Richard Farkas wrote on December 04, 2009 10:36 AM: The stimulus program is a "nice" concept on the drawing board. However, the mechanics of the program and effort lack any substantive sequence. Furthermore, I question the accountability.
What is the accountability? By whom? To whom? And for what? In what format? What is documentation to contain and reflect? Where will this information be archived and made available for review? And by whom?

Let's look at this issue from the beginning. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. , and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced this morning that Nevada companies will receive $93 million in stimulus funds to develop 25 geothermal-power projects. Now, we can design and implement energy efficient strategies. However, I ask some simple pointed questions in an effort to make sure a dollar spent returns the same dollar value. So, it is critical that we 1. verify the design makes sense, is biddable and constructable, 2. the installation is correct 3. the equipment functions as intended 4. the preceding are documented, quantified and qualified, and 5. the necessary accountability mechanisms are in place.
Furthermore, what is the program? Intent? Plan to achieve the program? The deliverables? Schedule? Management process?
In short, I woule be happy to offer some extremely valuable input and assistance in addressing these issues to thereby better achieve a more desirable end-result.

I have a vested interest in the success of our state as a local businessman, resident, parent and employer.

Richard Farkas, CCP
President
Dynamic Commissioning Solutions, inc. (DCSi)
rfarkas@lv-dcsi.com
office: (702) 942-1616

Roger wrote on November 02, 2009 05:06 PM: Harry will win 2010 ...if he steals it...

SamT wrote on October 30, 2009 08:31 PM: Reliable old Harry propping up the last vestige of his support base: Unions and government workers. Nomenklatura-building is all he has left.

SamT wrote on October 30, 2009 08:16 PM: @Reid in 2010: Rory, you can stop now.

Tom, Burbank wrote on October 30, 2009 08:13 PM: Renewable? There's nothing renewable about steam coming out of the ground. When Mother Nature stops steaming, that's it, there's nothing we humans can do to "renew" it. Call it what it is - natural energy.

Free Money for All! wrote on October 30, 2009 05:20 PM: There is just one page in the Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid instruction manual for running the government.
It reads like this:
Step 1: Spend
Step 2: Tax
Step 3: Borrow
Step 4: Repeat Steps 1 through 3
In the first 50 days of the Obama Administration, the Pelosi-Reid Democrat-controlled Congress voted for $1.2 trillion in new government spending. Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell had the best take on the Democrats' runaway spending, "To put that in perspective, that's about $24 billion a day, or about $1 billion an hour -- most of it borrowed."
And exactly how do the liberal Democrats propose to pay for all this new spending? Higher taxes and borrowing, of course.
Obama's budget proposal calls for a massive tax increase of $1.4 trillion and at least $646 billion in new energy taxes that will be paid by every American family as companies pass on the cost to consumers.
Since tax hikes won't cover the entire cost of this boondoggle, our government will have to borrow more from foreign governments and creditors. This will lead to our national debt tripling over the next ten years to $23.1 trillion and gives our foreign creditors like China a greater say in the America we leave for our children and grandchildren

Ensign Employment Agency wrote on October 30, 2009 04:14 PM: Will John Ensign get me a lobbyist job like he got for ex-best friend Doug Hampton? For $100,000 a year he can stab me in back too.
By the way, my wife is very attractive.

herb wrote on October 30, 2009 04:10 PM: Bush was right -- everyone should go shopping and spend some money.

REID IN 2010! wrote on October 30, 2009 04:08 PM: REELECT SENATE MAJORITY LEADER HARRY REID IN 2010!

Senator Reid, you will have the support of hundreds of thousands of Las Vegas and Clack County residents in your campaign to make all Nevadans proud for SIX MORE YEARS!

Thank you, Sen Reid for all your hard work!

Where did you get the money from Harry? wrote on October 30, 2009 02:18 PM: Oh boy nice job Harry, where does the money come from Harry? Let me see you take from us to give back to us...gee your only real job must have been a carnival midway vendor. If you really want to see the economy come back, reduce taxes and cut spending!

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