"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) endorsed the idea of a 'global' tax on stock trades and other financial transactions, saying the estimated $150 billion in annual revenue from such a tax could be used to help fund more stimulus spending."
When they passed the Stimulus bill in early 2009, we were promised unemployment would not go above 8%. As of December 2009, we're at 10%, a 25% increase. We were promised this bill would create jobs. Supposedly it has, at a cost near $250,000 each according to this Reuters' article. Additionally, the average payroll is approximately $60,000. So... sounds like four times as many jobs should have been created with what was spent so far. The math simply doesn't add up and that's because of the inherent corruption that exists when government meddles in the free market.
This SF twit also stated that, "I think there would be a market for it among the American people to say that we are all participating in the economic prosperity of our country, and we are all pitching in to continue that prosperity.”
WE ALREADY PITCH IN!!! The top 1% of income earners dole out over 1/3 of their income in Federal Income Taxes alone [soon to be 40%]. In CA they pay out an additional 9% in State Income Taxes. We also pay out a Capital Gains Tax between 15-25% depending on how long the stock, house, etc. was held onto. In CA we pay a sales tax anywhere between 8.75-9.75% depending on which county one lives in. This is ridiculous. What services does the government provide to those people that pay anywhere up to 60% of their income in taxes? What has the government done in order to deserve 3/5 of what one makes?
This is the inherent problem with redistribution of wealth. One class of people pay for the benefits of another class of people. Those on the receiving end will continually vote for the Political Party that promises the greatest benefits, currently the Democratic Party. As the benefits increase, so does the burden placed on the tax paying class, to the point the incentive to produce wealth is diminished. "To each according to his need" anyone? We witnessed the collapse of the Soviet system due to this philosophy, and we've witnessed the unleash of wealth creation in China when they disbanded this principle and adopted free market capitalism.
The only way to spur Economic growth will be for our burden to be reduced. You want a capital infusion into our Economy to spur job creation? Temporarily suspend Capital Gains Taxes. You'll collect a percentage of the wealth created anyways via Federal Income Taxes and State Income Taxes and Sales Taxes and if people use that capital to purchase property to construct new warehouses, new office space, etc., you'll collect property taxes too. Unfortunately Progressive dimwits like Pelosi, Reid and Obama don't understand this principle.
The only way our country will recover from these asinine tax policies and proposals will be if we change the leadership in the House and Senate and elect Politicians that fundamentally understand capitalism and its inherent superiority to every other economic model in existence. Until then, we'll continue to suffer as a Nation under these economic stifling conditions making us less competitive, and thus, less prosperous. Pelosi does care about our prosperity afterall, she stated so.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
How about them govt. apples a day
An apple a day, keeps the Doctor away. I digress.
So Dick Morris published an article stating the death rate of cancer in the United States is 0.18% while the death rate in the United Kingdom is 0.25% while in Canada it's 0.21%. So in numbers, that means in the US, approximately 552,982 [using CIA Factbook 2009 numbers] people died from cancer last year. If we were to have the death rates of the UK or Canada, respectively 215,048 or 88,477 MORE people would have died last year. Anyone for that system of health care? Anyone want to volunteer a relative or perhaps yourself to fulfill those INCREASED numbers? I think the few percent more of GDP we pay for SUPERIOR health care is worth it. Any cancer survivor or relative of one disagree?
So Dick Morris published an article stating the death rate of cancer in the United States is 0.18% while the death rate in the United Kingdom is 0.25% while in Canada it's 0.21%. So in numbers, that means in the US, approximately 552,982 [using CIA Factbook 2009 numbers] people died from cancer last year. If we were to have the death rates of the UK or Canada, respectively 215,048 or 88,477 MORE people would have died last year. Anyone for that system of health care? Anyone want to volunteer a relative or perhaps yourself to fulfill those INCREASED numbers? I think the few percent more of GDP we pay for SUPERIOR health care is worth it. Any cancer survivor or relative of one disagree?
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Our inherently corrupt politic
This Wall Street Journal article, specifically the race in the NY 23rd Congressional District says it all.
"In New York, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has surged into the lead in the 23rd Congressional District, according to two polls, following the abrupt withdrawal Saturday of Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava. "
"Vice President Joe Biden traveled Monday to Watertown to exhort voters to support Mr. Owens in the House race there. 'We're not asking you to switch your party,' Mr. Biden said in a pitch aimed at supporters of Ms. Scozzafava. 'We're just saying, join us in teaching a lesson to absolutists who come and tell us that no dissent is permitted within their own party.'"
So to clarify, Dough Hoffman is a Conservative running as an Independent. The Republican Candidate, Ms. Dede Scozzafava, dropped out of the race last Saturday. Glenn Beck reported that Ms. Scozzafava is pro-Choice, pro-TARP, undecided on the Democrat created "Health Care Reform" and was also endorsed by ACORN, same as her Democrat "rival." ACORN is the Community Organization that gave advice, in several instances, to a pimp and prostitute that wanted to buy a home to use as a brothel; and import illegal immigrant 13 year old girls from El Salvador to use as prostitutes in that brothel. Vice President Joe Biden flies to NY and gives a speech presumably to a Republican audience asking them to vote for the Democrat Candidate, Bill Owens. All of this of course is to "teach a lesson" to people who do not want a Democrat-lite Republican Candidate.
What's ludicrous about this whole scenario is the fact Joe Biden, himself a Progressive-Socialist Absolutist, is protesting other ideologues. It really is a fear that Progressives in both the Democrat party and the Republican party are under attack. Americans have finally caught on that both parties push an agenda that believes solutions lie within the government. Whereas Americans have seen under eight years of Bush, and one year under Obama, that your choices are Progressive growth under Republicans or abhorrent Progressive growth under Democrats. That's not a choice.
We get $400 billion deficits under Bush and $1.4 trillion deficits under Obama? Either way our purchasing power decreases. We've seen our dollar lose more than 27% of its value since 2000, six percent of that since Obama took office. Where are Politicians that don't believe in deficit expenditures? Where are Politicians that don't believe in bailing out unscrupulous corporations? Where are Politicians that want to actually focus on reforming our health care system starting with creating interstate competition between insurance companies; limiting monetary damages from medical malpractice; preventing insurance companies from dropping coverage of insured; creating a system that allows doctors to override insurance denials; etc.
How about allowing employers and employees set aside $10,000 per year into a medical savings account that could be drawn against when an employee requires a health care procedure? Say for example once that account reaches $100,000 for an individual, or $250,000 for a family of four, neither the employer or employee would be required to contribute further. What would this do to insurance companies? You would now have people shopping around for the most affordable prescription drugs, the most affordable doctor's visits, the most affordable surgeries and cancer treatments. This would create something called responsibility.
Do I care about how much morphine costs when I only pay a $20 co-pay for it? No. But if I had to pay for it out of pocket, and it was $1,000, I would settle for extra strength IBUProfen or maybe pay a little more and get Vicaden. What drives up our health care costs is abuse. How many men not suffering from erectile dysfunction take Cialis or Viagra for recreational use in order to heighten their sexual experience? It only cost them a $20 co-pay and everyone else under their health insurance plan subsidizes the cost. How about someone that doesn't use psychological counseling, should they subsidize someone else's therapy sessions? End the ridiculousness that is our health care system by reforming it, not creating a new Federal bureaucracy. That's choice.
Joe Biden imploring Republicans to vote for the Democrat Party Candidate begs the question why. Americans need to wake up and start asking questions about our current politic. When Democrats are endorsing Republicans and vice versa, there's a lack of real choice. As soon as we recognize Democrats and Republicans are a distinction without a difference, real choices can be made. Liberate our Republic from Progressive Tyranny!
"In New York, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has surged into the lead in the 23rd Congressional District, according to two polls, following the abrupt withdrawal Saturday of Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava. "
"Vice President Joe Biden traveled Monday to Watertown to exhort voters to support Mr. Owens in the House race there. 'We're not asking you to switch your party,' Mr. Biden said in a pitch aimed at supporters of Ms. Scozzafava. 'We're just saying, join us in teaching a lesson to absolutists who come and tell us that no dissent is permitted within their own party.'"
So to clarify, Dough Hoffman is a Conservative running as an Independent. The Republican Candidate, Ms. Dede Scozzafava, dropped out of the race last Saturday. Glenn Beck reported that Ms. Scozzafava is pro-Choice, pro-TARP, undecided on the Democrat created "Health Care Reform" and was also endorsed by ACORN, same as her Democrat "rival." ACORN is the Community Organization that gave advice, in several instances, to a pimp and prostitute that wanted to buy a home to use as a brothel; and import illegal immigrant 13 year old girls from El Salvador to use as prostitutes in that brothel. Vice President Joe Biden flies to NY and gives a speech presumably to a Republican audience asking them to vote for the Democrat Candidate, Bill Owens. All of this of course is to "teach a lesson" to people who do not want a Democrat-lite Republican Candidate.
What's ludicrous about this whole scenario is the fact Joe Biden, himself a Progressive-Socialist Absolutist, is protesting other ideologues. It really is a fear that Progressives in both the Democrat party and the Republican party are under attack. Americans have finally caught on that both parties push an agenda that believes solutions lie within the government. Whereas Americans have seen under eight years of Bush, and one year under Obama, that your choices are Progressive growth under Republicans or abhorrent Progressive growth under Democrats. That's not a choice.
We get $400 billion deficits under Bush and $1.4 trillion deficits under Obama? Either way our purchasing power decreases. We've seen our dollar lose more than 27% of its value since 2000, six percent of that since Obama took office. Where are Politicians that don't believe in deficit expenditures? Where are Politicians that don't believe in bailing out unscrupulous corporations? Where are Politicians that want to actually focus on reforming our health care system starting with creating interstate competition between insurance companies; limiting monetary damages from medical malpractice; preventing insurance companies from dropping coverage of insured; creating a system that allows doctors to override insurance denials; etc.
How about allowing employers and employees set aside $10,000 per year into a medical savings account that could be drawn against when an employee requires a health care procedure? Say for example once that account reaches $100,000 for an individual, or $250,000 for a family of four, neither the employer or employee would be required to contribute further. What would this do to insurance companies? You would now have people shopping around for the most affordable prescription drugs, the most affordable doctor's visits, the most affordable surgeries and cancer treatments. This would create something called responsibility.
Do I care about how much morphine costs when I only pay a $20 co-pay for it? No. But if I had to pay for it out of pocket, and it was $1,000, I would settle for extra strength IBUProfen or maybe pay a little more and get Vicaden. What drives up our health care costs is abuse. How many men not suffering from erectile dysfunction take Cialis or Viagra for recreational use in order to heighten their sexual experience? It only cost them a $20 co-pay and everyone else under their health insurance plan subsidizes the cost. How about someone that doesn't use psychological counseling, should they subsidize someone else's therapy sessions? End the ridiculousness that is our health care system by reforming it, not creating a new Federal bureaucracy. That's choice.
Joe Biden imploring Republicans to vote for the Democrat Party Candidate begs the question why. Americans need to wake up and start asking questions about our current politic. When Democrats are endorsing Republicans and vice versa, there's a lack of real choice. As soon as we recognize Democrats and Republicans are a distinction without a difference, real choices can be made. Liberate our Republic from Progressive Tyranny!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
This isn't change
This political cartoon sums it up. The Democrats under Obama talked about Change, "Change we can believe in," however this 1934 cartoon shows there is nothing new under the sun. The Democrats tried in the 1930's to spend our way into prosperity; the only thing their Keynesian Economics did was prolong the Great Depression. The Democrats are at it again. It wasn't enough to give unscrupulous banks $750 billion in TARP funds; it wasn't enough to give away $787 billion in "Stimulus funding"; it wasn't enough to give away $410 billion in the Omnibus Bill; it's not going to be enough to give away $800 billion to over $1.2 trillion in the next ten years under the guise of Health Care Reform; no, it will never be enough because it DOESN'T work.It's not just Democrats or Liberals that don't understand how an economy functions, it's this notion that solutions lie within government; a Progressive ideal supported by Democrats AND Republicans alike, that's the root of all economic failure in this country and any other country that believes solutions lie within government. There is an absolute failure to understand that all forms of government are inherently corrupt; some forms less corrupt than others. When you couple this corruption with a nefarious agenda, you get evil in its purest form; you get your Lenins, Stalins, Hitlers, Mussolinis, Mao ZeDongs, Ho Chi Minhs, Pol Pots, Saddam Husseins and Kim Jong Ils and that's just the last 100 years. Those figures supported communism, national socialism (Nazis), fascism and despotic rule.
Our Declaration of Independence states we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When a politician or body politic begins to declare exactly how we can live life, exercise liberty and pursue happiness, he has replaced our Creator with himself, he has become a tyrant. When we accept the premise of this tyranny; we subject ourselves to the aforementioned types of nefarious leaders. These leaders promised change for the better, and the people believed them. The rest, they say, is history.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Discombobulated Democrats
In this Mercury News article, "White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said of Republican lawmakers, 'Only a handful seem interested in the type of comprehensive reform that so many people believe is necessary to ensure the principles and the goals that the president has laid out.'"
Two things: 1) In this Rasmussen Poll, 35% of American voters want the current health care bill that Congress is proposing while 54% of American voters DO NOT. 2) Republicans are not the Party of Obama, Democrats are. Democrats have a filibuster proof majority in the US Senate, and a 40 seat advantage in the US House of Representatives, in other words there is nothing stopping the Democrats from passing their Legislation other than themselves.
Ironic because the article goes on to state, "The party must still reconcile the views of moderate and conservative Democrats worried about the cost and scope of the legislation with those of more progressive lawmakers determined to win a government-run insurance option to compete with private insurers."
Which brings me to this Politico article, "Parties deal blame as White House goes solo on health reform." White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stated, "The Republican leadership has made a strategic decision that defeating President Obama’s health care proposal is more important for their political goals than solving the health insurance problems that Americans face every day."
Two things on Rahm's statement: 1) If it's detrimental for Republicans to not work with the White House on this health care proposal, then let Republicans suffer the consequences in the next Election Cycle, why worry Rahm? 2) If this health care proposal was such a treasure trove of political brownie points for Democrats, why haven't they passed this proposal already in order to claim 100% credit for solving America's Health Care ailments?
When tinkering with 17% of our GDP, I can't help but think that Democrats are afraid to own this issue and make it theirs because politically they need straw men to setup and knock down when their version of reform causes more problems than it solves or when costs exceed their glorious optimistic predictions. It just makes the following statement by a White House Official all the more hilarious, "We were forced into this by Republicans." Those damn Republicans, preventing you from bettering our lives, what jerks.
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In other Health Care News, the National Health Services (NHS) [Health Care Provider in the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales)] employs 1.4 million people out of a work force population of 41 million, or 3.4%. Over 45,000 staff call out sick every day, costing the NHS £1.7 billion per year.
For laughs, the United States has a work force of approximately 154 million, and if the same proportion of people one day worked for a single payer system, the US would have 168,000 employees calling out sick on a daily basis. In this CBS article, the average Federal employee will make $75,419 in 2010. Therefore it would cost approximately $48.7 million per day or $17.8 billion per year in sick time wages alone. The article goes on to state, "Annual NHS sickness levels are 10.7 days a year per employee - 67% higher than the private sector average of 6.4 days." Doing the math, we would spend $7.1 billion more per year for sick time wages with a single payer system. How's that for improved efficiency?
If it makes you feel any better, Bloomberg News reported that President Obama believes "UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems." Err... great example Mr. President of why we need National Health Insurance (NHI). Oh wait, do we want USPS and DMV type employees telling us to "Get a number and wait your turn" when we're at the hospital? So just when are Democrats going to finally come up with a fact that shows the NHI will be more efficient than say Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield, Blue Cross, etc.
Maybe it helps explain why Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was for National Health Insurance before she was against it after which Robbert Gibbs clarified her statement by blaming the media for misunderstanding and she chimed in to state, "All I can tell you is that Sunday must have been a very slow news day, because here's the bottom line: Absolutely nothing has changed." But let's not forget, that President Obama on Saturday stated, "The public option, whether we have it or we don't have it, is not the entirety of health-care reform."
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To sum it all up, it's the Republicans fault the Democrats are forced to solve our Nation's Health Care ailments alone while Democrats disagree on how involved the government should be (not whether it should or shouldn't) and the Obama Administration Joe Bidens itself with statements that later have to be clarified in order to reassure skittish supporters the Administration still intends to get involved in our Health Care System; nonetheless we're still waiting for evidence that shows government involving itself with 17% of our GDP will improve efficiency despite mathematical calculations that show otherwise and despite the plethora of evidence that exists regarding the inefficiency of existing bureaucracies like USPS and DMV; let's not even discuss Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Health Administration and other Federal boondoggles.
Two things: 1) In this Rasmussen Poll, 35% of American voters want the current health care bill that Congress is proposing while 54% of American voters DO NOT. 2) Republicans are not the Party of Obama, Democrats are. Democrats have a filibuster proof majority in the US Senate, and a 40 seat advantage in the US House of Representatives, in other words there is nothing stopping the Democrats from passing their Legislation other than themselves.
Ironic because the article goes on to state, "The party must still reconcile the views of moderate and conservative Democrats worried about the cost and scope of the legislation with those of more progressive lawmakers determined to win a government-run insurance option to compete with private insurers."
Which brings me to this Politico article, "Parties deal blame as White House goes solo on health reform." White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stated, "The Republican leadership has made a strategic decision that defeating President Obama’s health care proposal is more important for their political goals than solving the health insurance problems that Americans face every day."
Two things on Rahm's statement: 1) If it's detrimental for Republicans to not work with the White House on this health care proposal, then let Republicans suffer the consequences in the next Election Cycle, why worry Rahm? 2) If this health care proposal was such a treasure trove of political brownie points for Democrats, why haven't they passed this proposal already in order to claim 100% credit for solving America's Health Care ailments?
When tinkering with 17% of our GDP, I can't help but think that Democrats are afraid to own this issue and make it theirs because politically they need straw men to setup and knock down when their version of reform causes more problems than it solves or when costs exceed their glorious optimistic predictions. It just makes the following statement by a White House Official all the more hilarious, "We were forced into this by Republicans." Those damn Republicans, preventing you from bettering our lives, what jerks.
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In other Health Care News, the National Health Services (NHS) [Health Care Provider in the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales)] employs 1.4 million people out of a work force population of 41 million, or 3.4%. Over 45,000 staff call out sick every day, costing the NHS £1.7 billion per year.
For laughs, the United States has a work force of approximately 154 million, and if the same proportion of people one day worked for a single payer system, the US would have 168,000 employees calling out sick on a daily basis. In this CBS article, the average Federal employee will make $75,419 in 2010. Therefore it would cost approximately $48.7 million per day or $17.8 billion per year in sick time wages alone. The article goes on to state, "Annual NHS sickness levels are 10.7 days a year per employee - 67% higher than the private sector average of 6.4 days." Doing the math, we would spend $7.1 billion more per year for sick time wages with a single payer system. How's that for improved efficiency?
If it makes you feel any better, Bloomberg News reported that President Obama believes "UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems." Err... great example Mr. President of why we need National Health Insurance (NHI). Oh wait, do we want USPS and DMV type employees telling us to "Get a number and wait your turn" when we're at the hospital? So just when are Democrats going to finally come up with a fact that shows the NHI will be more efficient than say Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield, Blue Cross, etc.
Maybe it helps explain why Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was for National Health Insurance before she was against it after which Robbert Gibbs clarified her statement by blaming the media for misunderstanding and she chimed in to state, "All I can tell you is that Sunday must have been a very slow news day, because here's the bottom line: Absolutely nothing has changed." But let's not forget, that President Obama on Saturday stated, "The public option, whether we have it or we don't have it, is not the entirety of health-care reform."
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To sum it all up, it's the Republicans fault the Democrats are forced to solve our Nation's Health Care ailments alone while Democrats disagree on how involved the government should be (not whether it should or shouldn't) and the Obama Administration Joe Bidens itself with statements that later have to be clarified in order to reassure skittish supporters the Administration still intends to get involved in our Health Care System; nonetheless we're still waiting for evidence that shows government involving itself with 17% of our GDP will improve efficiency despite mathematical calculations that show otherwise and despite the plethora of evidence that exists regarding the inefficiency of existing bureaucracies like USPS and DMV; let's not even discuss Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Health Administration and other Federal boondoggles.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Stifled Debate
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/08/video-worlds-worst-tv-interview/
Lawrence O’Donnell filled in for Ed Schultz on The Ed Show and interviewed Peter Schiff, chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. and author of 2007's Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse, which predicted the current economic crises and the failed solutions government would implement.
There's not much to say other than watch the video and see how O'Donnell repeatedly interrupts Schiff and essentially prevents him from answering any questions; let alone allow him to explain his position on the issues raised such as National Health Insurance.
From Herr Charles "Joseph Göbbels" Gibson's "Prescription for America" propaganda piece, to Chris Matthews' "shiver up my leg" to O'Donnell's squelching of Schiff, the Brown Shirts are back with vengeance. Though this time, I speculate the victims of the next Holocaust will be Conservatives, Libertarians, Christians, Jews and other newly named deviants.
Lawrence O’Donnell filled in for Ed Schultz on The Ed Show and interviewed Peter Schiff, chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. and author of 2007's Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse, which predicted the current economic crises and the failed solutions government would implement.
There's not much to say other than watch the video and see how O'Donnell repeatedly interrupts Schiff and essentially prevents him from answering any questions; let alone allow him to explain his position on the issues raised such as National Health Insurance.
From Herr Charles "Joseph Göbbels" Gibson's "Prescription for America" propaganda piece, to Chris Matthews' "shiver up my leg" to O'Donnell's squelching of Schiff, the Brown Shirts are back with vengeance. Though this time, I speculate the victims of the next Holocaust will be Conservatives, Libertarians, Christians, Jews and other newly named deviants.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Über Ridiculous News Articles
In this NY Post article, details come to light about the return of Bill Clinton and DPRK's former hostages, Euna Lee and Laura Ling. Entertainment mogul Steve Bing, notable for 'Get Carter,' 'The Polar Express' and 'Beowulf,' lent his Boeing 737 for the journey, costing him $200,000 in fuel alone; he also enlisted the help of his Hollywood PR firm, Rogers & Cowan, to setup "Hangar 25 at Bob Hope International Airport in Burbank" with "three press risers to accommodate more than 100 media and TV crews, and contracted an in-house photographer to capture the event."
Now, the event itself, the return of two captured American hostages, was remarkable and noteworthy, however something is rotten in the State of Denmark. I can't help but think that the Democrats need some sort of grand distraction from their failing foreign and domestic policies, and this "Wag the Dog" sort of Hollywood PR / Hollywood Entertainment Mogul orchestrating the grandiose return, complete with weeping family members and former President Clinton and Vice President Gore hugging each other, is just the sort of thing that distracts most Americans. It was completely an orchestrated Kodak moment.
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In this video, courtesy of Real Clear Politics, one can hear Nancy Pelosi talking about Protesters "carrying Swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on health care." Now, if it were true that these Protesters were carrying Swastikas and the like, does she have any corroborative witnesses? Otherwise, I believe this is another bold faced lie, an outright farcical assertion meant to detract from legitimate debate about an issue that will affect every American. Let's not forget that 5/6 of America has health insurance, and if we're worried that this Obamacare is going to screw up our health insurance, you better be sure we're going to voice our concerns; and when taken in light with previous comments from Obama about Universal / Single Payer Health Care, we have a legitimate grievance that this road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Nancy Pelosi is a twit, and when this National Health Insurance boondoggle collapses, so should her speakership. Americans are finally speaking loud and clear, we don't like Socialism! Will the Democrats listen??
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In this Washington Post article, author Philip Kennicott discusses the recent poster found in Los Angeles depicting Obama in a Joker-esque comparison to the recent Joker portrayed by Heath Ledger, with the word "socialism" beneath its depiction. Now, most people would understand this to be a mockery of the "Hope" poster that permeated any and all coverage of Obama during the Presidential Primary. Unfortunately for douche bag author Philip Kennicott, the only thing he's able to see is his self-projected racist ideals.
He actually stated, "By using the 'urban' makeup of the Heath Ledger Joker, instead of the urbane makeup of the Jack Nicholson character, the poster connects Obama to something many of his detractors fear but can't openly discuss. He is black and he is identified with the inner city, a source of political instability in the 1960s and '70s, and a lingering bogeyman in political consciousness despite falling crime rates." In addition to being a racist, this douche bag author has a short term memory problem too. In case he didn't recall, Obama is half-white. Obama was partly raised in Indonesia. Obama was afterwards raised by both his white grandparents in Hawaii. [enter sarcasm] Of course when Americans think of ghetto urban black men, we think of Honolulu... not. This country won't recover from Slavery, Jim Crow, etc. until people stop finding racism in everything; and we most definitely will not recover as long as others are projecting outward their inner racist ideals.
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In this Dallas News article, "Texas Sen. John Cornyn, accusing the White House of compiling an 'enemies list,' has asked President Barack Obama to stop an effort to collect 'fishy' information Americans see about a health care overhaul." This was in response to the White House official website http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/ which asked that "There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
In the former DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), aka East Germany, the most effective means of gathering information via the Stasi, was the use of 2.5% of its civilian population. Does anyone see any parallels here? The informants in the DDR were used to root out the 'class enemy.' Those who didn't agree with the benevolent State were arrested, falsely accused of crimes they didn't commit, imprisoned, re-educated, etc. President Obama is on the record advocating a Civilian Force equal to or greater than our military. The path we're walking down is a dangerous one. Fascism, or as defined by Mussolini who wrote Facismo Manifesto, corporatism, is already alive in this country. Think about red light cameras, speed cameras, etc. Any time a corporation merges with the State to enforce State Law, it's part of a fascist regime. I'm not saying that Obama is a Fascist, but...
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In this Columbus Dispatch article, ambivalence of the law has run amok again, in this case, involving a police officer. A "Gahanna police officer pleaded guilty this morning to speeding charges after he was ticketed last month for traveling almost 150 miles per hour on a motorcycle." Not only was he caught eight days previously, he was also warned via phone call to his superiors. Granted there are good cops, but there are bad cops too.
