Okay- it looks like another Dem. President, 2 out of 2, may face impeachment at the hands of the "Bush/Rove Republicans" that have been in the White House as President or Vice President or CIA since 1980 (except for during the last hunted Dem. President Clinton). Yes, the best money can buy is Fox News and their attempts to destroy the nation and not build it up. Unfortunately, Fox News still has the majority of Republicans believing all their lies and distortions.
This time it is finding when President Obama knew enough to tell the country that the Benghazi attack was an act of terror that killed our ambassador and 3 fine others shortly after a video, the type that had always stirred up the whole national block of Muslims, was shown and might be or might have been the reason for the attack. Even if not, may have led others to stand by during what we had thought and "knew" was the type of riots and violence going on in order to throw out a monster that had terrorized them and the world for 40 years. Yes, it needs to be known when the President knew for sure what we were dealing with. If we wished to stop another election at least as fair as ours from going the way of Egypt; this now still a possibility and will gain more and more power.
However, the Republicans that cannot govern or even think without Fox News, hunt another President. No, NOT the one (Bush) whose White House confirmed that he or his Vice President or someone "in" the White House leaked to the press the name of an active CIA spy. One who had an active network in Iraq. The leak was the consequence of her husband, a supposed friend of Pres. Bush, was sent to Iraq to confirm WMA's but instead came home and reported truthfully that there were none interrupting the President's plan or need to find an excuse to go to war against Iraq. This President or someone in his staff (guess he didn't have all the control over his own people either) committed treason by leaking the name of an active spy, jeopardizing her life, her family's life and the cause of many useless deaths/torture of her courageous Iraqi network personnel- they have never been heard from or seen again. My fear is that she will be hunted for the rest of her life by Al Qaida- and yes, we know they CAN get into the US.
The difference of course was that this was President Bush, a Republican of the "Bush/Rove" years. Ironically, BOTH Democratic Presidents Clinton and now Obama were are are being contemplated, hunted for impeachment. One of the 4-5 different reasons that lasted for 6-7 years by a so called independent council whose head was being paid $1 million per year by a Republican Think Tank.
Have we really lost our country to this group of Fox News and Bush/Rove agitators that can not let the American democracy work, even after their so-called Republican party stack the deck any way they can to push for impeachment.... the hunt must start!
This definitely says to me w things: 1st- Do the Republicans ever govern or is it Fox News?
2nd- Should be vote out any and all Republicans that cannot think for themselves but are party puppets who dance to the tune of Fox News?
I think it is both and that the US must vote out all Republicans that are in on this. We now come from a Congress that had over 200 filibusters in the last 2 years that prevented the people and this nation from moving forward in any positive way... they were STUCK! Instead of voting for what the country needed and what was for the good of this country, they stuck themselves in a corner of hate and unbending partisanship that indeed caused great, great harm. Whenever it looked like a bill proposed by the President would pass (even with a few Rep. in favor of it) they filibustered and refused to let the vote go on.
Now it looks like they already have started another "President hunt" . We really MUST vote out all these "good ol' boy" Republicans that are holding our country hostage. Long gone are the days when the Republican party lived up to it's espoused ideals and morals... now it is simply a game being played out by deep pockets, big business, greed and lust for power.
My words, my thoughts, and my hopes.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Military and Mitt Romney
Mr. Romney has again stated that he would not cut the military budget at any cost.
The fact is that we are under siege in this country by gangs of foreign origin (making Idaho 5th on the list of gang members per capita). We have terrifying security problems here at home- NOT in the oil fields where we are sending our young men and women. 2 of my sons have served in the military, 1 of which is just a few years away from full service.
I have been told by people that are "in the know" about what is happening- people far above even my son's ranking. They have told me that our military would be far more efficient if cut back to 1/3rd of what it is currently. I will not give names as I see how easily the new Republican party destroy people (even kill people) who openly disagree or point out different views than their own. We had many Iraqis that were helping the US who paid with their lives and their families' lives. This is the fear I have far more than those against our nation... it is for those who oppose the status quo of the Republican party.
Truth- we currently have 45 generals. 4 are deployed over seas. I've been told if you want to talk to the other 41, you have to go to the gold course. Sad- but true.
Yes, Obama should be given credit for Bin Laden's death. We had the data under Bush, but he always let him go. Film on Safe Zone from Kabul to Pakistan (in relation to 9/11) has many voices asking why we could not engage the flight carrying our country's enemies to the safety of Pakistan at the time. I saw another show where our men were apologizing (these men are real heroes) and offering stacks of money for what we had done.
Although Clinton had Bin Laden within 50 years, had him wounded, he made the right choice in breaking off the attack to help one of our own in trouble....difficult call- but I feel Clinton did it right.
Now, after destroying 2 countries under President Bush and his oil people, President Obama used intel/info to be able to send in the Navy Seals and have Bin Laden killed.
What I call "New Republican Party" (I was Republican before Rove, Bush, Cheney) in pursuing these wars I do much more than fear more of our boys dying, and being maimed with 10's of thousands of other country's peoples being killed and maimed.
Yet Mr. Romney is a hypocrite in war, wealth, job, country safety- every time he opens his mouth.
Our Father in Heaven will not stand for a man that is prideful and self serving and these are the only qualities I see in Mr. Romney.
The fact is that we are under siege in this country by gangs of foreign origin (making Idaho 5th on the list of gang members per capita). We have terrifying security problems here at home- NOT in the oil fields where we are sending our young men and women. 2 of my sons have served in the military, 1 of which is just a few years away from full service.
I have been told by people that are "in the know" about what is happening- people far above even my son's ranking. They have told me that our military would be far more efficient if cut back to 1/3rd of what it is currently. I will not give names as I see how easily the new Republican party destroy people (even kill people) who openly disagree or point out different views than their own. We had many Iraqis that were helping the US who paid with their lives and their families' lives. This is the fear I have far more than those against our nation... it is for those who oppose the status quo of the Republican party.
Truth- we currently have 45 generals. 4 are deployed over seas. I've been told if you want to talk to the other 41, you have to go to the gold course. Sad- but true.
Yes, Obama should be given credit for Bin Laden's death. We had the data under Bush, but he always let him go. Film on Safe Zone from Kabul to Pakistan (in relation to 9/11) has many voices asking why we could not engage the flight carrying our country's enemies to the safety of Pakistan at the time. I saw another show where our men were apologizing (these men are real heroes) and offering stacks of money for what we had done.
Although Clinton had Bin Laden within 50 years, had him wounded, he made the right choice in breaking off the attack to help one of our own in trouble....difficult call- but I feel Clinton did it right.
Now, after destroying 2 countries under President Bush and his oil people, President Obama used intel/info to be able to send in the Navy Seals and have Bin Laden killed.
What I call "New Republican Party" (I was Republican before Rove, Bush, Cheney) in pursuing these wars I do much more than fear more of our boys dying, and being maimed with 10's of thousands of other country's peoples being killed and maimed.
Yet Mr. Romney is a hypocrite in war, wealth, job, country safety- every time he opens his mouth.
Our Father in Heaven will not stand for a man that is prideful and self serving and these are the only qualities I see in Mr. Romney.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
"New Republican Party" = Communism
These new Republicans yell about "Socialism"- yet what they spout is actually Communism. Yes we do have socialist parts to our government. Necessary unless we want to go back to the times when families stayed together - many generations under one roof - and took care of each other- of course "paying" for all their family's and extended family members' needs. That time is long gone. Yes, someday we will return to that because that is God's way of "Socialism".
Communism was based more on our society than Socialism. Yes, they adopted a 2 part legislature- a Prime Minister or Premier and President Pro-Tem- (President/Vice-President) and a court system modeled after ours. However, I think partial Socialism (some socialistic programs) has worked all over the world, but some countries' governments are nearly all socialism.
Yes, Communist was a lie- arranged by powerful rich men that enslaved their own people to second class workers for them, starting or trying to convince them that all would be able to start and stay the same. It did not. And now America's wealthy try to tell us we can be like them "someday".
Capitalism was established by the very wealthy and the concept would have or should have worked well. Many self-made men accomplished and gained much during the early years of Capitalism. Yet through corruption and greed and power hungry men of no morals-America's wealthiest- it does not serve our country at all, merely empowers and enriches those men.
Now we have men like Romney- children born of these self-made men into a world where they have no clue what the working class lives like or needs. These "New Republicans" who use their wealth and position to give their own children and uneven playing field when it comes to Military service, college and job opportunities. Romney has 5 sons- not a single one has served in the Military; nor has Romney himself. These powerful, wealthy families create uneven advantages for their children in industry... their actions are not unlike the robber barons of yesterday.
Some of my children were present at a family conversation about inheritance. One of my most cherished moments in my life happened in that conversation when my oldest son stated that he and his siblings have already received the greatest inheritance any one could because their dad taught them to work and the ethics of hard work.
In my nearly 36 years of teaching- I devoted my time, often til 7:00PM or later and almost all weekend to my students. Now I fear that I could be homeless, definitely not rich enough to provide my 6 children with a substantial inheritance. I have worked since I was 10 years old, my dad was a truly great man who taught us hard work and did NOT have an inheritance for me or my brothers. My brothers and I bought our own cars and paid for our own insurance. My dad taught me the value of hard work and this is the inheritance I have passed on to my own children.... and they are grateful for it.
