I have a serious problem with the country of Iraq. Our country has given over four thousand men and women in the pursuit of their freedom. Our country has given an enormous amount of money for the freedom they are starting to enjoy. Now anyone who has read my blog for any amount of time knows that I have always supported the War in Iraq. With that being said, how about a little reciprocation.
I am talking about the oil bids that were just accepted by the newly elected democratic government. The government of Iraq just gave seven oil contracts to countries other than the United States. These countries have been awarded contracts to explore and extract oil from both discovered and still undiscovered oil fields located with the country. I am seriously disappointed in that government in it's blatant lack of appreciation of the United States. I would think that the government would be bending over backward to try and thank our country for the liberation of its country.
If the government of Iraq has decided that the United States is not deserving of at the very least an oil contract, that we should withdraw our troops from the country. That goes against the views I have expressed in the past but I feel at this time the subject has changed. The American people has spilled blood for Iraq's freedom, we have given to the tune of Trillions of dollars for their opportunity to enjoy freedom for the first time. I would think that the Iraqi government would be very appreciative of what the American people have sacrificed and given for their freedom. I would think that they would have given the U.S. companies automatic contracts for a period of time as a sign of appreciation. I feel betrayed by the Iraqi government. I feel as if all that was given for their freedom has been given in vain. I only hope that the Government of Iraq will reconsider what they have done and show the the American people their gratitude for their freedom.
As always, your views and comments are welcome. Earl
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Preemptive Strike
Why is it wrong for people to question Obama's faults? Obama came out at the end of the week last week and said that their campaign is preparing for the Republicans to start bringing race into the campaign. I say good. Let me say before I go on that anyone who knows me knows that I am the last person you can call racist. Now, with that being said, why would it be out of bounds to address the issue of Obams's racism or that of his wife's. I think that it would only be prudent that these issues be address when someone is aspiring to run the greatest country in the world.
The media has given Obama pass upon pass when it comes to people he associates with who are very publicly Anti-American and Anti-White. When someone whose wife has made questionable statements concerning the White people who founded this country.
I have a serious question that I would like Obama to answer. Why does he qualify himself as a Black man when he has both White and Black in him? Why is it that he claims to be Black when his father abandoned him in his early youth and it was his White side of the family who took him in and raised him? Why is it that he feels he has to offend the White race that has taken him in and allowed him to pursue and indeed achieve the level of success that he presently enjoys. Why is it that when anyone who makes reference to these and the many other questionable remarks and/or associates are automatically labeled a Racist. I dare anyone to call me a racist. There is no way it came be claimed in a serious manner. I make these remarks because I am tired of people cowering at the slightest hint that they will be called a Racist if they bring these questions to light.
It is every Americans responsibility to question all the candidates on any issues that cause them concern. I for one will not cower. I for one will welcome a serious debate concerning any of the possible candidates. Bring it on, but leave your labels and accusations at the door.
As always, I welcome your comments and responses.
The media has given Obama pass upon pass when it comes to people he associates with who are very publicly Anti-American and Anti-White. When someone whose wife has made questionable statements concerning the White people who founded this country.
I have a serious question that I would like Obama to answer. Why does he qualify himself as a Black man when he has both White and Black in him? Why is it that he claims to be Black when his father abandoned him in his early youth and it was his White side of the family who took him in and raised him? Why is it that he feels he has to offend the White race that has taken him in and allowed him to pursue and indeed achieve the level of success that he presently enjoys. Why is it that when anyone who makes reference to these and the many other questionable remarks and/or associates are automatically labeled a Racist. I dare anyone to call me a racist. There is no way it came be claimed in a serious manner. I make these remarks because I am tired of people cowering at the slightest hint that they will be called a Racist if they bring these questions to light.
It is every Americans responsibility to question all the candidates on any issues that cause them concern. I for one will not cower. I for one will welcome a serious debate concerning any of the possible candidates. Bring it on, but leave your labels and accusations at the door.
As always, I welcome your comments and responses.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Conspiracy Theory
I want to go down Conspiracy Row in this article. I want to address the fact that everything that the government is doing is looking more and more like it is being done intentionally. Lets start with the Public school system. We have a system that pays a public school approximately $13,000.00 per year per student. Now, what are we getting for this money that is coming out of our taxes? We are having our children taught by teachers that are not even able to be fired if they are not performing up to par. The teachers union prevents the firing of any teacher that has tenor. In case you don't know what tenor is, it is being vested after a certain number of years. I believe that that time frame is 5 years but I am not certain. It takes approximately 2 and a half years and $150,000.00 to fire a teacher. Now above that, the teachers are not teaching the kids the necessary skills needed to succeed in life. The are no longer teaching the constitution in class, don't believe me? Ask your child! They do not know when the constitution was written, they do not know who wrote it. They do not know what the Bill of Rights is or what the bills are. They have never heard of the Federalist Papers. These are all documents that are directly related to what our country is founded on, yet the teachers are not teaching this. But ask your children what Political Correctness is, ask them what Diversity is, ask them what is the government's role in our country is supposed to be and listen to their answer. It will shock you.
