Category: Federal Budget

The Election and the Eighth Commandment

The economy is at the top of every list of voter concerns.  As pollsters dig a little deeper, it’s not the economy in general, it’s one’s own personal economy that troubles voters.  If one’s personal economy has not taken a hit, the fear that it will be affected is enough to cause every one of us to carefully consider his or her vote.  Buzz words like “hope” and “change” simple won’t be enough this year.

I have come to the conclusion that this election may hinge –  not on the economy per se –  but on the Eighth Commandment: “Thou shall not steal.”  Continue reading “The Election and the Eighth Commandment” →

Federal employees: Have a pulse, get a raise

When you are forced to deal with an agency of the federal government, you expect to stand in line or be placed on hold for hours on end, only to be “helped” by a worker who is grumpy, bored, or has “an attitude.”

I’m generalizing, to be sure, but there is a reason that you get a knot in the pit of your stomach before dialing or visiting a branch of the federal government.  It’s not a pleasant experience.  It’s on my list of least favorite things to do, somewhere between going in for a colonoscopy and having a root canal. Continue reading “Federal employees: Have a pulse, get a raise” →

The Rehibilitation of Bill Clinton (his REAL spending record)

Do you find yourself longing for the lazy, hazy days when Bill Clinton was president, when the stock market was booming and deficit spending was headed in the right direction?

It’s true! Bill Clinton was the first president in 50 years to preside over a balanced budget (if you don’t count a trifling $17.9 billion in red ink or the 2001 budget he left for George W. Bush). But, before you give our 42nd president too much credit, you need a little perspective. Continue reading “The Rehibilitation of Bill Clinton (his REAL spending record)” →

After the Tea Party

Congratulations to all who participated in the nation-wide tea party protests.

Yes, you were heard, but in order to have a lasting effect, there must be a follow through.

If there had been no follow through after the 1773 protest in Boston Harbor –  no addition protests, no convening of the First Continental Congress, no Revolutionary War – there would be no United States of America. Continue reading “After the Tea Party” →

About Your Tax Cut

“A chicken in every pot” is the temptation waved under the noses of voters by politicians of every political stripe. It’s an alluring promise. Little wonder that the average life of a democracy is a mere 200 years.

Americans are smart enough to realize that there is no such thing as something for nothing. Barack Obama was elected on the idea that he was going to reward 95 percent of us at the expense of the top 2 percent, those making more than $200,000 per year. What could be wrong with that?

It was an easy sell to the 95 percent on the receiving end of that promise. Now it’s time to deliver the goods in the form of tax cuts for all but the very wealthy.

So, just how much is that tax cut really worth? Continue reading “About Your Tax Cut” →

Air around Capitol is thick with Pork

This is the time to watch your representatives in Washington. If you will pay attention to these people for the remaining weeks this year, you could save your country billions of dollars and knock thousands off your tax bill for years to come.

The new fiscal year began on October 1 and the new Democrat-led Congress is just now getting around to passing the 12 appropriations bills that make up the federal budget.

Congress traditionally is late with this essential task, but this is its worst performance in the last twenty years. The biggest problem is all the rhetoric that was expended by Democrats on how they were going to get a handle on runaway spending — especially those wasteful pork barrel projects that ballooned during the last12 years under Republican rule. All that hot air is now hitting the fan and the blowback has greedy politicians of both political stripes running for cover. Continue reading “Air around Capitol is thick with Pork” →

How Does this Congress plan to win the War on Terror?

How does this Congress plan to win the war on terror?  Pork – pure unadulterated pork!

  • Does it plan to force-feed the terrorists large amounts of this fat-laden meat and wait a couple of decades for it to clog up their arteries?
  • Does it plan to disguise the pork (which is detestable by Muslims), offer it to the terrorists and then yell, “Surprise”? (The devout ones then would commit suicide, saving us the trouble of hunting them down.)
  • Does it plan to toss hogs out of airplanes as animal bombs? Continue reading “How Does this Congress plan to win the War on Terror?” →

    • Secret plan to Bankrupt the USA

    Osama bin Laden is dumb. There was no need to send a team of radicals to hijack American planes and guide them into th.e World Trade Center in order to destroy the U.S. economy. If he just had a little patience – instead of hiding in a cave – he could have joined some of his Islamic buddies and bought this country at bargain basement prices.

    A plan is underway t.o bankrupt the United States, and the terror cell that is implementing it is hiding in plain sight in the nation’s capital. In fact, it is operating within the nation’s capitol building. Continue reading “Secret plan to Bankrupt the USA” →

    The most important document you’ll never read

    Would you get in the car and drive down the street blindfolded? Would you ski down a hill with your eyes closed? Would you set off on a journey without knowing where your destination was located? Would you begin building a house without estimating the cost? Would you send your son or daughter off to the mall with a blank check?

    That would be crazy.

    This week, the president gave us his budget for the nation and few Americans plan to read it.

    This is equally crazy. Continue reading “The most important document you’ll never read” →