Well I'm certainly glad to see that Congressmen really take seriously their duty to represent the people, aren't you? Oh, wait... I'm thinking of some other group of people. Congressmen have no interest in representing anything but their own interests. To wit: the Senate has refused to take a break (even just for the election year!) from pork-barrel spending. Only a minority of the Republicans would vote with McCain, and of course only three Democrats (not including the presidential candidates, of course) supported the moratorium. It failed by a 71-29 vote.
Which just goes to show that most of the members of Congress only cares about being able to abuse government (taxpayer funded) coffers. Even though Americans are sick of "earmark" spending, members of both parties could care less: they think that having been elected, pork-barrel spending is their right. And to some extent they are correct. This sort of spending has been around forever. However, in recent years the abuse has gotten much, much worth, both in terms of the number of earmarks inserted and the cost to taxpayers. ($200 million to build a bridge in Alaska to an island with a population of 50, anyone?)
And of course, the Senators also wants to end Bush's tax cuts: they just passed a $3 trillion budget by a 212-207 vote. So, let's see. They don't want to give up their taxpayer funded vote buying system and they don't want to prune government spending... So hey, here's an idea! Why not punish the hardworking Americans that pay most of the taxes! That ought to do it! And then, they'll wonder why corporations are taking their jobs to other countries and wealthy people are keeping their money in offshore accounts.
This is not going to end well, people. The government can only get so corrupt before it must either be overthrown or become a totalitarian government. The top percentage of wage earners will only support the rest of the people so long before they either leave, or stop working (unless, of course, the government forces them to stay and to work, which isn't impossible). Sadly, most people don't care enough even to pay attention, much less to try to do something about it. I can only hope there are enough people left who do care to stop politicians from ruining this country.
Here's the link to the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337769,00.html.
Here's a link to learn about some of those wonderful, indispensable earmarks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY2dOJi41SI&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/.
And finally, here's another one talking a little about the wealth of Congressmen (who pretend to be ordinary people, of course): http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1330776120080313?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews.
The title of today's post is a quote by John Marshall.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Popular suffrage is in itself no guarantee of freedom. People can vote themselves into slavery.
Neal Boortz had some very interesting information about the costs of illegal immigration on his website yesterday, so because I'm pressed for time today I'm going to share it here too. It's also informative and all around good stuff (scary stuff) to know.
1) $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2) $1.9 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3) $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/200/fiscalexec.html
4) $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
5) $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6) $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7) 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8) $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers.http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html (Link not active ... was not able to verify this information)
9) $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10) The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11) During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12) The National Policy Institute, estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period. http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13) In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14) 'The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States. http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html#Illegals
Total cost is a whopping... $338 BILLION A YEAR!!!
Incredible. Or should I say incredibile? Either way, something's very wrong with this picture.
The title of today's post is a quote by Frank Chodorov.
P.S. In case this piqued your interest, Boortz's website has very interesting news every day- stuff that you don't see on CNN.
1) $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2) $1.9 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3) $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/200/fiscalexec.html
4) $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
5) $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6) $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7) 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8) $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers.http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html (Link not active ... was not able to verify this information)
9) $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10) The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11) During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12) The National Policy Institute, estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period. http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13) In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14) 'The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States. http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html#Illegals
Total cost is a whopping... $338 BILLION A YEAR!!!
Incredible. Or should I say incredibile? Either way, something's very wrong with this picture.
The title of today's post is a quote by Frank Chodorov.
P.S. In case this piqued your interest, Boortz's website has very interesting news every day- stuff that you don't see on CNN.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Oh, I don't pay taxes-- I get money back!
I'm still thinking about taxes today. What's bothering me most at the moment is the coverage of the "tax rebates" that Congress has been working on. It annoys me that all of the articles I've read make it sound as though Congress is giving (some) taxpayers a gift, not giving them back a small portion of the money that Congress steals from them. It annoys me that taxpayers who make over $75K won't get a dime, even though they pay a larger portion of their income in income tax. Finally, it really annoys me that people who don't even pay any income tax get a "tax rebate." I mean: why stop there? Why can't we all get the manufacturer's rebates for new cell phones and cars, even though we haven't bought them? Why don't we just call a spade a spade - it's income redistribution.
Apropos of nothing in particular: the title of today's post is the response of a mooncalf from Denver, when asked on April 15 why she continues to pay taxes.