The majority of teachers try and do a good job, but the number of teachers that are bad is growing and effecting the rest. We need to get more involved in the education of our children and make sure they are being taught the truth. Because of the teachers and professors are the grown up flower children of the 60's, they are teaching our children that our country is not special. They are teaching our children that the United States the the cause of the worlds problems, not the solution. They are teaching our children that they should be pacifist, always turning the other cheek regardless of what is done to them. They are told not to defend themselves if attacked but to take it and then report it. This is just some of things that are going on in our schools, but for the sake of the length of this article I will cut it here.
Why are the borders still open and not secure? Why is Mexico now requesting that victims of shootings in Mexican border towns be brought to the United States for treatment? The reason the Mexican government is giving is because the victims are now being taken to Mexican hospitals and the drug enforcers who originally shot them are following them to the hospitals and finishing them off there. Here's an idea, Close the Borders. There are two people who are the representatives for the democratic and Republican parties, and neither of these candidates are willing to close the borders. We will have to take the lead as the citizens of this country and make the politicians do OUR will. We have had 6000 people killed in border town shooting not even five mile from the border. We have had several hundred U.S. citizens disappear from U.S. border towns. We have cases of American Teenage girls being kidnapped and given to Mexican drug lords as gifts. We have hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs come through the southern borders. He have had over 20 million illegals come through the southern borders. We are losing millions of dollars a year in medical services to illegals. We are losing millions more in Welfare to illegals. We have not even discussed the fact that 1 in 4 prisoners in states that have borders are illegal aliens who have done some sort of criminal activity. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
The lack of Drilling our own resources. We have had several bills introduced to have the ability to drill our own reserves voted down by our elected officials. We have not built a new refinery in over 37 years. We have not built a new coal plant in over 25 years. We have not built a Nuclear plant in over 20 years. Why is this? Just these three items make me think that the policies that have been implemented over the last 30 years have been designed to intentionally weaken us as a country. There are many other items that come to mind that convince me even more that this is being done intentionally. Like language. Why is it now that we do not require people coming to this country to learn English? Why is is that the Senator of Florida tried to have legislation passed through congress that would require that interpreters be provided in all government facilities so that people who couldn't speak English could be understood. Luckily, we were able to flood the fax lines and telephone lines and shut down their circuits. But the larger question is, Why would a U.S. Senator even want legislation like that.
The Political correctness crowd is trying to make our country bi-lingual. They want the country to have both English and Spanish as primary languages of the United States. No country can survive with multiple languages as primary. Any country that has attempted this has fallen, all you have to do is check your history. Language is one of the core items that unite a people together. America has many, many people from different nationalities that have helped build our country. The one thing that was common among all these different groups was that they learned English and had a common method of communication. These people were happy to learn English, they understood that they were becoming citizens of another country and were happy to assimilate into their new country.
I will be adding more to this article in the future to further show that even thought I have title this article Conspiracy Theory, it will look more and more like a face. All I am asking of you the reader is think. Do your own investigation and make you own conclusions. Just think for yourself and stop letting these politicians and media outlets twist the truth to benefit who? WE need to wake everyone up and have them get involved in our country. WE need to show the politicians in Washington that they work for us, not vice verse. We loan these clowns the power they have, we have the ability to take that power back when they abuse it. Start exercising you power!!!
As always, your comments are welcome.
The majority of teachers try and do a good job, but the number of teachers that are bad is growing and effecting the rest. We need to get more involved in the education of our children and make sure they are being taught the truth. Because of the teachers and professors are the grown up flower children of the 60's, they are teaching our children that our country is not special. They are teaching our children that the United States the the cause of the worlds problems, not the solution. They are teaching our children that they should be pacifist, always turning the other cheek regardless of what is done to them. They are told not to defend themselves if attacked but to take it and then report it. This is just some of things that are going on in our schools, but for the sake of the length of this article I will cut it here.
Why are the borders still open and not secure? Why is Mexico now requesting that victims of shootings in Mexican border towns be brought to the United States for treatment? The reason the Mexican government is giving is because the victims are now being taken to Mexican hospitals and the drug enforcers who originally shot them are following them to the hospitals and finishing them off there. Here's an idea, Close the Borders. There are two people who are the representatives for the democratic and Republican parties, and neither of these candidates are willing to close the borders. We will have to take the lead as the citizens of this country and make the politicians do OUR will. We have had 6000 people killed in border town shooting not even five mile from the border. We have had several hundred U.S. citizens disappear from U.S. border towns. We have cases of American Teenage girls being kidnapped and given to Mexican drug lords as gifts. We have hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs come through the southern borders. He have had over 20 million illegals come through the southern borders. We are losing millions of dollars a year in medical services to illegals. We are losing millions more in Welfare to illegals. We have not even discussed the fact that 1 in 4 prisoners in states that have borders are illegal aliens who have done some sort of criminal activity. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
The lack of Drilling our own resources. We have had several bills introduced to have the ability to drill our own reserves voted down by our elected officials. We have not built a new refinery in over 37 years. We have not built a new coal plant in over 25 years. We have not built a Nuclear plant in over 20 years. Why is this? Just these three items make me think that the policies that have been implemented over the last 30 years have been designed to intentionally weaken us as a country. There are many other items that come to mind that convince me even more that this is being done intentionally. Like language. Why is it now that we do not require people coming to this country to learn English? Why is is that the Senator of Florida tried to have legislation passed through congress that would require that interpreters be provided in all government facilities so that people who couldn't speak English could be understood. Luckily, we were able to flood the fax lines and telephone lines and shut down their circuits. But the larger question is, Why would a U.S. Senator even want legislation like that.
