If you have high blood pressure, you do not want to read Steven Malanga’s Shakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy Against the American Taxpayer, unless you have taken a mega dose of your medication.
Archive for the ‘Spending’ Category
Tax cuts, the federal budget and the case for zero taxation
18
Dec
President Obama signed a bill on Friday extending the current tax rates for another two years. The tax bill also reduces an employee’s payroll tax rate by 2% for one year and extends unemployment benefits for 13 months. However, the bill will not help the long-term unemployed who have exhausted their benefits. In addition, several tax breaks scheduled to expire on December 31 will continue into 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
The rich are different from you and me…they are dumber
11
Dec
Apparently, a group of wealthy Americans thinks extending the so-called Bush tax cuts is a bad idea. Calling themselves, ready, “Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength,” they have written an open letter to the President pleading for tax rates to increase on January 1 for individuals earning more than one million dollars per year.
A proposal to restore liberty and free enterprise
09
Dec
The following is an overview of my presentation to both the Middlesex County Tea Party and Americans for Liberty this month. The title of my talk is “How to get from here—big government—to there—limited government.” The talk contains suggestions to end the welfare-warfare state and replace it with a constitutional republic. At the end of the talk I suggest several books and essays for the attendees so they can become better spokespersons for the freedom philosophy. I am available to give this presentation to your association, group, wedding party, etc.
How to restore liberty
04
Dec
The following is an outline of the introductory remarks I made to the Middlesex County Tea Party meeting on December 2nd. In the rest of my remarks I discuss how to phase out Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and restore the federal government to its constitutional foundation. To hear how can have a limited government in America ASAP, join me at the next meeting of Americans for Liberty on December 7th in Parsippany. Please visit Americans for Liberty for details of my talk. Hope to see Tuesday.
This is the government we have chosen
13
Nov
One of the most memorable lines in American cinema occurred on a balcony in a Havana hotel on the eve of the Cuban Revolution. On the balcony Hyman Roth, an elderly gangster, is speaking to Michael Corleone about making an “investment” in Cuba, as rebel forces are challenging the regime of Dictator Fulgencio Batista, days before Fidel Castro takes over Havana on January 1, 1959. At this meeting of several Mafia chieftains, Roth says to Michael, “This is the business (crime) we have chosen.”
The welfare state implosion is accelerating
11
Nov
Students have rioted in England because college and university tuition is poised to take another leap upward. Higher education tuition as late as the 1990s was zero. To help balance the national budget the Conservative government of Prime Minister Cameron is slashing welfare subsidies and increasing the cost of government services. In short, financial reality is catching up to the British government and its people.
Guest Column: Dr. Alieta Eck
08
Nov
If ObamaCare is Bad, What Would Be Better? By Dr. Alieta Eck, http://www.aapsonline.org
ObamaCare is a wildly unpopular law for anyone who knows anything about health care. The election proved that. Physicians came together in Washington, DC to film the following national ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPwEVXstFdA&feature=youtube_gdata_player Perhaps it is time for the politicians to admit that the government cannot provide health care. Period.
Now what? A Tea Party Summit for December 15
04
Nov
The American people spoke loud and clear on Election Day—the federal government has overreached. Tea Party candidates were successful in many House races, allowing the GOP to pick up more than 60 seats, while in the battle for the Senate, Tea Party candidates lost in Nevada, Colorado and Delaware, depriving the GOP of the 51 seats needed to take over the upper chamber.
Will Tea Party candidate Anna Little lead the way on Tuesday?
30
Oct
The outcome of the Anna Little/ Frank Pallone race in the sixth congressional district will set the tone of the Tea Party’s strength around the country. If Anna Little wins the House seat, there is a high probability that Republicans could win as many as 100 seats on Tuesday. If Little loses by one or two points, Republicans should pick up at least 70 seats. This race is in so many ways a bellwether for the rest of the nation.
When will the U.S. dollar collapse?
28
Oct
The Federal Reserve has created more than a trillion dollars in the past few years. The last two federal budgets have had back-to-back one trillion dollar plus deficits for the first time in history. The federal government budget shows no signs of stabilizing at more than $3.5 trillion annually, let alone declining from these nose bleed levels anytime soon. Unfunded liabilities of the federal government have reached an astonishing $202 trillion, according to one recent analysis. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union and the supposed “peace benefit,” total military spending is reaching unprecedented levels in a post Cold War era. Read the rest of this entry »
Tea Party wimps: man up
21
Oct
The New York Times’ (October 20) front-page article says it all, “As G.O.P. Seeks Spending Cuts, Details Are Scarce.” Tea Party endorsed candidates are campaigning on the “small is beautiful” theme when it comes to the size of government. Yet, virtually none of them has identified any specific reductions in federal spending, nor have they indicated which federal programs or cabinet departments they would abolish.
Run Ron Run
11
Oct
In January 2007 libertarian Republican Congressman Ron Paul of Texas announced on national television (C-SPAN) he would seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2008. I was ecstatic. What a great opportunity to have a member of Congress run for president who has warned about the evils of big government for more than 30 years. I soon sent the Ron Paul for president campaign a contribution and continued to send him support as did my wife until we both reached the maximum legal limit.
The BS GOP “Pledge to America” and what should replace it
25
Sep
With much fanfare including a photo op away from the nation’s capital, GOP congressional leaders rolled out their “Pledge to America,” which includes all the images (Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, small businesses, town hall meetings and of course the American flag) to invoke a warm and fuzzy feeling among the electorate who appear ready to vote overwhelming for Republicans in the midterm elections.
Obamanomics 101: I love big government, the free market, and American values
11
Sep
Last week, President Obama made a speech in Ohio about the economy. Below are excerpts from the speech and reveals what we know about seasoned politicians—they want everyone to love them except their political rivals. President Obama also demonstrates a lack of understanding of the free market, the role of government in a free society, and what caused our financial crisis.