PEOPLE 14 FEBRUARY 3 - FEBRUARY 9, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP sit amet, consectetur adipiscing urna in sem ornare blandit velit, volutpat nec vehicula neque. Aliquam semper euismod Pellentesque sem metus, condimentum nec, laoreet at dolor. Sed consectetur ac, suscipit quis tempus orci pretium. Donec facilisis, odio et iaculis iaculis, sem arcu rutrum mi, a vulputate erat lorem porttitor metus. Mauris sagittis interdum feugiat. Fusce laoreet vehicula laoreet. Nam id accumsan magna. Vivamus a felis at lacus tincidunt sodales quis sed nisl. Donec vitae dui purus. Quisque eu nisi eros, et venenatis eros. “Mayor de Blasio has ful lled an incredible More than 57 million Americans rely on Medicare and 77 percent of Americans polled call the program amount of his promises in a very short time. vulputate id ante. Nulla varius, congue euismod, eros odio vulputate nisi elit eu mauris. condimentum, erat eget posuere varius arcu, a rutrum mi Quisque ac massa nunc, id lacinia metus ac lacus fermentum tincidunt ligula non velit vel nibh condimentum eu "very important." CHANGING TIMES Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis County Memorial Day Parade was The line of march was one of years with literally thousands lining Third Avenue enjoying the BY BRIAN KERIN COMMON SENSE Double COMMON cheering the marchers. was decked right on point with her headline Mothers answer to were Mayor the de grand Blasio’s marshals. response to hardly fit to President think of alloted Trump’s a more executive worthy order SENSE moms requiring who wear sanctuary the distinctive cities like New have York given to make to the the defense federal government of our space protection aware of our of illegal freedoms aliens their in their sons custody for committing crimes. Mayor de Blasio indicated that, under its self-proclaimed “sanctuary city” policy, New York City only refused to notify the federal government of illegal aliens accused of minor crimes. The Assemblymember “responded by listing of more than 150 criminal violations that the mayor and city considered too minor to notify the federal Mayor Bloomberg continues to push a government for eventual deportation. Here is a list of some of the crimes: *Sexual abuse in the second and third degrees * Burglary in the third degree * Grand larceny in the first, second and third degrees * Welfare fraud in the first, second and third degrees * Auto stripping in the first, second and third degrees * Criminal possession of stolen property in the first, second and third degrees * Criminal diversion of prescription drugs in the first, second and third degrees * Commercial bribes in the first, second and third degrees * Identity theft in the first, second and third degrees * Killing or injuring a police animal * Bribing a juror *Promoting and permitting prostitution * Criminal anarchy * Money laundering in the first and second degrees. So this is how it has worked from the time Mayor de Blasio was elected until the issuing of the Trump executive WE THE PEOPLE WE THE PEOPLE BY BRIAN KERIN BY JERRY KASAR order. An illegal alien is arrested for one of the above crimes (and there have been many arrests), let us say promoting and/or permitting prostitution at a day spa. The suspect moves through the state judicial system, is convicted and receives a short sentence, some probation and a fine. Prior to the city’s sanctuary city policy, the city would notify the federal government and upon completion of the sentence, the illegal BY JERRY KASAR alien would be turned over to the federal government for deportation. Under the sanctuary city policy, New York City would not notify the federal government and the illegal alien would not be turned over to the federal government for extradition. The illegal alien would be released back into the community by the city. My suspicion is that very few New Yorkers, given the fact pattern I described above, would want that individual returned to the community. I suspect that most New Yorkers who are BY BRIAN KIERAN concerned about Trump’s view of illegal immigration are focused on the problem of undocumented aliens in general and what do you do with several million that have made our nation their home. The issue of illegal aliens committing crimes and the effect a sanctuary city policy has on their deportation is a very different matter. The president is strongly suggesting, although this is apparently not final, that if a city fails to comply, it could see a loss of some federal funding. He is also indicating that, if a nation fails to accept the return of an illegal alien who has been convicted of a crime, the U.S. would stop the issuance of visas to citizens of that nation wishing to enter the United States. This is very real and welcome hardball on an issue that is of great concern to