Community Empowerment and Social Welfare
by Orion Karl Daley


JFK on Human Rights

The Health , Safety and Welfare of our Communities Community Safety is based on the work of civil servants, police, fire, emergency, and medical services, and teachers that are made available in a community, where communities are viewed as local municipalities within unique States; as well as the educational systems within them. Communities that are short changed in terms of Homeland Security Funding Formulas as one example, cannot provide community safety where it meets the needs of the community and first responders. Federally subsidized programs are proposed to enhance the viability of the needs at the local level for community safety and empowerment. Most projects and solutions proposed look at Government bonds for funding. There are Government Grant programs where this goes many steps further. This also is to provide the impetus for the private sector to make investments. This can be for the cases of research, education, health care, and other. It is further my view, that any investment through bonds in the nation should be tax exempt. Such bonds are to be purchased by institutional banks on Wall Street for improving their bottom line, and for the future of their intellectual capital and of this country. Additionally, these bonds are to be available to the public at large for investment. Being purchased with pre-tax dollars and income, lowers the actual federal taxes to be collected. Funds from bonds are considered for only their specific purpose. In other words, the federal government will not manipulate and funds from specific initiatives for other purposes. There should be no hiatus in federal government for the delivery of subsidized funds to States, and that funds, and related programs are not cut; and where signed into law are not shorted; and where states deem the need for more support, that the federal government hears and responds to the stated needs in a timely manner through funding programs. About Crime Reduction The reduction of crime itself, reduces the cost of enforcement for both community and personal safety. It is my expectation that communities will understand the need for compliance with fair commerce practices within their communities, which will enhance the effectiveness of federally subsidized budgets overall. About Education As much as Education is the key to the future for personal development, communities suffer the impact of its absence in its younger generation. More over, communities should be empowered to develop the skills and abilities of its local youth such as in after school programs, tutoring where necessary, and other areas of focus that reinforce the sense of self esteem in the youth where attraction to gangs and frustrated groups of kids become less of an issue. About 3rd Party Community Involvement When we re-enfranchise our disenfranchised citizens, we build stronger communities. By communities providing support services and safety nets, the government should pursue tax incentives and further subsidized assistance to support this effort. It is vital that organizations like the ACLU, NAACP and AFL-CIO have further involvement in assisting communities in developing such programs, in addition to after school care programs and faith based followings. Per the non exclusion of different faiths, any non-profit community oriented organization while be able to acquire many further bond funded grants for worthy purpose for community empowerment. Fixing our Social Welfare Policies We are currently missing many needed safety nets in our Communities and in their Social Welfare Policies. Our communities can be multicultural, have different adult sexual orientation, or/and customs and faiths that we might not be aware of, familiar with, or are perceived as something like oil and water with our own outlook on life. Tolerance with diversity is essential in understanding our communities, and its needs in communication. Language assistance is critical in bridging communication gaps and empowering our cultures to cross great divides to each other within their communities. The aged in the community deserve the most respect and consideration where today our value systems consider the aged to be something 'out dated', and therefore obsolete. Let us consider ourselves obsolete in lacking wisdom if we view the aged as obsolete for they have been either directly, or indirectly our teachers. Our Veterans are hailed as heroes when they march in Uniform, but when they are fortunate enough to return, in many ways they may still be where we sent them. Wounds can be physical in the loss of parts of them, as well as parts of their spirit can be shattered. When you provide vocational technology training assistance it is simply one less hill for them to climb. keep in mind that the reintegration of our Vets from the Vietnam war was basically not considered relevant, and that this also represents the original critical mass of the homeless on our streets. When we have people that are fortunate to return from our wars, we must take the responsibility to help then reintegrate into out communities. Rehabilitation assistance for abuse is needed by many, where each can have their own set of unique reasons. Offering the hand of Compassion is the expression of ones sense of self esteem that can inspire others for theirs. The Homeless can be anyone, and in respectful communities can be viewed as an inconvenience. The Homeless has become a population since the early 80's where the proliferation is in coincidence to the Trickle Down Economy. Life can Trickle down on any one of us with little notice or warning no matter who we think we are. Justice is to be blind when it comes to being equal under the law, but its heart must see when dues are paid. When ex convicts have paid their dues, it is our obligation as fellow citizens to offer the road back. An Ex Con who originated from a Community should have that opportunity offered by the same community to earn their self esteem back based on the standards set in the community. Orion Karl Daley Presidential Candidate for 2008 for the Strategic Future of our country Balanced Party http://unity2008.org