Hello Everyone,
I want to say that I'm disappointed on how the Mayoral Election in Mobile, Alabama turned out. Republican Candidate Sandy Stimpson won the election, but Sam Jones deserve another term because he(Sam Jones)was the best man for the job. Sam Jones did everything in his power for the city of Mobile regarding employment and protecting the citizens of Mobile from bankruptcy. Sam Jones had numerous progressive ideas that would've help press the city of Mobile forward. Please, as concerned citizens of Mobile, please don't forget the accomplishments that Sam Jones has brought to the city from all over the world such as ThyssenKrupp, Austal, SSAB, Airbus, Singapore Technologies, BAE, Safron, AVIC, and Publix Grocery(United States of America). Sam Jones always had a plan in order to deal with issues. Am I the only one in the city of Mobile, Alabama understands that not everything happens in the snap of two fingers? Am I the only one in this city that understands not everything happens overnight? Am I the only one in Mobile knows how to be patient? With the Republican Mayor-Elect Sandy Stimpson, I'm seeing, as people call them, red flags. According to the United States Republican Congress during their campaign, their complaint was there shortage of jobs for the American citizens. When they got into the White House, the Republican Congress' focused on only two things, and one of them were not "jobs, jobs, jobs". They were banning abortion (because they know they are about to be the minority)and getting rid of Obamacare (President Obama's Health Care Plan). Republicans always say the same song. Sandy Stimpson always say crime is on the rise (and it is) and he wants to make that a top priority. But he (Stimpson) has not (even during his campaign) told us what his plan is regarding bringing crime down in order to make Mobile safe. Sandy Stimpson also said he want to give employees raises in their salaries, but he has not explained how he will make this miracle happen. Where is Stimpson going to find the money to give them raises? This is a question that no one has even bothered to ask Stimpson. As a matter of fact, there are several questions that affect the city of Mobile that no one has bothered to ask Stimpson. If you want to make a difference in your neighborhood/community, city, state, or country and do something in order to help the people, it's important to have a well organized plan on the day your plan to run for office and explain that plan to your fellow citizens and get their feedback. This is what President Obama did during his campaign and during his term in the White House. Sandy Stimpson says the population in the city of Mobile is declining. As a citizens of Mobile, I have a different opinion. Since Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the population increased. Due to the heavy home and building damages, lost of loved ones, and extreme flooding from New Orleans, Louisiana to south of Mississippi, people had to move to different cities in the U.S. including Mobile, Alabama. At the time, Mobile, Alabama was the most stabilized city south of the Gulf Coast Region of the United States that has survived Hurricane Katrina. Between 2005 and 2013, some of the schools of the Mobile County Public School System were becoming overcrowded with students. Because of this, some schools had to have new additional wings and new schools had to be built. Because of the rising population, new houses and apartments are constantly built. During each week, there is so much heavy traffic on the interstate and every street in West, South, Midtown, and Downtown Mobile. Because of the increasing heavy traffic, interstate 10 as well as regular roads such as Hillcrest, etc had to be widened. Also, I have a great concern about the conflict of RSA (Retirement Systems of Alabama) and API (Alabama Policy Institute, in which Sandy Stimpson was chairman of). When I read some articles in the Mobile Press Register, I knew that Sandy Stimpson's goal of getting rid of the idea of pensions was to help keep his money (as well as other rich people's money) in his pocket. Rich people don't like to pay taxes at all. When Sandy Stimpson talks about getting rid of the idea of pensions, the older citizens who are middle class will have difficulty making ends meet when they retire from their jobs. Some will be too old to get back in the world of hard labor. Getting rid of pensions will be easy for the rich citizens of Mobile because they will be able to survive with their own money, but it's the working class people that is going to endure harsh times when they retire later. Thousands of dollars in money doesn't last long. It may last as much as a few years, but not forever. Lets us not forget, in the city of Prichard, Alabama, hundreds of people went without their pensions and they struggled and endured hard times. The older citizens of Prichard went through hell. Now about the pipeline through the watershed, this was a subject (that was a no-brainer in my opinion, either you are with it or against it). There is nothing to think about. Me personally, I don't want to pipeline through our watershed, this will damage our drinking water. Sometimes people can answer a question by not answering it at all. Always be careful of someone who gives you a different answer besides "yes" or "no" to a yes or no question. Trust me when I say there is a difference between running a government and running a business. We are not businesses nor money rackets, we are human beings with different lives and circumstances. If there is enough money in the budget to give out benefits such as raises for employees, then promises made to the citizens will be fulfilled. If there isn't enough money in the budget to fulfill a promise, then that promise is broken. If a politician has to cut other sections in the budget in order to fulfill one section, lives of people are going to be affected, and the outcome may not be good. You have to come up with a plan so other sections in the budget as well as the citizens won't be affected in a negative way. Some (not all) of the citizens of Mobile, Alabama have the tendency to make decisions without thinking and asking questions (I'm not trying to judge anyone, this is only my opinion). Decisions always have consequences.
http://blog.al.com/live/2013/07/sandy_stimpson_questioned_abou.html
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/08/the_way_to_success_requires_a.html#comments
http://blog.al.com/live/2013/04/sandy_stimpsons_ties_to_conser.html#comments
