Watch this - Obama thinks the absence of "shovel ready projects" is a laughing matter. Think he'd feel that way if he were unemployed like about 15% of Americans? I have a message for him. Mr. O., millions of Americans are losing everything. Lives are being destroyed due to the absense of jobs and your "shovel ready projects." It is NOT a laughing matter. Quit making jokes and figure out how to create jobs, for instance, quit slapping new rules, regulations and laws on American companies. Or why don't you remove all restrictions on energy production within our shores? You'd take care of three problems: high gas prices, creation of jobs and energy independence - at last. But keep up what you've been doing and more companies will say bye bye to doing business here. Get A Clue, Mr. O.
Showing posts with label stimulus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stimulus. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Friday, December 10, 2010
CONSERVATIVES, LISTEN UP!
Do you think the Republicans in Washington should support the compromise on the extension of Bush tax rates? Before you decide you should know a few things about the bill currently on the table.
First, it includes approximately $200 billion in NEW DEFICIT SPENDING AND STIMULUS SCHEMES. This is money that will be borrowed from other countries and repaid by our kids. Conservatives, we sent you to Washington for a reason! If you are going to spend more you have to CUT something of equal value.
Second, this bill only extends the current tax rates for two years. I don't know of any business who does "temporary two-year planning" for their business game plan. Businesses make decisions based on a long-term vision. Businesses will not create jobs without certainty regarding what their tax situation will be well into the future. A two-year extension is nothing more than a band aid on a hemorrhaging wound. And the current proposal does not extend all of the tax cuts. It creates for the first time in 10 years, a "death" tax of 35%. That means you work your entire life, pay taxes your entire life, and if you've worked hard enough to have an estate to leave your kin, the government will take 35% of it. For farmers and small businesses it means you may have to sell the assets to pay the tax. How ludicrous is this?
Third, this bill includes DOZENS OF EARMARKS FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS. This includes ethanol subsidies, tax breaks for the entertainment industry, tax breaks for Puerto Rican rum companies, favors for auto racing track owners, hand outs for businesses in America Samoa, and many, many more. WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THIS PROGRAM?
I believe the Republicans in Washington who can make or break this bill should NOT GO ALONG WITH IT. We elected new Conservative leaders to put a stop to the "earmark" agenda and deficit spending. I know many of them won't be in control until January, but those who are currently there need to know that any Washingtonites who vote for this will have to answer to the American public in 2012. It's the first big vote for the Conservatives. I hope they do what they promised us they would do. Or they too will be gone. After January, 2011 they can pass a bill extending the Bush tax rates forever, a bill that does ONLY THAT and is not LOADED WITH OTHER JUNK. Watch THAT stimulate the economy and create jobs.
First, it includes approximately $200 billion in NEW DEFICIT SPENDING AND STIMULUS SCHEMES. This is money that will be borrowed from other countries and repaid by our kids. Conservatives, we sent you to Washington for a reason! If you are going to spend more you have to CUT something of equal value.
Second, this bill only extends the current tax rates for two years. I don't know of any business who does "temporary two-year planning" for their business game plan. Businesses make decisions based on a long-term vision. Businesses will not create jobs without certainty regarding what their tax situation will be well into the future. A two-year extension is nothing more than a band aid on a hemorrhaging wound. And the current proposal does not extend all of the tax cuts. It creates for the first time in 10 years, a "death" tax of 35%. That means you work your entire life, pay taxes your entire life, and if you've worked hard enough to have an estate to leave your kin, the government will take 35% of it. For farmers and small businesses it means you may have to sell the assets to pay the tax. How ludicrous is this?
Third, this bill includes DOZENS OF EARMARKS FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS. This includes ethanol subsidies, tax breaks for the entertainment industry, tax breaks for Puerto Rican rum companies, favors for auto racing track owners, hand outs for businesses in America Samoa, and many, many more. WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THIS PROGRAM?