The Political correctness crowd is trying to make our country bi-lingual. They want the country to have both English and Spanish as primary languages of the United States. No country can survive with multiple languages as primary. Any country that has attempted this has fallen, all you have to do is check your history. Language is one of the core items that unite a people together. America has many, many people from different nationalities that have helped build our country. The one thing that was common among all these different groups was that they learned English and had a common method of communication. These people were happy to learn English, they understood that they were becoming citizens of another country and were happy to assimilate into their new country.
I will be adding more to this article in the future to further show that even thought I have title this article Conspiracy Theory, it will look more and more like a face. All I am asking of you the reader is think. Do your own investigation and make you own conclusions. Just think for yourself and stop letting these politicians and media outlets twist the truth to benefit who? WE need to wake everyone up and have them get involved in our country. WE need to show the politicians in Washington that they work for us, not vice verse. We loan these clowns the power they have, we have the ability to take that power back when they abuse it. Start exercising you power!!!
As always, your comments are welcome.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Oil Exploration and Drilling
I am tired of the Democrats and some Republicans continuing to go against the American People's wishes when it comes to Drilling and mining our own Natural Resources. In the past few years there have been numerous bills purposed to allow for drilling of our own resources in Alaska as well as off of our Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coast. When the rest of the world is doing everything possible to find more resources for their citizens, the U.S. congress continues to stonewall every effort to allow us to get self sufficient. The last poll taken showed the over 65% of the American people were in support of finding and drilling our own resources, yet the politicians in Washington continue to bow to the Environmentalist lobby. It does not help that both Presidential candidates have repeatedly voted in the past against drilling. It will not matter who wins the Election at the end of the year, in the end, you are still going to get a Socialist who believes that the government knows what best for the people instead of a government who does the will of the people.
Did you know that 50 miles off of the coast of Key West the Chinese are setting up drilling platforms? Did you also know that this platform employs the newest drilling technology that would allow the Chinese to Slant Drill? Do you even know what Slant Drilling is? Slant Drilling is just what it's name implies, it allows for the sideways drilling of the platform. What does that mean to you and me? It means that the Chinese are going to be able not only to drill the oil reserves found in the international Waters, but would also allow them to slant drill into reserves located inside and under the U.S. restricted waters. The Chinese are not the only country out there, but they are the largest with the largest budget available for exploration. We need to pay attention and start drilling our own before it is taken from us.
We have not built a new Oil Refinery in over 37 years and yet the government continues to deny permits to companies that are willing to build them. We have the worlds LARGEST supply of coal and we have the technology to convert coal to oil, but yet the government refuses to allow the building of any more coal to electrical plants. The government refuses to allow the building of Nuclear plants and yet when you hear these politicians on television, all you hear is how they
upset with the huge profits the oil companies are making. Here's an idea, let the oil companies keep their profits and reinvest them into the exploration and drilling our our own resources. How about letting the oil companies keep their profits and allow them to build refineries and coal plants. How about allowing them to build Nuclear Plants. Here is the best idea yet. how about WASHINGTON GETTING THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This election is one of the most important in my lifetime and people need to wake up and get involved
Did you know that 50 miles off of the coast of Key West the Chinese are setting up drilling platforms? Did you also know that this platform employs the newest drilling technology that would allow the Chinese to Slant Drill? Do you even know what Slant Drilling is? Slant Drilling is just what it's name implies, it allows for the sideways drilling of the platform. What does that mean to you and me? It means that the Chinese are going to be able not only to drill the oil reserves found in the international Waters, but would also allow them to slant drill into reserves located inside and under the U.S. restricted waters. The Chinese are not the only country out there, but they are the largest with the largest budget available for exploration. We need to pay attention and start drilling our own before it is taken from us.
We have not built a new Oil Refinery in over 37 years and yet the government continues to deny permits to companies that are willing to build them. We have the worlds LARGEST supply of coal and we have the technology to convert coal to oil, but yet the government refuses to allow the building of any more coal to electrical plants. The government refuses to allow the building of Nuclear plants and yet when you hear these politicians on television, all you hear is how they
upset with the huge profits the oil companies are making. Here's an idea, let the oil companies keep their profits and reinvest them into the exploration and drilling our our own resources. How about letting the oil companies keep their profits and allow them to build refineries and coal plants. How about allowing them to build Nuclear Plants. Here is the best idea yet. how about WASHINGTON GETTING THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This election is one of the most important in my lifetime and people need to wake up and get involved
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Oil Companies
I want to address the idea of Oil Companies being responsible for the cost of gas at the present time.
When did we change the type of country that we live in? When did we move from a Republic to a Socialist society? When did we become the type of people who blame Big Business for all our problems?
The reason I am bringing this up is because this week, the congress is calling the Executives of the Big Oil Companies in front of them to give them a chewing out over the current oil or fuel prices.
The congress is using the current fuel prices to grandstand in front of the television cameras by dragging the Executives in front of them and giving them the Fifth degree over their profits. Lets not worry about all the time when the Oil Companies were barely making a profit for all those years in the past. Lets not address the reality that we are still a country that is operated by the free enterprise system. When did it become congress's job to dictate how much an oil company can make? I thought that making money was what a Free Enterprise system was all about. When did we as a people come to the place that we now feel that it is O.K. to let the government interject itself into the business of private companies or corporations.
How is it the Oil Companies responsibility to look for Alternative Fuel sources? I mean, look at the title of the companies, I. E. Oil Companies. They are in the business of finding and producing oil. Now if they want to address that, I am sure the oil companies would be more than happy to have a legitimate discussion on that topic. I am sure that the oil companies would love to hear congress explain how they are putting the needs of some insignificant wildlife ahead of the needs of it's citizenry. I am sure the oil companies would love to have congress ask them why there have been no oil refineries built in the last thirty, yes I said thirty, years! I am sure that the oil companies would love to have congress ask them about the lack of Nuclear Power Plants that have been built to take some of the strain off of the Oil and Natural gas electrical plants. I would love to hear that discussion, wouldn't you?
We need to quit blaming companies for problems that our country is facing that they have and have had no hand in. We need to start allowing these same companies to do what they do, drill and produce oil. We have a number of sites that have been available in this country for over twenty-five years that we could start drilling today. Anwar, up in Alaska is the most popular and the most common. We have others that are not so common, not so popular but are there waiting to be drilled none the less. We have large deposits of oil off of our coastlines that we have not allowed the oil companies to drill. We have the ability to convert coal to oil, yet the elected officials in congress refuse to allow the mining of these extremely large reserves. We have two other sites in Alaska that are just waiting for us to tap, yet our elected officials refuse to allow the oil companies to do it. One of these sites would produce enough oil to provide the entire population of the United States with fuel at future usage assumptions for the next 200 years. That is just One site. We could see $1.50 a gallon gas in one year if the congress would just get out of the way of the oil companies ans allow them to do what they do best. Get the oil. Quit putting the welfare of wildlife in front of the welfare of the citizens. I could care less if some moose or bunny becomes extinct to ensure our way of life. I guess I am just some kind of hater, but I believe that people should come before animals. Period.
Send a message to congress this election cycle. Vote for only those officials that really want this country to be what it has always been, the leader of the world. Vote for those who have publicly stated that they support drilling in Anwar as well as off of our coastlines. Vote for those officials that would allow the building of new Oil Refineries as well as Nuclear Power Plants. Vote for those officials that believe in this country, not in their words, but in their voting actions. We are a great people who can do great things, if we are allowed. Help me get the government out of our way so that we can continue to be the great people we are. If we just vote on these principles, we can again be the leaders that every other country in the world has come to expect us to be.
Let me close with this question. If we are such a bad people and a bad country, why are people dying everyday to come here? Just a thought.
As always, I welcome your comments. Earl
When did we change the type of country that we live in? When did we move from a Republic to a Socialist society? When did we become the type of people who blame Big Business for all our problems?
The reason I am bringing this up is because this week, the congress is calling the Executives of the Big Oil Companies in front of them to give them a chewing out over the current oil or fuel prices.
The congress is using the current fuel prices to grandstand in front of the television cameras by dragging the Executives in front of them and giving them the Fifth degree over their profits. Lets not worry about all the time when the Oil Companies were barely making a profit for all those years in the past. Lets not address the reality that we are still a country that is operated by the free enterprise system. When did it become congress's job to dictate how much an oil company can make? I thought that making money was what a Free Enterprise system was all about. When did we as a people come to the place that we now feel that it is O.K. to let the government interject itself into the business of private companies or corporations.
How is it the Oil Companies responsibility to look for Alternative Fuel sources? I mean, look at the title of the companies, I. E. Oil Companies. They are in the business of finding and producing oil. Now if they want to address that, I am sure the oil companies would be more than happy to have a legitimate discussion on that topic. I am sure that the oil companies would love to hear congress explain how they are putting the needs of some insignificant wildlife ahead of the needs of it's citizenry. I am sure the oil companies would love to have congress ask them why there have been no oil refineries built in the last thirty, yes I said thirty, years! I am sure that the oil companies would love to have congress ask them about the lack of Nuclear Power Plants that have been built to take some of the strain off of the Oil and Natural gas electrical plants. I would love to hear that discussion, wouldn't you?
