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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Election 08: One story, two possible endings, it is up to us to decide!

Regardless of which candidate wins, this election is probably the most important of our lifetimes. This is where it gets difficult, it is also where we as a nation must consider all of the possibilities, all of the potential for good and bad as an outcome of this election.

There are two candidates, two men with completely opposite ideas, two men with completely opposite histories, two men with but one thing in common, they both want to become our nation’s next president!

One candidate wants to change not just our country but the whole world, below is a quote from a Pro-Obama Website.

Obama cannot radically change the established system of immoral capitalism, but he may incite new values for a humanised system like a better welfare, more social justice and more civil right. I am not quite sure of the success of Obama’s paradigm shift in the US, but contrary to some emotional expressions of Muslims, I think Obama’s intellectual charisma can contribute to break down any extremist ideology, including Islamism. His humanitarian and intellectual influence can trigger a shake-up of Islamist resistance in the world, including in the Muslim societies.

Follow the link and read the whole post, it gets even better than that excerpt!

The other candidate, yes a Republican, but the far right does not like him any more than they do Obama! Below is an excerpt from the National Review.

It’s less than a year since he tried to push a disastrous immigration
bill into law — one as manipulative as any pork-laden appropriations
bill — with vigorous opposition from talk radio, conservative bloggers,
think tanks, and the grassroots. I don’t see how such a man wins the
Republican nomination.

So, if McCain’s own party hates him, how is it that he has won the nomination? In my opinion, America is divided into 3 groups, not just two. These three groups are Right, Left, and Middle, I myself am in the latter group. I also believe that most of America is in this middle group, some to the left of center, some to the right of center, like me,and others that are straight up and down in the middle! It is this middle group that has gotten McCain where he is, it is also this group that will vote him as the next president should he win.

Now, let’s do some speculation, that is all we can do at this point, but based on the histories of each man, their associations, and their base supporters.

What if John McCain wins, what will he do?

• Ok, we stay in Iraq until the war is won, thats ok with me.
• Maybe he will get his immigration deal done, thats ok too.
• John McCain will finally have the ability to do something about Bills that are full of Pork!
• Maybe he will get a couple of appointees to the Supreme Court? Well, they will probably also be somewhat moderate and won’t try to change too much, they will just interpret the Contitution as it was written, that’s ok too.
• I believe that John McCain and Sarah Palin will shake up Washington, naming those that are responsible for our economic situation, regardless of how far back and how high up they must go! That would be a great thing!
• I believe that John McCain and Sarah Palin will get our energy issues under control through plans that help America, by creating new jobs and educating others to take these jobs, that sounds good.

Other than that, I know that everything he will do will be the best for our country and our National Security

What if Barack Obama Wins, what will he do?

• Raise taxes? He says he will cut them, now, but to implement his welfare plans, he will have to raise them, thats not good.
• Increase welfare with all sorts of government freebies, not good.
• We will get out of Iraq regardless of the outcome, that’s not good.
• Barack will show the world just how ignorant he is about how the world works by talking to dictators, hmm, maybe he wants lessons?
• Possibly appoint a couple of far left justices to the Supreme Court? Justices that will change our constitution instead of inforcing it like they are supposed to.
• Decrease our military, thus making our National Security at risk, that is really not good!

Other than, I can see no positive outcome if Obama gets elected and Changes our way of life like he wants to.

Now, what will “the people” do if Obama wins?

• Yes, you’ll hear the usual grumbling, I will sure be writing about each and every thing he changes for the worse, but other than that, there is not much I can do.
• There will be an increased awareness of how our way of life has been comprimised and next election, people will maybe understand what a mistake was made and it will be corrected, if it isn’t too late.
• I imagine the “winning side” will have a big party, you know, the kind that turn into riots! Have you seen what has beenhappening when local sports teams win or lose championships? Yeah, I can see that happening! I was at one once,when Germany won the World Cup, it was a lot of fun!
• Due to higher taxes, employers will have to cut jobs to stay in business.
• Maybe I’ll get a check?
• Of course the usual ranting about a stolen election, that will happen regardless who wins!