I believe the Republicans in Washington who can make or break this bill should NOT GO ALONG WITH IT. We elected new Conservative leaders to put a stop to the "earmark" agenda and deficit spending. I know many of them won't be in control until January, but those who are currently there need to know that any Washingtonites who vote for this will have to answer to the American public in 2012. It's the first big vote for the Conservatives. I hope they do what they promised us they would do. Or they too will be gone. After January, 2011 they can pass a bill extending the Bush tax rates forever, a bill that does ONLY THAT and is not LOADED WITH OTHER JUNK. Watch THAT stimulate the economy and create jobs.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
SEEING "RED" IN ARIZONA
How would you like to go to AZ and stay at the luxurious Ritz Carlton in Phoenix? The Ritz is located in the city's premier dining and shopping district, according to the hotel's website, with a large selection of upscale restaurants, golf courses and shopping adventures within walking distance. Oh, you say you can't afford such a queenly trip? Well, neither can I, but someone can. Guess Who?
Remember the Stimulus Bill (Recovery Act)? An $816 billion payback with thousands of porkulus projects? Well, hey, this Stimulus Pork Bill mandated the creation of a panel whose ONLY JOB is to consider ways to prevent "fraud, waste and abuse of Recovery Act funds." This panel is a sub-committee of the larger Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board ( known as the RAT board). As you will see, the name RAT is pretty fitting. These panel members were appointed by, you guessed it, Mr. Obama. Probably payback for something they did for him.
Now, two years after the Stimulus Bill was enacted and much of the pork money has been spent, this Fraud, Waste and Abuse Panel is holding a pow wow that is going to cost taxpayers mega-bucks. Do the panel members not understand that having a meeting in a luxurious resort area would be considered Fraud, Waste and Abuse by the millions of Americans who are unemployed? Why couldn't this meeting have been held in Washington, D. C. where the spending mandates come from? Oh, I almost forgot, the temperature in Washington would be, let's see, maybe 20 degrees, while in AZ it's around 75. And you can't golf in Washington at this time of year. Meetings? Oh, heck, let's golf instead.
The truth is I think that government appointees should not be allowed to hold conferences at government expense at any location that normal Americans cannot afford.
But it's the same old, same old: They fill their pockets while they empty ours.
Thank you, Obama, for appointing panel members who still believe in sucking at the government trough. And thanks also for all that "Hope and Change." We're still waiting.
Remember the Stimulus Bill (Recovery Act)? An $816 billion payback with thousands of porkulus projects? Well, hey, this Stimulus Pork Bill mandated the creation of a panel whose ONLY JOB is to consider ways to prevent "fraud, waste and abuse of Recovery Act funds." This panel is a sub-committee of the larger Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board ( known as the RAT board). As you will see, the name RAT is pretty fitting. These panel members were appointed by, you guessed it, Mr. Obama. Probably payback for something they did for him.
Now, two years after the Stimulus Bill was enacted and much of the pork money has been spent, this Fraud, Waste and Abuse Panel is holding a pow wow that is going to cost taxpayers mega-bucks. Do the panel members not understand that having a meeting in a luxurious resort area would be considered Fraud, Waste and Abuse by the millions of Americans who are unemployed? Why couldn't this meeting have been held in Washington, D. C. where the spending mandates come from? Oh, I almost forgot, the temperature in Washington would be, let's see, maybe 20 degrees, while in AZ it's around 75. And you can't golf in Washington at this time of year. Meetings? Oh, heck, let's golf instead.
The truth is I think that government appointees should not be allowed to hold conferences at government expense at any location that normal Americans cannot afford.
But it's the same old, same old: They fill their pockets while they empty ours.
Thank you, Obama, for appointing panel members who still believe in sucking at the government trough. And thanks also for all that "Hope and Change." We're still waiting.
Friday, November 5, 2010
DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS
In a Wed. press conference after the historic Democratic losses nationwide, Obama dismissed the suggestion that voters loudly spurned his entire agenda. He stated that had unemployment gone down to 5% the electorate would have LOVED Obamanomics.
Obama made an effort to act contrite. He attempted to be remorseful. He pretended to eat some humble pie. He even said the Dems took a "shellacking." But a phony is a phony is a phony no matter what sermon he's preaching. The deer-in-the-headlights-stare was alive and well. And I'm not buying any of it.
He is so far out of touch with the American electorate that he might as well be living on Mars. Obamanomics, Obamacare, TARP, stimulus plan, the buy outs, bail outs, give away programs, staggering government debt, the feds monetizing that debt, another $600 billion money-printing-bail-out trick today (in case you haven't heard about it yet), back-door deals, pay-to-play tricks, sleazy politics, union deals -- But Obama thinks the "shellacking" was because of unemployment.
Today the Old-New CA Governor Jerry Brown said Americans just may have to get used to high unemployment and those people who have jobs will have to pay for a big share of the population to just sit round and collect checks. And this is what passes for the Democrat's vision for the future. Hey, California, are you happy with your Old-New Governor's plan to create jobs?
The last two years were excruciating arrogance and I-don't-care-what-the-voters-want, and the next two years look like they will be excruciating stupidity and I-don't-care-what-the-voters-want.
REMEMBER! We have to finish cleaning house in 2012, and 2012 is right around the corner
Obama made an effort to act contrite. He attempted to be remorseful. He pretended to eat some humble pie. He even said the Dems took a "shellacking." But a phony is a phony is a phony no matter what sermon he's preaching. The deer-in-the-headlights-stare was alive and well. And I'm not buying any of it.
He is so far out of touch with the American electorate that he might as well be living on Mars. Obamanomics, Obamacare, TARP, stimulus plan, the buy outs, bail outs, give away programs, staggering government debt, the feds monetizing that debt, another $600 billion money-printing-bail-out trick today (in case you haven't heard about it yet), back-door deals, pay-to-play tricks, sleazy politics, union deals -- But Obama thinks the "shellacking" was because of unemployment.
Today the Old-New CA Governor Jerry Brown said Americans just may have to get used to high unemployment and those people who have jobs will have to pay for a big share of the population to just sit round and collect checks. And this is what passes for the Democrat's vision for the future. Hey, California, are you happy with your Old-New Governor's plan to create jobs?
The last two years were excruciating arrogance and I-don't-care-what-the-voters-want, and the next two years look like they will be excruciating stupidity and I-don't-care-what-the-voters-want.
REMEMBER! We have to finish cleaning house in 2012, and 2012 is right around the corner
Friday, October 22, 2010
UNION CAMPAIGN ADS FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS
We are winding down to November 2, and with Obama screaming about the Chamber of Commerce accepting foreign campaign contributions, which isn't true, but Obama doesn't care about truth, we now find out who the REALLY BIG CAMPAIGN SPENDERS are. It's AFSCME, the largest public employees' union.
AFSCME has spent $88 million to influence this election. And most of it spent to keep Democrats in control of Washington. And where does AFSCME get all that money? UNION DUES paid by their members. And their members are paid by states, feds, school districts and municipalities. And the money for their wages, benefits and pensions comes FROM US!
Oh, I almost forgot. The public employee unions also got $160 billion in stimulus money to prop up union wages, pensions and benefits. And don't forget the $30 million Obama gave the teachers' union to save their jobs.
What a round Robin joke this is. Obama/Dems give the unions more than $160 billion of YOUR MONEY, the unions pay wages/benefits to their members with YOUR MONEY, the unions charge their members an average of $360 in union dues, again, YOUR MONEY, which is then used to directly influence upcoming elections so that the Dems can keep control of the purse strings and continue to bail out the unions and public employees with YOUR MONEY.
In the meantime, can you still pay your bills? Is your house in foreclosure? Is your house worth less than your mortgage amount? How much has your retirement fund lost? Do you still have a job? Or are you afraid of losing your job? Do you still have health insurance? Can you pay your kid's college bills? Can you put gas in your car and food on the table? Or is it getting harder and harder to take care of things. Uncertainty and Fear? You bet! Yet the unions have a guaranteed source of revenue - YOU AND ME.