My children have served missions for our church, joined the Military, put themselves through college (as I did). I have sons who are Engineers, Electronic Technician Supervisors, Military Career, and Architectural Engineer. I am proud- though pride may be a sin- I am extremely proud of my children.
Now I look at Romney's 5 boys who have had to work for nothing... they were born into privilege, they have not served in the Military for their country, nor will they. Romney may be a great man in many ways, but he truly is out of touch with America's working class and this "New Republican" group is so far out of touch with the reality of American ideals and the Constitution that it is truly frightening.
People need to read the scriptures, study history, study the Constitution and look at what the money and wealthy power mongers are doing to our country. No, it is not a sin to be wealthy, but it IS a sin to walk in dishonesty, greed, immorality and thievery to get and keep and add to that wealth at the cost of the very society in which you live. We ARE all God's children and we ALL have the same rights to dignity, care and well being... and we ALL owe that to each other as God's children.
Communism was based more on our society than Socialism. Yes, they adopted a 2 part legislature- a Prime Minister or Premier and President Pro-Tem- (President/Vice-President) and a court system modeled after ours. However, I think partial Socialism (some socialistic programs) has worked all over the world, but some countries' governments are nearly all socialism.
Yes, Communist was a lie- arranged by powerful rich men that enslaved their own people to second class workers for them, starting or trying to convince them that all would be able to start and stay the same. It did not. And now America's wealthy try to tell us we can be like them "someday".
Capitalism was established by the very wealthy and the concept would have or should have worked well. Many self-made men accomplished and gained much during the early years of Capitalism. Yet through corruption and greed and power hungry men of no morals-America's wealthiest- it does not serve our country at all, merely empowers and enriches those men.
Now we have men like Romney- children born of these self-made men into a world where they have no clue what the working class lives like or needs. These "New Republicans" who use their wealth and position to give their own children and uneven playing field when it comes to Military service, college and job opportunities. Romney has 5 sons- not a single one has served in the Military; nor has Romney himself. These powerful, wealthy families create uneven advantages for their children in industry... their actions are not unlike the robber barons of yesterday.
Some of my children were present at a family conversation about inheritance. One of my most cherished moments in my life happened in that conversation when my oldest son stated that he and his siblings have already received the greatest inheritance any one could because their dad taught them to work and the ethics of hard work.
In my nearly 36 years of teaching- I devoted my time, often til 7:00PM or later and almost all weekend to my students. Now I fear that I could be homeless, definitely not rich enough to provide my 6 children with a substantial inheritance. I have worked since I was 10 years old, my dad was a truly great man who taught us hard work and did NOT have an inheritance for me or my brothers. My brothers and I bought our own cars and paid for our own insurance. My dad taught me the value of hard work and this is the inheritance I have passed on to my own children.... and they are grateful for it.
My children have served missions for our church, joined the Military, put themselves through college (as I did). I have sons who are Engineers, Electronic Technician Supervisors, Military Career, and Architectural Engineer. I am proud- though pride may be a sin- I am extremely proud of my children.
Now I look at Romney's 5 boys who have had to work for nothing... they were born into privilege, they have not served in the Military for their country, nor will they. Romney may be a great man in many ways, but he truly is out of touch with America's working class and this "New Republican" group is so far out of touch with the reality of American ideals and the Constitution that it is truly frightening.
People need to read the scriptures, study history, study the Constitution and look at what the money and wealthy power mongers are doing to our country. No, it is not a sin to be wealthy, but it IS a sin to walk in dishonesty, greed, immorality and thievery to get and keep and add to that wealth at the cost of the very society in which you live. We ARE all God's children and we ALL have the same rights to dignity, care and well being... and we ALL owe that to each other as God's children.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Medicare and Social Security Do Not Need To Be Cut!
I wish I could send this to all our so called "honorable" congressmen/women in both the House and Senate. It sis a true disgrace that they not only hold our great country as hostage, but last night I listened to a Republican Senator talk about the need for the elderly, that cannot afford any cut in money or benefits, then continue to lie in this inflated world that men like he have created. He stated that talk after talk was being made for a "compromise" that may raise the Bush tax cut up to about 30%, not to the Reagan era tax rate of 36% that he admitted would solve most if not all the problem. He stated that all compromises issued by the Republicans had to have cuts in Medicare and/or Social Security (in order for the rich to keep most of the Bush tax cuts). He said BOTH have to happen (a slight raise in taxes AND cuts in Medicare) as it is "unfair" for the wealthy to have to pay and those that really rely on Medicare don't have to contribute- you know those that are in fear for their livelihood.
I believe that it was the wealthy along with the Bush administration who brought about the deregulation of banks, and raised the tax cut from 30% to 36% (that almost ended our financial system and still tells banks what to do without worry as we will take care of them). Imagine during the great fifties when the wealth DID use their wealth to make a great country, their tax rate was 91% and yet they still kept their money and their businesses here. I do not ask or want for the Eisenhower 91% (the last great Republican to me)---
I am only glad that Obama was in power to make the deal he did holding the banks that participated in the bailout accountable to the best he was able. Yes they had to pay the money back, which they did so they could then pay out over $68,000,000.00 in bonuses to their executives. I guess because they had done such a good job of trying to destroy and sell out country. Heaven forbid we should again have the Bush policy of them getting a bailout with no questions asked and no requirement to pay it back. Yes those were his words and what he did with the bail out of AIG.
I am extremely angered that all congressmen (but double or more the Republicans) thinks that all the might and perks that they have given themselves are more important than the people they represent (HA!). Yes times have gone the new Republican way of Bush and Rove (in presidential or vp power since the 80's). The only exception are the two Democratic presidents that have cut spending and made great effort to balance the budget and cut the deficit- one cutting it by 2/3 and leaving a surplus, while the other cut the 7 trillion budget to 5 trillion (this was stated by the Republican who responded after the State of the Union Address). Bush-Rove are the new Republicans and until a much needed 3rd party is in the mix they will try to continue gaining wealth on the backs of working Americans.
Yet I wish to strongly show how Congress voted themselves the best health care imaginable while denying us even workable health care; they vote themselves wages for life (even if they are in 2 years), and the vote to make themselves the only people who can use/benefit from insider trading and not go to jail.
Yes; if they got rid of their own perks, voted for by themselves, they could pay for it all. Serving your country is very honorable. These men do NOT SERVE their country as elected but hide behind committees to keep from governing how it should be done and not as what the scriptures (that they are so fond of claiming they believe in), would call them an abomination of self seeking power.
Oh; I forgot the Reagan-Bush Supreme Court that even includes one person that does not ever open his mouth except to vote for what ever the new Republicans want. I view them not as guardians of the Constitution, but as part of the same abomination.
Homeland Security was voted in without most even reading it. Another place where major cuts could be made. It could cover all cost and save thousands to millions of lives and lives of suffering if cut in half.
Yet; as I say the cuts that count will never be looked at by the new Republicans that started them. We need God's help to guide us but we are the people who must vote the new Republicans out of office forever!
I believe that it was the wealthy along with the Bush administration who brought about the deregulation of banks, and raised the tax cut from 30% to 36% (that almost ended our financial system and still tells banks what to do without worry as we will take care of them). Imagine during the great fifties when the wealth DID use their wealth to make a great country, their tax rate was 91% and yet they still kept their money and their businesses here. I do not ask or want for the Eisenhower 91% (the last great Republican to me)---
I am only glad that Obama was in power to make the deal he did holding the banks that participated in the bailout accountable to the best he was able. Yes they had to pay the money back, which they did so they could then pay out over $68,000,000.00 in bonuses to their executives. I guess because they had done such a good job of trying to destroy and sell out country. Heaven forbid we should again have the Bush policy of them getting a bailout with no questions asked and no requirement to pay it back. Yes those were his words and what he did with the bail out of AIG.
I am extremely angered that all congressmen (but double or more the Republicans) thinks that all the might and perks that they have given themselves are more important than the people they represent (HA!). Yes times have gone the new Republican way of Bush and Rove (in presidential or vp power since the 80's). The only exception are the two Democratic presidents that have cut spending and made great effort to balance the budget and cut the deficit- one cutting it by 2/3 and leaving a surplus, while the other cut the 7 trillion budget to 5 trillion (this was stated by the Republican who responded after the State of the Union Address). Bush-Rove are the new Republicans and until a much needed 3rd party is in the mix they will try to continue gaining wealth on the backs of working Americans.
Yet I wish to strongly show how Congress voted themselves the best health care imaginable while denying us even workable health care; they vote themselves wages for life (even if they are in 2 years), and the vote to make themselves the only people who can use/benefit from insider trading and not go to jail.
Yes; if they got rid of their own perks, voted for by themselves, they could pay for it all. Serving your country is very honorable. These men do NOT SERVE their country as elected but hide behind committees to keep from governing how it should be done and not as what the scriptures (that they are so fond of claiming they believe in), would call them an abomination of self seeking power.
Oh; I forgot the Reagan-Bush Supreme Court that even includes one person that does not ever open his mouth except to vote for what ever the new Republicans want. I view them not as guardians of the Constitution, but as part of the same abomination.
