Oklahoma's jobless parents pay more support - So we are putting them in jail because of Budget Cuts????

The number of parents paying child support through their unemployment checks has nearly doubled in a year, according to figures from Oklahoma Child Support Services.

In March, Oklahoma Child Support Services collected $2.15 million in payments from non-custodial parents who were receiving unemployment checks. That figure represents 6,618 cases in which the child support services division has found noncustodial parents and set up child support payment plans. That’s almost a 57 percent increase from April 2009, according to figures from state child support services.

"Each month it trends upward,” said Jeff Wagner, programs administrator.

The state’s unemployment rate in March was 6.6 percent, according to figures released Friday from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The number of people in Oklahoma without a job, adjusted for seasonal nonfarm employment, was 117,740. The national unemployment rate in March was 9.7 percent. That’s about 15 million people without a job.

When noncustodial parents receive any benefit from the federal government, such as unemployment, a tax refund or home-buyer credit, court-ordered child support payments are deducted from the checks, Wagner said.

"In many cases, an IRS refund or a state refund may be the only child support we collect because it’s automatic,” Wagner said. "We do collect that and hold them accountable.”

In the past, the program, which is a division of the Department of Human Services, would receive about $900,000 from unemployment benefits in an average month.

As a whole, the department had 189,019 cases in 2009, which represents about $250 million in payments for children and their custodial parents.

Guardians who are seeking other types of assistance such as food stamps are automatically referred to the child support division if they don’t have an existing child support payment plan in place, Wagner said.

"It was set up this way as part of the welfare reform movement,” Wagner said. "It’s a move to encourage both parents to take personal responsibility.”

In 2009, the department verified paternity for nearly 20,298 children, according to the division’s annual report.

Automation and increased participation has helped the program increase its reach. As lawmakers consider ways to spend less on state government, they have asked agencies to describe how 10 percent budget cuts would impact their operations.

If the child support services division were cut by 10 percent, $33 million less in child support payments would be collected, he said.

Services — such as a court liaison, which helps people establish payment plans before a warrant is issued for their arrest for nonpayment — could be curtailed.

If that’s the case, more non-custodial parents could be incarcerated as a result of not paying their child support.

"It’s hard to cut a check from prison,” Wagner said. "Cuts to our program would immediately cost taxpayers more than what taxpayers would save by making the cut.”

State funds account for $7.64 million of the agency’s $63 million budget. Federal funds and grants make up the rest, he said.

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Money, Guns, and Bodies From Mexico

This is for Adults only....these are pictures from the war Most Americans don't have a clue is going on....I just seen it , in my hometown, I won't go into it....but there will be a war in our country sooner or later, its our Karma. What do you think? Should people see these kinds of Pictures?


Money, Guns, and Bodies From Mexico

President Obama’s Afghanistan Address, Full Video

First broadcast: Dec 1, 2009

Evel Knievel- The Story

Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007), better known as Evel Knievel (pronounced /ˈiːvəl kɨˈniːvəl/;^[1]), was an American motorcycle daredevil and entertainer famous in the United States and elsewhere between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Knievel's nationally televised motorcycle jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the twenty most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date. His achievements and failures, including his record 37 broken bones, earned him several entries in the Guinness Book of World Records.^[2]

His son Robbie Knievel is also an accomplished motorcycle daredevil.

Knievel died in Clearwater, Florida, on November 30, 2007, aged 69. He had been suffering from diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for many years.[32] A longtime friend reported that Knievel had trouble breathing while at his residence in Clearwater, but died before the ambulance could reach the hospital. "It's been coming for years, but you just don't expect it. Superman just doesn't die, right?"[33] In one of his last interviews, he told Maxim Magazine, "You can’t ask a guy like me why [I performed]. I really wanted to fly through the air. I was a dare­devil, a performer. I loved the thrill, the money, the whole macho thing. All those things made me Evel Knievel. Sure, I was scared. You gotta be an ass not to be scared. But I beat the hell out of death."[34]

Knievel was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in his hometown of Butte, Montana on December 10, 2007, following a funeral at the 7,500-seat[35] Butte Civic Center presided over by Rev. Robert Schuller (actor Matthew McConaughey gave the eulogy). Prior to the Monday service, fireworks exploded in the Butte night sky as pallbearers carried Knievel's casket into the center.[36]

Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 2, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Pryor was known for his unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was renowned for his frequent use of colorful, vulgar, and profane language and racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important stand-up comedians of all time: Jerry Seinfeld called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession";^[14] Bob Newhart has called Pryor "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years."^[15]

His body of work includes such concert movies and recordings as Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971), That Nigger's Crazy (1974), ...Is It Something I Said? (1975), Bicentennial Nigger (1976), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), and Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983). He also starred in numerous films as an actor, usually in comedies such as Silver Streak, but occasionally in dramatic roles, such as Paul Schrader's film Blue Collar and roles like Gus Gorman in Superman III (1983). He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder. He won an Emmy Award in 1973, and five Grammy Awards in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982. In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award.

Green Box: Pizza Box Turns into Plates & Storage Unit

WWW.GREENBOXNY.COM

Environmentally Conscious Organization (e.c.o.), Incorporated is a design, licensing firm and manufacturing firm dedicated to improving outmoded, outdated and wasteful food packaging. e.c.o., Incorporated is marketing its first product, the Green Box (US Patent 7,051,919), a pizza box manufactured from 100% recycled material. The top of the Green Box breaks down into convenient serving plates, eliminating the need for disposable plates. The bottom of the 'Green Box' converts easily into a handy storage container, eliminating the need for plastic wrap, tin foil or plastic bags. The perforations and scores that create this functionality allow for easy disposal into a standard-sized recycling bin. Made from a standard pizza blank, the Green Box requires no additional material or major redesign and can therefore be produced at no additional manufacturing cost. e.c.o., Incorporated owns the utility patent on the Green Box. Check out our website at www.ecoincorporated.com

Ted Bundy Confession Tapes Revealed For The First Time

It's a haunting voice from beyond the grave: Serial killer Ted Bundy tells all, and you'll hear it for the first time.KIRO Team 7 Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne recently obtained nearly four hours of raw, uncensored audio cassettes of Bundy taped just before his execution.

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The Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995.^[1] Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters in 1995, Grohl drafted Nate Mendel (bass), William Goldsmith (drums), and Pat Smear (guitar) to complete the group. Goldsmith left during the recording of the group's second album The Colour and the Shape (1997), soon followed by Smear. They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl left prior to the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999).

Chris Shiflett joined as the band's second guitarist after the completion of There is Nothing Left to Lose. The band released its fourth album One by One in 2002. The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and harder-rocking material. Foo Fighters released its sixth album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace in 2007. Over the course of the band's career, three of its albums have won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, and all six have been nominated for Grammys.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl