If it wasn't so tragic it would be hilarious watching Greece collapse under the weight of their own undoing. Socialism is a bitch. When over 60% of the slaves work for their government master, where exactly is the money going to come from? I guess from a fantasy world where tourism pays you to do nothing.
Greece is a cautionary tale for America. The Heritage Foundation reports that 50% in the U.S. do not pay a single dime into the system. One in five Americans rely on a government handout for food, housing, education, etc. 67.3 million Americans receive subsidies from Washington.
What happens when the United States finances hits the fan? Dependency on the government cannot be sustained. Nor should it be tolerated. Unfortunately our incompetent statist DC leaders like it this way.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
3 Glimmers of Hope That the Country is Awakening to the Federal Government Tyranny
I have a glimmer of hope that the people of this country are waking up to the tyranny of the U.S. federal government. Obamacare contraception mandates have woken the 70 million Catholics along with millions of other Christians. The NDAA has stirred many state legislatures into action to stop federal over-reach. Even the FAA funding bill has passed the Senate with a measure to allow airports to replace the TSA gropers and thieves.
Freedom of Religion
It's nice to see Catholics waking up after their implicit support of Obama in 2008. Tea Partiers and constitutionalists tried to get them to wake up when Obamacare was being debated and ultimately passed. Better late than never. As the Heritage Foundation reported today:
You can bet that the Anglicans, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, among others, are right there with them. It is truly the sleeping giant that has been awakened. Bearing the full force of worldwide support and money, this coalition has the power and clout to make the U.S. government miserable in the courts, at the voting booth and in the streets. You think the Tea Party was noisy and effective? They all belong to one of these churches. And they are bringing their friends.
States Defending the Constitution
And of course the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) codified indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. Hell, even the ACLU says as much. Bad legislation makes for strange bed fellows I suppose.
Well thankfully the states are defending the constitution. Tenth Amendment Center reports that Virginia was the first out of the gate last week with House Bill 1160:
Today the Tenth Amendment Center sent out an alert indicating that a similar bill, HB1629 and SB2669, is working its way through the House in Tennessee.
Oklahoma is also moving legislation to stop the federal government tyranny.
It's about time the states started protecting us from the imperial federal government.
TSA Days of Groping and Thieving Could Be Over
I was also happy to see that embedded in the latest FAA funding bill was a provision that would force the TSA to reconsider applications from airports to replace TSA workers with their own privately hired screeners.
No, the TSA wouldn't be disbanded which would be the optimal solution, but at least going through airport security you wouldn't have to worry about sexual misconduct and theft of your possessions.
Infowars explains:
Freedom of Religion
It's nice to see Catholics waking up after their implicit support of Obama in 2008. Tea Partiers and constitutionalists tried to get them to wake up when Obamacare was being debated and ultimately passed. Better late than never. As the Heritage Foundation reported today:
Yesterday, the head of the Catholic League, Bill Donohue, warned that the nation's 70 million Catholics are ready to go to war with the Administration's dictates, saying "Never before, unprecedented in American history, for the federal government to line up against the Roman Catholic Church. This is going to be fought out with lawsuits, with court decisions, and, dare I say it, maybe even in the streets."
You can bet that the Anglicans, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, among others, are right there with them. It is truly the sleeping giant that has been awakened. Bearing the full force of worldwide support and money, this coalition has the power and clout to make the U.S. government miserable in the courts, at the voting booth and in the streets. You think the Tea Party was noisy and effective? They all belong to one of these churches. And they are bringing their friends.
States Defending the Constitution
And of course the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) codified indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. Hell, even the ACLU says as much. Bad legislation makes for strange bed fellows I suppose.
Well thankfully the states are defending the constitution. Tenth Amendment Center reports that Virginia was the first out of the gate last week with House Bill 1160:
“Prevents any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an agency or the armed forces of the United States in the investigation, prosecution, or detainment of a United States citizen in violation of the Constitution of Virginia.”
Today the Tenth Amendment Center sent out an alert indicating that a similar bill, HB1629 and SB2669, is working its way through the House in Tennessee.