Homeland Security was voted in without most even reading it. Another place where major cuts could be made. It could cover all cost and save thousands to millions of lives and lives of suffering if cut in half.
Yet; as I say the cuts that count will never be looked at by the new Republicans that started them. We need God's help to guide us but we are the people who must vote the new Republicans out of office forever!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
My Thoughts about Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum is a person that does not know or care about truth. Although he is one I can no longer watch- what I have seen of him shows he tells terrible lies about health care and about health care issues and use in other countries. He has no truth in him and when cornered his campaign replies, "Rick just says what he thinks in his heart." and even that "it may not be true, but he says what is in his heart." Number one- that sound like an evil heart. Number two- he is doing it for political gain (telling stories), thus his politics are that of lies and not truth. We have had enough lies/liars in Washington.
He has also shows that he will not believe in his own policies- that we need honesty in Washington; that the thing the Tea Party was named for, no taxation without representation only matters when he says it matters. For instance, he says in order for Puerto Rico to become a state, they must follow all federal laws such as English being primary language??? (Not a law that I know of) and yet he as well as other entrenched Washington politicians deny the right to vote, the right to representation to Washington D.C. Yet citizens of Washington D.C. pay all the same federal taxes the rest of the country does. It would be interesting to see how he and his fellow congressmen would all cry foul (like a bunch of spoiled children) if their own states-the places they live off and on- could not vote. Of course it would severely impact the hold the Republican party has in Washington as Washington D.C. is largely Democrats... hmmmm...
Again I say, Santorum has no honor! His lies are never cleared up by him as he hides behind his supporters and campaign staff to cover with the "he speaks from his heart" excuse. Yet if so- if he has this magnificent heart-why does he refuse to give other Americans rights that he himself would never do without, even when they have done more for that right than he has.
One of the claims he has made or built his campaign on is that charity should be handled by individuals and churches as he states is in the bible.... that Americans can take care of their poor and needy without government programs. Yet when an investigation is done, he himself pays a mere 1% to charity! Yet he has more and makes more than the multitudes of Americans that contribute more like 10% or more. Romney was found to contribute a little more than 13% to charity and Obama (without making any issue or looking for acclaim-again as IS stated in the bible) contributes 14%. Yep- Obama pays the highest percentage to charity! Bet that surprised a lot of "good" Christians.
We need truth and honor! Romney is an honorable man, but he is totally out of touch with average Americans. Santorum is not trustworthy at all... and comes across lacking facts and information that should be well known to a presidential candidate. We cannot let a man of no honor such as Santorum run our country!
For those of you that think Obama is also such a man, I point out that he has tried to cross the aisle with special meetings, by giving many concessions to the Republicans, and by being yet another Democrat president who is actually CUTTING the deficit! Our country has become stronger while spending less under his administration.
Yes, President Clinton, although not morally right, also cut the deficit significantly, improved world wide relations, and left with a huge surplus! Interesting is the fact that 8 of the 12 people who impeached him were no more moral than he was. Remember the one who had to admit that he had an affair with an intern, and fathered a child with her? Yet he claimed it was a "youthful indiscretion"--- but he was actually two years OLDER than Clinton at the time. This is not to show I approve of Clinton's morals, but to show that only one side of a coin is looked at by people who cannot let a Democratic President be shown to have done all the good that he did.
Clinton took a deficit that had tripled in the prior 12 years of Republican Presidents and cut it so that he actually handed off a surplus. Our nation is close to failing because of the huge deficit given us by a Republican President that like his dad was plagued by large bank and savings and loan scandals, that took us to war after war, and bought votes by giving Chinese money to his wealthy supporters. He left 7 trillion dollars debt, tried to sale American ports to other countries (countries that houses highjackers and privateers), and sold plus/minus 40% of our country to China.
Under Clinton our soldiers, without war, wounded Bin Laded and came within 50 years of killing him before they had to break off to rescue some of their own. Obama, without the need of mass destruction, had Bin Laden killed. Gain showing the difference is Clinton and Obama thought of helping America rather than that extreme large waste by the Republicans. Do not get me wrong, every military person sent over should have received the medal of honor- it is only the Republicans and their waste of tax money to help very wealthy companies and friends that was wrong.
Curing the State of the Union Address it was said that Obama had cut the 7 trillion deficit to 5 trillion. Yet the Republican response to that was that he was not bringing it down fast enough. Ironically, in that same Republican response, Mitch Daniels actually acknowledged that Obama was not at fault for the huge deficit, that he inherited it when he took office.
At 62 years old and only two times not voting for a Republican president, I must state that is may not be coming down fast enough, but only TWO DEMOCRATIC presidents have brought it down and have NOT caused a huge increase.
I do not want to be Chinese and that is why I see only good in provided,needed U.S. services and not told (for I am sure there is waste even now under Obama) that we need to wast more of what we have for only the 1% or even 5% - people that really do not represent true Americans. Yes, Republicans and those that have great but false stars in their eyes are only looking down on true Americans.
He has also shows that he will not believe in his own policies- that we need honesty in Washington; that the thing the Tea Party was named for, no taxation without representation only matters when he says it matters. For instance, he says in order for Puerto Rico to become a state, they must follow all federal laws such as English being primary language??? (Not a law that I know of) and yet he as well as other entrenched Washington politicians deny the right to vote, the right to representation to Washington D.C. Yet citizens of Washington D.C. pay all the same federal taxes the rest of the country does. It would be interesting to see how he and his fellow congressmen would all cry foul (like a bunch of spoiled children) if their own states-the places they live off and on- could not vote. Of course it would severely impact the hold the Republican party has in Washington as Washington D.C. is largely Democrats... hmmmm...
Again I say, Santorum has no honor! His lies are never cleared up by him as he hides behind his supporters and campaign staff to cover with the "he speaks from his heart" excuse. Yet if so- if he has this magnificent heart-why does he refuse to give other Americans rights that he himself would never do without, even when they have done more for that right than he has.
One of the claims he has made or built his campaign on is that charity should be handled by individuals and churches as he states is in the bible.... that Americans can take care of their poor and needy without government programs. Yet when an investigation is done, he himself pays a mere 1% to charity! Yet he has more and makes more than the multitudes of Americans that contribute more like 10% or more. Romney was found to contribute a little more than 13% to charity and Obama (without making any issue or looking for acclaim-again as IS stated in the bible) contributes 14%. Yep- Obama pays the highest percentage to charity! Bet that surprised a lot of "good" Christians.
We need truth and honor! Romney is an honorable man, but he is totally out of touch with average Americans. Santorum is not trustworthy at all... and comes across lacking facts and information that should be well known to a presidential candidate. We cannot let a man of no honor such as Santorum run our country!
For those of you that think Obama is also such a man, I point out that he has tried to cross the aisle with special meetings, by giving many concessions to the Republicans, and by being yet another Democrat president who is actually CUTTING the deficit! Our country has become stronger while spending less under his administration.
Yes, President Clinton, although not morally right, also cut the deficit significantly, improved world wide relations, and left with a huge surplus! Interesting is the fact that 8 of the 12 people who impeached him were no more moral than he was. Remember the one who had to admit that he had an affair with an intern, and fathered a child with her? Yet he claimed it was a "youthful indiscretion"--- but he was actually two years OLDER than Clinton at the time. This is not to show I approve of Clinton's morals, but to show that only one side of a coin is looked at by people who cannot let a Democratic President be shown to have done all the good that he did.
Clinton took a deficit that had tripled in the prior 12 years of Republican Presidents and cut it so that he actually handed off a surplus. Our nation is close to failing because of the huge deficit given us by a Republican President that like his dad was plagued by large bank and savings and loan scandals, that took us to war after war, and bought votes by giving Chinese money to his wealthy supporters. He left 7 trillion dollars debt, tried to sale American ports to other countries (countries that houses highjackers and privateers), and sold plus/minus 40% of our country to China.
Under Clinton our soldiers, without war, wounded Bin Laded and came within 50 years of killing him before they had to break off to rescue some of their own. Obama, without the need of mass destruction, had Bin Laden killed. Gain showing the difference is Clinton and Obama thought of helping America rather than that extreme large waste by the Republicans. Do not get me wrong, every military person sent over should have received the medal of honor- it is only the Republicans and their waste of tax money to help very wealthy companies and friends that was wrong.
Curing the State of the Union Address it was said that Obama had cut the 7 trillion deficit to 5 trillion. Yet the Republican response to that was that he was not bringing it down fast enough. Ironically, in that same Republican response, Mitch Daniels actually acknowledged that Obama was not at fault for the huge deficit, that he inherited it when he took office.
At 62 years old and only two times not voting for a Republican president, I must state that is may not be coming down fast enough, but only TWO DEMOCRATIC presidents have brought it down and have NOT caused a huge increase.
I do not want to be Chinese and that is why I see only good in provided,needed U.S. services and not told (for I am sure there is waste even now under Obama) that we need to wast more of what we have for only the 1% or even 5% - people that really do not represent true Americans. Yes, Republicans and those that have great but false stars in their eyes are only looking down on true Americans.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Poor DO Pay Taxes - Charity? g
This new lie that the poor pay no taxes is just another Republican stunt. Our country has a high regressive tax system.... to show you what I mean, in the 1990's report on regressive taxes Utah had a sales tax of 8.25%. Both the poor and the wealthy have to pay that, and other regressive taxes such as school, housing, and such.
