protected] www.FiscalRangers.com TWITTER: @FiscalRangers "FiscalRangers" page on Facebook YouTube: NEW 6/2012 - Videos of local political candidate forums and other meetings, like North Lake County Hospital District & Lake County Legislators' Delegation annual forums - visit the youtube channel "FiscalRangersFlorida" CLICK HERE to see recommended internet links related to Local Lake County government fiscal issues. Read more →

Our Take of Yesterday's Lake County Legislators' Delegation Forum & Video Posted

Leesburg, FL - Jan 5, 2012 Yesterday, Jan. 4th, Lake County's three Florida Representatives ( Larry Metz, Bryan Nelson & Marlene O'Toole) and two Senators (Alan Hays & Dorothy Hukill) held their annual "Lake County Legislators' Delegation" meeting to listen to "pitches" from over 20 people from different government and other agencies asking for funds, legislation changes or other Florida State Support for their issues. The publicity for the meeting was so bad that hardly any members of the public attended. Details on meeting locations were confused with three different sites being described by different people. Agendas were stacked at the side and there was no table to greet attendees or get their names to send out follow up documents. I only found out about the meeting in the morning and had to cancel a dental appointment to attend. Hardly any members of the public or press attended. The only member of the press there was from Lake Sentinel. The picture shows you what I mean - this was halfway through the meeting after first speakers all left. If taxpayers and conservative groups don't attend these types of meetings and make their positions known, don't cry when nothing is done.... Read more →

Results of Lake County Board Issues Discussed at the Dec. 4th Board Meeting

Tavares, FL - December 7, 2012 The following article was distributed via our email system on last Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. It described agenda issues for the Dec. 4th, 2012 Lake County Board Meeting. I am posting it here for the record, and including follow up comments in BOLD RED on what happened at the meeting. Both Orlando Fox TV and WFTV Channel 9 were there and Fox interviewed Board Chair Leslie Campione about a gun control issue on the agenda, and Channel 9 interviewed ME about the Sheriff's Budget. There is also a link to an Orlando Sentinel article on the budget discussions. Scroll down to read the follow up comments and links to the online videos of both interviews and the Sentinel article. Vance Jochim FiscalRangers AT Comcast DOT net ==================================================================== Lake County FL Board Meeting Tomorrow, Dec. 4th, Covers Some Important Topics You can get the Tuesday, Dec. 4th 9am meeting agenda HERE. After the meeting, the same link takes you to the main agenda tracking page, and tabs AT THE TOP let you look at "Actions" which list each agenda item and the official action taken. Look at each tab to find what you want. Plus,... Read more →

Property Rights Alert: Chinese Homeowners Refuse to Cave to Eminent Domain Takeover

In China, if a local government wants your property for new roads, stadiums, dams, etc. they can invoke eminent domain, underpay the owners for their property, and destroy whole villages to pave a new highway (that may benefit a construction firm paying bribes - we know them as public private partnerships). In this case, homeowners refused to move or sell their house due to the low payment offered. The rest of their village was demolished for a new highway and the highway was built AROUND the sole remaining house. After four years, the owners still have not caved to authorities and accepted the low payment offered. In the US, authorities implement stricter and stricter land use regulations on properties (larger buffers, restrictions on harvesting resources, etc that drive property values down) so values are low and can be bought for much less, perhaps by favored developers or sale for "conservation" interests. Gee, do you think that Agenda 21 land use restrictions were PLANNED to do this? LOOK at the pictures... http://www.designboom.com/architecture/stranded-house-in-the-middle-of-a-newly-built-road-in-china/ vj Read more →

EPA Delays Excessive Regulations Until AFTER Election Day so Obama Doesn't Look Bad

Tavares, FL - Oct. 24, 2012 The Federal EPA is delaying onerous new, costly water & other regulations until the END of November, AFTER elections, so voters don't find out. Water and sewer bills could increase by $700 per year, according the the analysis below. Here is another reason why we can't afford Obama or his EPA. From Andy Dubois, President of the North Lake Tea Party (FL) and the Tri-County Association - a group fighting excess environmental restrictions like the recent septic tank inspection regulations. Vance J. =========================================================================== Subject: Editorial - The Sludge Report - “The Domino Effect” - EPA rules have been postponed until after the election Vance, important FiscalRanger posting - Why has the Obama-EPA postponed implementing crushing rules until after the November 6th election? Andy Dubois http://www.thesludgereport.org/reports/sludgereport-10-22-2012.html http://www.tricountyassociation.org/ Report for 10-22-2012 By Andrea Samson President, Tri-County Association – Health Environment Legislation Policies (H.E.L.P.) The Domino Effect We are all about to get blindsided! It’s not rocket science. It’s simple cause and effect. The EPA has postponed until after the election implementing rules that will literally crush us….not an overstatement. Economically devastating is the only way to describe the impact of those rules on families, local and... Read more →