The legislation would effectively nullify the detention provisions in the NDAA and would also require federal agents making an arrest in the Volunteer State for any reason to first obtain written permission from the county sheriff.
Oklahoma is also moving legislation to stop the federal government tyranny.
It's about time the states started protecting us from the imperial federal government.
TSA Days of Groping and Thieving Could Be Over
I was also happy to see that embedded in the latest FAA funding bill was a provision that would force the TSA to reconsider applications from airports to replace TSA workers with their own privately hired screeners.
No, the TSA wouldn't be disbanded which would be the optimal solution, but at least going through airport security you wouldn't have to worry about sexual misconduct and theft of your possessions.
Infowars explains:
Following a massive nationwide backlash against the TSA’s invasive groping policies and its use of radiation-firing naked body scanners, linked by many prestigious health bodies to cancer, an increasing number of airports attempted to take responsibility for their own screening procedures by replacing TSA workers with privately hired personnel.
However, in January 2011, when the number of airports attempting to opt-out of the TSA had risen to 16, TSA head John Pistole put a freeze on the process, refusing to consider new applications from airports.
The newly approved legislation “would require the TSA to reconsider applications for private screeners that it had rejected.”
Should airports choose to replace TSA screeners with their own private security, it would not only mean the screeners were better trained and more responsible for their actions, alleviating the problems of thefts and abuse by TSA workers, but it would also create tens of thousands of much needed jobs for the private sector.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Epic Civics Fail From High School Students in the Great State of Washington
Administrators, teachers and parents of a high school in Washington State should be so proud of the young citizens they are leading into adulthood. They apparently know nothing about the country they are inheriting.
This video was created by one of its students. Basic civics questions were asked. The answers some of these students gave have to be heard to be believed. You might be shocked to know one genius believes Bin Laden to be our Vice President. Or maybe not. This is government education.
It is no wonder this country is in such dire straits. No wonder the government has no fear of its people. They do not know a thing about what makes this country free. They do not know about liberty. Bet every single one of these kids could tell you the starting quarterbacks for the Stupid Bowl but could not tell you who we fought for our independence.
This school is definitely not unique. We spend more money on education than any other country on the planet and this is what we get in return. It's pathetic.
"I was never taught that knowledge."
Indeed young man. Indeed.
This video was created by one of its students. Basic civics questions were asked. The answers some of these students gave have to be heard to be believed. You might be shocked to know one genius believes Bin Laden to be our Vice President. Or maybe not. This is government education.
It is no wonder this country is in such dire straits. No wonder the government has no fear of its people. They do not know a thing about what makes this country free. They do not know about liberty. Bet every single one of these kids could tell you the starting quarterbacks for the Stupid Bowl but could not tell you who we fought for our independence.
This school is definitely not unique. We spend more money on education than any other country on the planet and this is what we get in return. It's pathetic.
"I was never taught that knowledge."
Indeed young man. Indeed.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thieving Security Assholes at It Again Stealing $5K from Passenger at JFK
More TSA thefts were reported today as an agent at JFK ripped off $5000 from a Bangladeshi passenger. May as well change the name of this disgusting agency to Thieving Security Assholes. Let's review:
From Yahoo via AP:
It's not enough that we have to endure the liberty neutering regulations when trying to fly in an airplane, but now we have to worry that the people we are supposedly entrusting with our safety is also ripping us off in the process.
Granted this is a small, tiny even, percentage of idiots stealing from passengers, given the size of this agency. Still doesn't make me comfortable knowing that while I am at the mercy of their herd control measures I also have to worry that they are stealing my luggage as a bonus.
From Yahoo via AP:
Last month, an agent who worked searching checked luggage at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was suspended after the owner of a stolen iPad used the tracking feature on the device to locate it at the agent's home. Police found seven other iPads there.
Also in January, authorities charged an agent at Miami International Airport with swiping items and luggage and smuggling them out of the airport in a hidden pocket of his work jacket. He was arrested after one of the items, an iPad, was spotted for sale on Craigslist.
