Once again Congress screws-up and attempts to cover their tracks by crying wolf!
Congress, the President, and Timothy Geithner all knew about the Bonuses at AIG! AIG contributed millions of dollars to Senator Dodd, President Obama, and many other members of congress during their respective campaigns for office.
The Congress (under Senator Dodds lead) puts a law into the spending bill that would protect the bonuses Pay-back for AIG's campaign support) Signed by the President!
Somehow... the word gets out about the bonuses and they all run for cover! Congress called in the CEO of AIG and treated him like a dog! Both President Obama and Timothy Geithner lie about when they actually knew about the bonuses. Obama, jumps on his plane and runs for cover in California! (His favorite trick; just cut and run; or throw someone under the bus)
Meanwhile... the public is mad as heck, they want blood and threaten AIG employees and their families!
If someone gets hurt... I hope someone brings charges against the members of Congress and the President! THEY CAUSED THIS PROBLEM!
The GOOD! Perhaps in the future, corporations will think twice before running to the Government for help.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Too Big to Fail... Is IAG?
"Too Big To Fail"
What a ironic idea that a company is to big to fail.
If that is really true... how big is too BIG?
If a company can actually become to big to fail should we not as tax-payers limit the size of a business? If in the long run we must use tax-dollars to bail out a failing company because it has become to large to fail; then should we limit the size of business?
NO! I believe in capitalism... if a company makes poor decisions and can not make a profit it should go into Bankruptcy for restructuring. Government Bailouts should never be an option!
So... should we require Ford to split into separate companies (Ford Cars, Ford Trucks, Lincoln, Mercury, and Volvo), General Motors into (Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Saturn, GMC, Hummer, Cadillac, and Saab)?
I say NO! Government needs to keep its hands out of the PEOPLES business! If a company gets to big to fail then investors need to take this into consideration when investing!
So far we have pumped $170 Billion (taxpayer dollars) into IAG. So tell me what we have avoided... if the company would have been allowed to file Chapter 11 last fall the company would have been split up into profitable sections and failing sections and sold off or allowed to resume business! It would have cost investors some money; but hasn't it cost us all $170 Billion ($1500 per U.S. household not including the interest payments to come).
I believe our Government is playing Politics with our money! The politicians are totally in the pockets of BIG Business and the politicians are repaying BIG Business for their political support! IGA donating millions of dollars to political campaigns is like buying Insurance! (Now that is Ironic).
Until our Politicians and Business Leaders adopt the nine principles and 12 values that WE AMERICANS live by they will continue to make unethical decisions!
What a ironic idea that a company is to big to fail.
If that is really true... how big is too BIG?
If a company can actually become to big to fail should we not as tax-payers limit the size of a business? If in the long run we must use tax-dollars to bail out a failing company because it has become to large to fail; then should we limit the size of business?
NO! I believe in capitalism... if a company makes poor decisions and can not make a profit it should go into Bankruptcy for restructuring. Government Bailouts should never be an option!
So... should we require Ford to split into separate companies (Ford Cars, Ford Trucks, Lincoln, Mercury, and Volvo), General Motors into (Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Saturn, GMC, Hummer, Cadillac, and Saab)?
I say NO! Government needs to keep its hands out of the PEOPLES business! If a company gets to big to fail then investors need to take this into consideration when investing!
So far we have pumped $170 Billion (taxpayer dollars) into IAG. So tell me what we have avoided... if the company would have been allowed to file Chapter 11 last fall the company would have been split up into profitable sections and failing sections and sold off or allowed to resume business! It would have cost investors some money; but hasn't it cost us all $170 Billion ($1500 per U.S. household not including the interest payments to come).
I believe our Government is playing Politics with our money! The politicians are totally in the pockets of BIG Business and the politicians are repaying BIG Business for their political support! IGA donating millions of dollars to political campaigns is like buying Insurance! (Now that is Ironic).
Until our Politicians and Business Leaders adopt the nine principles and 12 values that WE AMERICANS live by they will continue to make unethical decisions!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Hamas and our Tax Dollars...
Again, Obama and the Dems have no idea how the real world works. Obama gives hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild the Gaza Strip following its destruction by Israel. Which Israel had every right to do in its defense.
So, Hamas will get millions of dollars.. (they are the ruling party) and they are going to rebuild homes and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip... right!
Obama, why not cut out the middle-men (Iran, Syria, North Korea and Russia) and just purchase AK-47's, rockets, bullets, mines, and heck why not throw in a couple of F-22's as well.
To think Hamas will use Americans Tax Dollars for rebuilding is just plain STUPID!
Obama... are you for real? Or, are you really an undercover Muslim trying to bring down Israel and the United States?
Looking at your actions to date... it seems you are not on our side! You have put the final spear into the heart of out economy, you have grown government at a pace never dreamed of, you have added millions to the welfare roles, you attack big business and the rich daily, your staff are all tax cheats, everything you said during your campaign have turned out to be lies(raising taxes, no earmarks, security, support for Israel, transparency, bi-partisanship), you have put us in so much debt that our children and grand-children will suffer... shall I go on?