Let us just focus on the sales tax. A poor family, with both parents working, that we complain are not raising their children to our standards (true but is most often because both are working and the cannot afford a nanny), earning $30,000.00 (or less) cannot put anything away for savings as they must survive, will pay $2475.00 on sales tax alone. A wealthy family-such as Mitt Romney- spends 5 times as much (that he pays sales tax on than the poorer family), in order to live his luxury lifestyle. Still he is not by far in the ultra-wealthy 68 million dollars a year/bonus people. Mr. Romeny, although very, very rich and out of touch with 99% of America, is still at the "bottom" of the wealthy. The amount on Romney's money, even cut in half, is roughly 2/10ths of a percent of their income if you round it up from the .00183, while the poor family with both working, end up paying roughly 1% rounded up from .0825. (Remember when President Bush was bragging that "only in America can a person work 3 jobs" in response to the poor saying many held 2-3 jobs just to survive)
Yes, the poor end up paying 5x more of their income on sales tax than the wealthy. The same applies for all regressive taxes... even though everyone is taxed at the same rate, the impact on their income is significantly different. The poor do indeed pay taxes!
On another note- in Romney gives 13-14% of his income to charity. President Obama gives 14% of his income to charity (Obama has far less money than Romney). Then Rick Santorum, who states the poor and needy should be taken care of through individual charity and church charity, only pays 1-2% to charity citing he cannot afford to pay more due to family circumstances. I know of many, many wonderful people who make far, far less than Santorum, with as much or more personal circumstances to bear financially, that year after year after year pay 10% in tithing and more in other donations.
Let us just focus on the sales tax. A poor family, with both parents working, that we complain are not raising their children to our standards (true but is most often because both are working and the cannot afford a nanny), earning $30,000.00 (or less) cannot put anything away for savings as they must survive, will pay $2475.00 on sales tax alone. A wealthy family-such as Mitt Romney- spends 5 times as much (that he pays sales tax on than the poorer family), in order to live his luxury lifestyle. Still he is not by far in the ultra-wealthy 68 million dollars a year/bonus people. Mr. Romeny, although very, very rich and out of touch with 99% of America, is still at the "bottom" of the wealthy. The amount on Romney's money, even cut in half, is roughly 2/10ths of a percent of their income if you round it up from the .00183, while the poor family with both working, end up paying roughly 1% rounded up from .0825. (Remember when President Bush was bragging that "only in America can a person work 3 jobs" in response to the poor saying many held 2-3 jobs just to survive)
Yes, the poor end up paying 5x more of their income on sales tax than the wealthy. The same applies for all regressive taxes... even though everyone is taxed at the same rate, the impact on their income is significantly different. The poor do indeed pay taxes!
On another note- in Romney gives 13-14% of his income to charity. President Obama gives 14% of his income to charity (Obama has far less money than Romney). Then Rick Santorum, who states the poor and needy should be taken care of through individual charity and church charity, only pays 1-2% to charity citing he cannot afford to pay more due to family circumstances. I know of many, many wonderful people who make far, far less than Santorum, with as much or more personal circumstances to bear financially, that year after year after year pay 10% in tithing and more in other donations.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Health Care and Heath Care Reform and Corruption
Since Health Care Reform was passed (labeled Obamacare by the Republicans)- the only aim of Republicans has been to repeal it even though it passed several times by at least 59% of the vote of the Senate. The Senate has through the years made itself the whole government of the land and it is NOT a democracy that we hold dear, it is corrupt men and women that look only to their pocketbooks and what "illegal" contributions they can get for their re-elections. American laws do not even apply to them. Republicans want Health Care Reform repealed because it costs them their "get free health care" campaign funds.
Health care in the Bush year grew is cost by many triple digit inflation years and loss of basic coverage that they (Ins. companies) pay greatly to NOT give to those who pay for it and who need it.
The stomach turning fact remains that insurance companies use up to 60% of our premiums to pay for their head personnel. What they do not like, now that their lies and fear tactics legally failed is that the Obama Health Care, that was down graded much before voted through, states that only 20% or the money they get from premiums can go to personnel and other costs instead of the 60%. They are still lobbying Congress, in other words bribing them, to get extensions so that they do not need to stop paying 60% "by having a grace period that allows them to pay 40% - 50% instead of 20%: to top employees rather than pay for care.
These men are in my way of thinking subhumans that whether in Congress or in Health Care wish money for themselves over life and care of people who pay for that coverage.
Many who keep saying that Obama has made it so that they cannot offer charity to their fellow men- have forgotten that they would not be where they are or even in some cases alive without government help that they themselves received.
It would be great if churches that do so much could do what is needed for all. However, it remains that this is not yet here. An answer anymore is getting honest people to run for and change the extremely corrupt, by health care and other issues, congress. God Help Us. And even though for my voting life that began with Nixon to now, I have voted for Republican presidents because of social issues, not economic issues, (except for the two Bush presidents), the fact remains that only President Clinton (a Democrat) and President Obama (a Democrat)have cut the budget while Republicans say and promise they will but never do.
Stop the corruption, lies, fear tactics, and destruction of America by not voting for the lies, fear, and corruption that the Republicans think they can rule us with. All America needs help- not just the rich and powerful. All people who have been voted in and actually helped us have been closer to average income-far less than the $200,000 some wealthy say they need just to feed the families of 3. Those that need help now and those that have pushed back in their minds the fact that they too also needed at a time this same help- think and not forget.
Health care in the Bush year grew is cost by many triple digit inflation years and loss of basic coverage that they (Ins. companies) pay greatly to NOT give to those who pay for it and who need it.
The stomach turning fact remains that insurance companies use up to 60% of our premiums to pay for their head personnel. What they do not like, now that their lies and fear tactics legally failed is that the Obama Health Care, that was down graded much before voted through, states that only 20% or the money they get from premiums can go to personnel and other costs instead of the 60%. They are still lobbying Congress, in other words bribing them, to get extensions so that they do not need to stop paying 60% "by having a grace period that allows them to pay 40% - 50% instead of 20%: to top employees rather than pay for care.
These men are in my way of thinking subhumans that whether in Congress or in Health Care wish money for themselves over life and care of people who pay for that coverage.
Many who keep saying that Obama has made it so that they cannot offer charity to their fellow men- have forgotten that they would not be where they are or even in some cases alive without government help that they themselves received.
It would be great if churches that do so much could do what is needed for all. However, it remains that this is not yet here. An answer anymore is getting honest people to run for and change the extremely corrupt, by health care and other issues, congress. God Help Us. And even though for my voting life that began with Nixon to now, I have voted for Republican presidents because of social issues, not economic issues, (except for the two Bush presidents), the fact remains that only President Clinton (a Democrat) and President Obama (a Democrat)have cut the budget while Republicans say and promise they will but never do.
Stop the corruption, lies, fear tactics, and destruction of America by not voting for the lies, fear, and corruption that the Republicans think they can rule us with. All America needs help- not just the rich and powerful. All people who have been voted in and actually helped us have been closer to average income-far less than the $200,000 some wealthy say they need just to feed the families of 3. Those that need help now and those that have pushed back in their minds the fact that they too also needed at a time this same help- think and not forget.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Testimony of Dozens and Dozens of Scriptures
I have found in one night, 15 different scriptures (far more
over a few days) that warn us of wealth.
First,
wealth is not against God’s ways or God’s will.
For if asked, and believed, and it is His will, God will help you to
prosper as it says in the scriptures.
Yet how you use that prosperity is warned of over and over in the
scriptures. An example is in Mormon 8:36 -37- “yea, even
everyone, have become polluted because
of the pride of your hearts . For behold ye do love money and your substance
more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.”
However, God does say that we are to keep all of the
wealth we need, and give the excess (that which we have beyond our
own personal/family needs) to the poor and the needy. Here I have tried and tried to give Mr.
Romney all the benefit of a doubt, even though the scriptures say this more
times than I can count (to keep what we need and give the excess to the poor
and needy, sick and afflicted). Yes I know that there are many ways to help the
poor and the needy, some better known by our Heavenly Father and Jesus, our
Savior and not all understood by us. I
know that Mr. Romney has given much, through tithing, charities and through
service without pay; so perhaps for some reasons we can’t comprehend he needs his excessive wealth… (perhaps to
campaign for president?). Perhaps as I
said before, he gives over and over thus “spreading the wealth” so to speak,
while I would give all at once and then maybe not be able to help in a future
need. However it is hard to reconcile
with the many, many scriptures that warn us of the dangers of keeping and seeking
riches for our own purposes. A short one
is: St. Luke 6:24 – “..but woe unto you
that are rich, for ye have received your consolation” an in 3 Nephi 13;21- “For where your treasure is, there is your
heart also.” When one spends 14
million dollars in one state primary and then is endorsed by Donald Trump, it
shows me that this cannot be so. He (Mr.
Romney) is for the rich and his programs are those that always benefit the top
1% the most.
