Right now the incentive for agency is to add more staff and chase down more dollars and spend as much as you can at the end of the year. You mentioned spending caps. Sequestration caps and other caps hit at every single program. There are some programs that run more efficiently than others but a cap like sequestration hits all of them with an equal amount of fury. If eui gave the agency the authority to cut 20 from their budget there is very little oversight of which programs they will cut and they will keep the ones they like best and cut those that probably i like the best. Talk through different options you have seen for incentivizing agencies for reduction. I list 15 reasons why the Public Sector will never be as efficient as the private sector. The profit motive in the private sector is usually powerful and the government doesnt have that. Theres been lots of talk for payforperformance in the federal government for decades but it never happens and i dont think it can. The governme
Emergency Unemployment Insurance. And we certainly, mr. Chairman, should not mess around with one that we pay our bills on time. Thank you very much. Dr. Price. Dr. Elmendorf, welcome to the committee once again. Appreciate the good work cbo has done anything my friend from maryland says the report is good news and bad news. And i would agree with that. The problem is that when you compare it to last your support and reports prior to the, theres more bad news issue than it was last year, and less good news this year. Our friend makes a comment about decreasing medicare spending. Spending in medicare has decreased by 700 because of the Affordable Care act but it is forced reductions and as a physician i can say that my former medical colleagues will say that it actually is harming health care for seniors. And so the challenge that we have here is to put in place programs that dont harm seniors. And our friends on the other side seem to be willing to put in place programs that do harm se
Test, test, test, test, test test good afternoon and welcome to San Francisco Planning Commission regular hearing for thursday july 25th, 2013. Please understand that we do not tolerate any distributors and when you speak please speak directly both the microphone. Id like to take roll at this time calling names commissioners fong and another commissioner are expected to be absent. First on your calendar commissioners is consideration for items for continuance item one case and for 1301 is proposed for continuance until august 8th. For users were in a receipt for a continuance for item 9. The dr at 2529 pole street, however, i suggest you take that up when it is taken up. Only the one item proposed for continuance move to continue item 1301 van. I forgot to ask if theres Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed move to continue item. On that motion to continue the item one until august calling names so moved commissioners that motion passes unanimously and places you under
That. Commissioner hurtado may i make a suggestion . If you dont mind . No i dont, it is the end of the night. With the city attorneys assistance i would encourage you to base your motion on the basis for recommendations that is in the planning staff, that is on page 4 there are two bullets that shows that it creates circumstances because it will not preserve and protect the character and stability of the development and not be as orderly and beneficial in the project and any other that shows that the project if approved will result in expectation and the project elsewhere in the San Francisco development. And i would also encourage you to base your decision on section 76 of the tax regulations code which talks about the assessed on the surrounding property and residents. Thank you i will accept those friendly amendments to my motion since those are suggestions, that seem reasonable given our discussion and the evidence that we heard tonight and so he will adopt those into my motion. O
Commissioners fong and another commissioner are expected to be absent. First on your calendar commissioners is consideration for items for continuance item one case and for 1301 is proposed for continuance until august 8th. For users were in a receipt for a continuance for item 9. The dr at 2529 pole street, however, i suggest you take that up when it is taken up. Only the one item proposed for continuance move to continue item 1301 van. I forgot to ask if theres Public Comment. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed move to continue item. On that motion to continue the item one until august calling names so moved commissioners that motion passes unanimously and places you under commission matters. Item 23 draft meeting for july 20th t is there any Public Comment on the draft minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed i move to approve the minutes. calling names so move forward commissioners that motion passes unanimously and places you under item 3 for commission comments and ques