Tell me where I am wrong!
So, Hamas will get millions of dollars.. (they are the ruling party) and they are going to rebuild homes and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip... right!
Obama, why not cut out the middle-men (Iran, Syria, North Korea and Russia) and just purchase AK-47's, rockets, bullets, mines, and heck why not throw in a couple of F-22's as well.
To think Hamas will use Americans Tax Dollars for rebuilding is just plain STUPID!
Obama... are you for real? Or, are you really an undercover Muslim trying to bring down Israel and the United States?
Looking at your actions to date... it seems you are not on our side! You have put the final spear into the heart of out economy, you have grown government at a pace never dreamed of, you have added millions to the welfare roles, you attack big business and the rich daily, your staff are all tax cheats, everything you said during your campaign have turned out to be lies(raising taxes, no earmarks, security, support for Israel, transparency, bi-partisanship), you have put us in so much debt that our children and grand-children will suffer... shall I go on?
Tell me where I am wrong!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Class Warfare
Obama wrote. "There's nothing wrong with making money, but there is something wrong when we allow the playing field to be tilted so far in the favor of so few."
These few, Obama is referring to graduated from high school, went to college, have MBA's or went on to Medical or Law schools. These people, which represent 2 percent of the U.S. tax-paying population pays 59.9 percent of the tax bill.
So... lets pretend for a moment that this 2 percent of the population decided to move to another country... what then? Yes, I know this isn't going to happen... but, what if it did? This country would go broke in a few months!
The rich under Obama's plan will pay 39.9 percent of the tax bill!
Along with these people would go much of this countries wealth, jobs, and future growth!
The LEFT needs to stop this class warfare crap now.
The poor should be grateful we have people that went to medical school, dental school, started businesses, etc. For without them, there would be no WELFARE!
These few, Obama is referring to graduated from high school, went to college, have MBA's or went on to Medical or Law schools. These people, which represent 2 percent of the U.S. tax-paying population pays 59.9 percent of the tax bill.
So... lets pretend for a moment that this 2 percent of the population decided to move to another country... what then? Yes, I know this isn't going to happen... but, what if it did? This country would go broke in a few months!
The rich under Obama's plan will pay 39.9 percent of the tax bill!
Along with these people would go much of this countries wealth, jobs, and future growth!
The LEFT needs to stop this class warfare crap now.
The poor should be grateful we have people that went to medical school, dental school, started businesses, etc. For without them, there would be no WELFARE!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Obama's Speech
As usual, Obama came across as if he were an Angel sent from above. As long as he sticks to the teleprompter he wins the hearts and souls of the uninformed.
But, like his political speeches during his campaign he is making promises that he has no intention on keeping.
Look at his track record... he promised transparency and we received closed door negotiations, he promised to keep lobbyists out of his administration yet Obama's cabinet is filled with former lobbyists, he promised honesty and we have tax cheats throughout his administration, he keeps promising "responsible spending" and we just funded millions of dollars on the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse in the San Francisco Bay area, he promised no earmarks yet the spending bill just passed is filled with earmarks.
Obama resembles a political character in a cheesy classic movie... "I promise a car in every garage and a rose garden in every yard." Everyone should know that these are hollow promises.
To use Obama's own retoric... "These are Only Words"
Rick Smiley
But, like his political speeches during his campaign he is making promises that he has no intention on keeping.
Look at his track record... he promised transparency and we received closed door negotiations, he promised to keep lobbyists out of his administration yet Obama's cabinet is filled with former lobbyists, he promised honesty and we have tax cheats throughout his administration, he keeps promising "responsible spending" and we just funded millions of dollars on the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse in the San Francisco Bay area, he promised no earmarks yet the spending bill just passed is filled with earmarks.
Obama resembles a political character in a cheesy classic movie... "I promise a car in every garage and a rose garden in every yard." Everyone should know that these are hollow promises.
To use Obama's own retoric... "These are Only Words"
Rick Smiley
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Conservative Values and the GOP
I am finding it difficult to swallow the GOP's resent return to Conservative Small Government values.
During the Bush administration my party went along with the increase in spending and growth of government. Where was the GOP then... where were their "Values".
It makes me mad as heck to see the GOP's fighting for small government NOW! Do you know how silly this makes you look? It makes you look partisan..... PERIOD!
Either you have Conservative values or not! Just because the sitting president is one of your own doesn't make it is alright to support his spending habits if they go against your Values!
Get it?
During the Bush administration my party went along with the increase in spending and growth of government. Where was the GOP then... where were their "Values".
It makes me mad as heck to see the GOP's fighting for small government NOW! Do you know how silly this makes you look? It makes you look partisan..... PERIOD!
Either you have Conservative values or not! Just because the sitting president is one of your own doesn't make it is alright to support his spending habits if they go against your Values!
Get it?
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