What will “the people” do if McCain wins?

• Keep their jobs, thats good!
• Be able to buy health insurance accross state lines thus saving money!
• We will have more choices for energy, so our bills will be less.
• We will hear the usual rant about an election being stolen!
• The losing side will have a big protest, I mean a big one, remember Rodney King? This Protest will make that look like a picnic! Hmm, pretty much the same thing if Obama wins! Except that winning means a party, losing means a protest, but either way it ends up as a riot!

Regardless of which man wins, and what happens afterward, the country will wake up and smell the coffee and hopefully be united in saving our country! Either way, The United States of America has a lot of work to do, I just hope we can do it together! May God Bless America and the American People, we need all the help we can get!

(Edit) Looks like I am not the only one that is worried? TheHill.com

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When I say change, I do not mean your dirty socks!

What does change mean to you?

If you are just sick of George Bush, that is ok, he has made a lot of mistakes, just like all presidents do, but don’t throw out our way of life with your dirty laundry!

Most people get their news either from a buddy, that heard something or a very bias media, which has only one interest. If you care about this country, then do some homework, it will help us all avoid a NIGHTMARE!

i have built this site, and try to share what I have learned, not for me, but for those like me, before I got hurt and had no choice but to watch the news, because I WAS WRONG! I wanted something for nothing, but now I understand that there is absolutely nothing for free!

If you believe that Barack Obama is just going to send you a check, make college free, and so on, you are very mistaken, that CAN NOT HAPPEN! Somebody has to pay for it! If you want welfare, it is worse than in  “Cheech and Chong’s – Next Movie” if you have seen it, you understand! I’ll be like the “old dude” that was just laughing at everything! That is my favorite movie of all time!

Yes, there is a group of  Americans that make more money than the rest combined, and yes, they already pay more taxes than I will ever earn in pay in my life! Imagine, you make 100,000 a year, sounds like a lot, right? Well, guess what, after taxes, that person brings home maybe 60k! Then they invest a bit of that and pay even more tax on that! Is that right? These people worked hard to get there, should they be penalized for their efforts? Who are these, rich people? Do the math, if you are a school teacher, married to a fireman, you are well above this mark and will pay even more under Barack Obama’s plan! DO NOT BE DECEIVED!

Who do you work for? Ok, your family, right? NO, I mean the company, who writes your paycheck, just imagine, you have been working hard, feel like you need a raise, but Obama got his tax increases through and your boss went from paying 40% to 56% in his taxes, not to mention the taxes that the company has to pay, are you going to get a raise? Hell no! Just like you, your boss has bills to pay!

Ok, I hear ya, that is his/her problem, right? Think about this, it does not mean he is getting a paycheck that is that much bigger than yours, it means that the company is making that much, BEFORE paying you and everybody else, not to mention the lights, rent, and so on! If Obama gets elected there is only one group that will benefit, and they already don’t have to pay any tax! As a matter of fact, you are already supporting them with the taxes that you pay! Should they get a pay-raise or should you keep your money? do the math!

Hey, Hitler was a great speaker too, so is Chavez, if you want to be in a Socialist/Communist society then move, and take Barack Obama with you!

Hey, do you trust lawyers? I don’t! I served in the Army for 4 years, that is nothing, but it is SO MUCH MORE than Barack Obama has done, he wasnt’t even a boy scout! All he has done is help those on welfare get more welfare! How do I know that? Simple, he was a Community Organizer in the middle of a welfare infested mess, look it up, prove me wrong! If you want more welfare, vote Obama, if you want to make this country better vote McCain/Palin! They can fix it!

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What is the Right Change? I found a website that may help!