This brings up this morning when I was on the train. Now most people probably won't agree with my conclusion regarding this story, but nonetheless, I was taking the Metrolink Gold Line from Union Station to Pasadena for work. The LA County Sheriffs routinely get on the train and ask for proof of fare. This morning the cop got on, did his routine, then talked to a nearby passenger. The man asked why the cops were on, and the cop said to check proof of fare but also to provide safety. Fair enough, however he elaborated and stated that they're responsible for making the trains safe. Now, I don't disagree that police presence provides safety, but the police aren't around 100% of the time. No person is going to commit a crime either if they know the police are on board. The reason crime is committed is because a person believes chance is on their side and they therefore won't get caught.
Robert A. Heinlein is famous for the phrase, "An armed society is a polite society." If we stopped to think about our Constitution, it was written to "secure the Blessings of Liberty." Liberty is really freedom, and the freedom we fought the British for was the fact that we were "endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." When we read the Bill of Rights, the first talks about Speech, Assembly, Petition, Religion, Press, etc. The Second talks about the Right to keep and bear Arms, and that Right shall not be infringed.
We fought the British because of the transgressions of King George against our Life, Liberty and Happiness. We were not afforded the right to have a standing Army for protection, therefore we hand no means to secure our Life. We paid taxes, and taxes are a confiscation of our wealth by a government body for some other purpose. Our wealth is an accumulation of our blood, sweat and tears; we earned it and therefore have the freedom to spend it. We were not afforded representation in his Legislature, therefore we had no input regarding how our taxes were spent which was an usurpation of our Happiness.
Now back to the cop in the train. This man's job is paid for by our tax dollars. This man believes it's his job to make us safe. Who I ask, secures our Right to Life in this instance? The cop does. Who should secure our Right to Life period? We the People should. The quickest deterrent to a crime in progress is the brandishing of a weapon, in this day and age, it's the gun. Would criminals rob if 90% of society were armed? They would have better odds in Vegas than robbing an unarmed Citizen if true. Ask yourself the next time a crime occurs if it could have been prevented by an involved party had they exercised their 2nd Amendment Right. Ask yourself how necessary is it to pay cops six figures a year (with overtime and 100% pension at 50) to secure any of our Rights. Or does it make more sense that they change the focus of police to solving crimes. If a criminal's two thoughts are they can get away with the crime and they won't be caught, making either one more difficult eliminates the possibility of crime taking place.
Now back to the first cop, just think of him next time you get a speeding ticket. Then think about the rest of these paragraphs when you think about whether his job is that necessary when he's encroaching on your Life, Liberty and Happiness.
Now, the event itself, the return of two captured American hostages, was remarkable and noteworthy, however something is rotten in the State of Denmark. I can't help but think that the Democrats need some sort of grand distraction from their failing foreign and domestic policies, and this "Wag the Dog" sort of Hollywood PR / Hollywood Entertainment Mogul orchestrating the grandiose return, complete with weeping family members and former President Clinton and Vice President Gore hugging each other, is just the sort of thing that distracts most Americans. It was completely an orchestrated Kodak moment.
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In this video, courtesy of Real Clear Politics, one can hear Nancy Pelosi talking about Protesters "carrying Swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on health care." Now, if it were true that these Protesters were carrying Swastikas and the like, does she have any corroborative witnesses? Otherwise, I believe this is another bold faced lie, an outright farcical assertion meant to detract from legitimate debate about an issue that will affect every American. Let's not forget that 5/6 of America has health insurance, and if we're worried that this Obamacare is going to screw up our health insurance, you better be sure we're going to voice our concerns; and when taken in light with previous comments from Obama about Universal / Single Payer Health Care, we have a legitimate grievance that this road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Nancy Pelosi is a twit, and when this National Health Insurance boondoggle collapses, so should her speakership. Americans are finally speaking loud and clear, we don't like Socialism! Will the Democrats listen??
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In this Washington Post article, author Philip Kennicott discusses the recent poster found in Los Angeles depicting Obama in a Joker-esque comparison to the recent Joker portrayed by Heath Ledger, with the word "socialism" beneath its depiction. Now, most people would understand this to be a mockery of the "Hope" poster that permeated any and all coverage of Obama during the Presidential Primary. Unfortunately for douche bag author Philip Kennicott, the only thing he's able to see is his self-projected racist ideals.