We need to quit blaming companies for problems that our country is facing that they have and have had no hand in. We need to start allowing these same companies to do what they do, drill and produce oil. We have a number of sites that have been available in this country for over twenty-five years that we could start drilling today. Anwar, up in Alaska is the most popular and the most common. We have others that are not so common, not so popular but are there waiting to be drilled none the less. We have large deposits of oil off of our coastlines that we have not allowed the oil companies to drill. We have the ability to convert coal to oil, yet the elected officials in congress refuse to allow the mining of these extremely large reserves. We have two other sites in Alaska that are just waiting for us to tap, yet our elected officials refuse to allow the oil companies to do it. One of these sites would produce enough oil to provide the entire population of the United States with fuel at future usage assumptions for the next 200 years. That is just One site. We could see $1.50 a gallon gas in one year if the congress would just get out of the way of the oil companies ans allow them to do what they do best. Get the oil. Quit putting the welfare of wildlife in front of the welfare of the citizens. I could care less if some moose or bunny becomes extinct to ensure our way of life. I guess I am just some kind of hater, but I believe that people should come before animals. Period.
Send a message to congress this election cycle. Vote for only those officials that really want this country to be what it has always been, the leader of the world. Vote for those who have publicly stated that they support drilling in Anwar as well as off of our coastlines. Vote for those officials that would allow the building of new Oil Refineries as well as Nuclear Power Plants. Vote for those officials that believe in this country, not in their words, but in their voting actions. We are a great people who can do great things, if we are allowed. Help me get the government out of our way so that we can continue to be the great people we are. If we just vote on these principles, we can again be the leaders that every other country in the world has come to expect us to be.
Let me close with this question. If we are such a bad people and a bad country, why are people dying everyday to come here? Just a thought.
As always, I welcome your comments. Earl
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Entitlement Mentality
I would like to address a serious problem that has been creeping into our society for the past 50 years. This problem is Entitlements.
The past few generations have been slowly indoctrinated into believing that they are entitled to things just because something has happened to them or because they were born without the same advantages as some others.
What causes me to address this now is what is happening to the survivors of the September 11th bombing of the World Trade Center. The families of the people who died there are getting from $250,000 to over 4 million dollars apiece. Now, I want everyone to understand that I sympathize with the families of those who died on that dreadful day, but I don't think that they should receive a dime from the government for what happened. It was not the governments fault that those nut jobs flew the plane into those buildings, not is it the governments responsibility to provide restitution to the survivors for what happened. This is just a case of people wanting to benefit anyway they can from a tragedy that no American was responsible for. This is just 1 in a long list of entitlements that some Americans have come to believe that they have a right to. I hate to burst their bubble, but they are not entitled to anything. What happened on that day was a tragedy to be sure, but it comes down to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing More.
Let me list some other Entitlement that Americans believe they have a right to, but in reality they have no such right. The Government has been giving away the candy store for so long that people actually believe that they have a right to these things.
1, Social Security- I have covered this in a previous article that you can go back and read. But, in a nutshell, This was an Insurance Program that was put in place by the government to protect a person in case they outlived the actuary tables which estimate how long a person is supposed to live.
2, Medicare- Again, see previous article, This was put in place to provide basic hospitalization for people who worked at jobs that did not provide a health plan that someone could carry over once they made retirement age, it has grown to the monster it is now.
3, Prescription Drugs, another government plan that was recently implemented solely for the purpose of obtaining the senior vote, who makes up the largest voting constituent in the United States.
4, Welfare- Originally brought about for people who had jobs but did not make enough money to meet the minimum guidelines for poverty. Most people do not know it, but you could not even apply for Welfare unless you had a job. Now look at what it has become.
These are just a few of the larger entitlement programs that are in existence. There are literally hundreds of others that are less famous but just as destructive to the growth of the individual. These programs all sound good when they are brought about, but like everything the government does, it grows into a monster that cannot be controlled. I believe that all entitlement programs started because someone really thought that there was a need for it and thought they were doing good. But, whenever you provide an entitlement to someone, you actually make them weaker because you take away the initiative to provide that item for themselves. This makes them dependent on the system and the taxpayer to continue to provide for them. Any time you give someone something for nothing, they lose a portion of their self respect. When you allow people to suffer a little, make their lives a little less comfortable, they will, for the most part, find a way to improve their situation. It is human nature. I know, there are people out there that really do need assistance. That is what charities are for, that is what the Church is for, that is what local communities are for. The government should be the last line of defense that a person seeks out, not the first.
