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1984 and a Brave New World

James — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:45:15 +0000

The A.P. is reporting that the economy is slowing down again… gee I wonder why? And for what reason….

The age old economic adage: tax something to get less of it and subsidize something to get more of it. One reason that jobless benefits rose is due to the recent extension of unemployment benefits. If the government would stop extending unemployment we’d eventually get less of it as people would stop applying for it. They would have to go out and get jobs, even if it is not a job they want. The more you extend unemployment the more people are willing to sit around and wait for the perfect job to open up. This strains the economy even worse than forcing people to go back to work.

Another reason we are getting more unemployment is because companies are not hiring. I’m sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that this administration’s policies have been the most anti-business/anti-free market in the history of the United States. The Government’s policies are not encouraging to investors, or to businesses who are anticipating higher costs for healthcare, higher taxation, more regulation and more costs associated with cap and trade.

Low mortgage rates don’t mean a thing if you don’t have a job and can’t buy a house. You can’t re-finance without a job and/or good credit so what is the point? The housing market sucks because people bought houses they could not afford, they lost their jobs, and/or the government programs that were used to buy houses overheated and it caused a housing bubble that was eventually going to collapse. We are dealing with this market correction right now.

The stock market is too volatile because of these anti-business policies. That means the stock market is too unpredictable and people don’t want to put their money into a losing situation. Traditionally that means you put your money in government bonds, but rampant government spending is ruining the credit of the US treasury. Bad credit means you raise interest rates on bonds and loans, but the Fed is keeping interest rates artificially low in order to stimulate growth! So people don’t want to put their money into bonds that have no credit and a low return rate.

Meanwhile the Government is spending billions to bail out failing companies, union jobs, government jobs and pensions. None of this stimulates growth; it only delays and exacerbates the inevitable because those who are getting bailed out don’t have to change their behavior at all. They continue on the same path in hopes that the economy will magically revive praying they do not have to be accountable for their actions. Of course the people in the government don’t seem to realize that saving other government jobs won’t stimulate the economy since they don’t produce anything and are completely dependent upon private sector taxes to provide them the revenues in order to pay their salaries, which are significantly higher than their private sector counterparts.

Economists are worried that small businesses are reducing their staffs. This is because most small businesses fall under the thumb of new tax hikes that are about to kick in when the Bush Tax Cuts expire. Small businesses also have new taxes and expenses due to the new health care reform act that was passed. Gee I wonder why they’re cutting back. They have no incentive to hire.

It’s no wonder that there are 4.45 million people on state unemployment and another 5.3 million on federal unemployment.

So what happens when the government runs out of money and no one will lend them anymore? Where will they go to satisfy their urge to spend us into oblivion? Well, since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own 95% of all mortgages and the government owns Fannie and Freddie… what do you think they will use as collateral for their next loans? That’s right your homes. The idea of private property is quickly vanishing anyway. So why not just see it through to its ultimate end and cash in on your home’s value? What will the new owners of your homes do to your house? I don’t know, maybe nothing, maybe something. The harsh reality is that you will not own your home and you may NEVER own your home.

What kind of leverage does this give to the government? They now control your home (Fannie and Freddie), they will be able to control the temperature of your home, the water usage, what you can and can’t plant in your yard (Cap and Trade), what you can and can’t eat, drink, smoke, use, or do (Health Care), they will control all the means of capitalization and production (banks, the Fed, nationalization of industry), they will be able to silence all political opposition (political correctness, fairness doctrine), they will control your education (Student Loans, department of education) they will control your means of gathering any kind of alternative information (internet control, state run media) and what does that leave you with? The land of the free and home of the brave? More like 1984 and a Brave New World.

Even the Old Testament prophets knew that big government was bad

James — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:22:12 +0000

1 Samuel 8 10 Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your menservants and maidservants and the best of your cattle [b] and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”

Is this where we are going? This is what the government is becoming. The progressive movement has been doing this to us for years. God told Samuel to warn Israel about the downside of having a King. But the people clamored for a King to lead them like the other nations of the world had. America is the New Israel.

We clamored for a government like the ones the rest of the world had and now we have it. Progressives have taken over our country and we keep voting for them. Every day they bankrupt us, our children and the future of this great nation. We pay them for the honor of destroying us. Much like the people would pay the King for the honor of enslaving them. We have traded a king for an evil corrupt government. We are slowly (not so slowly anymore) becoming the slaves of the government.

Look what Samuel told Israel! He said the King would take the people’s stuff and give it to the people who the king liked. It’s kind of like pork barrel projects, funding for ACORN and earmarks. He said he’ll take the best people and cattle for his own use. Kind of like the way the government takes a cut of every person’s hard work. Samuel said the king would take 10% of everything a person owed, produced, and earned… our government take WAY more than that.