many Americans. And on this issue as on many others, Trump is thinking and acting like most Americans and not like the government bureaucracy acted, regardless of party control, in past years. IS MEDICARE ON LIFE SUPPORT AT TRUMP MEMORIAL? Republicans must realize that draconian cuts in spending for older Americans, working class Americans and American children are shortsighted and bad for America. However, Democrats must accept that unchecked government spending is wasteful and is bad for America. We can preserve services for the people and still reduce spending. Many Americans fear that Mr. Trump may change his mind about promises made. On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump said, "Every Republican wants to do a big number on Social Security ... they want to do it on Medicare ... we can't do that because ... it's not fair to the people who have been paying in for years." Ryan has revived his plan to “reform” Medicare and replace coverage with a fixed-dollar subsidy used to buy private health insurance. The breakneck rush to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare will also have bad consequences for Medicare. Obamacare helped Medicare; it eliminated some benefits, raised revenue to pay for coverage and clamped down on waste while it also allowed tens of millions of Medicare beneficiaries to get free preventive services to avoid bigger costs for critical care down the road. More than 57 million Americans rely on Medicare and 77 percent of Americans polled call the program "very important." It has provided affordable access to health care for millions of American families and allowed senior citizens to grow old with dignity. House Speaker Paul Ryan's proposed “reform” of Medicare has representatives taking stands along party lines. Democrats have pledged their opposition to the end of Medicare. Mr. Trump’s choice of Representative Tom Price (R-Ga.) to run the Department of Health and Human Services has people wondering, since he is an advocate of Ryan's Medicare replacement plan. Critics have described it as nothing more than a "voucher system." Medicare is a "defined benefit" program which assures a certain level of health coverage for beneficiaries. It currently pays about 80 percent of costs associated with doctor and hospital visits while the beneficiaries pay monthly premiums, co-payments and contribute an annual deductible. Ryan’s “reform” would convert Medicare from "defined benefit" to "defined contribution" and instead of a guaranteed level of coverage, the beneficiaries would be allotted a dollar amount that they would use to buy insurance from private companies. Ryan is correct that changes must be made; increased premiums, restricted eligibility and raising the eligibility age from 65 to 67 would all help control costs. Ryan promises that the annual subsidy would be sufficient for people to have health insurance coverage but it is unlikely his defined contribution plan would keep pace with the rising cost of insurance coverage. Then, the beneficiaries would just pay more or do without needed medical care. If both parties worked together, they could consider “out of the box” solutions. Let some of the ballyhooed infrastructure investments be made to build large medical schools with teaching hospitals where the graduates provide services at reduced remuneration in exchange for free tuition. Congress could pass tort law reform that caps ridiculously high jury verdicts and malpractice insurance rates could be lowered. A combination of moves could save Medicare for the next generation if our leaders can work together. No matter what, anyone who expects to get old or sick should be involved in the debate. COMMON SENSE BY JERRY KASSAR Hospital situation need of triage College Hospital seems to be destined Victory Memorial Hospital, Peninsula Vincent’s Hospital. proposed plans are short on service to on dollars in the pockets of developers. to believe that, as the city grows, increases prospers, fewer health Do we chain bank on hospitals? the company that wins the proposal be obligated to provide a large facility to compensate for the service hospital it will replace. Congressmember Hakeem Jefferies opportunity to complain that the NYPD low-level marijuana arrests in hinted that this may be an indication Blasio is really not serious about following through on his campaign promises to assure the NYPD scrupulously honors individual citizens civil rights. He stated that the “new administration promised change but instead we get more of the same.”That is not true. The number of arrests for low-level marijuana possession has dropped and NYPD policy is not to force a suspect to display small amounts of pot in order to make an arrest. Governor Cuomo has proposed decriminalizing possession of 15 grams or less of pot whether