We’re broke, time for a new tax

In the past week we have heard that our government is broke, that the deficit is now projected to be 1.4 TRILLION DOLLARS this year alone and that we can expect increasing deficits over the next ten years.

Our legislators are preparing a “Health Care” reform bill generally known as “ObamaCare”, which according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) will cost over 829 BILLION DOLLARS or according to Harry Reid, upwards of 2 TRILLION DOLLARS.

We, the community of American citizens, are suffering an unemployment rate hovering around 10%. Of course we were told, the application of more than 700 BILLION DOLLARS of our money would guarantee to keep it below 8%. Our legislators are discussing another round of stimulus appropriations as a remedy. Even at this early stage of the Obama administration, it is apparent that taxes must increase. Good money after bad it seems.

The President made and has repeated two promises -- First, not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $250K per year and Second -- not to sign a health care bill which “adds to the deficit by one dollar, now or in the future”.

In order to protect the Presidents pledge not to raise taxes, the house is proposing a Value Added Tax (VAT). Of course this is an additional tax and one which will absolutely affect those making less than $250K per year, but since it is not a direct income tax it is somehow considered to be acceptable, regardless of the effect on the middle class.

Don’t even consider promise number 2, this is such an absolute lie that only the most ardent and stupid supporters of Obama believe it.

Yet the class of professional politicians which has evolved over the past 50 years continues to run interference for Obama. They don’t pay attention to us because history has shown that we continue to vote for them regardless of their actions
 

We, the responsible citizens of the United States of America, must pay attention, become active and stay active or we will find ourselves devoting the majority of our working lives to support the government. We can start by paying attention to what is happening in Washington. Let our representatives know that we are watching. Regularly tell them that your vote will reflect their actions. We the citizens of this country, the responsible majority, those of us who have been sitting on the sidelines, must get out and break down the wall.

A comparison

I didn't like Bush's policies with regard to Iraq, I think that is fairly well known, but at least he didn't hide his agenda. Most of the following was sent to me unattributed, but the points in BOLD are mine. Many have made the statement that they appreciate Obama being elected because at least he is "smart" -- For those of you, consider the following. R----


If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter
installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have
laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is
really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved? By the way, a Marine friend told me that the true cost for the trip with all the supporting personnel, aircraft, vehicles and lodging amounted to over $562K

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had mis-spelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in less than one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

If George Bush would have excluded Democrats from debating the largest and most expansive legislative issues of his first year and then directed the Republican leadership to create the legislation behind closed doors without Democratic input, would you approve?

I may not agree with the "birthers" out there, but if there was a question about George Bush's or even John McCain's birthplace and either of them refused to produce sealed original documents, would you approve?

If instead, Bush or McCain dismissed the inquiries and spent enormous sums of money to keep their school and legislative records sealed from the public, would you approve?

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 months -- so you'll have three years and two months to come up with an answer. I really hope you are happy with this decision.

Now we have Sonia Sotomayor as a newly installed SC Justist and a second Jurist sitting on the SCOTUS who is sick and aging rapidly. Looks like our President is going to get to seat at least one more SC Justice in his first year in office. Do you approve of his take over of the SCOTUS?

Now we get ObamaCare rapidly moving through the nSenate which will cost taxpayers a minimum of $829 BILLION DOLLARS. If I remember correctly, many of you claimed we didn't have to worry about ObamaCare because it probably wouldn't happen, that I was being irresonsible in my criticism. Really? Is it time to get off the bench yet? -- Just asking!

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 5 months -- so you'll have three years and seven months to come up with an answer. I really hope you are happy with this decision.