Ignorance is bliss!

Just a day or two ago, I saw on Hannity, (Fox News), he had a panel of Democrats from New Jersey, the show was very interesting, and as usual, allowed the views from the “left” to be shared. I have to admit, I spend almost all of my day, and night, watching the news, and a limited few other programs, and reading books, but my world, my life, is basically here, on the Internet, so, I am able to keep up with what is actually going on in the world, and do not base my opinions on second or third hand information. This said, I am not judging anyone, I am just letting you know where I am coming from.

During this show, Hannity asked one guy if he liked paying taxes, and broke it down as to the facts about his state and local taxes making it that he paid more to live in a state that is in debt and has high unemployment. This guy, said he has to pay more in taxes to pay for states that don’t have state tax! Obviously, this poor uninformed man did not have a clue! State taxes go to that state, it is the federal taxes that go into the government fund and are supposed to be used to take care of the things that the Federal government is supposed to take care of, like our military, but, not the things the state is supposed to take care of like roads in that state.

You could summarize the definition of the word, “ignorance”, as, “not knowing”, thus, this man was ignorant to the facts. The type of government you have, the wasteful spending, the entitlements, the unions, and so on are what determine how much money a state needs and where they get this money. I live in the great state of Texas, we have no local or state taxes, and also have a balanced budget, unemployement is still lower than most states, and, the low taxes is at least part of the reason! Texas is a big place, has tons of roads, and no, they are not all perfect, I doubt any state is, but, we are doing pretty good. So, why do these “liberal” states have so many taxes? Ignorance! Yes, the people there, obviously, “don’t know”, that they too can have lower taxes, if, the adopt more conservative ways and move away from the fanatical fantasy of the “nanny state” that takes care of everything!

I met a guy from “up north” who was looking for a job, and couldn’t understand why here in Texas he got laughed at when looking for a job. The guy went on to explain that he just wanted to get paid about what he did “back home”, which was about $25 an hour, for a “helper” position. I couldn’t help but laugh when he said that he had been told, “we could hire three guys for that amount”, because I knew it was true. What this guy was so ignorant of, were the facts, that $25 an hour, put him in a higher tax bracket,  with the added local and state taxes, and the “Union Dues” he brought home less than the guy that got $8 an hour here! This means that three people have a job, spend money and keep the economy going. The cost of living is less here too because the business you buy your food or whatever from doesn’t have to pay those extra taxes to the city, state or union! You do the math, are you ignorant?

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Here we go, now the government is running businesses!

So, did Obama just call him up and say, “your fired” or what? I am sorry, I have no sympathy for Rick Wagner, GM has had issues for decades now, I used to sell Chevrolets, but I have always bought Ford! Funny thing is, the dealers would not let me park my ford anywhere customers could see it, I had to park behind the dealership! Sorry, had to vent a bit!

I just say that the government has NO business firing anyone!

I doubt that most people know who GM’s “target” customers are, now don’t get mad at me, this is not my view, it is what they taught us when I sold Chevy’s, well, I could try and remember the long way they worded it, but, I won’t, let me say it as direct as I can, Chevies are for the dumb rednecks,Buick is for old people, Pontiac is a sporty, more expensive version of the same stuff, and Saturn is for anyone wanting to pay extra, just so they don’t have to negotiate!

Anyway, back to the point, since GM sucked, because they let the unions run them down and take over, GM should have just filed bankruptcy and started over!  So, why didn’t they? If your business is sucking, does the FedZilla show up and bail you out? Heck no! So why do they bail out GM and Chrysler? I can sum that up in one word, UNIONS! Obama is the Union President, he got elected by the unions so, he has to watch out for them. We the People now own them!

Since GM took the bailout money, that makes them “subjects” of the Obama kingdom, so, King Obama can just call them up and fire them! Keep this in mind, if you want any Government money, “welfare”, “Unemployment” and so on, if you take it, they own you!

Now don’t get , me wrong, the problem with the unions are not the “people” that are the members, it is the leadership, the ones that the union members pay, just so they can have a job! Anyone would want a job with big “benefits”, but it is all of these entitlements that have hurt GM, and if we don’t watch out, and we let King Obama get his social issues shoved down our throats, and let him start even worse “benefit” programs for our nation, we will all be in the same boat as GM! Our Government is broke, just like GM, but they can print money! We must tell them to stop!

As I said, GM is now owned by the government, but remember who owns the government? We the People thats who, it is up to us to tell them to stop the madness! Quit spending our money! Since we own the Government, lets fire them like Obama did Wagner!

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Rockets vs Caveliers

The game tonight has really been a good one, but as usual, the referees have taken Yao out of the game! Two really bad calls, so far, one before half time the second after, were so bad that even Bill Worrell and Matt Bullard made comments about these calls! However, these are just things that are part of the NBA and the Rockets must overcome it, they should be used to it by now!