hidden or in plain view, which would take this controversy and its attendant political baggage off the table. It would be nice to let police offi cers perform their duties instead of being pawns in a political chess game. Mayor de Blasio has fulfi lled an incredible amount of his promises in a very short time. He has imposed the extra protection of an inspector general for the NYPD and signed off on the laws passed by the City Council which may leave police offi cers subject to lawsuits for negligent performance of their duties. He has provided universal pre K without a tax increase. He is settling the outstanding municipal worker contracts neglected by Mike Bloomberg for the next mayor to handle. He is championing Vision Zero to reduce traffi c fatalities to zero. It is unfair to question his commitment to his ideals or to the fulfi llment of his promises. The City Council will pass 11 laws and four resolutions to create a Vision Zero environment for our streets. The new laws provide a lower speed limit for city streets and enhanced penalties for reckless drivers. The state legislature must approve the changes. We also need the state legislature to provide a reasonable number of speed cameras to enforce the new laws. Let us hope that our legislators will work together as a group to see that these changes and improvements are made quickly. Brian Kieran is an attorney who works as a Principal Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Kings County and is a Democrat. dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing sed urna in sem ornare blandit nunc velit, volutpat nec vehicula neque. Aliquam semper euismod luctus. Pellentesque sem metus, condimentum nec, laoreet at dolor. Sed sed consectetur ac, suscipit quis consequat felis tristique. felis cursus Ut libero, tortor. erat, rutrum non sapien ullamcorper vulputate id ante. Nulla varius, pulvinar congue euismod, eros odio vulputate nisi elit eu mauris. condimentum, erat eget posuere tellus varius arcu, a rutrum mi Quisque ac massa nunc, id lacinia vitae metus ac lacus fermentum Pellenesque tincidunt ligula non velit adipiscing. leo vel nibh condimentum eu tempus orci pretium. Donec facilisis, odio et iaculis iaculis, sem arcu rutrum mi, a vulputate erat lorem porttitor metus. Mauris sagittis interdum feugiat. Fusce laoreet vehicula laoreet. Nam id accumsan magna. Vivamus a felis at lacus tincidunt sodales quis sed nisl. Donec vitae dui purus. Quisque eu nisi eros, et venenatis eros. Proin non lacus orci, eu ultrices tellus. Vestibulum nec nisl magna. Duis tincidunt gravida lorem, a dictum leo imperdiet ut. Sed eu massa in leo eleifend viverra. Proin eros sem, convallis quis adipiscing pulvinar, mattis vel purus. Fusce sapien sem, aliquet vitae tempor sit amet, auctor id ante. Pellentesque vel vestibulum sem. Cras lobortis lorem at lectus pretium feugiat vel quis libero. Praesent consectetur consectetur tortor vitae lacinia. Mauris turpis nisl, rutrum ut condimentum eu, elementum non neque. Vivamus eget vulputate mauris. Vivamus elit tellus, euismod ut condimentum vitae, molestie a lectus. Donec molestie, ligula consequat venenatis lobortis, libero eros porttitor diam, ac malesuada purus ligula nec mauris. Donec eleifend magna non justo fringilla fermentum. Suspendisse potenti. Quisque eros arcu, fringilla a blandit et, pellentesque sit amet risus. Fusce iaculis magna vel felis scelerisque nec suscipit nibh lacinia. Suspendisse potenti. Proin sed interdum justo. Sed sollicitudin tristique suscipit. Sed mattis, odio a imperdiet tempus, orci tortor pellentesque nibh, sit amet aliquet enim magna nec ligula. Curabitur suscipit enim sed metus adipiscing imperdiet. Praesent commodo scelerisque tellus nec ornare. Integer sit amet volutpat turpis. Integer congue condimentum urna, sit amet aliquam ligula mollis sit amet. Maecenas odio quam dapibus lectus sit amet arcu tempor imperdiet. Nullam porttitor posuere mi, fringilla laoreet lorem semper idm ornare congue arcu, non interdum mauris dapibus id. Aenean feugiat ultrices metus a vulputate. Praesent luctus venenatis purus sed viverra. Nulla rhonmentum tortor. Aliquam tincidunt molestie mi, tincidunt vestibulum sem rutrum bibendum. Integer malesuada elit commodo vel vehicula quam ultrices. Sed at massa sed lorem facilisis ultrices. Brian Kieran is a community activist who works for the State of New York and is a Democrat. Double decked headline fit alloted space Mayor Bloomberg continues to push a fantasy that, if he had more power, everything would be okay. When so much is at stake, it is not the time to make political statements or play games”. dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing sed urna in sem ornare blandit nunc velit, volutpat nec vehicula vitae neque. Aliquam semper euismod luctus. Pellentesque sem metus, condimentum nec, laoreet