Daily Rant – August 28, 2009
August 28, 2009
Is the Obama administration losing steam? The problem with trust is, once you lose it, it’s harder to get back than it is to keep it in the first place. Look at all the programs we have been “given” that Americans do not want.
We started off with the stimulus. Yes, Bush got the ball rolling, but remember he had a majority of Democrats in the House and Senate. He was essentially a lame duck and the legislation would have passed anyway. Democrats have always said that Roosevelt was right to spend his way out of the depression; it’s just that he didn’t spend enough soon enough to make a difference. So now we have, and what was the result? Operation Enduring Stupidity brought to you by the Obama administration. They plan on doing another one to “jump start” the economy. Remember my bath tub reference? Taking money out of one end and pouring it into the other does not raise the level of the water. Taxing one segment of the population takes money out of the economy and drops it back into another. Result? No increase in the economic level.
While we are on the topic of stupidity, let’s take one out of order but along the same lines as the bath tub explanation. Cash for Clunkers. Instead of giving a tax break to everyone which would really help our economy, they decided to take money from one group and give it to another group to buy new cars. The program was so mismanaged the government ran out of money within a few short weeks. Some dealers still had not been reimbursed at the time of this writing. But let’s look at it this way. Months ago we used our tax money to bail out a couple of car companies. So just because these people who bought a new car from the Cash for Clunkers program were saving money at the time of the transaction, they paid on the front end with their taxes to bail out the car companies in the first place! So how much did that new car really cost? Unfortunately this is how the health care program will work.
How much in taxes will we have to pay in order to get that FREE medical exam? My guess is thousands of dollars. I guess I am going out of order again. Very few people want this legislation. The only ones who do are liberal Democrats (socialists) and Obama sycophants. Once again it’s the entitlement mentality. If I can get someone else to pay for my health care, then good for me. Problem is, there is not enough money coming from taxes to pay for all the programs we already have; thus the deficit. The national debt is ticking away (look at the ticker on the TAXES tab), and there is little chance we will ever see it at zero again. It used to be said the national debt was no big deal because we owed it to ourselves. Not true anymore. The Chinese have been buying our debt which puts us in danger of losing our country.
Back to health care. Democrats are ready to pass this no matter what. Politicians, in jeopardy of losing their seats, are still pushing the bill. Angry mobs (their word, not mine) are filling town halls and airing their displeasure, but do they care? It seems not. Rationing, death panels, health czar making sweeping bureaucratic decisions and spending more money when we are already out of it has not stopped the Democrats from pursuing this course of action. Why would that be? It is more insidious than I originally thought. Health care will put politicians in charge of… everything!
If you eat too much saturated fats, smoke or basically don’t live the way they think you should, you could be denied treatment. If Republicans are in office, Democrats could be denied treatment for any number of reasons. If Democrats are in office, the reverse could be true. If you choose not to participate you will be fined. If you don’t pay the IRS will come and take the money from you. I have a friend who failed to file taxes for three years and, even though they were supposed to get a refund, the IRS swooped in, charged them penalties and interest and put a freeze on their bank account… all because they hadn’t filed. That person is still paying off the debt at about $250 a month. This person makes less than $30,000 a year. So much for Democrats not taxing the little guy.
Finally, let’s talk about cap and trade! This bill will add hundreds of dollars to our already high energy bills all because our weak legislators refuse to allow us to develop our own energy sources. Not only that, they are going to tax what we already do produce at a higher rate! So much for not taxing the little guy. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House, thinks if we just limit energy, everyone will use less and save the planet. Meanwhile she jets from Washington, DC to California and back in her own jet THAT WE PAID FOR spewing carbon along the way. Even though she and her husband are rich, they have been living off our dime for as long as she has been in office. USE YOUR OWN MONEY, NANCY! You friggin’ elite snob! I don’t have a problem with her using a jet, I have a problem with her using OUR jet while she goes on and on about saving the planet! Hypocrite!
I could go on, but I’m not… I’m supposed to be on vacation!
- FedUpEditor
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