How 1938 Austria Became a Socialist, Nazi Country in Five Years

My older sister sent me this - a first person narrative by a woman now living in the US who was a kid in 1938 Austria and witnessed how the Austrians were conned by Hitler to vote him into power, and how he turned them into socialists in five years. A lesson for America today. 1938 Austria Kitty Werthmann is 85 years old. America truly is the Greatest Country in the World. By: Kitty Werthmann What I am about to tell you is something you've probably never heard or will ever read in history books. I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide - 98% of the vote. I've never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force. In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates. Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they... Read more →

Videos of Panel Discussion on Agenda 21 at Oct. 12 Meeting of South Lake County (FL) 912 Tea Party

Clermont, FL - Oct. 14, 2012 The South Lake County (FL) 912 Tea Party hosted a presentation and panel discussion on Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development programs harming Property Rights. For detailed background info on Agenda 21, see our FiscalRangers White Paper at www.tinyurl.com/HaltAgenda21 Part 1 Video - Dan Petersen from Coalition on Property Rights The meeting included a 20 minute overview of Agenda 21 by Dan Petersen from the Orlando based Coalition on Property Rights. Agenda 21 affects many areas of US freedoms and property rights is just one area. Petersen's overview is normally 90 minutes, so much of it was skipped (unfortunately - but I have seen it). HOWEVER, FiscalRangers.com previously taped his longer presentation, and it is HERE. Part 2 Video - A panel of three local elected officials discussing Agenda 21. - FL Senator Alan Hays read text from a bill he is initiating with others to ban Agenda 21 practices in Florida. He admitted the wording could change before he files it, that others may file similar bills, and then wording could change in the early 2013 FL legislative session when bills are considered. His hope was to implement a bill similar to one already... Read more →

Online Petition Started for Florida Property Rights & Anti-Agenda 21 Bill & We Analyze It

Tavares, FL (Lake County) - Oct. 3, 2012 (This article was first distributed to the FiscalRangers.com email list). A proposed Florida legislative bill draft is being circulated by a group fighting government property rights transgressions in Florida, and they have started an online petition to be submitted to Senator Don Gaetz. It is similar to one passed by the Alabama legislators recently which is already being enforced. Here is a June 20 article on the bill by Florida Senate President-designate Don Gaetz (“ to strongly reject United Nations Agenda 21…”) http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/don-gaetz-expect-anti-un-agenda-21-2013 Agenda 21, initiated by the UN and implemented by the American Planner’s Association, is most known for rolling out extreme restrictions on private property, which reduces uses, values and freedoms protected by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. A simple example is implementation of land use restrictions in many counties so that the owner could not develop property for business, residential or other uses due to environmental objectives. The result to many is a “taking” of property values without “just compensation”. My FiscalRangers.com blog has published a white paper on Agenda 21 dangers at www.tinyurl.com/HaltAgenda21 . Go there if you want more background, watch various videos or read... Read more →

Florida Legislator Describes Planned Legislation to Ban Agenda 21 Initiatives

This is from Florida legislator John Hallman. We previously mentioned that FL Senator Alan Hays read from a draft of this bill (or a version) at a recent North Lake Tea Party meeting. You can see the video of the meeting at our FiscalRangersFlorida YouTube page - look for the meeting on Property Rights, and Hays reads the draft near the end of the meeting. http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=85e6877146ca8bd1caf2f0bdd&id=96fec9c963 Vance Jochim Read more →

FiscalRangers Watchdog to Host Sept. 6th Public Meeting to Explain Coming LOCAL Lake County Property Tax Rate Hikes up to 72% & Understanding TRIM Notices

Tavares, FL - Sept. 2, 2012 - News and local government issues for Lake County, FL by Vance Jochim Updates Sept 4: Added section 10 to "homework" section that includes links to FL Dept of Revenue guides that most taxpayers never see. Added section 11 for email from Lake County Republican Party to Tax Authorities recommending NO increase in millage rates. This Thursday, Sept. 6, 6-8pm, FiscalRangers.com, a blog on local Lake County Florida Government Fiscal issues, will host a FREE property taxpayer public meeting at the Tavares Civic Center, 100 E. Caroline St., Tavares, FL to explain how and why your property taxes or rates are going up, and tips if you want to appeal your property valuations, lost exemptions, etc. You should have recently received your TRIM notice showing new valuations, changes in exemptions, proposed changes in millage rates, etc. Have you heard that many local Lake County tax "authorities" like cities, Lake County and various special districts are RAISING the millage rate used to calculate your property taxes? Even though your property tax valuation may be dropping, those authorities want to tax you as much or more as last year, so they are increasing your property tax... Read more →

Are Lake County Commissioners Harming Property Values by Ignoring Pleas to Remove Sustainable Development Restrictions?

