I'm not usually outspoken on my political views unless I know that the person I'm talking to is of the same affiliation as me. I usually don't see any point in getting into an argument that neither side can win. However, this is my blog and it's as good a place as any to say my piece.
I am registered as Republican, but I don't always vote that way. The way I see it, is if you believe in a person and think they will do a good job, you should vote for them based on that and not their party. I didn't vote for President Obama for many reasons that I will not get into. Again, what's done is done. He's in office, so there's no reason to complain that he's there. I will, however, vent a little on a few things that are bothering me greatly. First of all, the national debt: I know for a fact that our government has lied to us about the amount. We are in much deeper than they let on. I read a book recently called "National Suicide". At first I was shocked at the carelessness and stupidity of our government and then was angry. How come nobody seems to be aware of everything that is happening? We are in so deep that we can't seem to do anything but spend more. There are people being paid tremendous amounts of money to sit in Senate to watch a bill get passed. These people are lobbyists. I can tell you right now that when I helped pass a bill for the non-profit I work with, we did that for free. It does not take much time to do. And yet, people are being paid copious amounts to sit there all day. There are funds within our government that were created long ago for a specific purpose. We no longer need those funds and the purpose is outdated. For some reason, though, our government seems to keep dumping money into those accounts. Why? Because nobody took the time to do away with it. We have money sitting in unused accounts. All it would take is a bit of maintenance.
Another topic that irks me is the fact that Washington starts too many projects that cost too much money. And it is usually something that we don't even need. Here is an excerpt from "National Suicide". It was written by Martin L. Gross. This particular excerpt is about how we are tricked into agreeing to projects that will ultimately sink us further:
"It's a simple psychological trick called 'low balling', a method that pretends that things will cost a lot less than they really do. All it requires is for the public to be gullible, which it always is, and for politicians to lie, something that is endemic to their trade, perhaps even a genetic requirement of that particular profession. The purpose, of course, is to get a massive project started, one that can cost a great deal of money. Supposedly it will also eventually cast honor onto the member of Congress, or the president-whoever is the mastermind behind some excessive spending of borrowed money, the brilliant fiscal strategy of the US government."
If I could choose anyone for president, I would go with Ron Paul. I love the fact that he's not afraid to speak out against injustice, even though it means his reputation most of the time. He always has an answer for everything. Not a political one. A real one. Something that can actually work. For Secretary of Defense, I would choose Judge Judy. NOBODY messes with her! Last, but not least, Dave Ramsey for Secretary of Treasury.
Not only do I think we have been financially screwed, now we have those ridiculous body scanners and pat downs/probings at our airports. Our rights and freedoms are being taking away one at a time and nobody is fighting it.
My last bit on this. I promise the next post will be on a lighter note. I'm just all up in arms on the state of our country tonight. This is another excerpt from "National Suicide". These are bits and pieces from the chapter "Instructions for the President" is a detailed plan for change:
"There are more than 1,000 programs that are duplicated in the federal government, spread throughout scores of bureaus and several cabinet agencies. All programs with the same mission should be assigned to a single agency rather than being dispersed and effectively hidden, as they are now."
"Reduce the number of government employees by 20%, saving $120,000 a year for each in salary and benefits, plus a substantial savings in overhead. This is an easy task for it requires that no one need be discharged. There is a 7% turn-over each year. By not rehiring 5% a year, within 4 years the objective will be achieved."
"Change the present permissive atmosphere among bureaucrats, and prosecute those involved in any criminal activity, which has become an epidemic."
"Establish a law, or a constitutional amendment, that sets a 4-year limit on all legislation, requiring the Congress and the president to review the programs every 4 years. After review, the programs will either be extended or closed."
"Eliminate the China trade imbalance by a new equalization tax on their goods based on the value of their underpriced yuan."
"Return all mineral rights to the states on their federal lands so they can produce for the nation."
"Eliminate all support for bilingual language."
"Eliminate the birthright citizenship of children of illegal immigrants."
"Close the No Child Left Behind program and use the money to reconstruct the K-12 system."
"Eliminate all earmarks, subjecting members of Congress to ethical charges if they propose extra funds for their localities."
And my personal favorite....
"Track down and eliminate the present documented $13 billion a year fraud perpetrated by recipients of the IRS Earned Income Tax Credit welfare program for the working poor."
Sorry that I decided to vent all my political views and issues. Sometimes I just need to let it all out. Maybe I'm a bit of an idealist, but I know things could be run much better. Next post will be more upbeat.
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