Fast Food Workers and Walmart workers need to show talent worth making $15 an hour

Many fast food workers who work full time have complained about low wages.  Most major fast food restaurants have offered health insurance, 401k plan and other benefits that when I was a fast food worker in the late 1980's and early 1990's I did not have these benefits working at McDonald's in Kodiak and Jack in the Box in Spokane.  Most Walmart workers part or full time have health, 401k benefits which twenty years ago never had.  You need to humble accept the pay you have.  You want a higher wage earn it do not demand it by creating higher unemployment for your area or to lose your job due to higher wage they can not afford you.  Please if you want a higher wage earn it or prove you deserve.  Demanding it makes it so you have no job.

Americans are asking you do a stop payment on a presidential, congressional and US senatorial pensions

When the United States of America was founded by people who were freedom fighters.  They were common folk.  Now days they have careers then get pensions.  We need to create several constitutional amendments.  One to repeal the 16th amendment which if you talk to the Ron Paul bots.  This amendment was never ratified this needs to be replaced with a flat tax or a consumption tax.  Then you have that 27th amendment which allows congressman to get paid during a government shutdown.  Why do we have a shutdown.  This could have avoided if the Unaffordable Care Act was ruled unconstitutional.  This is a tax the Supreme Court said so.  Let's create an initiative and referendum process.  Every four years citizens with a minimum of four million signature like the state of Alaska must have 20 percent of each state's registered voters to qualify.  You have additional cabinet position called the Secretary of Domestic Affairs this would ratify citizen petitions.  Then put term limits many municipal government do this and we do our president, now time for congress and senators.  We also need to stop funding the pensions of any federal lawmaker.  You serve your country unless you were a federal employee before you became a lawmaker you get no pension.  No pension, No retirement and no presidential library.  I am not paying for the Barack Obama presidential golf course library on the lakefront of Lake Michigan within Chicago city limits.  If the taxpayers of Chicago want this they can pay for it themselves.  Each presidential library can be paid for by the families that have these president not my tax dollars.  Our first lawmakers had no pension.  Remember Thomas Jefferson started the Modern Library of Congress in 1815 when he donated his personal collection before that it was just for lawmakers only.  Each president til 1969 served there time with no pension back to their lives.  Lyndon Baines Johnson was the first president to serve under a pension many congressman have been doing it for years before the presidents did.  We need to get back to the basics our country was founded in 1787.  Just the basic no gravy allowed unless it is on my plate thanks. 

There are reasons that Sams Club and Walmart are at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to customers

Most people who decide they want to shop at a place it is the service they receive.  Walmart and Sams Club believe that you have a one size fit all approach.  Yes they do help find missing children but other than that.  You walk into any Sams Club, Walmart and Walmart Super center all built the same.  They do allow RV's to park for free.  Customer Service really stinks.  There neighbor Fred Meyer on the East Side is no better at this.  I have made more complaints over the years to that store customer service than anywhere else in Anchorage.  For Sams Club you would figure since members are paying to shop.  You would have a little courtesy.  I would recommend you head over to Lowes take some customer service cues.  When we are closed we nicely say we are closed at the entrance.  We do not yell it out to the customer in a rude fashion. Make sure that you also staff your people so when there is a rush you help the customers.  We at Lowes when the cashiers need help they help the people.  Walmart be like Lowes and help the customers please.  I may cancel my membership from your Sams Club we shall see. 

All of the nations museums need to sold to private non profit foundations

When the government has no budget like on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 national monuments are closed.  Let's sell these national monuments to non profit charities like the World War II memorial, Smithsonian and Washington Monuments.  Major non profit veterans groups could purchase or operate monuments instead of the United States Government.  We could pay off some debt to fund other essential areas of the government like our troops.

We need to repeal the 27th amendment of the United States Constitution

One of the main jobs of congress, President is come up with a budget.  We need to not pay lawmakers for not doing their job.  We need to pay lawmakers like they do in Iowa at the end of the session.  No budget no pay.  Please tell your congressman, US Senator no budget no pay.  Kudos to Ted Cruz, Mike Enzi, Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Suzan Delbene for donating their pay others need to do the same. 