Two other former TSA agents at JFK were sentenced on Jan. 10 to six months in jail and five years' probation for stealing $40,000 from a piece of luggage in January 2011. The agents, Coumar Persad and Davon Webb, had pleaded guilty to grand larceny, obstructing governmental administration and official misconduct.
Last year, a TSA supervisor and one of his officers pleaded guilty in a scheme that lifted $10,000 to $30,000 from passengers' belongings at Newark Liberty International Airport. A federal judge sentenced the supervisor, Michael Arato, to 2½ years in prison and his subordinate, Al Raimi, to six months of home confinement.
It's not enough that we have to endure the liberty neutering regulations when trying to fly in an airplane, but now we have to worry that the people we are supposedly entrusting with our safety is also ripping us off in the process.
Granted this is a small, tiny even, percentage of idiots stealing from passengers, given the size of this agency. Still doesn't make me comfortable knowing that while I am at the mercy of their herd control measures I also have to worry that they are stealing my luggage as a bonus.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Chris Rock Latest Celebutard With Desire to Give More Treasure to the Feds
Chris Rock is the latest celebutard to come out in favor of raising taxes "on the rich". Other worldly notables that want to provide the government with more money include: Ron Howard, Jane Lynch, Russell Simmons and Matt Damon among others. Of course no list is complete without including Warren Buffett among those that want to be generous with their money to the government.
Look, if you feel like you haven't given enough of your treasure to the government then by all means stop hiring tax attorneys and accountants, stop taking deductions and simply write a fat check to the Treasury with your 1040EZ form.
I am sure that these elitists can "afford to pay more". That is not the point.
The point is that the government does not deserve another single penny until spending is under control. The point is that the tax system sucks and needs to be flatter and simpler.
See what will happen is that the idiots in Congress will raise, say the capital gains tax from 15% to 30%. Fine. Warren Buffett will be ecstatic. I won't be. I invest in stocks which I benefit from a low capital gains rate just like Buffett. But the idiots in Congress likely won't make that distinction.
I find it reprehensible that these people would prefer to pay into the liberal's collective wallet than make those contributions to worthwhile charities. It would be more impressive if they would say "hey feds, you know if you would just reduce taxes then I would love to contribute (more?) money to charities." Nah, a liberal's favorite charity is funding class warfare.
Yep, this country is deep in debt. I would be more inclined to listen to the leftists talk about paying more taxes if there was any seriousness in reigning in the debt. WTH should anyone give more to a government that cannot control its spending?
How about you celebs talk about the government balancing the budget THEN suggest that taxes need to be reformed so it is fair for everyone?
Until then, by all means write a check to the U.S. Treasury if it helps assuage your liberal guilt.
Look, if you feel like you haven't given enough of your treasure to the government then by all means stop hiring tax attorneys and accountants, stop taking deductions and simply write a fat check to the Treasury with your 1040EZ form.
I am sure that these elitists can "afford to pay more". That is not the point.
The point is that the government does not deserve another single penny until spending is under control. The point is that the tax system sucks and needs to be flatter and simpler.
See what will happen is that the idiots in Congress will raise, say the capital gains tax from 15% to 30%. Fine. Warren Buffett will be ecstatic. I won't be. I invest in stocks which I benefit from a low capital gains rate just like Buffett. But the idiots in Congress likely won't make that distinction.
I find it reprehensible that these people would prefer to pay into the liberal's collective wallet than make those contributions to worthwhile charities. It would be more impressive if they would say "hey feds, you know if you would just reduce taxes then I would love to contribute (more?) money to charities." Nah, a liberal's favorite charity is funding class warfare.
Yep, this country is deep in debt. I would be more inclined to listen to the leftists talk about paying more taxes if there was any seriousness in reigning in the debt. WTH should anyone give more to a government that cannot control its spending?
How about you celebs talk about the government balancing the budget THEN suggest that taxes need to be reformed so it is fair for everyone?
Until then, by all means write a check to the U.S. Treasury if it helps assuage your liberal guilt.
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