Thursday, June 23, 2011

Spending and Debt

"[Overspending leads to]...the forehorse of this frightful team is public debt, taxation follows that, and in its train wretchedness and oppression."
                                                                                                    Thomas Jefferson

What do you think Mr. Jefferson and the rest of our founding fathers would say at the spending and debt we have today? Do you think they could ever wrap their brilliant minds around the 14 trillion (and growing) dollar debt we have today? Never! He and those great men would have put a stop to this madness long ago, with their God-given right of rebellion if need be. So why is it that we have allowed it?

We all know that spending is out of control. If we keep on going down this road our nation will not survive. We are like a teenage girl turned loose at the mall with her daddies credit card. The way she would buy shoes and clothes is the way we are spending on frivolous social programs and stupid pet projects. Leslie Lever said, "generosity is part of my character, and I therefore assure this government that I will never make the allegation of dishonesty against it whenever a simple explanation of stupidity will suffice."

There are many factors contributing to this debt, from all the silly and needless spending like hippie museums, and those bridges to nowhere that were not stopped to bloated bureaucracies whose payrolls match that of the largest companies in America. We have all heard of the $200.00 hammers and $1,000.00 toilet seats, anyone that has ever worked on a government budget has this notion that if you don't spend your whole allotted budget, you lose it. So they go on this massive spending spree at the end of the fiscal year, buying unneeded equipment and supplies to ensure they get every dime in next years budget. These are all outrageous and should be stopped, but our main drains are all the social programs that are not even a responsibility of the federal government; like social security, Medicare, unemployment, Medicaid, welfare, WIC, Housing Programs, and all the others, including Obama-care. Sure it may sound all well and good to be helping needy people, but would it not be better done by a church, a community, a county, or at the most a state instead of some bloated federal bureaucracy that soaks up more of the money than gets to those in need? And would it not be better to use the old adage of teaching a man to fish, instead of giving him a fish. That way they aren't reliant on anyone but themselves and not coming back time and again for another fish. Thomas Jefferson said, "to compel a man to subsidize, with his taxes, the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." He also said, "democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Yet these are the exact things that we are doing.

One thing that President Obama, or any other president, and Congress should never forget is that they are spending other people's money. Our money. Just the other day President Obama offered us some financial advice given to him by his grandmother, "never spend all your money." I guess that only applies when he is spending his money, not ours. Government makes no money; they neither produce, manufacture or render a service. They are truly parasitic in nature. Ronald Reagan reminded us that, "every dollar the government gives to someone must first be taken from someone else." Our leaders, our organization, and even ourselves need to get this notion of government money being free money out of their heads. It is not free, it's ours, it was taken from you. Didn't you have a better place to spend it than the breeding habits of some obscure and useless fish?

We need to ensure that our Congress is spending our money wisely, and not like that teenage girl with her daddies credit cards. If they don't write letters, speak out, go to TEA parties, vote for someone else and keep voting for someone else until you find one that will, make your voice heard. We can no longer afford to keep spending money like we got it, your parents were right, it doesn't grow on tree's, nor should it be printed out of thin air. It is time to finally make the hard decisions and cut the spending, even the sacred cows like social security, Medicare, and even defense.

Mr. Jefferson also said, "we shall all consider ourselves unauthorized to saddle posterity with our debts, and morally bound to pay them ourselves; and consequently within what may be deemed the period of a generation, or the life of the majority." Isn't it too bad we didn't listen We would not have this unsustainable debt and deficits that grows with every budget. Sadly the leaders of both parties have no desire to bring that spending under control. Sure they give you some great sound bites, but as for action, no proposal, even the Paul Ryan plan, will even start the process of reducing our debt. We need to truly live within our means and stop this political farce we see today. The left love to remind us that President Bill Clinton left us with a balanced budget. So, for one he had a republican congress and two his budget still added to the debt. Who really cares if you say what you are going to spend in a budget when you are still adding to the debt. They still laud that as some sort of triumph, and use it as a political slogan. No fake balanced budget is going to save us from the problems we are facing now. We must spend less that we bring in and start paying off our massive debt.

If we are going to leave for our children the rights and freedoms willed to us by our founders, then we must get our fiscal house in order. Truly in order, not just some political platitudes from some politician trying to get elected.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Snippets for the Week

Peace Talks: It is totally outrageous that our government is holding peace talks with the Taliban. These people ravaged a nation, even going as far as using artillery on historical Buddha statues cut into the mountains. This only proves the long time notion that Americans have no staying power. We did not learn our lessons of Korea and Vietnam, and now they see again that if they hold out long enough some weak kneed politician will concede to them. This idea came around after WW II, along with the ridiculous concept of "limited war". It happens when bureaucrats run a war policy, not leaders. It makes us look weak, and worse, it dishonors those brave men who died there. Shame on you Barrack Obama!