When he says that questions about economic inequality
are about envy, he lets the true Americans that built this country know that he
feels most people are not as great as he and other wealthy people are. It also bothers me that he stated he enjoys
firing people. I was a supervisor at a grainery while putting myself through
college and part of my job each year was the hiring and firing of employees… I
cannot understand how anyone can enjoy firing people. A prime example of this
was shown when the Governor of Michigan stated on TV that when Romney was
working for Bain, his advice was to let the entire auto industry go under. I
believe it was just so he and his company could achieve more gain while
thousands of people would be jobless.
Lucky for the country, AND Michigan,
we had President Obama that unlike his predecessor, always has the vision of a
strong America and yes, he bailed out the auto industry, but had a plan for pay
back again unlike his Republican predecessor.
(And now, Mr. Romney wants to take credit for that, saying Obama “used”
his ideas). Because of President Obama’s plan, the American auto industry is
again on it’s way to becoming the top in the world. It seems questionable to me
that with Romney’s thinking, Americans who worked and sweated to make a great
product would have been destroyed, while the rich still got richer (through “usury”,
that again we are warned about in the scriptures.). We cannot afford this elitist type of
thinking and governing. It has almost destroyed us! The only reprieve or gain against the deficit
was the Democratic Presidents we have had.
President Obama also did this with the banks that
caused our near collapse. I personally
wish he had let them go under, for all they have done is withhold the money
that was supposed to be used to help Americans get back on their feet, and use
the “must pay back” status to dishonor our country again and us that money to
gain interest (for themselves) so they could pay it back quickly in order to
dole out their huge bonuses (like 68 million dollars) again to the very men who
ran the banks into the ground. A HUGE
slap in the face to America
Tell me how these companies are free enterprise that “help?”
the American people and not simply educated thieves that only exist for the
benefit of the uber wealthy while they destroy our way of life. And tell me how Congress can get away with insider
trading while anyone else faces long jail terms. Sure they have voted to supposedly “outlaw”
that practice now—but they are quibbling about the “wording” of the
law???? I am appalled at their hypocrisy!
Mr. Romney is indeed out of touch with “regular”
people, and has become another puppet of the Republican party. I once thought he would not become that
puppet, or that he could understand, but he now calls those making around
$200,000.00 a year the “middle class” ?!?!?
(Guess that makes me severely poverty stricken). I was forced to retire on disability due to
multiple back surgeries over several years that resulted in a chronic pain and
weakened health situation. I am “wired”
to help abate some of the pain, but my normal days right now are a couple hours
up and around and a couple hours laying down.
I never sleep through the night, never am pain free. My wife and I are
now on a fixed income that I am sure very few people could survive on. I worked two or more jobs to put myself
through college (even cleaning toilets at a Greyhound bus station) while
starting my family and as a teacher and coach, I raised six children to become
productive, tax paying, law abiding citizens on less than $50,000/year (my
highest pay rate was around $42,000 before I retired). I (even on my retirement income) and my
children pay a much higher tax rate then Mr. Romney does on his 100’s of
millions.
Yet,
I did graduate and become very successful in my field. I loved my job and
teaching was my life and my heart until I was forced into early retirement. But, by Mr. Romney’s opinion, I was looked
down on, considered a failure filled with “economic envy” because I made less
than $50,000.00 per year. He is by far
too out of touch with 95% or more of this country. We cannot keep electing these rich, out of
touch, politicians without destroying our country. As it is, we have only been able to rely on a few Democrats and
Presidents to get us headed back on track.
The amount of our money we need to use to help our
Father in Heaven, for the poor and needy, etc., depends on our actions with
it. My writing of the difference between
how I give and how Mr. Romney gives was something I wrote in his defense. However, as I rewrite it here, word for word,
I come to the conclusion that I give him too much credit.
“I know that there are many ways that our Father in
Heaven and our Savior, Jesus Christ, work to help us and not all are understood
by us. I know that Mr. Romney has given
very much of his wealth to help others than himself. It is possible that he needs his tremendous
wealth, because he knows how to continually use it in a way that our Savior and
Heavenly Father know of that has been beyond my reasoning. It is possible that he uses and keeps his
beyond belief wealth so that he can not
give it all away at once as I would do, and then have little else to help with,
but that he is wise enough to know that if he keeps much, he can continue to
help the poor and needy “that comes to God.”
However, I cannot see this thinking actually come from a man like Mr.
Romney for his extreme wealth leaves him with the inability to even know what
the middle class is. I cannot see even small wealth built on the backs of the
poor and needy, or in face make all that money that they think is needed, to
become that wealthy, is un-Godlike. Yes,
often wealth and abundance comes to one from God, but with that wealth often
comes pride and a lifestyle of excess and the loss of the true purpose God
grants us that abundance. Many rich men
become caught up in their own pride, thinking doing some “small” good justifies
evil and selfish acts and lifestyles. It is not only disobedience, but a direct
slap in the face of God. After hearing
Romney’s plans that show not only him being
out of touch with the poor or “true” middle class (whose income is far
lower than he thinks), and his plans favoring the rich that have nearly
destroyed our nation and still have the nerve to say that they did their jobs
so well that they deserve these grossly inflated bonuses; well it shows me that
I had indeed given him credit that he perhaps is not or may never be worthy of.
We must remember the scriptures that state:
(paraphrased) You are to give all your excess, that is not needed for survival,
to the poor and need, the sick and afflicted.
Mr. Romney, now backed by Mr. Trump, in essence is saying that they need
their uber millions a year! (Last year a
Fox reporter was decrying how hard it is to live on $250,000/year while at the
same time bashing teachers for being so overpaid at $30,000 - $40,000 pe ryear). One of his greatest deceptions, like Satan having
many believe he is not real, is claiming that the less than 1/1000th
percent tax (the greatest of all regressive taxes) he actually pays on his
yearly income is truly American, while many of us are paying more like 30% of
our barely make out income. He claims
that Americans who are spending their money in super-pacs are NOT trying as
always to keep the greatest gap known as a class difference between them and
us. Mr. Romney says that thousands can
be rich like him. I know that some will
increase a little, but that most of the American I know and love cannot do what
it takes to b this wealthy and that not even 1 out of 1 million will see any
increase in their wealth to what they think is the life of a millionaire like
Mr. Romney and his counterpart keep them on a string for. The nation will only continue to decrease in
common wealth and in no way see the increase that these people lie about to
rule the country and hard to believe, but truly only will gain much more
obscene wealth than what they already hold.
The below part is totally something that I have known
for myself for many year. And yes, I am
not near to being a prophet, but I do have a great track record of telling
those around me what will happen in the future given certain
circumstances. Thus, my strong
Republican spirit, and being unable to vote for either of the Bushes. I have felt for a long time, very strongly,
one world political view that the scriptures warn us against, was not to be
seen as those in power telling us, but without a doubt it is instead a ONE WORLD BANK OR FINANCIAL SYSTEM (and it is already here). Yes, our own banks collapse and the ties of
the stock market throughout the world, with the collapse of other world banks
at the same time is starting to show me I am right. Thus I know that the wealthy few, even
possibly Mr. Romney, are being somewhat used, and will be as the scriptures
have pointed out. It is time for us all to pray to God to help us all out of
this deceit.
Truth is truth and a lie is a lie, no matter what you
think or gain from it. Gingrich,
Santorum, even Romney- all but the candidate we lost, Mr. Huntsman, believe in
fear, wealth , and power to control the Rep. that will vote for them.
President Obama has decreased the 7 trillion dollars
deficit he came to office with ( an out of control budget and deficit). So many
who listen only to Fox News are unaware of these facts or that he is well on
the way of decreasing that 7 trillion to 5 trillion. In my life, I have only seen two presidents
actually decrease spending and the deficit, coming close to balancing the
budget, and to me tried to cure the fear that holds people to the Republican
party, and they were both Democrats. These are actions we desperately need and
I feel Romney’s plans to be complete opposite or against this. The lies they have told and convinced us of
has come to a great time in which it must DIE!
I do mourn the loss of a great Christian, a man of
great moral fiber, a man that wants to build America
From the first time I listened to him to the very
last time, I found a man that was far above others and that might just return
the constitution that the Republicans have destroyed, by changing the
congressional vote back to the constitutional guidelines, rather than the three
fourths (super majority) it now takes to make very important changes to our
nation and constitution. They did this
by ramming through the Patriot Act that most did not even read. Yes, homeland security is very important in
today’s world. However, it could be handled
much better than through the destruction of human rights that our founding
fathers held so dear. We need not be a
nation of fear, even if that is the top Republican agenda.
I believe that Mr. Huntsman is indeed that
man, and would know this and recognize this and many other mistakes being made
from both sides. (If anyone wants, I would be glad to list them on my next
posting). I know that he would have
given us much hope and prosperity, I also know that he is the father of 7, and
a strong member of the LDS Church
Thursday, February 2, 2012
PPKS (Pride and Power=killed souls)
I would like to vote for the old Romney that was governor; that cared for his people and not just his party. The Romney that worked without pay for he knew he already had far more than his needs. The Romney that led his state to the first great health plan for ALL people and caught us up with the human and heavenly right of the United States of America. However, he seems to have forgotten that we are a country and that this is the office he seeks and not just state office any more.
