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Letters and Editorial Policies
Letters and Editorial Policies
Where in the US Constitution does it say the Federal Government can hold own land or ocean? Yes NOAA is under the US Department of Commerce, but isn't USDOC a private organization? There is nothing federal about USDOC, just like the US Federal Reserve is run by 12 banking families. DOI is federal and perhaps that's why NOAA is now being oversee by them?
I am sorry, Department of Interior has a pretty DIRTY, DIRTY, record with forceful take over of people's resources. Togiola, if your heart is clean, you will not pursue this. You want to do something good, but you are blind to the consequences. You are giving away what doesn't belong to you and great suffering will come of your decision. It has happened before. Mose
So really, the people is paying these guys 16 million. The irony of it all, is a few reap the benefits and the majority pays for it.
Mose yearns the day for a "Service Economy" to become. Where people do things out the goodness of their hearts & love of doing so. Well, nothing wrong with dreaming..uh, Editor? For the issue at hand, until the citizens quit being cowards, nothing will really change.
It's funny how you don't leave your name.....The 1602 program is for low income families...and there is no way a low income family can afford $1000.00 a month for rent.
I work hard for my money and get paid a comfortable amount to just get by, and I still wouldn't be able to afford the $1000.00 a month to rent a 1602 house.....I can bet you anything Anonymous that you are one of the individuals that received funds from the 1602 to build a house and you are charging $1000.00 a month, knowing damn well that you only paid 15% of the house and the federal gov paid the other 85%. and then turn around and charge a leg and a arm to low income families...who's the leech now?
Fa'amanuiaga, eseese ala a le Atua, atonu sa maua'i manuia ai le tele o o tatou Tuaa, tatou te le iloa pe ai se a na tu'ua ai e le i'a le Afioaga. O lea ua toe afea le Afioaga e lea manuia. "Ua patipati taoto nei Fe'epo". Ae a la pe a tu'u iai ma se lotu fa'afetai, e uma ifo le lotu ae ua o mai lava akule o sa'o i a outou cooler.
E eseese ala a le Atua e o'o mai ai ana fa'amanuiaga i ona tagata, ua toe afea le Afioaga o Leone e lenei i'a, o manuia ia sa maua e o tatou Tuaa ua momoe i ti'asa. E tatau ona toe afua le taeao Leone, fai se lotu fa'afetai. Aua le ai ulu tuana'i tausi, ina ne'i te'i ua toe oo mai fo'i se isi Sunami, a lae lava e tauvalaau Noa. Alu e tufa au mea i e matitiva aua e te le iloa le aso e amia ai oe e lou Ali'i, ae ai ma ai lena mau akule.
Advice to Senator Lualemaga..........this time start at the top....Governor, LT Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Well, maybe not the LT....let the big guns come after him.
Look at me I'm as happy as can be. I can sing , I can dance , I can wiggle my .
I go everywhere with my think machine.
Good job Team American Samoa. Proud of you all and the big "W" you got. Way to go! Hope to see you all play in Texas! Wooohooo! GO TEAM AMERIKA SAMOA!
Where did you relocate from if not Hawaii and the U.S. (pretty sure Hawaii is part of the U.S.)? SSN and bank accounts are required when becoming a tenant in most jurisdictions in the U.S. I truly think it would be worth your while if you went down to the DBAS and asked for information regarding the 1602 units. Exhaust all your options before you cry bloody murder.
@Anonymous I don't believe that the 1602 homes are a way for the government to "desperately" seek money from low income people. The purpose of low income homes are to provide a basic necessity for those in the lower income bracket.
HAH...like there's anything hanging. No, thank you very much. Keep it among themselves. American Samoa is bad enough. Mose
Go and work dummy.
We are tying to work this problem out, and by the way, how much are you leaching from Uncle SAM; Parasite!
But a clearer picture from whom, the Fonotards? Oops SP mistake!
I think not as it seems yet if not complicated but (yet anoher) real waste again from and to the tax payers money whom "OWN" 'merkin Samoa.
Gosh 600-1000 a month; LOW INCOME. Yeah I guess @ 5 people a room. Now that is low income SLUM stuff.
LOL owners of 'merkin Samoa.
Sorry have another rat to catch in my "private" $500 abode.
RA, ED and etal. "Please excuse the rant" ;however WE do appreciate your in depth coverage and possible expose; soon to follow.
[Editor's Note: No expose, only questions with no answers. ra]
Is this this commentard for real?!; or just a connected GOV check collector?
If you do not want workers and expertise on this Island, may I suggest say going to Mexico for you "Mr Parasite"
Man, unbelievable and yet another black hole for the tax payers. Yes I am one.
LOW income @ 550 -1000 bucks a month. I think I missed something there; ED. etal.
In NZ we have a rent tribunal as not all can afford to buy and here as a worker\alien (TAXPAYER) we cannot buy freehold land; by law absurd as that seems given that this is the "Property of the USA"
Merkin Samoa I am refering to "parasite"
Standards and checks and balances for the non parasites. Those leaches whom rent, oops I mean those whom do the work here.