GOP Debates: CNN is actually bad mouthing their own debates. Infobabe Christine Romans, is actually scolding the candidates for not mentioning Education in the debate. Hey Christine, it was your debate, why not ask the question. It was not asked. In her argument she quotes the rabid communist Education Minister, oops I mean Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan. Some unbiased source there. Besides with the country in the shape it is in, we may not need education, we will be too worried over where our next meal is.

Progressive Hypocrisy: You know it always cracks me up when the progressives laud something that is going to save us money, like they do with their anti-smoking campaign. How it will save a gazillion in health care. Don't worry about it that you are taking away rights and freedoms. You guys are so disingenuous. You are only concerned about spending when it will defend one of your social engineering schemes, otherwise you keep right on spending us into oblivion on the other social schemes that has put us on the path of Greece.

Blame Mentality: This blame game that is played on everything that happen in today's society leads us only to even more reactionary big government progressive programs or regulations. Anything bad happens, make a law, forbid something from being done. It is always the same mantra. In layman's terms it means spending more money that we don't have. Take the outbreak of food borne illness. Most, not all, could have been taken care of if the company and the consumer did what they were supposed to do. Wash the produce or cook the meat. Instead we look for someone to blame in hopes to find someone to sue. It is also one of the reasons our health care is so expensive, doctors and hospitals are afraid of a lawsuit if a mistake is made. It is also something that hinders our security, because police soldiers, and agents are afraid that charges will be brought on them if something goes wrong. People are not perfect, mistakes are always made. No blame is needed.

School Funding: I am truly tired about hearing that the school system needs more money. We have poured more and more  money into a failing system and only seen it become worse. Money is not the answer. It is the schools, the teachers and their curriculum. Sure there is lots of great teachers, but we all know the bums only there collecting a paycheck and in the way. Speaking of in the way, The Department of Education seems to fit that bill as well. Since its inception we have steadily made our way to the basement of the rankings, even though they get billions of dollars to fix the system. It will never get fixed by throwing more money at it.

Watch Your Back Michelle: What's up with the "lamestreams" new love affair with Michelle Bachman? We conservatives have always known what a great lady, mother, leader and representative she is. She would make our country a far better place. These people have ulterior motives in their praise though. What is it? Watch your six Michelle, they aren't your friends.

Refugees: You hear lots about refugees from all around the world fleeing some violence, uprising or war, but what are we going to do when the ever-growing violence south of the border starts driving real refugees here? Not the illegal aliens disguised as refugees, but real ones fleeing the coming drug war.

Big Government being Big Government: It is hilarious that these people who vote for these big government progressives, get all up in arms when the big government does what is does. They are in a uproar over them closing down some kids lemonade stand at the US Open. It doesn't surprise me, the kids broke regulations, served some sugar, and probably did so without a license. It's a wonder they didn't arrest them. What did you think you were voting for? That is what they are. They don't know our Constitution or even care to know it. Patrick Henry said, "the Constitution is not for the government to restrict the people, but the people to restrict the government." The real question is, if this makes you mad, why the hell are you voting for these progressives still?

Greek Riots: Greece is a microcosm for America, it receives bailout after bailout and it never fixes the problem, it only prolongs it. They keep right on doing the same thing, and the other EU nations keep right on paying the bill. Even with the austerity measures that is causing them to riot, it won't be enough. If they don't do something soon, and not a bailout, Greece will be the first domino to fall, taking half of Europe with it, and we are already falling ourselves. I don't understand those rioters, isn't some better than nothing? You will get nothing if your country fails. Do you know that Teachers of America, Medicare recipients and other government workers?
See what we have to look forward to. Most people would say we are not Greece, we aren't taking bailouts. We are not? What else do you call these massive loans from China to give out bailouts to ourselves? It is a bailout by another name. Then we have those people that cry that we need to get spending under control, yet when someone tries they cry because it may affect them. We will have the riots too, even if the rioters are on geritol.

The Political Double Standard: This double standard is already in full effect for the "lamestream" media and their progressive masters. They are now all over Mitt Romney for his joke of, "I'm also unemployed." They say he is out of touch. It was a Joke people!! Yet you never said a word of being out of touch when President Obama said, "shovel ready was not as shovel ready as we expected." No, you thought it was a great joke. That great joke only added almost a trillion dollars to our deficit and debt. Get ready it will only get worse from here.

Sanctions: Where did this notion that sanctions were not suppose to hurt the people of the nation that they are imposed on come from? That is what sanctions are, they are designed to make the people of that nation rethink the choice of their leaders. When you try to do otherwise you end up with fiascos like the oil for food program that did nothing but fill Saddam Hussein's coffers and line the pockets of UN bureaucrats. In reality you hurt the people more by doing this. Let sanctions be truly sanctions, and they will work. Otherwise you are just peeing in the wind.