He actually stated, "By using the 'urban' makeup of the Heath Ledger Joker, instead of the urbane makeup of the Jack Nicholson character, the poster connects Obama to something many of his detractors fear but can't openly discuss. He is black and he is identified with the inner city, a source of political instability in the 1960s and '70s, and a lingering bogeyman in political consciousness despite falling crime rates." In addition to being a racist, this douche bag author has a short term memory problem too. In case he didn't recall, Obama is half-white. Obama was partly raised in Indonesia. Obama was afterwards raised by both his white grandparents in Hawaii. [enter sarcasm] Of course when Americans think of ghetto urban black men, we think of Honolulu... not. This country won't recover from Slavery, Jim Crow, etc. until people stop finding racism in everything; and we most definitely will not recover as long as others are projecting outward their inner racist ideals.
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In this Dallas News article, "Texas Sen. John Cornyn, accusing the White House of compiling an 'enemies list,' has asked President Barack Obama to stop an effort to collect 'fishy' information Americans see about a health care overhaul." This was in response to the White House official website http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/ which asked that "There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
In the former DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), aka East Germany, the most effective means of gathering information via the Stasi, was the use of 2.5% of its civilian population. Does anyone see any parallels here? The informants in the DDR were used to root out the 'class enemy.' Those who didn't agree with the benevolent State were arrested, falsely accused of crimes they didn't commit, imprisoned, re-educated, etc. President Obama is on the record advocating a Civilian Force equal to or greater than our military. The path we're walking down is a dangerous one. Fascism, or as defined by Mussolini who wrote Facismo Manifesto, corporatism, is already alive in this country. Think about red light cameras, speed cameras, etc. Any time a corporation merges with the State to enforce State Law, it's part of a fascist regime. I'm not saying that Obama is a Fascist, but...
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In this Columbus Dispatch article, ambivalence of the law has run amok again, in this case, involving a police officer. A "Gahanna police officer pleaded guilty this morning to speeding charges after he was ticketed last month for traveling almost 150 miles per hour on a motorcycle." Not only was he caught eight days previously, he was also warned via phone call to his superiors. Granted there are good cops, but there are bad cops too.
This brings up this morning when I was on the train. Now most people probably won't agree with my conclusion regarding this story, but nonetheless, I was taking the Metrolink Gold Line from Union Station to Pasadena for work. The LA County Sheriffs routinely get on the train and ask for proof of fare. This morning the cop got on, did his routine, then talked to a nearby passenger. The man asked why the cops were on, and the cop said to check proof of fare but also to provide safety. Fair enough, however he elaborated and stated that they're responsible for making the trains safe. Now, I don't disagree that police presence provides safety, but the police aren't around 100% of the time. No person is going to commit a crime either if they know the police are on board. The reason crime is committed is because a person believes chance is on their side and they therefore won't get caught.
Robert A. Heinlein is famous for the phrase, "An armed society is a polite society." If we stopped to think about our Constitution, it was written to "secure the Blessings of Liberty." Liberty is really freedom, and the freedom we fought the British for was the fact that we were "endowed by [our] Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." When we read the Bill of Rights, the first talks about Speech, Assembly, Petition, Religion, Press, etc. The Second talks about the Right to keep and bear Arms, and that Right shall not be infringed.
We fought the British because of the transgressions of King George against our Life, Liberty and Happiness. We were not afforded the right to have a standing Army for protection, therefore we hand no means to secure our Life. We paid taxes, and taxes are a confiscation of our wealth by a government body for some other purpose. Our wealth is an accumulation of our blood, sweat and tears; we earned it and therefore have the freedom to spend it. We were not afforded representation in his Legislature, therefore we had no input regarding how our taxes were spent which was an usurpation of our Happiness.
Now back to the cop in the train. This man's job is paid for by our tax dollars. This man believes it's his job to make us safe. Who I ask, secures our Right to Life in this instance? The cop does. Who should secure our Right to Life period? We the People should. The quickest deterrent to a crime in progress is the brandishing of a weapon, in this day and age, it's the gun. Would criminals rob if 90% of society were armed? They would have better odds in Vegas than robbing an unarmed Citizen if true. Ask yourself the next time a crime occurs if it could have been prevented by an involved party had they exercised their 2nd Amendment Right. Ask yourself how necessary is it to pay cops six figures a year (with overtime and 100% pension at 50) to secure any of our Rights. Or does it make more sense that they change the focus of police to solving crimes. If a criminal's two thoughts are they can get away with the crime and they won't be caught, making either one more difficult eliminates the possibility of crime taking place.
Now back to the first cop, just think of him next time you get a speeding ticket. Then think about the rest of these paragraphs when you think about whether his job is that necessary when he's encroaching on your Life, Liberty and Happiness.
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