That said, I do not think I will ever overcome it! Doesn’t look like Ron Artest can either, but he has done a great job with LeBron James so far, but with all the ticky tac fouls, Cleveland has realized that they can get away with more than usual, but, we will see what happens. I think, in a “fair” game, the Rockets would blow them out! However, every time the Rockets take over, the officials make one of those calls that changes the game!

Here we are in the fourth quarter, and Yao goes for a shot, gets fouled at least twice if not 4 times, but does the whistle blow? Heck no! Funny, Yao was taken out by the officials with an “iffy” foul and two completely bogus ones, yet, do they even call it when he gets fouled 4 times at once? Come on officials, I dare anyone to call me on this one!

Ilgauskas just grabbed Yao and threw him! what do you know, that qualified for a whistle!

Here we are a bit later and ilguaskas has fouled out! Funny, that should have been in the first half!

Who is this Varejao guy? They finally called a foul on him too, he looked like a little dog humping on Yao’s leg!

This could have been a very good game, but with the way the officials called it, it sucked! Cleveland is a great team, but made greater by the removal of Yao Ming and the piss poor calls!

i think that the officials should be taken away, and just let the players fight it out, fair and square! The Rockets end up losing, but I am sure that both sides are unhappy, the officiating was so bad, even at the end, but, it leaned to the Cavs! The only thing anybody wants is a fair game, if one team is better, let it be, do not get the officials to win the game, that just sucks!

Overall; T-Mac sucked as usual, in my opinion a totaly over rated cry baby hypocondraic, but when he gets in the mood a great player, had “sore knees” I believe tonight. LeBron was who he is, a superstar, but, Ron Artest did a good job on him, well, all but the 3rd quarter anyway. This, as I said before, could have been a great game, but the officials sucked!

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What is up with Health Care? Where is the Crisis? Why all the hype? Health Insurance is Cheap!

This is 2008, and where is the best health care available? Here in the U.S.A.!

Have you ever lived in Europe? Have you ever actually paid for “Government” enforced health care? I have! I lived in Germany, as a civilian for about 5 years, and they took 10% of my pay to cover the cost of the “health insurance”, if you make $600 a month, that doesn’t sound bad, but, I made about 4K a month! That equates to what, 400 a month, that was just for me! My now late, ex wife, another example of the health care, also paid about the same, that is about 800 a month! Yes, my daughter, then a baby, was covered “free” under either one of us, what a bargain. At that time I was under 30 years old! Full heath insurance here in America would have been less than $200 a month, for all three of us! Wow, national health care is a great thing! Yeah right!

Here in the U.S.A. we have it made! If you have a “real” job, with benefits, you get it FREE! If you have a job, but not with a big company, still making a living, in the best country in the world, depending on your age, health insurance is still like $200 for an individual or less, that is cheap! My daughter, now almost 25, and still a student, in Germany, pays 15% of her part time paycheck! Her boyfriend, practically husband, is a banker, and also pays 15%, together, that is enough to cover at least twice if not 4 times what it would cost here, and that is if you are older, and unhealthy!

Here in America, the U.S.A., if you have no job, and no income, MEDICAID, is available! So, what is the problem? If you are like me, and served in the military, honorably, you have the VA to lean on! Thank God for that! I wrecked my back and can’t work, but, it is getting better, so I will soon. Anyway, what is the complaint? Are people too stupid? Maybe too lazy? Or, do they just want the government to do it for them? I don’t know, you tell me! Read more

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Bye bye Fred, OK, now what?

Not all that long ago, Fred Thompson was the Republican’s big star, the buzz was everywhere that he was going to get the party going again, I guess not.

I remember back when it was just a rumor that he would run, most of the other candidates were already out working, but no, not Fred, he waited, wanted to be sure I guess, before he hit the campaign trail, then what do you know? ITS OVER! This guy was a joke! Had he been applying for a job, he never would have had a second interview, he wouldn’t have shown up!

Maybe he did it for a tax write-off? What else could he have gotten out of this? Oh, maybe a VP job? Personally, I hope not, if he can’t show up to work for his own campain, what would he add to the ticket as a VP candidate?

In my opinion, I say “I am glad he’s gone” once we get it all thinned out, to the final two, one left and one right, maybe the issues will be discussed? As of now, it is who has the most money, who believes in what religion, who is really who? Get on with it!

If I hear Billary talk about health care one more time I’ll scream! Somebody come up with a new issue to discuss! Between her and Osama Barak, or whatever his name is, there is little more than a couple of spoiled kids arguing at a playground!

Depending on where you sit, it could be a good thing that the two Dumbocrats are showing the world that they can”t even get along as Democrats, how will they do anything in office? It is kind of funny, it is usually the republicans that they toss lies about, now it is each other!

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