Tavares, FL - August 16, 2012 All Lake County Property Owners should read this. This week was eventful in Lake County because of the Florida primary elections, which we covered earlier. However, it was also eventful for outing the sustainable development movement and the UN Agenda 21 implemented by the American Planner's Association (APA) in many LOCAL government regulations, including Lake County. Readers know we have written a white paper on Agenda 21 located at www.tinyurl.com/HaltAgenda21 . It includes many links to explanatory online videos, articles and the Republican National Committee (RNC) resolution "exposing" Agenda 21 and its affects on property and other rights. This week two property rights events happened at the Tuesday meeting of the Lake County Board of Commissioners, and then three events happened at last night's meeting of the North Lake County Tea Party to support the idea that Agenda 21 & "sustainable development" initiatives may be banned in Florida to protect property rights, like they did in Alabama. At the bottom of this article are some very specific suggestions for property owners. A. What happened at the Tuesday Lake County Board Meeting? 1. "Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)" - The Lake County Board on Tuesday ignored... Read more →

Agenda 21 & Sustainable Development Update - San Francisco Regional Group Proposes Vehicle Miles Traveled TAX

Tavares, FL - Jul. 30, 2012 Agenda 21 & Sustainable Development Update: Environmentalists (actually socialists acting as environmentalists) in the San Francisco Bay area have pushed through a stealth requirement without public hearings to implement a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) TAX by next year in the Bay area. http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/mtc-sneaks-vehicle-miles-traveled-tax-one-bay-area-plan/ They have been aggressive in rolling out many restrictive land use procedures to push people into high density villages. Now they used subterfuge to include a New VMT or Vehicle Miles Traveled TAX on drivers. The surface argument is to help fund things like the environment, but the background reason, as explained very well in this article is a LONG RANGE plan to increase costs on commuting and single family home owners to force them to move into "walkable" communities which are controlled by the government. Our own Comprehensive land use plan in Lake County and the MPO 2025 (or 35) Transportation plan contain many of the initial restrictions that already exist in California that could violate property rights by reducing land values without compensation. Read the article and understand what the American Planner's Association, the United Nations and other groups are trying to roll out around the US. That is... Read more →

Lake County Republicans Approve Resolution for County to Eliminate Onerous Septic Tank Regulations

Tavares, FL - July 25, 2012 Last night, the Lake County FL Republican Executive Committee (REC) voted unanimously to approve a resolution to be presented to the Lake County Board of County Commissioners recommending they eliminate a regulation requiring frequent Septic Tank inspections in Lake County. There was a law that required all Florida Septic Tank owners to have expensive inspections every five years and other restrictions, and it was reduced in coverage by the Florida government to only apply to counties that had "First Magnitude Springs" and Lake County has one single spring called Alexandria Springs in north County. However, County governments are now allowed to OPT out of that regulation if they want, so this REC resolution is asking the Lake County Board to do so. Thanks go to REC member Andy Dubois for doing the research and presenting the resolution. No one in the REC was AGAINST the resolution, and no one spoke against it since the benefits were obvious. Former Lake County Commissioner Catherine Hanson described the history of the regulations and how excessive they originally were. (Note - The resolution was not a surprise - it was emailed to all members 2-3 weeks before the... Read more →

Rio+20 Conference DRAFT Outcome Report on Agenda 21 Objectives Leaked to Press

Tavares, F: - Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Rio+20 Agenda 21 & Sustainable Development Update - Here is a leaked (attached) 81 page draft of expected "outcomes" for the international conference in Rio. If you have been following Agenda 21 issues, this is a glimpse on what the conference wants to announce at the end of the conference. This was obtained by the UK's Guardian newspaper - follow the links and you have to enroll using Facebook on Scribd to download it. I suggest you set the visibility settings to "only me" and don't let Scribd access your info when they ask - skip the options. Here is a quote, followed by the link. "5. We recognize that people are at the center of sustainable development and in this regard, we strive for a world which is just, equitable and inclusive, and we commit to work together to promote sustained economic growth and development, social equity and environmental sustainability, and thereby to benefit all." Remember social equity is income and property re-distribution. They also want open borders so any immigrant can enter another country and live off their resources / benefits. Read the attached draft or go to the link below... Read more →