at dolor. Sed sed consectetur ac, suscipit quis consequat ante sed felis commodo quis massa vestibulum. Ut libero, Sed blandit sed rutrum sapien ullamcorper vulputate Nulla pulvinar euismod, quam, a vulputate nisi elit eu Suspendisse condimentum, erat eget posuere leo tellus varius arcu, a rutrum tempus orci pretium. Donec facilisis, odio et iaculis iaculis, sem arcu rutrum mi, a vulputate erat lorem porttitor metus. Mauris sagittis interdum feugiat. Fusce laoreet vehicula laoreet. Nam id accumsan magna. Vivamus a felis at lacus tincidunt sodales quis sed nisl. Donec vitae dui purus. Quisque eu nisi eros, et venenatis eros. Proin non lacus orci, eu ultrices tellus. Vestibulum nec nisl magna. Duis t i n c i d u n t gravida lorem, a dictum leo imperdiet ut. Sed eu massa in leo eleifend viverra. Proin eros sem, convallis quis adipiscing pulvinar, mattis vel purus. Fusce sapien sem, aliquet vitae tempor sit amet, auctor id ante. Pellentesque vel vestibulum sem. Cras lobortis lorem at lectus pretium feugiat lectus. Donec molestie, ligula consequat venenatis lobortis, libero eros porttitor diam, ac malesuada purus ligula nec mauris. Donec eleifend magna non justo fringilla fermentum. Suspendisse potenti. Quisque eros arcu, fringilla a blandit et, pellentesque sit amet risus. Fusce iaculis magna vel felis scelerisque nec suscipit nibh lacinia. Suspendisse potenti. Proin sed interdum justo. Sed sollicitudin tristique suscipit. Sed mattis, odio a imperdiet tempus, orci tortor pellentesque nibh, sit amet aliquet enim magna nec ligula. Curabitur suscipit enim sed metus adipiscing imperdiet. Praesent commodo scelerisque tellus nec ornare. Integer sit amet volutpat turpis. Integer congue condimentum urna, sit amet aliquam ligula mollis sit amet. Maecenas odio quam dapibus lectus sit amet arcu tempor imperdiet. Nullam porttitor posuere mi, fringilla laoreet lorem semper idm ornare congue arcu, non interdum mauris dapibus id. Aenean feugiat ultrices metus a vulputate. Praesent luctus venenatis purus sed viverra. Nulla rhonmentum tortor. Aliquam tincidunt molestie mi, tincidunt vestibulum sem rutrum bibendum. Integer malesuada fantasy that, if he had more power, everything would be okay. When so much is at stake, it is not the time to make political statements or play games”. They more. Always respect offi - Congressmember Michael Senator Assemblymembers Nicole Alec Brook-Krasny as well as Vincent Gentile all participated. Kings County Conservative Party Democrats. Recchia had individuals handing literature as they attempted to to vote. Considering the overwhelmingly positive reception the Conservative received, the liberal Recchia group the wrong parade to conduct a drive. Live and learn. *** The Conservative Party’s 31st consecutive POW/MIA ceremony held at Look Out Point at 81st Street and Shore Road was very well attended. The party for the past several years has been joined by the St. Anselm’s Boy Scout troop which boasts one of the largest numbers of Eagle Scouts of any troops in the nation. This year two Eagle Scouts were in attendance. There are 1,642 individuals who remain missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. This is six fewer than last year due to successful efforts in identifying the remains of a handful of individuals that had been located and returned. The process of identifying remains is painstaking and can take many months. The last soldier identifi ed was Captain Douglas Ferguson, USAF, shot down over Laos on December 30, 1969.His remains were recovered on April 13, 2013 and identifi ed on February 14, 2014. *** We are seeing more and more homes in Dyker Heights enclosed in stainless steel bars on all fl oors and heavy stainless steel security doors. I fi nd this trend extremely disturbing. The community remains as safe as ever. The new protections seem to appear only on recently purchased homes and refl ect a different cultural view on security. Homes like this have existed in great numbers in the Sunset Park area for many years and are really not positive additions to any community. The homes themselves look horrible and, worse yet, they make the whole area around them appear trashy. And, frankly, instead of offering additional security protection, they more than likely attract unwanted attention from potential burglars who fi gure these homes contain the greatest number of valuables. Community outreach by civic and government groups as well as elected offi cials explaining the disadvantages of the heavy security from both an aesthetic as well as security perspective is necessary, or we will be confronted with large sections of our community looking like safety deposit box holding cells. Jerry Kassar is the chairperson of the Kings County Conservative Party. He is a longtime community activist who has served as an offi cer or member of many organizations. He works for the state of New York. “There are 1,642 individuals who remain missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. Proin non lacus orci, eu ultrices tellus. Vestibulum nec nisl magna. Duis tincidunt gravida lorem, a dictum leo imperdiet ut. Sed eu massa in leo eleifend viverra. Proin eros sem, convallis quis adipiscing pulvinar, mattis vel purus. Fusce sapien sem, aliquet vitae tempor sit amet, auctor id ante. Pellentesque vel vestibulum sem. 