Help Wanted - Born Again Americans Urgently Needed

For nearly two weeks now, I've had a battle royal going on in my head between my voice of reason and my voice of WTF. If you don't know, WTF stands for What The F__k! The voice of WTF won out.

Every day I read on the Internet the principle stories in The Washington Post, CNN International, The Fox News, and the Wall Street Journal. Also, I read a number blogs by conservative pundits and a few by liberal pundits. At the end of the day I find myself screaming inside my head: WTF has happened to America!

It pains me to say this but the majority of Americans have become whining, irresponsible parasites. The majority of Americans want government to rescue them from any and all calamities that life brings their way. Many big unions and many big businesses are guilty of the same. And the political elite love it because this means bigger government, more money to spend and thereby more and more power and control over the American people.

You say " Come on Jim. Sure there are some Americans that think that way; but not a majority." Sorry; but our Congressmen are elected by majority vote from each of their districts. Only Congress can make laws and raise taxes. We can not deny our responsibility.

We didn't become whinning irresponsible parasites over night. The liberals ( read liberals to mean Marxist/Socialist ) have been working diligently for years to get us to this point. By means of our system of education and by way of the predominantly liberal media, they have, over time, succeeded in changing our culture. We Conservatives shake our heads and wonder when will this craziness end. Unless a majority of us become "Born Again Americans" dedicated to the principles of our founding fathers and take responsibility for ourselves, it will end very very badly.

I do see one bright spot out there, the Tea Party Patriots. They are a little helter-skelter but that's alright. They are on the right track. I hope many more Americans will get active in their local Tea Party. Hopefully they will never become a political party but instead grow to become a powerful watch dog over our politicians in Wasington D.C.

I leave you with three pertinent quotes:

" Government is not reason, it is not eloquent, it is Force. Like fire, it is a
dangerous servant and a fearful master." - George Washington

" A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big
enough to take from you everything you have." - Gerald Ford

" A constitution that doesn't mean what it says, means nothing at all." -
Unknown

Enough said for today.

Sense or nonsense?

It's Not Rocket Science

We all complain, with good reason, about the problems of big government's involvement in our daily lives and the high cost of all the various taxes that we pay, and these days, of course, we complain about the state of the economy and the lack of any clear plan on how to fix it.

Recently I read an article by Jim Gamman , in the blog American Thinker, that talked about why so much manufacturing has disappeared from the American scene and gone to other countries. The reason, of course is that we are no longer competitive with these countries. As he says, we typically blame this inability to compete on the fact that labor costs are so much lower in these other countries. But according to Jim, the higher cost of labor is not what makes us uncompetitive. It's the much higher costs for raw materials in the U.S. The reason we pay so much more all has to do with the hidden cost of taxes and the costs of compliance with a myriad of government regulations. In other words, the reason that America can't compete in the world economy is the cost burden of the U.S. Government on busibess.

This revelation made quite an impression on me. Thinking about what Jim Gamman had to say, I arrived at the conclusion that America's problem can be fixed. It's not rocket science. It's just common sense. The only difficulty would be finding enough politicians with the courage to do it. Let me explain.

If ours is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, then whatever We The People ask of government We The People should be willing to pay for. A simple concept. Like I said, it's not rocket science. Here's my three point plan.

1.) Eliminate all corporate taxes, all business taxes, and all forms of income taxes.

2.) All costs for complying with government mandates and regulations would be paid for by the local, state, or federal government responsible for the mandate or regulation. Businesses would submit independently audited invoices for their compliance costs to the appropriate government entity for reimbursement.

3.) Federal, State, and Local governments would fund all of their operating costs by way of a retail sales taxes ( bushesses that buy wholsale woud not pay sales tax ), which would be reflected in every sales receipt. Note: Food and medicines would be exempt from sales tax.

A simple plan, right? Don't be to quick to write it off. Think about it first.

Points 1 and 2 would make the United States the most competitive business environment in the world. Manufacturing would return to America with a vengeance. There would be an investment and business boom like we've never seen before. Full employment would be a matter of course. Also, the costs for American produced goods and services would fall dramatically. Note: If We the People demand certain regulaations be put on corporations or busnesses, then We the People will pay for it in the Federal sales tax.

As regards point 3, bear in mind that I've not advocated any reduction in government or programs, or anything else. Government would be just as big and just as costly as it is now. The difference is that every time we made a purchase, we would see exactly what government is costing each and every one of us. We just might decide we didn't need all those things we've been asking government to do for us ( or that the government has said they must do for our own good).

Enough said.

Sense or nonsense?