For a village that is steeply religious and traditional in its ways, it's a petty shame that they don't practice what they preach. I guess every village on island should follow Leone's greedy and arrogant attitude about sharing God's gift(akule) by limiting it only to their villagers.
Hey, no problemo with me. I guess each village has claims on their land and waters. But, correct me if I'm wrong in my following assessment.
Is there not a zone variance from the main road to the shorelines in every village that says the government has jurisdiction in that area? Because if this decision by Leone to disallow outsiders from fishing in their waters is a standard policy, then perhaps every village should also set their village boundries and prohibited outsiders from their village waters, etc.
Thanks Leone for practicing the hypocrisy of sharing with thy neighbor and restricting God's gift to the rest of the island. And you wonder why the akule took 20 years to return to Leone.
Well after this decision from the Leone aumaga, it'll be another 20 more years of akule drought. So ashamed of my village's decision.
A Leone Villager
I thought funds distributed from the Federal Government are specifically allocated for government projects, and not for Churches Organization as mentioned herein this article, written up in samoan language, so the Palagis wouldn't understand what is being said about such dedication celebration of open house as a LMS church function.
I responded directly to Agency NOAA....Document ID...NOAA-NOS-2011-0243-0164.....On Regulation.gov.
People, you all need to voice your opinion here, and have your voice heard in the United States Congress about such issue. And any other issues pertaining to American Samoa, and its government.
Ok, dackle and fasi the quarterbacky ok. Very simple instructions kids. Kill and destroy. That's all you gotta know boys. Thats the plan. Simple and plain.
It's our money we are saving for retirement and the government wants to borrow it, correct? But for the government to pay it back they want us to give 2% of our income? uhh...Mose is confused. Togiola takes Mose's money and wants Mose to pay him the same amount plus interest FOR taking the money? Am I understanding this Editor? Mose
[Editor's Note: The loan is interest free, but yes — that's it. ra]
In our short days on earth we must celebrate every chance we get. The Akule Festival, when will it start? If it hasn't why not? Paulo
Even in death we dispute. We tie up valuable time to mourn properly and dance with evil men. What has it come to?
You can't even find a small space enough to bury our own dead, instead you run to courts?
You may dislike the person while alive or discomfort with land issues. For God's sakes, waiting in a casket is no fun anymore. We have become more evil as we assimilate. We forget who we are. If you feel that way, than have all your politicians wait for days in their caskets to reconfigure the evil they have done to society.
Not for sale! In this way everyone gets to eat. The poor, the old, the young, and the hungry. This by far is the more significant news from Am. Samoa. The reason are twenty fold. When we were masters of our destiny at one time. We knew seasons, tides, days and time. This is a Jesus, toss your nets to the right side. Where nets are so heavy, they have more than enough fish for all. Pray village. In your anguish, the Lord hears and sends the rain. Let it rain O Lord so my people don't go hungry I daily pray. The children are dancing at the seashore laughing with no more pain. They say God sends fish so after the storm and pain we can eat and number our days on this earth. Then every day indeed is to be rejoiced. Dance like our ancestors, shout like ours is victory. For everyday alive is a day the Lord God gives. Bring a bottle of the best wine, light a fire on the beach and cook the fish fast. Paulo
Of course you need to attack and get rid of the stupidity and the entitlement mentality! Its OK to ask legitimate questions, but to suggest that these houses should be less than $350 a month plus he doesn't want to divulge the required information, come on!! That is a perfect example of the "what-is-the-government-going-to-give-me" mentality that needs to be eliminated period. He should've stayed in California and kept on receiving his welfare check instead of becoming another beggar in the motherland.
Is this a riddle? I don't get it. How can a bunch of Crooks investigate themselves for crook-ery? It would be very hard to kiss your own ass...the other ass of course is easier to... Mose
What did the Akule say to the Fisherman? "Treat me well or you can kiss my akole." - for another 20 years...har, har, har. Mose
Pls Madam Editor find out how such an amount was manipulated to suit this program .. 85% of families in this territory earn less than $30,000 annually and many are considered living on or below the poverty line .. an AMI of $26,000 would allow the owners of these properties to charge anywhere from $650 to $1200 monthly (depending on the total amount of their 15% share of the total costs of the project) and that madam is way beyond the financially abilities of your average(median) Samoan family.
[Editor's Note: The AMI seems to be a well-kept secret, or else no one wants to talk about it — the feds, DBAS, the developers/ owners or the House reps (who didn't ask the DBAS president what it was at last Friday's hearing). Or else it's importance in determining rent and renters is not understood.
The $26,000 figure is the one some developers/ owners told Samoa News. However, they couldn't tell us if that was the the AMI, which the 60% is worked from to determine 'low income', or if that is the 60% figure.
What is known, is that the feds, through DBAS have the final say on who qualifies to rent the low income housing, which is why the application is so cumbersome, and very nosy. It is also why many remain empty, Samoa News has been told. ra]