In the last 2 years Washington spent over $1 trillion each year with little or no result. They just ran their second yearly deficit of over $1 trillion. And since they spent all this money? Unemployment is up and growth is down.
But a select group of American workers have been shielded from this stinking recession. Their jobs, benefits, retirement, insurance have all been saved -- by YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
Let's put the unions on notice. This country can no longer afford you. We can't afford your guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions. We can no longer afford the cost of these bloated and expensive contracts that the Democrats continue to give you. We can not afford to support ourselves and you too.
There are more government workers in unions today than in private employment. And with the rapid expansion of the federal government in the last 2 years that number continues to grow. The non-government worker simply cannot pay for this any longer.
We are going to put an end to this madness on November 2. So get ready.
AFSCME has spent $88 million to influence this election. And most of it spent to keep Democrats in control of Washington. And where does AFSCME get all that money? UNION DUES paid by their members. And their members are paid by states, feds, school districts and municipalities. And the money for their wages, benefits and pensions comes FROM US!
Oh, I almost forgot. The public employee unions also got $160 billion in stimulus money to prop up union wages, pensions and benefits. And don't forget the $30 million Obama gave the teachers' union to save their jobs.
What a round Robin joke this is. Obama/Dems give the unions more than $160 billion of YOUR MONEY, the unions pay wages/benefits to their members with YOUR MONEY, the unions charge their members an average of $360 in union dues, again, YOUR MONEY, which is then used to directly influence upcoming elections so that the Dems can keep control of the purse strings and continue to bail out the unions and public employees with YOUR MONEY.
In the meantime, can you still pay your bills? Is your house in foreclosure? Is your house worth less than your mortgage amount? How much has your retirement fund lost? Do you still have a job? Or are you afraid of losing your job? Do you still have health insurance? Can you pay your kid's college bills? Can you put gas in your car and food on the table? Or is it getting harder and harder to take care of things. Uncertainty and Fear? You bet! Yet the unions have a guaranteed source of revenue - YOU AND ME.
In the last 2 years Washington spent over $1 trillion each year with little or no result. They just ran their second yearly deficit of over $1 trillion. And since they spent all this money? Unemployment is up and growth is down.
But a select group of American workers have been shielded from this stinking recession. Their jobs, benefits, retirement, insurance have all been saved -- by YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
Let's put the unions on notice. This country can no longer afford you. We can't afford your guaranteed salaries, benefits and pensions. We can no longer afford the cost of these bloated and expensive contracts that the Democrats continue to give you. We can not afford to support ourselves and you too.
There are more government workers in unions today than in private employment. And with the rapid expansion of the federal government in the last 2 years that number continues to grow. The non-government worker simply cannot pay for this any longer.
We are going to put an end to this madness on November 2. So get ready.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
KARL ROVE HAS FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE
Ye gads, I just saw Karl Rove bashing and trashing the GOP Senate primary winner from Delaware, Christine O'Donnell. Rove was absolutely apoplectic in his denouncement of her. He couldn't explain how a non-politician, who got into the primary race late, had a very small amount of money, could beat the great Mike Castle, who has been a RINO in Washington for 40 some years.
Well, golly gee, Karl, do you finally get it? This is a REVOLUTION. We are going to oust the political machine in Washington, Dems and Reps, who have been complicit in expanding government, growing our national debt pushing us towards bankruptcy, destroying our economy, but especially those who voted for the $787 billion stimulus bill that has failed to create any jobs.
So Karl, listen up! This isn't about a Republican majority in the House or Senate. A Republican majority won't do us any good if those Republicans continually vote with the Liberal Democrats. And that is exactly what Castle has done for decades.
Understand it, Karl. We Are Fed Up! And to the Republican Party, don't be such a sore loser. The people in Delaware have spoken loud and clear, as they have in many, many other states. It would be very wise for the "Party" to get behind her because she is going to be the next Senator from the Great State of Delaware.
And all of America is going to cheer her on to victory along with all of the other true Conservatives who will be joining her.
