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 |HasSummary=Metrics are a set of measurements that quantify results. Good management requires good decisions and good decisions must be based on good metrics.
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 '''By Presidential decree'''
-“The Administration has decreed that hundreds of billions of dollars in healthcare subsidies will be paid out in states that embrace ObamaCare–with no questions asked about eligibility.” [http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/07/10/forget-the-rule-of-law-president-obama-presumes-to-rule-by-royal-decree/ Read More…]
+“The Administration has decreed that hundreds of billions of dollars in healthcare subsidies will be paid out in states that embrace ObamaCare–with no questions asked about eligibility.” Source–[http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/07/10/forget-the-rule-of-law-president-obama-presumes-to-rule-by-royal-decree/ Read More…]
 '''By Legislative action '''
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 '''Loopholes'''
-A loophole is an ambiguity in a law which can be used to circumvent or otherwise avoid the intent of the law. Loopholes are searched for and used strategically by legislators to benefit their political supporters. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loophole Read More…]
+A loophole is an ambiguity in a law which can be used to circumvent or otherwise avoid the intent of the law. Loopholes are searched for and used strategically by legislators to benefit their political supporters. Source–[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loophole Read More…]
 '''Earmarks'''
-“An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.” [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics) Read More…]
+“An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.” Source–[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics) Read More…]
 Since there is no fundamental metric for government effectiveness, nor for the performance of individual politicians, politicians are free to manipulate the system and the information. And the sad truth is, they do so for their own benefit to the great detriment of the people. This means doing what your big contributors want done. This is not a new thing – what’s new is the amount of dollars involved, and it has become a huge problem.
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 '''On the Legislative side'''
-Sen. Tom Coburn’s 2013 waste book indicates that there was nearly $30 billion in questionable and lower-priority spending through legislative action. [http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=e7359436-1572-414e-8acc-0222cad1c7d5 Read More…]
+Sen. Tom Coburn’s 2013 waste book indicates that there was nearly $30 billion in questionable and lower-priority spending through legislative action. Source–[http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=e7359436-1572-414e-8acc-0222cad1c7d5 Read More…]
 '''On the Presidential side'''
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 President Obama is demonstrating how he can advance his agenda without legislation. Here’s a recent quote:
-:“We’re not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help they need. I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone. And I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward…” [http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/01/14/obama-on-executive-actions-ive-got-a-pen-and-ive-got-a-phone/ Read More…]
+:“We’re not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help they need. I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone. And I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward…” Source–[http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/01/14/obama-on-executive-actions-ive-got-a-pen-and-ive-got-a-phone/ Read More…]
-He used his pen and phone to make over 20 changes to Obama care without congressional approval. [http://www.galen.org/newsletters/changes-to-obamacare-so-far/ Read More…]
+He used his pen and phone to make over 20 changes to Obama care without congressional approval. Source–[http://www.galen.org/newsletters/changes-to-obamacare-so-far/ Read More…]
 The additional cost for these changes is unknown, but overall, the cost of ObamaCare to the American people over the next 10 years will not be less than $1 TRILLION, as Obama promised in his nationally televised speech to the nation. Instead, the real cost of ObamaCare to the Federal Treasury is $2.4 TRILLION, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
-[https://www.committeeforjustice.org/content/25-violations-law-president-obama-and-his-administration Read More…]
+Source–[https://www.committeeforjustice.org/content/25-violations-law-president-obama-and-his-administration Read More…]
 ==Campaign Financing==
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 House and Senate candidates combined will spend about $1.82 billion.
-What remains unknown — and may never fully be accounted for — is how much money secretive “shadow money” organizations spent, with some investing massive sums on ads, but also on unreported and purportedly “non-political” activities, as the election neared. It may take years to determine how much they spent. Furthermore, it likely will never be known who provided the vast majority of this money, which includes at least $203 million in the last two months. [https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/2012-election-spending-will-reach-6/ Read More…]
+What remains unknown — and may never fully be accounted for — is how much money secretive “shadow money” organizations spent, with some investing massive sums on ads, but also on unreported and purportedly “non-political” activities, as the election neared. It may take years to determine how much they spent. Furthermore, it likely will never be known who provided the vast majority of this money, which includes at least $203 million in the last two months. Source–[https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/2012-election-spending-will-reach-6/ Read More…]
 ==Bottom Line==

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 |HasArticleText===What Are Metrics==
 Metrics are a set of measurements that quantify results. Good management requires good decisions and good decisions must be based on good metrics.

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 [http://portalseven.com/employment/unemployment_rate_u6.jsp U-6 Rate]
 You can count on every candidate for office to optimize his or her use of the government’s huge supply of metrics to get elected. Here are a few of the many ways that it is done:
 '''Campaign financing'''
 '''“Campaign finance in the United States''' is the financing of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_States electoral campaigns] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States federal], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_government state], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_States local levels]. At the federal level, campaign finance law is enacted by Congress and enforced by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Election_Commission Federal Election Commission] (FEC), an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_agencies_of_the_United_States_government independent federal agency]. Although most campaign spending is privately financed, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_financing public financing] is available for qualifying candidates for President of the United States during both the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_election primaries] and the general election. Eligibility requirements must be fulfilled to qualify for a government subsidy, and those that do accept government funding are usually subject to spending limits on money.
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 Here are some quotes from the past and some recent campaign finance dollars that will provide further insight.
- “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” –[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/aesop109735.html Aesop/about 600 BC]
+:“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” –[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/aesop109735.html Aesop/about 600 BC]
- “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!” –[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/19444-just-because-you-do-not-take-an-interest-in-politics Pericles (430 B.C.)]
+:“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!” –[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/19444-just-because-you-do-not-take-an-interest-in-politics Pericles (430 B.C.)]
- “In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.” –[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/v/voltaire124855.html Voltaire (1764)]
+:“In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.” –[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/v/voltaire124855.html Voltaire (1764)]
- “In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man  is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” –[http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/30219.html John Adams/about 1800]
+:“In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man  is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” –[http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/30219.html John Adams/about 1800]
- “Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” –[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/92088-government-is-the-great-fiction-through-which-everybody-endeavors-to Frederic Bastiat, French economist/1801-1850]
+:“Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” –[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/92088-government-is-the-great-fiction-through-which-everybody-endeavors-to Frederic Bastiat, French economist/1801-1850]
- “No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” –[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/92346-no-man-s-life-liberty-or-property-are-safe-while-the Mark Twain (1866)]
+:“No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” –[http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/92346-no-man-s-life-liberty-or-property-are-safe-while-the Mark Twain (1866)]
- “A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” –[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern128084.html George Bernard Shaw/early 1900s]
+:“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” –[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgebern128084.html George Bernard Shaw/early 1900s]
 The 2012 presidential election was the most expensive in history. (Updated: Dec. 7, 2012.)<br />

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 Their recent history can be seen here:
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 [http://portalseven.com/employment/unemployment_rate_u6.jsp U-6 Rate]