Let me tell you about what is happening now that the government is going to pay the families and survivors of the 911 tragedy. There is now an effort being put together by the survivors and families of the Oklahoma City bombing to seek financial restitution for what happened to them. There is also an effort being put together for people who lost family in Embassy bombings to be compensated. Do you see what is happening here. Everyone is standing there with their hands out, wanting free money. Do they not understand that the money they are seeking is not free, someone has to pay it. That someone is you and I, the tax paying, hard working, god fearing, family oriented people of this great country. We are the ones who have to pay the tab whenever there is compensation being paid out for one of these events. I am not sorry, I do not believe that I should have to pay you, because some nut job killed your family member. It is tragic to be sure, but how is that mine, or the other millions of Americans responsibility. We are a nation that has been built on making our own way. Now the government wants to give everything to you, remember to old saying, "beware of the stranger bearing gifts". When the government gives you something, it takes something in return, whether it be pride of oneself, freedom once enjoyed, or rights once guaranteed. There are no free lunches. There is always a price to be paid, the question is, what is the price and who has to pay it?
I pray that our country will find it's way back to what our founding fathers envisioned for our country when the wrote the Declaration Of Independence. I pray that our people will return to the state of mind that helped build this country into the most successful and greatest country the world has ever seen. We are at a tipping point, are we going to continue to accept entitlements, thereby turning this country from freedom to socialism? Are we going to continue to give more and more of our daily responsibility to the government, thereby giving up more and more of the rights that thousands upon thousands of soldiers have died to make sure we had. The choice is yours, what will you do when something like Oklahoma or the World Trade Center happens to you and your family. Will you turn to each other for comfort, or will you turn to the government for payment for something it had no hand in? Will you take the death of a loved one and permanently shame it with the stains of profit over their death. The choice will be yours.
I am not saying that there are not times when someone or some organization should pay when they hurt or kill someone we love. I am saying that when our loved ones are killed by terrorist, the government should not be in the business of restitution for the survivors. That is not the governments role, their role is to find the ones responsible for those deaths and hand out the ultimate justice upon them.
As always, I look forward to your comments. Earl
The past few generations have been slowly indoctrinated into believing that they are entitled to things just because something has happened to them or because they were born without the same advantages as some others.
What causes me to address this now is what is happening to the survivors of the September 11th bombing of the World Trade Center. The families of the people who died there are getting from $250,000 to over 4 million dollars apiece. Now, I want everyone to understand that I sympathize with the families of those who died on that dreadful day, but I don't think that they should receive a dime from the government for what happened. It was not the governments fault that those nut jobs flew the plane into those buildings, not is it the governments responsibility to provide restitution to the survivors for what happened. This is just a case of people wanting to benefit anyway they can from a tragedy that no American was responsible for. This is just 1 in a long list of entitlements that some Americans have come to believe that they have a right to. I hate to burst their bubble, but they are not entitled to anything. What happened on that day was a tragedy to be sure, but it comes down to being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing More.
Let me list some other Entitlement that Americans believe they have a right to, but in reality they have no such right. The Government has been giving away the candy store for so long that people actually believe that they have a right to these things.
1, Social Security- I have covered this in a previous article that you can go back and read. But, in a nutshell, This was an Insurance Program that was put in place by the government to protect a person in case they outlived the actuary tables which estimate how long a person is supposed to live.
2, Medicare- Again, see previous article, This was put in place to provide basic hospitalization for people who worked at jobs that did not provide a health plan that someone could carry over once they made retirement age, it has grown to the monster it is now.
3, Prescription Drugs, another government plan that was recently implemented solely for the purpose of obtaining the senior vote, who makes up the largest voting constituent in the United States.
4, Welfare- Originally brought about for people who had jobs but did not make enough money to meet the minimum guidelines for poverty. Most people do not know it, but you could not even apply for Welfare unless you had a job. Now look at what it has become.
These are just a few of the larger entitlement programs that are in existence. There are literally hundreds of others that are less famous but just as destructive to the growth of the individual. These programs all sound good when they are brought about, but like everything the government does, it grows into a monster that cannot be controlled. I believe that all entitlement programs started because someone really thought that there was a need for it and thought they were doing good. But, whenever you provide an entitlement to someone, you actually make them weaker because you take away the initiative to provide that item for themselves. This makes them dependent on the system and the taxpayer to continue to provide for them. Any time you give someone something for nothing, they lose a portion of their self respect. When you allow people to suffer a little, make their lives a little less comfortable, they will, for the most part, find a way to improve their situation. It is human nature. I know, there are people out there that really do need assistance. That is what charities are for, that is what the Church is for, that is what local communities are for. The government should be the last line of defense that a person seeks out, not the first.
Let me tell you about what is happening now that the government is going to pay the families and survivors of the 911 tragedy. There is now an effort being put together by the survivors and families of the Oklahoma City bombing to seek financial restitution for what happened to them. There is also an effort being put together for people who lost family in Embassy bombings to be compensated. Do you see what is happening here. Everyone is standing there with their hands out, wanting free money. Do they not understand that the money they are seeking is not free, someone has to pay it. That someone is you and I, the tax paying, hard working, god fearing, family oriented people of this great country. We are the ones who have to pay the tab whenever there is compensation being paid out for one of these events. I am not sorry, I do not believe that I should have to pay you, because some nut job killed your family member. It is tragic to be sure, but how is that mine, or the other millions of Americans responsibility. We are a nation that has been built on making our own way. Now the government wants to give everything to you, remember to old saying, "beware of the stranger bearing gifts". When the government gives you something, it takes something in return, whether it be pride of oneself, freedom once enjoyed, or rights once guaranteed. There are no free lunches. There is always a price to be paid, the question is, what is the price and who has to pay it?