Well, golly gee, Karl, do you finally get it? This is a REVOLUTION. We are going to oust the political machine in Washington, Dems and Reps, who have been complicit in expanding government, growing our national debt pushing us towards bankruptcy, destroying our economy, but especially those who voted for the $787 billion stimulus bill that has failed to create any jobs.
So Karl, listen up! This isn't about a Republican majority in the House or Senate. A Republican majority won't do us any good if those Republicans continually vote with the Liberal Democrats. And that is exactly what Castle has done for decades.
Understand it, Karl. We Are Fed Up! And to the Republican Party, don't be such a sore loser. The people in Delaware have spoken loud and clear, as they have in many, many other states. It would be very wise for the "Party" to get behind her because she is going to be the next Senator from the Great State of Delaware.
And all of America is going to cheer her on to victory along with all of the other true Conservatives who will be joining her.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Stimulus Slush Fund
The Stimulus Bill was $862 billion. It was guaranteed to "create or save" a million jobs and keep unemployment below 8%. Those were Obama's "selling points." Actually, I consider his words political propaganda, Obama spin, falsehoods, misleading, and outright lies. Even top economists have said "create or save" means nothing because it is virtually impossible to measure how many jobs are "saved." It's all smoke and mirrors from Obama and crew.
Unemployment is at 9.7% and the economy continues to shed jobs rapidly. And where is all of the Stimulus money being spent to "create or save" jobs? Let me give you just a few examples of the hundreds of egregious examples of horrific government waste of OUR MONEY:
$90,000 to build a sidewalk leading to a ditch that leads to nowhere
$5,000 per person subsidy to purchase electric golf carts
$150,000 for a water park
$200,00 to help Siberian communities lobby Russia
$5 million to create a geothermal energy system at a shopping mall in Tennessee that "has been losing tenants for years and is mostly empty"
$500,000 to Arizona State University to study the genetic makeup of ants
$145,000 to Wake Forest University for a project to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine
$1.2 million to convert an abandoned train station in New Jersey into a museum
$233,000 to the University of California at San Diego to study why Africans don't vote. This created 12 jobs, and 7 of them are Africans in Africa
$762,372 for a Georgia Tech assistant professor to "study improvised music" and "hopefully also create satisfying works of art"
$390,000 to the State University of New York at Buffalo to study young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke marijuana
$554,76 to replace windows at a visitor center at Mt. St. Helen in Washington State that has been closed since 2007. The US Forest Service has no plans to reopen it
$210,000 to the University of Hawaii to study the learning patterns of honey bees
Several million dollars to create and install thousands of signs nationwide touting the stimulus project
and the most appropriate one?
$700,000 to develop a joke machine
Most appropriate because THE JOKE'S ON EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THIS OBAMANATION!
These are just some of the 100 most wasteful, reckless stimulus spending "projects" as reported by Senator Coburn and Senator McCain. (Google this and check it out)
So VP Biden hits the road and is currently travelling between states trying to convince us that this is the "Recovery Summer."
Washington thinks we are so stupid we will accept everything they do, like sheep to the slaughter.
Let's show 'em in November. VOTE THESE PEOPLE OUT! Democrat, Republican, Independent, I don't care who it is. If their voting record shows they have supported the Obama/Pelosi/Reid big-spending agenda, then they have to go. And if the new crew that gets voted in doesn't do what we want, let's Vote Them Out also. Short of an all out revolution it's the only power we have, the ballot box. Voting is a privilege, it's a right, and it's our duty. SO LET'S DO IT.
