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The Declaration of Independence
April 24, 2011 | 
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It has been 235 years since our nations fathers separated from England by issuing a historic declaration, backing it with their blood.
The Declaration of Independence is more than just a Dear John letter to King George and Parliament, it is an explanation of the inadequacies of British rule in the minds of the colonists. Thomas Jefferson goes point by point in the document expressing those inadequacies, he details for his reader how the Crown has failed to live up to itself and how the Crown has treated the colonists in an inhumane way. Since the treatment has been so egregious no remedy remains except a total political separation from the Crown and Parliament. The following is a partial list of those grievances:
The King has denied to provide government livelihoods’ for his subjects, especially those who are less fortunate than others
The King forces his subjects to pay for their own healthcare(this was remedied much later)
Tax rates were set to raise revenue and not to soak the evil rich who deserve to pay more
The King had no system to redistribute wealth, especially from the middle merchant class to the indolent
Banks actually were allowed to foreclose on properties where the mortgages remained Un-Paid
The King refused to grant the indolent the “New Human Rights” of Housing, Food, Healthcare and Education, at the expense of others
The environment was left to fend for itself, The King has issued no restrictions on breathing to limit the impact of CO2
It has been a long haul for the Untied States, and many generations have passed. Many of those items which have seemed so elusive, those dreams of our founding fathers, are about to realized. For me I am proud that Barack Hussein Obama has finally been able to give us The American Dream and all without paying for any of it.
Thomas Jefferson’s “Wolf By The Ears”
Thomas Jefferson once commented on slavery as being like holding a wolf by the ears, You can’t do it forever, but you really don’t want to let go.
We have a similar “Wolf” today, currently 40% of the Federal Budget is allocated to Medicare and other social programs. The bulk of which is actually Medicare. The fastest growing un-funded liability in the Federal Budget is Medicare, according to the Congressional Budget Office, if unchecked Medicare spending will be 60% of the Federal Budget in a few short years. Think about that for a moment and let it sink in.
60% of the Federal Budget will be going to Medicare, with such a big bull running around the china shop, I wonder why we are talking about ridiculous things like bridges to no-where or John Murtha’s airport. 60% of the budget is going to be spent on extra-constitutional welfare. This is enough to break the country.
So what do we do about it?
Why is this not a national story?
It seems like no-one will touch it, I understand why politicians wont touch it, since the elderly are the single largest segment of likely voters. However I don’t know why, this story is ignored by others. In a time of national fiscal crisis it seems that the single biggest budget buster ought to be on the table for discussion.
In my opinion it out to be eliminated, or at least severely curtailed so only destitute persons could partake. At the very least we should eliminate the loopholes that allow companies to direct market scooters to greedy old timers.
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The Arab Conspiracy to DUMP the US Dollar
At least thats what its being called. News reports have surfaced recently that the oil producing nations have been having secret meetings with the intent if dropping the US Dollar as a meduim for exchange and instead creating a NEW currency or a baskett currency. This has widely reported as some sort of ANTI-American conspiracy.
Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, the US Congress is to blame for all the woes facing the Dollar. If the Dollar was holding its value these other governments would not want to dump it. However, as Congress continues on with its plan of massive government spending not supported by by the tax base or economic growth there can be only one outcome and that is a devalued dollar.
As the Government deficit spends (Spends Money Not Supported by Tax Revenue) they have to print money in order to do it. When you print money faster than an economy grows you devalue the money currently in circulation. Any time you have more of something the price goes down. Now if you had an investment in your neighbors house and you discovered your neighbor was going to tear the house down, would you not want to rid yourself of this investment before your neighbor makes it worthless?
Of course you would, and thats what is going on with the push to rid the world of the deflating US Dollar. Its not ANTI-American – in fact for americans who want a small Government which obeys its Constitution restrictions this is the best thing that can happen. If were lucky the rest of the world will drop the dollar and this will force Congress back in check.
Government Efficiency or How I learned to Love the DMV
One of my businesses has to deal with the DMV. The State of California DMV. This has always been a nightmare but this year the nightmare has kept me unable to perform my business for almost a month now. As a commercial truck operator, we are required to send in with our registration a stack of paper tall enough to choke a termite mound. This happens every year, by the way, along with exorbitantly high registration fees. This year the registration for on of my vehicles was over $1800.00, the exact amount escapes. Now because our vehicle crosses state lines in a commercial capacity we are subject to inspections and all sorts of non-sense designed to punish us for trying to be productive citizens.
Without a current registration, we cannot operate our vehicle. This year we sent in all our paperwork, 30 days in advance along with our registration payment. The DMV cashed in our payment, and guess what we have not received our new registration. Last years registration expired 2 weeks ago and we have a truck sitting now that we cannot operate. Its important to understand, we sent in our payment and paperwork, 30 days in advance!!!
Phone calls to the DMV have produced nothing except a a notice that we can expect our registration in 2 more weeks. This means we will have been out of work for a month. Not, because of the BAD economy, but because of a completely incompetent government.
I cant wait for socialized medicine.
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Health Care a New Angle
Today while musing on the looming government take over of health care. I was caught wondering not whether it was a good idea for the Federal government to take it over, or ever if it is necessary.
The thought the popped in my head is whether it is APPROPRIATE for the Federal government to take it over. The genius of the United States is that we have by design a separation of powers, not only at the Federal level but also in each of the states. The separation was devised by our founders as a way to keep government from becoming too oppressive. What is called GRIDLOCK today, and demonized by those in power who seek to take away our freedoms is actually there by the intention of our founders.
As I read the constitution I see that the role of the Federal government is strictly limited by the document which serves to set it up. The federal government is to Provide for a common defense, regulate trade between the states and strike treaties with foreign governments.
I don’t see where the Federal government is given the power to interfere with my relationship with a doctor. In fact what I see in the Constitution is that the Federal government is STRICTLY prohibited from interfering with such relationships. All powers not given to the federal government are to be left to the people and the states.
So, it seems to me that it is irrelevant whether HEALHCARE, needs an overhaul or not, this simply begs the question. If healthcare did need an overhaul, said overhaul should be going on at the State level. Several States have already introduced socialized health-care reforms, perhaps those desiring socialized medicine should move to those States. Tennessee, and Massachusetts, come to mind immediately.
The saddest part of this recent power grab, is that the argument is not whether it is appropriate. When beginning any reform the first question to be asked is whether or not the governing body actually has the authority to institute the reform. In the case of health care it clear that the federal government DOES NOT have this authority.
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