Spokane baristas the community has a message for you cover up or go find another job

Spokane Baristas unless your drive thru coffee stand is next to a strip club you need to cover up because family and small children by your stand they do not want to see your cleavage or sex symbols.  You do not need to show your cleavage to sell coffee.  If you can not sell coffee with good customer service and great smile then find another job.  Now if you do not want to cover up many strip clubs will gladly hire you. 

We have an ordinance that everyone can get on board here in Anchorage to make taxis and dispatch accountable

Recently on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 Dick Triani released in a public safety committee meeting an ordinance that will provide better quality for taxis and serve the Anchorage Public better.  Ordinance 2013-109 which the author of this blog Mark Kim Marion made a major contribution former Alaska Yellow Cab dispatcher.  This December 3, 2013 this was passed by the Anchorage Assembly.  It defines a taxi cab.  It will require annual survey of whether they need to be more cabs.  This will be conducted by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.  Keeps the Anchorage Transportation Commission oversight necessary for the Anchorage taxi industry to succeed.  There will be more cabs each year.  If the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce tourist are up 20 percent then 20 new permits are needed.  if tourism is down or not an increase no new permits will be needed.  Growth will continue.  Eagle River will representation on commission and the handicap will have a representative.  One of the commissioners must live in the Chugiak and Eagle River area.  Read Spokane Title 10 Section 34 most of the ordinance is in the ordinance.  Customers must ride in the back seat.  Drivers can not communicate on a cell phone unless to dispatch or to emergency authorities when a customer is in the car.  All trips except for Anchorage Airport must be dispatched.  Driver can not refuse a trip unless the customer is a problem to the driver.  Dispatch must document all problems drivers and customers have.  Transportation Inspection must be able to dial into dispatch computer to verify every thing the dispatch has been documented.  Dispatch must dispatch closest cab that fits the criteria of the customer.  Cab driver must carry an infant, toddler and baby seats in the car not an option.  Drivers may only refuse a customer if customer gives driver a rotten attitude, refuses to state destination, had previous problem with customer and does not have fare to pay at the start of destination and must refuse politely and if they feel customer is a threat to driver safety.  If a driver refuses a customer.  They must notify dispatch why they refused and the reason.  Dispatch can not electronically put a cab out of service without approval from the Transportation Inspector.  Dispatcher must take first responder training from the Anchorage Police Department.  Cab driver can not refuse a short trip.  If a cab is dispatch from Muldoon for an short Eagle River trip they have to go get the trip or face the consequences from the Anchorage Transportation Inspector.  Phone number unless customer voluntarily gives it out are not allowed to be given to a cab driver.  If a dispatcher gives out a telephone number to a driver a penalty will occur to the Dispatch company and possibly the dispatcher gave it out against Dispatch company policy.  Dispatcher could be fined and dispatch company could take action against employee if they so choose.  Dispatch companies could do like cab companies in Spokane can choose to contract their call takers with an answering service.  Anchorage example is Sicily's Pizza they answer phones for more than just Sicily's Pizza.  They also answer calls for China Garden and other business in town above their Spenard location.  Cab companies can employ just dispatchers.  Cab drivers will be required to speak English and must pass a geography test.  Dispatchers must also pass a geography test and must undergo First Responder training through the Anchorage Police and Fire Department they must be certified by the Municipality of Anchorage before they are allowed to dispatch.  Vehicles must be inspected and repaired by a reputable dealership like Cal Worthington Ford no recessed vehicle aka junk cabs.  Handicap cabs must serve handicap trips first closest cab will be dispatched and must respond with in less than an hour.  A minimum of one handicap cab must be working at all times at each dispatch company.  Anchorage Charr due to the fact cabs are not required to participate in the off the Road program.  You can not make a cab driver participate in a program.  Since 2008 Regina Doyle removed Alaska Yellow Cab from participation because drivers got to greedy with the program.  The publisher of this blog will unless the Amy Demboski to make sure that this ordinance is performed or the Anchorage public will introduce really competition this is last chance at this 39 year dinosaur.