I know, everybody is talking about change, and there is such a giant difference between what Barack Obama is saying and what John McCain says, so how do you know who is right? How do you know who is wrong?

My advice to anyone looking for that answer is simple, RE-SEARCH! If you have found this website you obviously know how to use a search engine, that is a great first step, but the second step is the hard part, actually doing the searches, then reading the info on the websites you find, and NOT just the ones you already agree with! If you are a liberal, conservative, moderate, or whatever, just read! Look at the links on the website, if you only find liberal or conservative links, then you know immediately that there is at least some bias. I will tell you now, I am about three clicks to the right of dead center, and I will explain:

1. WIN THE WAR! Winning the War on Terror is vital to the safety of our country, not just you and me, but everybody! Just bringing the troops home any old way is not the answer, it will just motivate the terrorists and make them feel like they have won, we must defeat them, in Iraq, and everywhere else, including Iran, which the UN now says Iran has worked on designs of a missile re-entry vehicle,  rockets to carry nukes!
2. I am Pro Life. I believe that if you were involved in what it takes to make a baby, you should be prepared for the consequences! I also believe that anyone wanting to have a baby should have to get a license! Hey, you have to have a license for everything else, from driving, to plumbing, to selling beer, so why not making a baby? It would be simple, Are you married? Do you have a Job? Do you have insurance? Do you have a place to live, other than your parents house? You have to have insurance to drive a car, why not to have a baby? So, if you are Pro Choice, just remember, you had the choice to have sex or not, you had the choice to use birth control or not, once you made up your mind to have sex without birth control, your choice was already made!  If you choose to drive after drinking, or without insurance, and you got caught, you can’t just kill the penalties of a bad choice, and an abortion is doing exactly that!
3. I am Anti-Big Government. I believe in a small government, one where your local community is involved and actually knows it’s people and the local problems. Not some giant bureaucracy, which costs too much to maintain! Our elected officials should come from our communities, like Sarah Palin, not some Career Politician, I just want Uncle Sam to leave me alone! Hmm, maybe I am part Libertarian?
4. I am Anti-Entitlements. Except for Vets, or other, EARNED entitlements, like pensions and such. Yes, I think Social Security is a good thing, and yes, I think that it needs to be fixed, or CHANGED, to where it is actually a viable thing, sort of like a 401K or something, but unlike a 401K that you have to work for a big company to get it, then have to work there and hope the company stays in business, but that would be an investment that grows and that I would have at least some control over, and determine how much to put into it, over and above the minimum required, however, it should be one that can’t flop like the stock market! Speaking of which, Wall Street has problems, but that is how it works, just like me, my business failed, nobody bailed me out! If Fannie and Freddie would have just been allowed to fail, it would have hurt, but that is a good thing in the long run, because it will teach them not to sell houses to those that can’t afford it! Now that they have been bailed out, those of you that have made your payments, and pay taxes, will have that debt added to your taxes! Welcome to Socialism!
5. When it comes to Health care, I believe that if all the Insurance Companies, Hospitals, Doctors, and Pharmaceutical Companies wanted to, they could put a tiered system together, that would be from extremely affordable on up, like it is now, but, instead of a bunch of individual efforts, like they have now, a group effort. You have seen Montel on TV right? There are many things like that now available, combine that with efforts from the Hospitals and Doctors, and mix it with that $5 a day type of Insurance, and it should bring down the costs to like maybe $1 a day! Hey, the Doctors and Hospitals get screwed out of millions now, so if they just made a cut rate where they would at least get something, and offer a Ward instead of private or semi-private rooms, like they used to, and like the military does, it could be done, and still be private insurance! Keep the government out of it! That will keep your taxes from going up, and save all involved a lot of money! We already have Medicaid for those that can’t or won’t afford the cheap insurance!
6. Legalize Pot! yeah, I said it, and no, I am not a serious pothead, but if weed was legal, and taxed like cigarettes, it would give people a legal alternative to alcohol or the harder, drugs. Yes, I will burn one on occasion,  If I look at the clock at 4:20, I do smile! Just like I sometimes get the urge to drink beer, wish I had both right now, but I don’t smoke regularly, hey, it is ILLEGAL! I feel that if it is a seed, and i plant it, and it grows, just like corn or flowers, it should be legal! In many cases both weed and cheap beer are popular with us lower income folks, so imagine, if I am saving my beer and weed money, by growing my own, legally, i can easily afford that cheap health Insurance! See my thinking on this?
7. Mandatory Service! Either military or community service, for both males and females! Service would do kids some good, even if it was just 18 months or something! Oh, and if they stay in the military, like 4 or more years, they get FREE medical if they need it! However, there should be a third option, JAIL! Yeah, send them to the big house for a year or something!
8. Real Tax Cuts. This is where I tie in the website I found, I want to be clear, I am a broke bum, I have a bad back and can’t do much of anything, so I don’t pay much, BUT, if you have a job, and you pay taxes now, Barack Obama will raise your taxes! In one way or another, it will cost you! I don’t mean if you pay in taxes out of your check, then get a refund bigger than what you paid in, I mean if you have, after all the deductions, more tax paid than you get back! Here is another way it will get you, if the company that makes widgets gets a tax increase, widgets will cost more, period! Prices and Taxes will go up if Barack Obama gets elected, it is that simple.