Unemployment is at 9.7% and the economy continues to shed jobs rapidly. And where is all of the Stimulus money being spent to "create or save" jobs? Let me give you just a few examples of the hundreds of egregious examples of horrific government waste of OUR MONEY:
$90,000 to build a sidewalk leading to a ditch that leads to nowhere
$5,000 per person subsidy to purchase electric golf carts
$150,000 for a water park
$200,00 to help Siberian communities lobby Russia
$5 million to create a geothermal energy system at a shopping mall in Tennessee that "has been losing tenants for years and is mostly empty"
$500,000 to Arizona State University to study the genetic makeup of ants
$145,000 to Wake Forest University for a project to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine
$1.2 million to convert an abandoned train station in New Jersey into a museum
$233,000 to the University of California at San Diego to study why Africans don't vote. This created 12 jobs, and 7 of them are Africans in Africa
$762,372 for a Georgia Tech assistant professor to "study improvised music" and "hopefully also create satisfying works of art"
$390,000 to the State University of New York at Buffalo to study young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke marijuana
$554,76 to replace windows at a visitor center at Mt. St. Helen in Washington State that has been closed since 2007. The US Forest Service has no plans to reopen it
$210,000 to the University of Hawaii to study the learning patterns of honey bees
Several million dollars to create and install thousands of signs nationwide touting the stimulus project
and the most appropriate one?
$700,000 to develop a joke machine
Most appropriate because THE JOKE'S ON EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THIS OBAMANATION!
These are just some of the 100 most wasteful, reckless stimulus spending "projects" as reported by Senator Coburn and Senator McCain. (Google this and check it out)
So VP Biden hits the road and is currently travelling between states trying to convince us that this is the "Recovery Summer."
Washington thinks we are so stupid we will accept everything they do, like sheep to the slaughter.
Let's show 'em in November. VOTE THESE PEOPLE OUT! Democrat, Republican, Independent, I don't care who it is. If their voting record shows they have supported the Obama/Pelosi/Reid big-spending agenda, then they have to go. And if the new crew that gets voted in doesn't do what we want, let's Vote Them Out also. Short of an all out revolution it's the only power we have, the ballot box. Voting is a privilege, it's a right, and it's our duty. SO LET'S DO IT.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Will Work For Food - A Job Please?
This morning the jobless report came out - another 500,000 first time claims were filed last week. I thought the Stimulus Bill was supposed to solve the jobless issue? But let's look at the stats. 18 months ago the Stimulus Bill passed at a cool $787 billion, but including interest on that debt the total comes to over one trillion dollars. 18 months later this is what we have: Unemployment hovering at 9.6%; around 7 million unemployed for 6 months of longer; 17 states have unemployment over 10%; around 4 million jobs lost since the Stimulus Bill was signed; 21% of homes in America are underwater with more owed than they are worth; 27 million are underemployed; home prices are down anywhere from 30-50% depending on where they are located; and Obama has spent even more - 34 billion on extending unemployment; 26 billion bailing out teachers and unions; 3 billion for home mortgage help and a myriad of other spending bills that have driven our debt over 10 trillion. And unemployment is still at 9.6%.
I would like to tell Obama and crew, IT'S NOT WORKING! STOP SPENDING!!
But then, I'm just an American citizen. Why would they listen to anything I have to say?
I would like to tell Obama and crew, IT'S NOT WORKING! STOP SPENDING!!
But then, I'm just an American citizen. Why would they listen to anything I have to say?
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Obese Feds watching Obesity
The battle of the bulge is about to become public knowledge for Unlike Sam. BMI (body mass index), which is supposedly an obesity indicator, is now required to be part of our health records, in addition to height and weight. And ALL of our health records are required to be electronic by 2014. Our records will be available for access by the national health exchanges that are mandated by Obamacare. Health professionals who don't meet this reporting requirement will face reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments.
The BMI reporting requirement is part of the stimulus bill that was passed. It is not part of Obamacare. The problem, of course is that BMI is very arbitrary. What's obese for one persons height, weight and body structure may not be obese for someone else.
Big Brother is coming for us, folks. And once our health record are electronically in the hands of the government nothing will be private. Ever heard of identity theft? There's no way the feds can protect these records.
The BMI reporting requirement is part of the stimulus bill that was passed. It is not part of Obamacare. The problem, of course is that BMI is very arbitrary. What's obese for one persons height, weight and body structure may not be obese for someone else.
Big Brother is coming for us, folks. And once our health record are electronically in the hands of the government nothing will be private. Ever heard of identity theft? There's no way the feds can protect these records.
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