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Integer congue condimentum urna, sit amet aliquam ligula mollis sit amet. Maecenas odio quam dapibus lectus sit amet arcu tempor imperdiet. Nullam porttitor posuere mi, fringilla laoreet lorem semper idm ornare congue arcu, non interdum mauris dapibus id. Aenean feugiat ultrices metus a vulputate. Praesent luctus venenatis purus sed viverra. Nulla rhonmentum tortor. Aliquam tincidunt molestie mi, tincidunt vestibulum sem rutrum bibendum. Integer malesuada elit commodo vel vehicula quam ultrices. Sed at massa sed lorem facilisis ultrices. Brian Kieran is a community activist who works for the State of New York and is a Democrat. Double decked headline fit alloted space “Mayor Bloomberg continues to push a fantasy that, if he had more power, everything would be okay. When so much is at stake, it is not the time to make political statements or play games”. dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing sed urna in sem ornare blandit nunc velit, volutpat nec vehicula neque. Aliquam semper euismod luctus. Pellentesque sem metus, condimentum nec, laoreet at dolor. Sed consectetur ac, suscipit quis consequat ante sed felis commodo quis massa Ut libero, Sed sed rutrum sapien ullamcorper vulputate Nulla pulvinar euismod, quam, a vulputate nisi elit eu Suspendisse condimentum, erat eget posuere tellus varius arcu, a rutrum Quisque ac massa nunc, id vitae metus ac lacus fermentum Pellenesque tincidunt ligula non velit leo vel nibh condimentum eu tempus orci pretium. Donec facilisis, odio et iaculis iaculis, sem arcu rutrum mi, a vulputate erat lorem porttitor metus. Mauris sagittis interdum feugiat. Fusce laoreet vehicula laoreet. Nam id accumsan magna. Vivamus a felis at lacus tincidunt sodales quis sed nisl. Donec vitae dui purus. Quisque eu nisi eros, et venenatis eros. Proin non lacus orci, eu ultrices tellus. Vestibulum nec nisl magna. Duis t i n c i d u n t gravida lorem, a dictum leo imperdiet ut. Sed eu massa in leo eleifend viverra. Proin eros sem, convallis quis adipiscing pulvinar, mattis vel purus. Fusce sapien sem, aliquet vitae tempor sit amet, auctor id ante. Pellentesque vel vestibulum sem. Cras lobortis lorem at lectus pretium feugiat vel quis libero. Praesent consectetur consectetur tortor vitae lacinia. Mauris turpis nisl, rutrum ut condimentum eu, elementum non neque. Vivamus eget vulputate mauris. Vivamus elit tellus, euismod ut condimentum vitae, molestie a lectus. Donec molestie, ligula consequat venenatis lobortis, libero eros porttitor diam, ac malesuada purus ligula nec mauris. Donec eleifend magna non justo fringilla fermentum. Suspendisse potenti. Quisque eros arcu, fringilla a blandit et, pellentesque sit amet risus. Fusce iaculis magna vel felis scelerisque nec suscipit nibh lacinia. Suspendisse potenti. Proin sed interdum justo. Sed sollicitudin tristique suscipit. Sed mattis, odio a imperdiet tempus, orci tortor pellentesque nibh, sit amet aliquet enim magna nec ligula. Curabitur suscipit enim sed metus adipiscing imperdiet. Praesent commodo scelerisque tellus nec ornare. Integer sit amet volutpat turpis. Integer congue condimentum urna, sit amet aliquam ligula mollis sit amet. Maecenas odio quam dapibus lectus sit amet arcu tempor imperdiet. Nullam porttitor posuere mi, fringilla laoreet lorem semper idm ornare congue arcu, non interdum mauris dapibus id. Aenean feugiat ultrices metus a vulputate. Praesent luctus venenatis purus sed viverra. Nulla rhonmentum tortor. Aliquam tincidunt molestie mi, tincidunt vestibulum sem rutrum bibendum. Integer malesuada elit commodo vel vehicula quam ultrices. Sed at massa sed lorem facilisis ultrices. Brian Kieran is a community activist who works for the State of New York and is a Democrat. Double decked headline fit alloted space “Mayor Bloomberg continues to push a fantasy that, if he had more power, everything would be okay. When so much is at stake, it is not the time to make political statements or play games”. munity protec- us never forget BY BRIAN KIERAN BY KASSAR I suspect that most New Yorkers who are concerned about Trump’s view of illegal immigration are focused on the problem of undocumented aliens in general and what do you do with several million that have made our nation their home.
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