I would like to know that he is still there; that he is only playing the game of the Republican party (that has and will make one jump through their hoops). I would like to think that he believes his great wealth is to help the people. As the scriptures say, God will make you prosper if you ask (if it be His will), but any part of that prosperity beyond your needs is to be given to the poor and needy.
Without this knowledge, the scriptures show that His chosen people fell into greed and ended in war over and over again. I know each man's need for Heavenly Father to help him prosper differs from person to person. However, I raised six exceptional children on less than the American median of $50,000 per year. I now have 29 (soon to be 30) grandchildren; very poor health; have had 5 back surgeries over the years; am being run by the "electrical monster" that I dreamed of fighting after my first surgery; and I could definitely use more financially, but this is not what I pray for each night. Instead, I pray for wisdom through the Holy Spirit and feel that this is far, far better.
I believe the old Romney to probably have done the same. However, the Romney that has embraced multi-millions, pays only 15% taxes, and talks against the good which he has done, makes me worry if he has become like another man I once knew.
Years ago, when my second earthly father, my father-in-law and I (even when he was in poor health) went to gather/glean potatoes like we always did each year for the widows in his ward, even at times getting help from the potato field owners themselves, we were stopped from gleaning a particular field by the owner who stated that even though what we would glean would otherwise go to waste, he would rather let it waste than 'give' it away and possibly bring down the price because he had three sons on missions at the same time. He proudly boasted how he had been written up in the Church News for this (he was an extremely wealthy man by all means). It seems funny that for the less than $50,000/year I made, I still had two sons serving missions at the same time.
I fear that Romney's money has made him become like this man; ever wanting the ultra rich to hang on to their riches and go back on the good he once stood for and fought for and falling into the same trap of wanting war and the expansion of Gitmo, falling into Satan's trap of old that had condemned two other peoples from this great promised land.
I pray this is not so, but even if it is just for the party view, I am disturbed with these actions of his.
I know there are many ways that our Father in Heaven and our Savior, Jesus Christ, work to help us, and not all are easy to understand. I know that Mitt Romney has given very much of his wealth to help others. It is possible that he needs his tremendous wealth because he knows how to continuously use it in ways that our Savior and Heavenly Father know of that is beyond my reasoning. It is possible that he uses and keeps his beyond belief wealth so that he can not give it all at once like I would do (and then have nothing to help with), and that he is wise enough to know that if he keeps much, he can continue and continue to help the poor and needy that come unto God.
Like always, there is the feeling of two Romneys. The hard Republican (such as the hard hearted that the scriptures say have hardened their hearts and lost God's will) that look for war and more war so that we can feel superior to the rest of the world while using the name of Christ to hide the evil intentions within.
Whether it be the Republican party led Romney or the Republican/Democrat mix of great values that our county needs, I do not know. However, I hope for the great man that is of our Heavenly Father and Savior (not of the Carl Roves and Fox News of our time), that can and would be used. Still I hope; the hope of which Romney shows up.
The Romney who is aware of the study done in Salt Lake City? The study that talked about regressive taxes that no one can escape; such as sales tax, property tax, recreation taxes and many others. (However, due to many loopholes and deregulation, the very wealthy CAN escape much of these taxes too.) The study found that through these taxes alone, the poor (those who the Republicans decry as NOT paying taxes) are actually paying at least 15% or more of all their income while those taxes only affect people of Mr. Romney's wealth and status for less than 1/100th of their total income. I, like Mr. Romney am a church member and pay my tithing on my SS and retirement income. I also pay a far higher percentage of my money on the extremely high regressive taxes and Romney would like us to pay more so that he can pay next to nothing percentage wise.
Maybe it is that he has always been rich, or who knows what his reasoning is. I do not know or care at this point. I can only say; "Shame on you Mr. Romney and Mr. Gingrich and all the others who tax the poor so that the rich can have even more than can ever be used in any good way. Shame on you both for the great party of the Republicans has been replaced by one that buys and sells Congressional influence in order to do what they blame and scream at the Democrats for- that of splitting our Nation into 2 parts... 1% against 99%. Shame is what you need!"
I would like to know that he is still there; that he is only playing the game of the Republican party (that has and will make one jump through their hoops). I would like to think that he believes his great wealth is to help the people. As the scriptures say, God will make you prosper if you ask (if it be His will), but any part of that prosperity beyond your needs is to be given to the poor and needy.
Without this knowledge, the scriptures show that His chosen people fell into greed and ended in war over and over again. I know each man's need for Heavenly Father to help him prosper differs from person to person. However, I raised six exceptional children on less than the American median of $50,000 per year. I now have 29 (soon to be 30) grandchildren; very poor health; have had 5 back surgeries over the years; am being run by the "electrical monster" that I dreamed of fighting after my first surgery; and I could definitely use more financially, but this is not what I pray for each night. Instead, I pray for wisdom through the Holy Spirit and feel that this is far, far better.
I believe the old Romney to probably have done the same. However, the Romney that has embraced multi-millions, pays only 15% taxes, and talks against the good which he has done, makes me worry if he has become like another man I once knew.
Years ago, when my second earthly father, my father-in-law and I (even when he was in poor health) went to gather/glean potatoes like we always did each year for the widows in his ward, even at times getting help from the potato field owners themselves, we were stopped from gleaning a particular field by the owner who stated that even though what we would glean would otherwise go to waste, he would rather let it waste than 'give' it away and possibly bring down the price because he had three sons on missions at the same time. He proudly boasted how he had been written up in the Church News for this (he was an extremely wealthy man by all means). It seems funny that for the less than $50,000/year I made, I still had two sons serving missions at the same time.
I fear that Romney's money has made him become like this man; ever wanting the ultra rich to hang on to their riches and go back on the good he once stood for and fought for and falling into the same trap of wanting war and the expansion of Gitmo, falling into Satan's trap of old that had condemned two other peoples from this great promised land.
I pray this is not so, but even if it is just for the party view, I am disturbed with these actions of his.
I know there are many ways that our Father in Heaven and our Savior, Jesus Christ, work to help us, and not all are easy to understand. I know that Mitt Romney has given very much of his wealth to help others. It is possible that he needs his tremendous wealth because he knows how to continuously use it in ways that our Savior and Heavenly Father know of that is beyond my reasoning. It is possible that he uses and keeps his beyond belief wealth so that he can not give it all at once like I would do (and then have nothing to help with), and that he is wise enough to know that if he keeps much, he can continue and continue to help the poor and needy that come unto God.
Like always, there is the feeling of two Romneys. The hard Republican (such as the hard hearted that the scriptures say have hardened their hearts and lost God's will) that look for war and more war so that we can feel superior to the rest of the world while using the name of Christ to hide the evil intentions within.
Whether it be the Republican party led Romney or the Republican/Democrat mix of great values that our county needs, I do not know. However, I hope for the great man that is of our Heavenly Father and Savior (not of the Carl Roves and Fox News of our time), that can and would be used. Still I hope; the hope of which Romney shows up.
The Romney who is aware of the study done in Salt Lake City? The study that talked about regressive taxes that no one can escape; such as sales tax, property tax, recreation taxes and many others. (However, due to many loopholes and deregulation, the very wealthy CAN escape much of these taxes too.) The study found that through these taxes alone, the poor (those who the Republicans decry as NOT paying taxes) are actually paying at least 15% or more of all their income while those taxes only affect people of Mr. Romney's wealth and status for less than 1/100th of their total income. I, like Mr. Romney am a church member and pay my tithing on my SS and retirement income. I also pay a far higher percentage of my money on the extremely high regressive taxes and Romney would like us to pay more so that he can pay next to nothing percentage wise.
Maybe it is that he has always been rich, or who knows what his reasoning is. I do not know or care at this point. I can only say; "Shame on you Mr. Romney and Mr. Gingrich and all the others who tax the poor so that the rich can have even more than can ever be used in any good way. Shame on you both for the great party of the Republicans has been replaced by one that buys and sells Congressional influence in order to do what they blame and scream at the Democrats for- that of splitting our Nation into 2 parts... 1% against 99%. Shame is what you need!"
Thursday, January 26, 2012
An Honored Profession?
Politics in my life has gone from being an honored profession to a corrupt money and wealth system that is driven on the back of America's 99%.
I had always voted for a Republican president except in the case of Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. Please accept my apologies for those votes that I gave to the Republicans. Tax shifts or borrowing money seems to be the only ways that the party of the rich want to use to cut the deficit.
I voted for President Ronald Reagan twice because he promised to cut the deficit. Instead he extremely enhanced the military-industrial complex that the last great Republican President (Eisenhower) warned our country about. Instead of cutting the deficit, the deficit was tripled.
I did skip two of the Republican presidents... President Fords was never elected and President Nixon was our last Republican president that did no severely harm our nation. Yes, I am proud that I voted for him. Then came President Reagan and his tripling of the deficit. Next, President Bush Sr. that in 4 years had a banking scandal, in the means of the Savings and Loan bailout; started a war over oil (that I cannot necessarily say was wrong), and started the idea of personal rebates to boost the Republican cause, but ended up NOT giving it out.