Now, you know where I stand on these issues, do some research, study and learn, be open minded and stop listening to that buddy that thinks he knows something, make up your own mind and VOTE, that is how we will get change, it is up to all of us, if we don’t we end up with something that we didn’t help decide, and YES, YOUR VOTE DOES COUNT!

Here is an excerpt from the website that I mentioned, RightChange.com

Change?.. What’s it cost?.. Who pays?..

We’re hearing a lot about change — and we’re sure to hear much more.

Problem is, we heard a lot about change before, and look what’s happened: higher gas prices and food prices, record home foreclosures, massive bank failures and a do-nothing Congress.

In fact, we often hear politicians making grand promises with other people’s money. That is, with our money.

Because the issues are so serious, and the stakes so high, to cut through the clutter and spin, RightChange.com is starting a national conversation, in plain language, around key questions: (Click Here to Read More)

NEW INFORMATIONREAD THIS!

After writing this post, I saw an Ad by the AMA, the doctors that I mentioned above, here is what I wrote.

When it comes to Health care, I believe that if all the Insurance Companies, Hospitals, Doctors, and Pharmaceutical Companies wanted to, they could put a tiered system together, that would be from extremely affordable on up, like it is now, but, instead of a bunch of individual efforts, like they have now, a group effort. You have seen Montel on TV right? There are many things like that now available, combine that with efforts from the Hospitals and Doctors, and mix it with that $5 a day type of Insurance, and it should bring down the costs to like maybe $1 a day! Hey, the Doctors and Hospitals get screwed out of millions now, so if they just made a cut rate where they would at least get something, and offer a Ward instead of private or semi-private rooms, like they used to, and like the military does, it could be done, and still be private insurance! Keep the government out of it! That will keep your taxes from going up, and save all involved a lot of money! We already have Medicaid for those that can’t or won’t afford the cheap insurance!

Below is a bit of what they have to say. If you really want to know about the future of Health care, go to their site and start reading! They have links to what both Presidential Candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain have to say about it.

The AMA Proposal

The AMA is committed to expanding coverage and choices for all Americans. See how we intend to benefit patients everywhere and drive positive change in our health care system.

Read the .pdf files that they offer, there are many, i have been reading about an hour and have learned quite a bit about who is actually saying what, and what makes sense. I have to be honest here, all that Obama has to say is he wants to spend more money,  but Mccains plan sounds a lot like what they have to say. Read this  and the PDF’s for yourself and tell me what you think.

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Democratic Convention: Part one, Obama and Biden, is this for real?

