Fighting to Preserve Liberty in America
I find it extremely disappointing that so-called conservatives have jumped on Mitt Romney about a comment he made about firing people. Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and some others took the comment entirely out of context to score some cheap political points. In their attack from the left they are writing the script for Obama, should Romney win the nomination. I can see Ronald Reagan shake his head and mutter, “Did I teach you nothing?”
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With several proposals to overhaul the tax code on the table, it will be interesting to hear how the Obama team will respond. In the plans put forth by Cain, Perry, and Gingrich, people grasp the flat tax part pretty easily. With Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, a common sticking point is the last nine, the national sales tax. Whether intentional or not, it seems to me that they don’t understand it.
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It is no surprise to anyone that we have a government that is out of control with spending. We have the Tea Party and OWS agreeing that crony capitalism is out of control. So what does this have to do with the tax code?
Don’t pay attention to what you are hearing from Obama’s supporters. What they really want may be the opposite of what they are saying.
Progressives are a funny group when it comes to investing, and I mean real investing, not the phony code word for spending. If they’re the ones controlling the money and especially if the money is not theirs, then investing is fine. If it will compete with one of their sacred social programs and you will directly benefit from it, then bar the door it’s an out of control casino.
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And I’ll promise you this: I’ll work every day to make Washington, D.C. as inconsequential in your life as I can. And at the same time, we’ll be freeing our families and small businesses and states from the burdensome and costly federal government so those groups can create, innovate and succeed. — From Rick Perry’s speech announcing his run for the presidency.
That is the pledge of a person who deeply respects the Constitution. It is the sentiment of a person who understands the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Texas governor Rick Perry announced on Saturday that he was running for president. In his teleprompter free speech he drew more distinctions between himself and Barack Obama.
In an interview on Bloomberg radio yesterday, New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch talked about the perilous state of New York’s economy. Mr. Ravitch was a key player in the rescue of New York City from the brink of financial collapse in the 1970s. He talked about bankruptcy being an option and how New York City’s possible bankruptcy really brought banks to the negotiating table. He also talked about how important the financial services industry is to New York as a source of tax revenue. Then he let the cat out of the bag.
Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work
by Bill O'Connell on March 3, 2010
The US Postal Service is contemplating increasing postage rates and eliminating Saturday delivery. Really? They lost approximately $4 billion last year. But don’t worry the CEO got a bonus. It is reported that their labor costs, heavily unionized, exceed 80% of revenues. Did you know that the only place where unionization is growing is in the public sector? Union representation in the public sector surpassed the private sector for the first time this year.
But don’t worry, President Obama has a handle on it. He appointed Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union to the board to figure out how to reduce the deficit. Do you see a problem between these two news items? Can you see a problem with the objectives of an Andy Stern and you and me?
As a side note, Rick Perry just won the Republican primary for governor of Texas and in his campaign he used no yard signs, no phone banks, and no direct mail. As one commentator said “paper is dead.”
I know this is completely anecdotal, but my local post office just completed an expansion project increasing the size of the building. I have noticed more than one post office being expanded as well. Again, this is just my limited, personal observation, not a scientific study, but with the drop in mail volume, “paper is dead”, $4 billion in losses, performance bonuses for lackluster performance, heavy unionization, am I being unreasonable in thinking the government couldn’t handle health care even if it was a good idea?