Now, although I am ashamed to say I did not vote for him, President Clinton, a Democrat, is elected and during his2 terms he is hunted down by a Republican man (being paid by a Republican think tank) that was supposed to be an independent council. This went on for many years. Yet during that time he cuts the deficit by over half and leaves a surplus for the next president. Again, unfortunately, a man named Bush (Jr) who is not elected by popular vote, and has to have the Supreme Court make him president, President Bush Jr. comes to our leadership. He quickly spends the surplus, robs Social Security, which has a surplus which is how that system works-bringing about the Social Security crisis that was predicted not to happen until around 2042. He then starts two wars which are not necessary as President Clinton showed in using a team that wounded Bin Ladin and got within 50 yards of capturing or killing him before making the difficult decision to abandon that attack in order to save a fellow American soldier. President Obama has also shown that we can get anyone without wars by using our fantastic special teams. But now, because of our attacks, the number of terrorists has grown greatly.
After starting down the expensive, but never paid for, road to wars, President Bush Jr. hands out rebates using borrowed money that the country did not have. Then, again like his father (Pres. Bush Sr.) he has a massive banking scandal that threatens to destroy our country. After selling parts of America, even trying to sell American ports to the nation that had the majority of the 9/11 attackers (luckily congress and the popular voice turned him down); after massive bailouts to banks; he leaves office with a deficit that is beyond belief.
Next the first Democratic President I have ever voted for takes office having to face the huge debt and nearly destroyed nation that is left for him. (During the Republican rebuttal of Pres. Obama's state of the union address of 2012, Mitch Daniels, a Republican, even states that the financial crisis was NOT caused by President Obama, but that is was there before he took office.)
I feel that most of the congress, both Democrat and Republican, must be stopped from selling out our country. That is why most of them MUST be voted out. I also believe it is time to get rid of the super majority (where 41 beats out 59 votes?) and be a true nation OF the people and for the people.
Speaking of a nation of the people, Washington D.C., that is no longer mostly politicians and their families, and has more people than some states, still has no congressional vote or representation. I believe it is time they get at least one congressional vote and one senatorial vote to ensure all people are represented as our founding fathers intended. Newt Gingrich (who is running for the Republican nomination) says that by the end of his second term (Heaven forbid!) he would have an American moon base, and when that base reached a population of 13,000 he would allow them to apply for statehood (which would give them 2 house votes and 2 senatorial votes). This would by all means be a rich and Republican states. This state would then have twice the votes that the Democratic stronghold of Washington D.C. At that point, 13,000 "chosen" people mean more to Newt Gingrich than the 500,000 people who are denied the representation we fought the revolution war for, that made us a country.
This is not going to be a free ride for President Obama. I have seen him set up special meetings and attempts to bring the country together. I have seen him reach across the aisle to those who say their only goal is to see him fail to destroy him without a thought to what their inaction is doing to the country. I have seen him give in to them time after time. Yes, it is a shame and beyond belief that his party will not back him because they want to assure their own re-election. However, there is much he could do himself and has not. It is way past time. He has helped the country more than most know, cutting 7 trillion dollar down to 5 trillion in just 3 years. But he too looks for re-election now more than helping the country. I knew his great effort and somewhat success of health care reform was hard, filled with lies from opponents and lacking full support from his own party. However, he still got "something" through that has always failed due to lobbies and money against it. It was not time to stop. We elected him to lead and I know he can be great at it. Change what he can by himself and not worry about re-election. Greatness will be seen.
I had always voted for a Republican president except in the case of Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. Please accept my apologies for those votes that I gave to the Republicans. Tax shifts or borrowing money seems to be the only ways that the party of the rich want to use to cut the deficit.
I voted for President Ronald Reagan twice because he promised to cut the deficit. Instead he extremely enhanced the military-industrial complex that the last great Republican President (Eisenhower) warned our country about. Instead of cutting the deficit, the deficit was tripled.
I did skip two of the Republican presidents... President Fords was never elected and President Nixon was our last Republican president that did no severely harm our nation. Yes, I am proud that I voted for him. Then came President Reagan and his tripling of the deficit. Next, President Bush Sr. that in 4 years had a banking scandal, in the means of the Savings and Loan bailout; started a war over oil (that I cannot necessarily say was wrong), and started the idea of personal rebates to boost the Republican cause, but ended up NOT giving it out.
Now, although I am ashamed to say I did not vote for him, President Clinton, a Democrat, is elected and during his2 terms he is hunted down by a Republican man (being paid by a Republican think tank) that was supposed to be an independent council. This went on for many years. Yet during that time he cuts the deficit by over half and leaves a surplus for the next president. Again, unfortunately, a man named Bush (Jr) who is not elected by popular vote, and has to have the Supreme Court make him president, President Bush Jr. comes to our leadership. He quickly spends the surplus, robs Social Security, which has a surplus which is how that system works-bringing about the Social Security crisis that was predicted not to happen until around 2042. He then starts two wars which are not necessary as President Clinton showed in using a team that wounded Bin Ladin and got within 50 yards of capturing or killing him before making the difficult decision to abandon that attack in order to save a fellow American soldier. President Obama has also shown that we can get anyone without wars by using our fantastic special teams. But now, because of our attacks, the number of terrorists has grown greatly.
After starting down the expensive, but never paid for, road to wars, President Bush Jr. hands out rebates using borrowed money that the country did not have. Then, again like his father (Pres. Bush Sr.) he has a massive banking scandal that threatens to destroy our country. After selling parts of America, even trying to sell American ports to the nation that had the majority of the 9/11 attackers (luckily congress and the popular voice turned him down); after massive bailouts to banks; he leaves office with a deficit that is beyond belief.
Next the first Democratic President I have ever voted for takes office having to face the huge debt and nearly destroyed nation that is left for him. (During the Republican rebuttal of Pres. Obama's state of the union address of 2012, Mitch Daniels, a Republican, even states that the financial crisis was NOT caused by President Obama, but that is was there before he took office.)
I feel that most of the congress, both Democrat and Republican, must be stopped from selling out our country. That is why most of them MUST be voted out. I also believe it is time to get rid of the super majority (where 41 beats out 59 votes?) and be a true nation OF the people and for the people.
Speaking of a nation of the people, Washington D.C., that is no longer mostly politicians and their families, and has more people than some states, still has no congressional vote or representation. I believe it is time they get at least one congressional vote and one senatorial vote to ensure all people are represented as our founding fathers intended. Newt Gingrich (who is running for the Republican nomination) says that by the end of his second term (Heaven forbid!) he would have an American moon base, and when that base reached a population of 13,000 he would allow them to apply for statehood (which would give them 2 house votes and 2 senatorial votes). This would by all means be a rich and Republican states. This state would then have twice the votes that the Democratic stronghold of Washington D.C. At that point, 13,000 "chosen" people mean more to Newt Gingrich than the 500,000 people who are denied the representation we fought the revolution war for, that made us a country.
This is not going to be a free ride for President Obama. I have seen him set up special meetings and attempts to bring the country together. I have seen him reach across the aisle to those who say their only goal is to see him fail to destroy him without a thought to what their inaction is doing to the country. I have seen him give in to them time after time. Yes, it is a shame and beyond belief that his party will not back him because they want to assure their own re-election. However, there is much he could do himself and has not. It is way past time. He has helped the country more than most know, cutting 7 trillion dollar down to 5 trillion in just 3 years. But he too looks for re-election now more than helping the country. I knew his great effort and somewhat success of health care reform was hard, filled with lies from opponents and lacking full support from his own party. However, he still got "something" through that has always failed due to lobbies and money against it. It was not time to stop. We elected him to lead and I know he can be great at it. Change what he can by himself and not worry about re-election. Greatness will be seen.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
To Learn Instead of Fear
In college I had to take a group interaction class. The professor entered the first day and told us that we were to make our own groups and work together to show how a group can succeed. He then stated that it would be our only grade and left. He only appeared once in a while for a walk through to see that we were working.
In months of working in a group to show how the dynamic of a group worked, ours as well as others, took up many chalk boards and poster walls. Much was learned, but I will now refer to the last wall only.
The think I remember most is that at the end of our presentation we had made a massive collage of magazine pictures that showed what we thought of each member and told the rest of the class why we chose each picture. My part of the collage was filled with pictures of strength and courage; I remember a big bull elk and such. However, a girl that I though was a friend, even though we had never talked outside of class, looked like she was insulting me by putting a picture of a pink bottle of Pepto Bismol to represent me. It was not until she explained why I was represented by a bottle of pink Pepto Bismol that I was to learn my greatest lesson of the class.
Although I learned many wonderful things from that class, which has helped me through my life, my teaching, and overall my knowledge that everyone is important, I learned the most from this great class. This girl was telling me and others, that the most important thing was to see each other as important enough to e listened to and then the group to include what was needed from all to make a great functioning group. She simply stated that I was always the one to soothe things over and help everyone's ideas to be made important even if not followed. Thus that in the group's case it was not only beneficial to listen with open ears, but if their ideas might make things better by incorporating them with the idea of a successful group and thus a successful future.
Before us now is the case of the United States of America and that it now, more than ever, needs to work on a successful future. However, we are a two party system, which John Adams warned us would destroy the nation; as well as the power we feel from the Military-Industrial organization that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned (again) would destroy the nation; we simply see people (or parties) fight against each other- no cooperation or working together as a group for the benefit of the country.