I pray that our country will find it's way back to what our founding fathers envisioned for our country when the wrote the Declaration Of Independence. I pray that our people will return to the state of mind that helped build this country into the most successful and greatest country the world has ever seen. We are at a tipping point, are we going to continue to accept entitlements, thereby turning this country from freedom to socialism? Are we going to continue to give more and more of our daily responsibility to the government, thereby giving up more and more of the rights that thousands upon thousands of soldiers have died to make sure we had. The choice is yours, what will you do when something like Oklahoma or the World Trade Center happens to you and your family. Will you turn to each other for comfort, or will you turn to the government for payment for something it had no hand in? Will you take the death of a loved one and permanently shame it with the stains of profit over their death. The choice will be yours.
I am not saying that there are not times when someone or some organization should pay when they hurt or kill someone we love. I am saying that when our loved ones are killed by terrorist, the government should not be in the business of restitution for the survivors. That is not the governments role, their role is to find the ones responsible for those deaths and hand out the ultimate justice upon them.
As always, I look forward to your comments. Earl
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
National Debt
I want to address the problem we are leaving our children and our grandchildren. The problem I am referring to is the debt we are creating with social programs.
The country has a present future debt of 56 Trillion Dollars over the coming seventy-five years, that is the debt at today's rate. Everyday that we go without addressing this problem the debt only becomes worse. It is estimated that by the year 2016 that we will only be able to pay the interest that this debt is accumulating. I feel that this is unacceptable to do to our future generations.
The three programs that have accumulated this debt are 1, Medicare-2, Social Security-and 3, Prescription Drugs. These three programs account for the 56 Trillion dollar deficit that the country is facing over the next 75 years.
You are not going to hear about this from the three people running for election this year, the reason is, is that it is too controversial of a subject. They feel that it is better not to bring up a problem that will bankrupt the county, rather than tell the American People the truth so we can come up with a solution. They are more concerned with their power in the government rather that be the person that is willing to do the right thing and inform the people of what is coming. The politicians would rather line their own pockets and keep their little bit of power than tell you the truth.
What needs to be done is not going to be done because of exactly what was described above. We need to do one of two things in order to get ourselves out of this mess. Neither if the two items I am going to state are going to be popular to the elderly or the people who are getting ready to retire in the next 5 to 10 years. The two items I am referring to are either 1, eliminate the three programs all together. 2, lower the amount of coverage each program has allowed for each person. I will go into each further in the next paragraph
1, Elimination of the three programs. This idea is not going to even be approached by any politicians because the elderly and soon to be retired are the bulk of the voting public. The truth of the matter is, the first program- Social Security- was never intended to be a retirement account. Most people do not know that Social Security had a third word when it was first implemented. It used to be called Social Security Insurance. The program was brought into existence for the purpose to protect an elderly person from outliving the actuary tables. When Social Security was first introduced, you could not even apply for it until you were 65 years old. Here is the catch, the actuary table indicated that your life expectancy was 62 years. What social security was for, was to protect you if you lived too long. Like any Social Program, it has grown to the monster it has become.
2, Medicare. Medicare was brought about because as we progressed through the industrial age, we were seeing that most companies were stopping the policy of providing lifetime benefits for retirees. In addition to this, the government introduced the 401k qualified retirement plans which transferred the responsibility for retirement from the corporation to the individual. What they did not do, was educate the working class about investing for retirement. Even worse than that, they did not even inform the working man or woman that they were now responsible for their own retirement, not to mention health care. This lack of information and education is going to cause a flood of people who have not prepared for their elderly years. This is going to cause the Medicare industry to become unmanageable due to the bills that will be acquired. There is no way for our country to afford what is coming.
3, Prescription Drugs plan. This is a recent program that was brought about because of the elderly population as well as the Baby Boomers that are now hitting the retirement roles. Because these two sets of people are the majority of the voting constituency in the country, the politicians decided that they would pass this legislation for the sole purpose of obtaining their vote. The politicians that passed this law had no regard for the debt that this law would accumulate. They have no idea how to pay for this program, not to mention the other two already discussed.