It's a ridiculous answer, but it got me thinking. Why are most people still paying income taxes? The government steals much of their hard-earned money and wastes most of it, but almost no one stands up and refuses. Most people don't seem to care. For example: I'm sure you've heard of pork barrel spending, but have you ever researched it? Have you seen examples of the pet projects that your tax money goes toward? Do you have any idea what it all adds up to? If you haven't, you need to open a new page and run a google search right now: the results should make your hair stand on end. And if you have, you should still refresh your mind: you're nowhere near as angry as you should be.
And for that matter, do you even know how much you actually pay in income tax? Or are you like the simpleton from Denver, and you think the money the government condescends to return to you is all that was taken from you? or perhaps even a gift? Did you know that up until WWII, there was no withholding of income tax (with a few shortlived exceptions)? That means that at the end of the year people wrote the government a check for the taxes they owed. That also means that people were much more questioning of what happened to their tax dollars and much more upset about any tax increase, because they always knew exactly how much they were paying. Now the government steals a good portion of your money before you ever even get your paycheck; but instead of seeing it that way, if you're like most people you're happy to get a portion of it back because you don't even think of that money as yours. Great deal for the government, raw deal for you.
If you want to learn more (and you should) or if you're wondering what can be done (and you definitely should be) pick up a copy of The Fair Tax Book by Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder (some of the ideas that are in this post, I got from that book). It doesn't matter if you hate Neal Boortz, that's not the point. The point is, your money is being stolen and wasted by a government that is hellbent on stealing more and more and will never be satiated. How long are you going to stand for it? If you've even heard of the Fair Tax, you've probably heard of it from a politician who opposed it or the mainstream media. These people can't seem to get their minds around how it actually works, and they don't want to. Rather than believe them, do some research yourself: if enough people learn the truth, things could actually change. Aren't you angry enough yet?
Apropos of nothing in particular: the title of today's post is the response of a mooncalf from Denver, when asked on April 15 why she continues to pay taxes.
It's a ridiculous answer, but it got me thinking. Why are most people still paying income taxes? The government steals much of their hard-earned money and wastes most of it, but almost no one stands up and refuses. Most people don't seem to care. For example: I'm sure you've heard of pork barrel spending, but have you ever researched it? Have you seen examples of the pet projects that your tax money goes toward? Do you have any idea what it all adds up to? If you haven't, you need to open a new page and run a google search right now: the results should make your hair stand on end. And if you have, you should still refresh your mind: you're nowhere near as angry as you should be.
And for that matter, do you even know how much you actually pay in income tax? Or are you like the simpleton from Denver, and you think the money the government condescends to return to you is all that was taken from you? or perhaps even a gift? Did you know that up until WWII, there was no withholding of income tax (with a few shortlived exceptions)? That means that at the end of the year people wrote the government a check for the taxes they owed. That also means that people were much more questioning of what happened to their tax dollars and much more upset about any tax increase, because they always knew exactly how much they were paying. Now the government steals a good portion of your money before you ever even get your paycheck; but instead of seeing it that way, if you're like most people you're happy to get a portion of it back because you don't even think of that money as yours. Great deal for the government, raw deal for you.
If you want to learn more (and you should) or if you're wondering what can be done (and you definitely should be) pick up a copy of The Fair Tax Book by Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder (some of the ideas that are in this post, I got from that book). It doesn't matter if you hate Neal Boortz, that's not the point. The point is, your money is being stolen and wasted by a government that is hellbent on stealing more and more and will never be satiated. How long are you going to stand for it? If you've even heard of the Fair Tax, you've probably heard of it from a politician who opposed it or the mainstream media. These people can't seem to get their minds around how it actually works, and they don't want to. Rather than believe them, do some research yourself: if enough people learn the truth, things could actually change. Aren't you angry enough yet?
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
In its essentials not only is completed socialism the same as communism but it hardly differs from facism.
Lately I've been thinking a lot about leaving this country. I'd already decided that I was going to leave New York for somewhere less stifling on individual freedoms within the next three years, but now I think that may not be drastic enough. Don't get me wrong, I love America and everything she's supposed to stand for. What I don't love is the politicians that are perverting it. Yesterday I read an article about Hillary Clinton in the New York Times. For those of you that haven't yet had the displeasure of reading it, I'll post the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/us/politics/21clinton.html?_r=1&ex=1358571600&en=ff696d598a7af887&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
First let me say: if you don't know what's wrong with the picture she's drawing, you really need to be reading an economics book right now. But let me help you get part of the way. An executive's compensation is agreed upon by him and the company. CEOs get paid so much because they're worth it, in the eyes of the market. HC wants to step in and impose her opinion of what's too much on parties who would otherwise come to a mutual understanding: freedom of choice being taken away. Instead of lowering taxes, which would increase the economy by letting people spend more of their money, she wants to raise taxes on the "wealthy." The top 1% of wage earners is already paying 40% of all taxes, and the bottom fifth is paying nothing... but that's not good enough. According to her, raising taxes on the wealthy will help the economy. How? She's not asked, and she doesn't explain. Freedom to keep what you earn continues to dwindle away. Socialism, anyone?
