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?
August 31, 2009
He tells it like it is
Posted by Katsy283 under America, Conservatives, health care | Tags: brian baird, conservative, david hedrick, liberal, Obama, Obamacare, political, Politics, socialized medicine, town hall |[2] Comments
I, David William Hedrick, a member of the silent majority, decided that I was not going to be silent anymore. So, I let U.S. Congressman Brian Baird have it. I was one questioner out of 38, that was called at random from an audience that started at 3,000 earlier in the evening. Not expecting to be called on, I quickly scratched what I wanted to say on a borrowed piece of paper and with a pen that I borrowed from someone else in the audience minutes before I spoke. So much for the planned talking points of the right wing conspiracy.
May 15, 2009
Why Higher Taxes isn’t the Answer
Posted by Katsy283 under taxes | Tags: big government, budget, debt, Federal Government, High Taxes, Oppressive government, political, Politics, taxation, taxed enough already, taxes, Tea Parties, Tea Party |[8] Comments
This is something that many people don’t understand. In one way, it should work this way — the higher the tax rate, the more revenue you take in — but it doesn’t. The Laffer Curve is the visual reason why; but the explanation is also quite simple: the more you tax, the more people hide their money; the more you tax, the more they move themselves and/or their money; the more you tax, the less incentive people have to earn money; the more you tax, the less there is to spend; the less there is to spend, the slower the economy goes; the slower the economy goes, the less revenue comes in.
One of the series of books I read through and greatly enjoyed was the Nero Wolfe mystery series, written by Rex Stout (and a few years ago, also made into a series of A&E TV shows). The books were set contemporary to when they were written, with the first one being published in the 30s, I think, and going all the way through the 70s. A recurring motif in several of the earlier ones (probably those written in the 40s and 50s), was the oppressive income tax, and how it squelched the brilliant detective’s desire to take on a case. When the novels were set in late November or early December, it was frequently noted that Wolfe would turn down cases because he was at or near a certain income, and if he earned any more, he would be taxed at a rate of 90% for it, so he figured that 10% of whatever fee simply wasn’t worth it. And that’s true — would you want to do the same amount of work and actually get to keep only 10% of your gross? It’s ridiculous! It’s time to trim the federal budget, so that we can keep more of our money. We are
Taxed
Enough
Already!
May 12, 2009
Another TEA Party letter from Knoxville, TN
Posted by Katsy283 under Tea Party | Tags: conservative, debt, democrat, knoxville, knoxville news sentinel, knoxville tea party, liberal, patriot, patriotism, political, Politics, porkulus, Republican, Socialism, stimulus, surplus, Tea Party, Term limits |Leave a Comment
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
Posted by Katsy283 under Tea Party | 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, Tea Party Experience, tea party video, US Constitution, video |Leave a Comment
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