Obama’s Solution to Bad Policy

Terry — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:00:39 +0000

There are two words that have been dominating the headlines ever since Obama was elected… Media and Blitz. Every time any of Obama’s policies doesn’t go over very well with the public, which is pretty much every one that he has tried to push through Congress, his solution is to launch a media blitz. You would think that a smarter move would be to make better policy that is aligned with the desires of the American people. But that is not what is happening. Instead, for every bad policy they make, the Obama administration launches a media blitz to tell the public what they should really be thinking about their policy. This is just one more indication that Obama really is clueless as to the job he holds and doesn’t care to learn it.

Obama: “This is Bullshit.”

James — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:59:22 +0000

WASHINGTON: A White House insider who wished to remain anonymous said that after President Obama laid the wreath on at Arlington he rolled his eyes and said this was a bunch of “bullshit.”

It makes you wonder about the President. Was it the wreath selection that he was calling B.S.? Or the fact that he had to do it in the rain? Or at all?

In any event. Look at the President’s body language when placing the wreath on the tomb. This is not the body language of reverence. It is the body language of a child being forced to kiss his grandmother.

We’re still waiting on his sense of urgency that he campaigned on for Afghanistan… 11 months into his presidency and we still have no plan.

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Red Herring

James — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:13:04 +0000

The Obama Administration is now launching an investigation into the Bush Administration’s interrogation practices. Big surprise here! After repeating throughout his campaign and practically up until now that he would not launch an investigation into the Bush Administration he has now apparently broken that promise as well. I don’t think ANYBODY saw this coming.

With Health Care Reform on the ropes isn’t it obvious that the Administration is just trying to change the subject? If Obama can get Bush in the news instead of town hall meetings where angry Americans are fighting for their rights then that will relieve some of the pressure.

This isn’t Hope and Change. This is blame Bush for everything and then try to sneak another Bill past the American people. It has the stench of Rahm “dead fish” Emanuel.

By Changing the subject, Obama can drum up angst over the supposed torture carried out by the Bush Administration over the last 8 years which will provide cover for his cronies as they twist a few arms in the Senate and get the Health Care Reform passed. Of course NBC, MSNBC, ABC, and CBS will follow their marching orders and show nothing about the Health care takeover and do nothing but Bash Bush 24/7.

Its nothing more than a cheap political manuever. This is why you don’t vote for a politician promising change and hope. Its all bull crap.

Wake up America! This guy is transforming our country into an authoritarian nightmare and WE need to stop it.

The fundamental transformation of America

James — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:39:57 +0000

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the Apollo Alliance: please watch this

James — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:06:58 +0000

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Cheesy Slogans and vauge promises of Change…

James — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:01:10 +0000

Now that reality is setting in for many Americans, President Obama’s promises of “Yes we Can” and “Change you Can Believe in” are starting to ring a bit hollow. Let’s face it. President Obama’s policies are not working the way he promised and people are starting to feel it in the pocket book. And the pocket book is the end all and be all of Presidential Administrations.

Bill Clinton won in 1992 with “it’s the economy, stupid!” George W. Bush won by offering a larger tax cut than Gore in 2000. And Obama won in 2008 by offering tax cuts to the middle class and promising to revive the economy. But now that we’re six months in and 7 million people have lost their jobs and Obama’s administration is claiming that they “misread” the economy it’s looking pretty bad.

Political rhetoric can only get you so far. Obama constantly blamed George W. Bush for the recession and tied Republican candidate John McCain to Bush during the election. Obama constantly reminded the populace that the economy was “inherited” by him from the Bush administration when he was pushing for the stimulus package. Now those words are hanging around but mean nothing. The American people had these words and policies shoved down their throats and it is a bitter bill to swallow (pardon the pun).

President Obama has shown either a lack of understanding in economic matters or a complete disregard for them. Either way it is unforgivable, especially since the economy was his calling card. The economy is getting worse and worse and more and more people are shifting the blame from Wall Street and Bush to Big Business and Obama, who seem to be teaming up to destroy the American economy.

The ramifications will be a loss of the super majorities that the Democrats have in both houses of Congress. If the Republicans can regain power in the congress, that might be the most beneficial thing for the economy as President Obama is weak and is easily influenced by Congress. This economy will eventually recover in two to four years.

How is the stimulus working for America?

Terry — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:41:27 +0000

This video does a good job at summing up how well Obama’s stimulus package is working for America so far…

So of course, the answer is…A SECOND STIMULUS!!

Obama’s numbers continue to fall

James — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:01:43 +0000

According to Rasmussen Reports President Obama’s poll numbers are in continual decline. The poll says that 30% of the nation strongly approve of the president while 38% strongly disapprove.

39% approve of his handling of the economy while 43% disapprove.

Curiously, 51% still give the president good or excellent ratings while 48% disapprove in general.