This is Bilderberg 2012 Week - We Tell you about a Secretive International Group Affecting Freedom

Tavares, FL - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - (Updated June 3rd with video links) Since this is a holiday week, neither the Lake County School Board or Lake County Board met last week, and the County Board is not meeting on Tuesday. So, I decided to cover the secretive Bilderberg meeting in Virginia, with an article each day on our Facebook page ( FiscalRangers ) through the weekend on this secretive "One World Government" group behind many international decisions affecting our banks, freedom, support for sustainable development, etc. The annual Bilderberg secret meeting will be held this weekend, May 31 to June 3 in Chantilly, Virginia. Yes, normally you probably want to watch FoxNews or Glen Beck this weekend, but I suggest you also watch some of the online coverage on Bilderberg, which is one hub besides the United Nations in the One World Government plan. Your local "mainstream media" outlets rarely challenge or cover Bilderberg, although many of their media leaders attend the actual meetings. This will be educational, since many independent online videographers are attending the meeting this weekend and will be live streaming what they find. After the "What is Bilderberg" section, I provide a link to... Read more →

Will Tomorrow's Lake County Board meeting be a Battle, Snoozer or Doozer?

Tavares, FL - Monday, May 21, 2012 by Vance Jochim Tomorrow's 9am May 22 meeting of the Lake County Board meeting could be boring, or outrageous? It is a combined meeting, with the regular Board meeting agenda HERE, and a separate Zoning meeting in the middle of it, which has it's own Zoning issues agenda HERE. But, here is our analysis of some agenda items that might need more research or be contentious: Tab 3 - Naming of a Dept. of Justice Grant Coordinator - A skim of the initial "consent agenda" items didn't provide any major surprises, although consent agenda item Tab 3 is about a grant, and any grant makes me nervous, because it could include requirements that affect private property rights, long term spending problems, etc. We would NOT even know about this grant except the Florida FDLE requires the County assign a coordinator for it via the County administration. In this case, the issue is to authorize a PROBATION specialist to be a GRANT coordinator for a "Justice Assistance Grant". The Board is not approving a grant yet, just a coordinator to get ideas and then submit a grant application which would be approved later. Anytime... Read more →

How Socialists use Agenda 21 & "Endangered Species" Designations to Increase Energy & Other Costs

Monday, May 21, 2012 - Tavares, FL by Vance Jochim A lizard in New Mexico and Texas could increase US gasoline costs if the EPA had their way, and Lake County elected officials and voters could learn a lesson from the fight with the EPA there. Here in Lake County, we have a Comprehensive Land Use Plan that has been modified somewhat, but not enough. It was developed when Florida had adopted "Growth" plans derived from legislative guides produced by the American Planner's Association (APA) which were created using funds from numerous Federal Agencies directed to implement the United Nations Agenda 21 by Bill Clinton's Presidential Council on Sustainable Development. For more background on Agenda 21, see our info page at tinyurl.com/HaltAgenda21 . Now, we have a good example in the following article about the stealth method used nationally by the EPA to implement Agenda 21 objectives of using enviornmentalism as a cover to increasing energy costs, reducing values of private property, etc. http://epaabuse.com/3424/editorials/proposed-listing-of-sagebrush-lizard-as-endangered-species-threatens-energy-production/ The article explains how the EPA can define an "endangered species" such as a lizard, then prevent landholders from developing or building on their land to "protect" the lizard. I don't know about you, but my... Read more →

Ronald Reagan Famous Speeches - Some Lessons Learned

Tavares, FL - May 12, 2012 by Vance Jochim In 1981, Ronald Reagan took office for eight years as US President, and Netflix has a DVD "President Ronald Reagan: The Great Speeches" which I just watched. - He took over from Jimmy Carter when interest rates had gone up to 21% due to Carter's liberal spending programs (Gee, sounds like Owebama, doesn't it). We still had the huge welfare program that continued to pay funds to low income, non-working citizens for LIFE. - At the time, we still had a "cold war" with the Communists in Russia, and there was a wall between East & West Berlin. Carter had launched a botched rescue of people in Cuba which failed. - In an early April 18 speech, Reagan says "Our Government is too big, & spends too much". - One 1982 speech talks how Reagan's administration has transferred liberal social programs down to State governments and how interest rates have dropped to 15%, and inflation has dropped from 12.4% to 8.9%. - Reagan discusses the harmful ideas of communists, class war and Stalin's schemes to implement Soviet doctrine and "totalitarian power". - Reagan talks to a national organization of "Evangelicals" and... Read more →