She also wants the government to create more jobs by raising spending on "job creating projects." Forget all the free market options that would help create jobs, the government to the rescue. Final thoughts: jobs did once pay enough to allow one parent to support the family, but they don't anymore. A couple of reasons you won't hear HC mention: taxes are too high, and the government refuses to control inflation so prices are rising while wages can't keep up. HC wants to halt foreclosures and freeze subprime interest rates. This would make it nearly impossible for anyone without perfect credit to qualify for a mortgage at an affordable interest rate. Sounds like socialism to me.
I've been asking myself, when did we get to the point where people actually agree with ideas like this? Do she and Edwards get away with their socialist views because people don't understand why it won't work? or do they just not care? I am very, very frustrated, and you should be too. I for one am not going to work if taxes keep getting raised. I'm already angry that in September when I start work I'll be paying at least 30% of my income in taxes. I'm angry, but I'm trying to do something about it, so I'll work anyway. But if I'm expected to pay 40% or 50% of my income in taxes, I'm just going to leave the country. I don't think I'm alone in thinking this way, either. Except for American companies relocating to other countries and wealthy Americans moving their money offshore I don't have any data to back me up, but you can only push people so far before they just say "no." (I think more people should have said no a long time ago, but that's a whole other post.) This country is quickly coming to a point where one of two things will happen: we'll either have an Atlas Shrugged scenario, or there'll be a revolution. Things can't keep going the way they're going.
Do you hear that? It's the death throes of individual responsiblity- and freedom. If freedom lovers are going to prevail we have to unite and start making a concerted effort now- we have to take a stand. If we don't... well, I can almost hear the socialists cheering.
The title of today's post is a quote from The Socialist Tragedy, by Ivor Thomas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/us/politics/21clinton.html?_r=1&ex=1358571600&en=ff696d598a7af887&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
First let me say: if you don't know what's wrong with the picture she's drawing, you really need to be reading an economics book right now. But let me help you get part of the way. An executive's compensation is agreed upon by him and the company. CEOs get paid so much because they're worth it, in the eyes of the market. HC wants to step in and impose her opinion of what's too much on parties who would otherwise come to a mutual understanding: freedom of choice being taken away. Instead of lowering taxes, which would increase the economy by letting people spend more of their money, she wants to raise taxes on the "wealthy." The top 1% of wage earners is already paying 40% of all taxes, and the bottom fifth is paying nothing... but that's not good enough. According to her, raising taxes on the wealthy will help the economy. How? She's not asked, and she doesn't explain. Freedom to keep what you earn continues to dwindle away. Socialism, anyone?
She also wants the government to create more jobs by raising spending on "job creating projects." Forget all the free market options that would help create jobs, the government to the rescue. Final thoughts: jobs did once pay enough to allow one parent to support the family, but they don't anymore. A couple of reasons you won't hear HC mention: taxes are too high, and the government refuses to control inflation so prices are rising while wages can't keep up. HC wants to halt foreclosures and freeze subprime interest rates. This would make it nearly impossible for anyone without perfect credit to qualify for a mortgage at an affordable interest rate. Sounds like socialism to me.
I've been asking myself, when did we get to the point where people actually agree with ideas like this? Do she and Edwards get away with their socialist views because people don't understand why it won't work? or do they just not care? I am very, very frustrated, and you should be too. I for one am not going to work if taxes keep getting raised. I'm already angry that in September when I start work I'll be paying at least 30% of my income in taxes. I'm angry, but I'm trying to do something about it, so I'll work anyway. But if I'm expected to pay 40% or 50% of my income in taxes, I'm just going to leave the country. I don't think I'm alone in thinking this way, either. Except for American companies relocating to other countries and wealthy Americans moving their money offshore I don't have any data to back me up, but you can only push people so far before they just say "no." (I think more people should have said no a long time ago, but that's a whole other post.) This country is quickly coming to a point where one of two things will happen: we'll either have an Atlas Shrugged scenario, or there'll be a revolution. Things can't keep going the way they're going.
Do you hear that? It's the death throes of individual responsiblity- and freedom. If freedom lovers are going to prevail we have to unite and start making a concerted effort now- we have to take a stand. If we don't... well, I can almost hear the socialists cheering.
The title of today's post is a quote from The Socialist Tragedy, by Ivor Thomas.
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