Remembering that I have always voted for the Republican Presidential candidates, except for both Pres. Bush Sr. and Jr., makes me wonder how I could have known that both would have tax payer money used for savings and loan or banking scandals; each had wars over oil (yes this is what it was about); and a rebate promise that was withdrawn from Pres. Bush Sr. but was given out by Pres. Bush Jr. - all of which we had to pay for by deficit spending and borrowing money from China.
In my lifetime, there have been two Democratic presidents that have been accused of using the other party's ideas. In President Clinton case it was many times and he was the only one that ever CUT the deficit and he cut it to almost nothing and left a surplus. In Obama's case it has only been once (although it is the Rep. Party's goal as their leaders have said and many others that I know have said that is is more important to make Obama look bad than to help our country); thus destruction of country over allowing anyone else to help it. Thus destruction over help. I worry that this has become a lot of the "new" America.
It is my hope for America that the tax plans that will cut the deficit to zero will be done only in the way that it will give everyone a tax cut by not having to waste money on interest that is talked strongly against in the scriptures. When we get a true tax cut- and not a tax shift- or more China money- the United States will be strong physically and morally once again. Everyone must view each other a worthy for this to ever happen.
In months of working in a group to show how the dynamic of a group worked, ours as well as others, took up many chalk boards and poster walls. Much was learned, but I will now refer to the last wall only.
The think I remember most is that at the end of our presentation we had made a massive collage of magazine pictures that showed what we thought of each member and told the rest of the class why we chose each picture. My part of the collage was filled with pictures of strength and courage; I remember a big bull elk and such. However, a girl that I though was a friend, even though we had never talked outside of class, looked like she was insulting me by putting a picture of a pink bottle of Pepto Bismol to represent me. It was not until she explained why I was represented by a bottle of pink Pepto Bismol that I was to learn my greatest lesson of the class.
Although I learned many wonderful things from that class, which has helped me through my life, my teaching, and overall my knowledge that everyone is important, I learned the most from this great class. This girl was telling me and others, that the most important thing was to see each other as important enough to e listened to and then the group to include what was needed from all to make a great functioning group. She simply stated that I was always the one to soothe things over and help everyone's ideas to be made important even if not followed. Thus that in the group's case it was not only beneficial to listen with open ears, but if their ideas might make things better by incorporating them with the idea of a successful group and thus a successful future.
Before us now is the case of the United States of America and that it now, more than ever, needs to work on a successful future. However, we are a two party system, which John Adams warned us would destroy the nation; as well as the power we feel from the Military-Industrial organization that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned (again) would destroy the nation; we simply see people (or parties) fight against each other- no cooperation or working together as a group for the benefit of the country.
Remembering that I have always voted for the Republican Presidential candidates, except for both Pres. Bush Sr. and Jr., makes me wonder how I could have known that both would have tax payer money used for savings and loan or banking scandals; each had wars over oil (yes this is what it was about); and a rebate promise that was withdrawn from Pres. Bush Sr. but was given out by Pres. Bush Jr. - all of which we had to pay for by deficit spending and borrowing money from China.
In my lifetime, there have been two Democratic presidents that have been accused of using the other party's ideas. In President Clinton case it was many times and he was the only one that ever CUT the deficit and he cut it to almost nothing and left a surplus. In Obama's case it has only been once (although it is the Rep. Party's goal as their leaders have said and many others that I know have said that is is more important to make Obama look bad than to help our country); thus destruction of country over allowing anyone else to help it. Thus destruction over help. I worry that this has become a lot of the "new" America.
It is my hope for America that the tax plans that will cut the deficit to zero will be done only in the way that it will give everyone a tax cut by not having to waste money on interest that is talked strongly against in the scriptures. When we get a true tax cut- and not a tax shift- or more China money- the United States will be strong physically and morally once again. Everyone must view each other a worthy for this to ever happen.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
Politicians, Presidents, Hopefuls, Congressmen, Tea Partyers, and many many more: Although at this time I do not believe anything they say, have time after time stated that America, in order to be a great America, must follow the Constitution which was put forth by our founding fathers with great inspiration.
At the same time, they take a major turn AWAY from the Constitution and vote to make themselves above the law and above the hard working people that placed them there.
Below is the Constitutional way to change America back. I cannot believe as many people and politicians that have seen this, that there is still no talk in congress about it. They seem to feel that they are so far above us that our own Constitution is not only in jeopardy, but I feel is laughed at by those in power and those wanting power.
This was not my original work, I only wish that I was that smart. However, each night I pray to have such wisdom over any monetary means. I still think that this shows the necessary steps to ensure our great country:
This was sent by e-mail as bipartisan in nature to both Democrats and Republicans. We should seriously consider helping with the changes suggested below. This is something I will fight for and I hope you will too.
Constitutional Reform Act of 2011:
1- No Tenure/No Pension
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives NO pay when they are out of office.
2- Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3- Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4- Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or
3%.
5- Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the
American people.
6- Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7- All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12 (would now have to be moved forward to a different year/date). The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The founding fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our should serve their term(s) then go home and back to work.
If each person contacted just 20 people, then it would only take three days for most people in the US to receive this message. Isn't it time?
At the same time, they take a major turn AWAY from the Constitution and vote to make themselves above the law and above the hard working people that placed them there.
Below is the Constitutional way to change America back. I cannot believe as many people and politicians that have seen this, that there is still no talk in congress about it. They seem to feel that they are so far above us that our own Constitution is not only in jeopardy, but I feel is laughed at by those in power and those wanting power.
This was not my original work, I only wish that I was that smart. However, each night I pray to have such wisdom over any monetary means. I still think that this shows the necessary steps to ensure our great country:
This was sent by e-mail as bipartisan in nature to both Democrats and Republicans. We should seriously consider helping with the changes suggested below. This is something I will fight for and I hope you will too.
Constitutional Reform Act of 2011:
1- No Tenure/No Pension
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives NO pay when they are out of office.
2- Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3- Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4- Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or
3%.
5- Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the
American people.
6- Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7- All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12 (would now have to be moved forward to a different year/date). The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The founding fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so our should serve their term(s) then go home and back to work.
If each person contacted just 20 people, then it would only take three days for most people in the US to receive this message. Isn't it time?
Saturday, January 14, 2012
In Answer To Obama Causing The Defect Of An Old Republican
President Bush Sr. was the first president to have a bank scandal (Savings and loan Collapse), start a war over oil and then state that he was going to give a "rebate" to people in an attempt to calm the nation for re-election all in one term. As a result, the national deficit skyrocketed.
Next president (a Democrat) cut the deficit by more than half while maintaining a stable economy.
Then Bush Jr. (the first president to NOT be elected by popular vote) started a war over oil, a retaliation war for Bin Laden (after 7 wasted years and billions of dollars {not tax money, but money borrowed from China} to pay for the two wars and Haliburton's private army), approved the same rebate (again with money borrowed from China) for the people in order to "buy" votes for the Republicans.
Now we ended with him following his father again and another bank scandal, a nation killer. He said we had to give again to the bankers (borrowed money) in order to save the nation from what they (the bankers) did. We had to give them money without any questions or restraints. He borrowed money by selling part of America by using Social Security surplus that is not supplies, but how the system was to work, and borrowing China money. This nation killing debt was created just before the next president was to take office. He also tried to sell American ports to countries/those who had the largest number of 9/11 terrorists.
Our country is in trouble and has stayed in trouble. The only failure I see in our new president (Obama) is is not putting the bank criminals in jail where they belong. Unfortunately, the law is actually on their side due to deregulation and they continue to destroy the nation with international banking and refusing to help America even though we paid them the money to help US. However, 68 million dollar bonuses are what they think they need for nearly TWICE destroying this nation.
I am nearly 62 years old and my presidential vote has always been for Republicans except for both Presidents Bush. I guess I saw what others did not.
In today's world I do not think I can vote for a Republican president again. Hope this will change sometime, but not at this crucial time.
Next president (a Democrat) cut the deficit by more than half while maintaining a stable economy.
Then Bush Jr. (the first president to NOT be elected by popular vote) started a war over oil, a retaliation war for Bin Laden (after 7 wasted years and billions of dollars {not tax money, but money borrowed from China} to pay for the two wars and Haliburton's private army), approved the same rebate (again with money borrowed from China) for the people in order to "buy" votes for the Republicans.
Now we ended with him following his father again and another bank scandal, a nation killer. He said we had to give again to the bankers (borrowed money) in order to save the nation from what they (the bankers) did. We had to give them money without any questions or restraints. He borrowed money by selling part of America by using Social Security surplus that is not supplies, but how the system was to work, and borrowing China money. This nation killing debt was created just before the next president was to take office. He also tried to sell American ports to countries/those who had the largest number of 9/11 terrorists.
Our country is in trouble and has stayed in trouble. The only failure I see in our new president (Obama) is is not putting the bank criminals in jail where they belong. Unfortunately, the law is actually on their side due to deregulation and they continue to destroy the nation with international banking and refusing to help America even though we paid them the money to help US. However, 68 million dollar bonuses are what they think they need for nearly TWICE destroying this nation.
I am nearly 62 years old and my presidential vote has always been for Republicans except for both Presidents Bush. I guess I saw what others did not.
In today's world I do not think I can vote for a Republican president again. Hope this will change sometime, but not at this crucial time.
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