Lake County Commissioners Need to Deny Re-Zoning for Clermont Mosque

Tavares, FL - March 26, 2012 Update: On Tuesday, March 27, the Lake County Board denied the re-zoning request described below, basically for the types of reasons I mentioned. vj Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 27, a group called the Clermont Islamic Center (CIC) is trying to get a 4+ acre section of land near Clermont re-zoned by the Lake County Commissioners from Agriculture to Community Development so they can build a 2500 sq. foot , 45 foot high Muslim Mosque with 199 parking spaces. It would be in an agriculture area with single family homes and lack of adequate roads to handle the expected traffic of 2,000 vehicle arrival & departures per day. It would be the highest building in the entire area except for the Citrus Tower. Both the City of Clermont Council, and the Lake County Zoning Commission have voted against the re-zoning. However, the Lake County "planning & growth" staff DID recommend the re-zoning, but their reasons are vague, based upon the new County Comprehensive Plan (which makes it suspect right there) AND the possibility they screwed up and did not calculate the true traffic impact the mosque would have on the area. The Lake County Planning staff... Read more →

Phyllis Schlafly on the "Mischief of Agenda 21"

This EagleForum,org article is a good overview of the United Nations' Agenda 21 Plan to move to a One World Order and implement socialism in the US and other countries. If you search on "Agenda 21" on their site you will find other articles also. From: http://www.eagleforum.org/psr/2011/dec11/psrdec11.html The Mischief of Agenda 21 The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa opening on November 28, called COP-17, is one of a series of UN meetings working toward a specific goal. Advertising for this meeting featured a long list of invited celebrities including Angelina Jolie, U2's Bono, Ted Turner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore, and Michael Bloomberg. The UN goal is to move the United States into global government by environmental regulations and a vast network of taxes. These newly-imposed taxes will give the UN a tremendous stream of money in addition to U.S. dues and congressional appropriations. The plan for taxes was launched at the 1992 UN meeting in Rio de Janeiro, known as the Earth Summit, where Conference Secretary General Maurice Strong produced a 300-page document with 40 proposals called Agenda 21. The tax-seeking route then proceeded through UN meetings in Cancun in 2010, in Durban this November, and... Read more →

Updated Jan 15th: Lake Dora water flow from Lake Apopka shut off by CAT People at St. Johns River Water Management District

Updated Jan. 15, 2012 to include Fox Orlando interview link to their website. Updated Jan 9, 2012 after the meeting: The Lake County public hearing of the St. Johns River Water Management District meeting was held Jan. 5th to discuss water level management practices affecting Lake County lakes. Our update with conclusions and our recommendations are in section PS8 at the bottom of this document. (Several updates added to section PS8 with the latest on Jan 9th). Links to local media articles on this meeting also added to section PS8 thru 1/9. The ST. John's Board is having a Baord meeting in Palatka on Jan. 10th to decide their actions, and we will post a NEW article. Tavares, FL - Dec. 27, 2011 (Updated 4pm, Jan. 4th) - Water levels in Lake Dora & downstream lakes are dropping due to actions to completely shutoff water flow to them from Lake Apopka. Alien CAT People working at the St. Johns River Water Management District started shutting off water on Dec. 8th from Lake Apopka to Lake Dora and all Lake Countians should get organized. (True, except for the CAT reference (:-)) ) A public hearing for Lake Countians has been scheduled... Read more →

Agenda 21 - Citizens of Rutherford County, TN Object to Planning Commission Revisions to Comp Plan

Dec. 15, 2011 - Citing the UN Agenda 21, which focuses on "one government" and reduction of property rights, "concerned citizens" of Rutherford County, TN objected to plans by the County Planning Commission to "update" zoning laws to comply with a new "Comprehensive Land Use Plan" (aka Comp Plan. This article gives an overview of complaints and the issues, which seem to center on revising zoning related to rock quarries to shift them to an "industrial" use and subject them to changed setback requirements and state level approvals which were not required before. I didn't read anything in the article that was specific enough to understand what property rights were being removed except that if a land owner wished to create a rock quarry, they would be subject to much LOWER setback requirements than currently, and subject to State approvals. Favorite quote: “All this is, is a hidden anti-development, anti-growth agenda under the veil of preservation and scenic beauty – all at the expense of the property owner,” said Timm Rudd, Rutherford County Republican Executive Committee member and real estate agent. Apparently, in this County, the zoning has not been updated since 1984 (similar to what happened in Lake County... Read more →