The second choice is to instead of eliminating the programs, downsize them. What I mean by this is, let the programs continue but lower the amount of coverage each pays. This option is also going to be highly unpopular. People are going to say that they paid into the programs and they want their benefits. They are right, they did pay into the programs, but not for themselves. What most people do not know is, because the government has been taking the money that was collected for Social Security and using it to fund other social programs, that there is no money available for their retirement. What has been happening is that the money that was left in the fund was used to fund the people already on the Social Security roles. It is expected from the politicians that the next generation will pay for the Baby Boomers retirement. What was not taken into account was the Baby Boomer generation is the largest generation in the history of our country. The generation behind the Baby Boomers is about half in size of population, this means that for every Baby Boomer on the roles, it will require two or three working people at the present tax rate to pay for their Social Security. Since those numbers do not equal up, the next thing that will have to happen is the social security tax will have to double on those who are working to make up the deficit. Not a popular idea if you are in the one working. As far as Medicare and Prescription Drugs, these programs need to place limits on the coverage each recipients receives and force the families to help take up the slack. Once this is done, the government needs to transfer the funds collected to the private industry so that the money can be invested for the type of returns needed to fund these programs. I can see no other possible choice available to fix this problem.
I am not writing this to cause panic, but to inform and cause discussion on the subject.
As always, feel free to respond. Thanks. Earl
The country has a present future debt of 56 Trillion Dollars over the coming seventy-five years, that is the debt at today's rate. Everyday that we go without addressing this problem the debt only becomes worse. It is estimated that by the year 2016 that we will only be able to pay the interest that this debt is accumulating. I feel that this is unacceptable to do to our future generations.
The three programs that have accumulated this debt are 1, Medicare-2, Social Security-and 3, Prescription Drugs. These three programs account for the 56 Trillion dollar deficit that the country is facing over the next 75 years.
You are not going to hear about this from the three people running for election this year, the reason is, is that it is too controversial of a subject. They feel that it is better not to bring up a problem that will bankrupt the county, rather than tell the American People the truth so we can come up with a solution. They are more concerned with their power in the government rather that be the person that is willing to do the right thing and inform the people of what is coming. The politicians would rather line their own pockets and keep their little bit of power than tell you the truth.
What needs to be done is not going to be done because of exactly what was described above. We need to do one of two things in order to get ourselves out of this mess. Neither if the two items I am going to state are going to be popular to the elderly or the people who are getting ready to retire in the next 5 to 10 years. The two items I am referring to are either 1, eliminate the three programs all together. 2, lower the amount of coverage each program has allowed for each person. I will go into each further in the next paragraph
1, Elimination of the three programs. This idea is not going to even be approached by any politicians because the elderly and soon to be retired are the bulk of the voting public. The truth of the matter is, the first program- Social Security- was never intended to be a retirement account. Most people do not know that Social Security had a third word when it was first implemented. It used to be called Social Security Insurance. The program was brought into existence for the purpose to protect an elderly person from outliving the actuary tables. When Social Security was first introduced, you could not even apply for it until you were 65 years old. Here is the catch, the actuary table indicated that your life expectancy was 62 years. What social security was for, was to protect you if you lived too long. Like any Social Program, it has grown to the monster it has become.
2, Medicare. Medicare was brought about because as we progressed through the industrial age, we were seeing that most companies were stopping the policy of providing lifetime benefits for retirees. In addition to this, the government introduced the 401k qualified retirement plans which transferred the responsibility for retirement from the corporation to the individual. What they did not do, was educate the working class about investing for retirement. Even worse than that, they did not even inform the working man or woman that they were now responsible for their own retirement, not to mention health care. This lack of information and education is going to cause a flood of people who have not prepared for their elderly years. This is going to cause the Medicare industry to become unmanageable due to the bills that will be acquired. There is no way for our country to afford what is coming.
3, Prescription Drugs plan. This is a recent program that was brought about because of the elderly population as well as the Baby Boomers that are now hitting the retirement roles. Because these two sets of people are the majority of the voting constituency in the country, the politicians decided that they would pass this legislation for the sole purpose of obtaining their vote. The politicians that passed this law had no regard for the debt that this law would accumulate. They have no idea how to pay for this program, not to mention the other two already discussed.
The second choice is to instead of eliminating the programs, downsize them. What I mean by this is, let the programs continue but lower the amount of coverage each pays. This option is also going to be highly unpopular. People are going to say that they paid into the programs and they want their benefits. They are right, they did pay into the programs, but not for themselves. What most people do not know is, because the government has been taking the money that was collected for Social Security and using it to fund other social programs, that there is no money available for their retirement. What has been happening is that the money that was left in the fund was used to fund the people already on the Social Security roles. It is expected from the politicians that the next generation will pay for the Baby Boomers retirement. What was not taken into account was the Baby Boomer generation is the largest generation in the history of our country. The generation behind the Baby Boomers is about half in size of population, this means that for every Baby Boomer on the roles, it will require two or three working people at the present tax rate to pay for their Social Security. Since those numbers do not equal up, the next thing that will have to happen is the social security tax will have to double on those who are working to make up the deficit. Not a popular idea if you are in the one working. As far as Medicare and Prescription Drugs, these programs need to place limits on the coverage each recipients receives and force the families to help take up the slack. Once this is done, the government needs to transfer the funds collected to the private industry so that the money can be invested for the type of returns needed to fund these programs. I can see no other possible choice available to fix this problem.
I am not writing this to cause panic, but to inform and cause discussion on the subject.
As always, feel free to respond. Thanks. Earl
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