Who writes the bills? Who is the Apollo Alliance? A high school student asks Congressman Steve Buyer – if HR 3200 passes, and salaries for physicians are capped, what motivation does he have to enter med school?
May 12, 2009
Another TEA Party letter from Knoxville, TN
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Term limits urged for all politicians
I am a great-grandmother who attended the inspiring patriotic Knoxville Tea Party.
I am an angry American who is witnessing our country being destroyed in less than 100 days of the Barack Obama administration.
As a nation, we must return to the God-given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness as provided in the Declaration of Independence.
The grassroots movement by ordinary people must save our freedom in America. We must have limited government–of the people, for the people and by the people.
Term limits for all politicians.
Mary Sanders
Harriman
published in the Knoxville News Sentinel, May 2009
May 11, 2009
Ripley, MS, TEA Party
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Earlier, Chuck gave his perspective on the TEA Party he helped organize [in seven days] in Ripley, Mississippi. Here is the video of the rally, with speaker Les Riley.
May 10, 2009
You don’t “pay” for tax cuts
Posted by Katsy283 under taxes | Tags: balanced budget, budget, budgeting, conservative, democrat, Federal Government, federal stimulus package, financial security, Government, liberal, political, Politics, porkulus, Republican, stimulus, tarp, tax cuts |1 Comment
When a budget debate is underway, and some politicians try to cut taxes so that you and I can keep more of our money, the refrain from some in the media as well as certain politicians (who tend to be liberal — they liberally take our money in the form of taxes and liberally spend our money in the form of pork programs) is, “How are we going to pay for these tax cuts??” That’s the wrong question.
Nobody “pays” for tax cuts — it’s actually an absurdity.
If you spend everything you earn, and then lose some of your income, nobody would ask you, “How are you going to pay for your pay cut?” because it is recognized as not making any sense. Rather, someone might ask how you are going to pay your expenses due to your pay cut. It might seem like a minor quibble, but it really isn’t. Words are powerful! In skipping the step, and saying “pay for tax cuts,” it gives a powerful force to those who want to keep taking more of your money.
When you and I are faced with a reduction in income, what do we do? We economize. We reduce our expenses to match our income. Luxuries and non-necessary items are the first to go. You and I have to do this sometimes — why should our government (which is supposedly “we the people”) be so different? Why should the government continue to pay for luxuries and non-necessary items when revenue goes down, while you and I have to tighten our belts in order to make it?
In asking, “How are we going to pay for tax cuts?” it makes it sound as if the expenses are fixed and unalterable! How ridiculous! In any budget, there are only two sides to the equation: income and expenses. If my income goes down and I can’t get it back up, I have to cut my expenses. If the government’s income actually goes down due to cuts in tax rates (which is arguable), why do they act as if they cannot reduce their expenses? That’s just arrogance, pure and simple. It also smacks of immaturity — like the guy who is living on the edge (or even over the edge), but won’t give up his meals out or his unlimited cell phone usage or cable TV even if he can’t meet his bills. Or someone who buys a brand-new car that he can’t afford just because he likes it. Reminds me of a toddler — “But I want it!”
It’s time for some grown-ups to stand up and put the arrogant teenagers and toddlers that are currently in charge of our government back in their places, so that those who are mature (not necessarily old; just mature — able to say “no” and mean it) can run the government and get us back on the right path.
May 9, 2009
Letter to the Editor, Knoxville
Posted by Katsy283 under Tea Party | Tags: Communism, conservative, debt, democrat, knoxville, knoxville news sentinel, knoxville tea party, liberal, patriot, patriotism, political, Politics, porkulus, Republican, Socialism, stimulus, surplus, Tea Party |Leave a Comment
Entitled Tea partier is not would-be terrorist
I have been described as the whining rich, arrogant, redneck, astro-roots, would-be, could-be terrorist by the media.
In reality, I am a 78 year-old grandmother who participated in the Knoxville Tea Party.
I worked 33 years for AT&T and earned a pension and am considered in the poverty category.
Everything I buy is taxed. Food is a necessity–a big tax burden out of my budget.
I fear for my grandchildren and their load of our government debt.
My sign said, “Stop Bankrupting America.”
I want the best for my country and pray that we are not headed on the road to socialism and international law.
Ruth Yetsko
Harriman
published in the Knoxville News Sentinel on May 9, 2009
April 28, 2009
A Call to Conservatives
Posted by Katsy283 under Constitution | Tags: activism, America, Americans, big government, conservatism, conservative, conservativism, Constitution, democrat, federal stimulus package, Government, grassroots, High Taxes, liberal, Liberals, Obama, Oppressive government, political, Politics, porkulus, Republican, stimulus, tarp, taxes, Tea Parties, Tea Party, US Constitution |Leave a Comment
The government has gotten too much control away from the people — we are fast becoming an oligarchy and we don’t even know it. When they speak of right-wing groups being dangerous because we want states’ rights, they may be correct. But it is not because we are wrong, but because we are right. The only thing that has kept the federal government at bay this long is that our states were more independent. Now, our states’ rights are being eroded on a daily basis, and no one seems to be noticing or caring — and the people who do care are now being labeled dangerous conspirators. We are not dangerous to the government created and restrained by the Constitution, but rather to the government that has thrown off the restraints of the Constitution, which serve to keep us a free people — free not from outside enemies, but from inside enemies, and from the government itself.
We have forgotten the famous (and truthful) quotes of past leaders — “That government is best which governs least”; “America is great because she is good. When America ceases to be good, she will cease to be great”; “Power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” We are fast heading towards a government with absolute power, and it is guaranteed to be absolutely corrupt. May God have mercy on this country.