I am sorry, I heard the announcement, pretty much when it happened, but I didn’t believe it!

Of all of the potential nut-cases, why this one? I really thought it would be like an April Fools joke!

Of all of Obama’s opponents, that should have beat him, the very one that talked the worst about him, is the one that Obama picks?

This is like picking an ex-wife/husband to be on your side, are they for real? I guess he is a “token” white boy?

Biden had worse things to say about Obama than he did about McCain, did he lie before, or is he lying now? I really did think this to be a joke, but, I guess it’s not. Unless you are a Republican, they must be busting a gut!

Is Obama giving up? Is he letting Hillary have her way? What in the world is this man thinking? Obama and Biden are opposed on everything, look that up, I am in shock! I was ready to write about Obama and Clinton, and how they hated each other, but now, this is too easy!

Hear me out, I am NOT a Republican, and definitely NOT a Democrat, I am like most people, somewhere in the middle. If most Americans are actually in the middle, this should be an easy election for McCain, if not, well….maybe you are a union member being……well, persuaded!

This is my point, Obama has somehow hypnotized the college kids, and that is troubling, because these kids are our future, this is sad. How anyone could believe in a socialist plan, to redistribute the wealth of our country, like that will make us poor broke folks better, this is insane! If you believe that crap, go to Russia, Cuba, or Venezuela and see how it has worked out for them!

If you have a job, then you have a boss, should he have to pay more, just to give you a job? If Obama gets elected and raises taxes will you still have that job? Ask your boss what he thinks, chances are, he won’t agree with Obama!

OK, lets just say that you work for some liberal nut, ask him if it would be better to pay you more, or give it to the government, do the math!

If you think Obama and Biden are on your side, maybe you should rethink your ideas, these guys, made it, have you?  Do you know what Reverend Wright actually stands for, with the “Black Liberation Theology, or whatever they call it! Why was that Rezko guy involved? What do you think all of these things mean.?  Simple, they are crooks that found a way to get even more money from the government, or, your taxes! Now that they have a LOT of money, and want to pretend to be poor, it is a trick! All politicians have but one goal, POWER! It is up to us, to see through the election crap, and figure out what they want to do with that power!

Picking on McCain for not knowing how many houses he has, would be like picking on Jimmy Carter for not knowing how many peanuts he has grown! Yes, most of us have only one home, but, if you don’t give all of your money to the liberals, maybe you will be able to afford more than one!

If you are looking for the difference between the Democrats (liberals) and the Republicans (conservatives) it is really simple, so don’t get caught up in the hype! A Democrat wants to take money from everyone, and have the government make all of the decisions and spend your money on what they want to spend it on, like protecting some field mouse in a country you never heard of or giving it to people that have never even had a job! People that now demand that their FREE housing project be kept up by the very government that gave it to them, couldn’t these people at least clean up and take care of a FREE place to live or do we need to INCREASE Welfare?

The Republicans want YOU to make the decisions about what YOU spend your money on! Each of us, our local governments and states being responsible for our own areas! Why was Hurricane Katrina a problem? Simple, the Democrats in charge of Louisiana  (this has been fixed) and New Orleans, waited for a government that was waiting on them!The Feds are only supposed to “Back-Up” the states, the ones that never did anything!

Does this help? I hope! If you are an Obama fan, you are either confused, betrayed, or just flat out stupid, you decide! If you want the government to pay your bills and take care of you, at more than double, then pick Obama, if you want to pay your own bills, and expect the Federal Government to protect you, but not raise your taxes, then vote for McCain.

Do you have any idea what Obama did before? Do some research, you will find that all he did as a “community…..whatever he calls it” He helped people on welfare to rally and get more welfare, and how to make the government pay more for what was already a FREEBIE! Do we really want ALL of America to be a Welfare state? I am as broke as it gets, but never would I expect anyone to raise taxes to pay me for sitting on my ass!

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