Government “Stimulus” depresses the economy…

The Obama administration is touting that their economic “stimulus” is on track to accomplish what it set out to do; spend money. The problem is and the reason unemployment remains high is because the government is not stimulating the job creation, they are giving money to people and state governments that are transferring it to individuals that are trying to stay afloat.

If you want to stimulate the business community, the engine of the economy, you have to do something for them. They don’t want money they want clear policy and a reduction of costs to hire, produce, and expand their business. How do you do that? Make it cheaper to do business. The US is the second most costly place to do business in the world. That is the problem.

All the government would have to do is cut employment taxes, capital gains taxes, and reduce the top marginal tax rate to 30% and maintain it for five years. That would be a start and that would be a stimulus. Instead they are doling out money to things that have nothing to do with job creation and are just putting us into more debt.

Taking money from the “rich” (people who risk, and create jobs; small business) does exactly the opposite than the goal of stimulating the economy. The two questions you have to ask are; is it because they don’t know what they’re doing they are leaving out the tax cut option or is it because this is exactly what they want to do to this country?

I think it is the later…

Spend the “stimulus” wisely or else? Or else??

Obama is suggesting that the tax payer money he has stolen from our children’s future must be spent wisely by the states. First, the money shouldn’t be leaving the states in the first place.

Why should a citizen in Colorado pay for a memorial for Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts with Federal tax dollars? Why should a citizen in Colorado pay for a California pig farmers study to reduce the stench of pig ranches with federal tax dollars? Why should citizens in Florida pay for a study on ski resorts in Vail Colorado with federal tax dollars?

This entire system is upside down and if just one Governor would take a stand and say enough is enough; this cycle of federal extortion could be stopped. Where is the outrage from our State legislators on this theft of state resources? I don’t want people in New York paying for my kids to go to school in Colorado and I don’t want to pay for theirs. We can all determine our own needs without the inefficiency of the federal government as middle man.

This article is a joke and it is the exact thing our founders feared would happen if too much power was vested in a centralized government. Joe Biden is basically threatening the states which is quite humorous if it wasn’t so frustrating, with the power that is actually vested in the states. If ANYONE in the audience of state officials had read the 10th amendment to the constitution they would have laughed and spit in Biden’s face.

When will the Governors get together and end this madness?

No earmarks in this stimulus?

No earmarks in this stimulus? The President lied; period. There is no other way to spin it. He is a socialist at heart and he hides it in fancy rhetoric as not to give away his hand. His hand is to change the direction of this country; constitution be damned.

He has to lie because his policies when understood are generally rejected by the American people.

This speech was a rhetorical dance between half truths and lies. It relies on the “goodness” of government policies and bureaucrats. And let me tell you - if you haven’t been to the Motor Vehicles lately I encourage you to go there. It will give you a glimpse into where we are going as a nation if we give more power to the government; miserable employees, doing a mediocre job, with little care for the people they are “serving”.

As the President stated, healthcare and education are truly important but I would argue they are too important to leave to the type of people that run our Motor vehicles and inefficient government agencies.

Wake up and just look at the results of any government program or agency to see what we’re in for. The Department of Energy was created to make America energy independent. It was created in the 1970’s. Sixty thousand employees and billions later are we energy independent? The Department of Education takes 90 billion dollars from the states to run the agency. Some of that money is returned and tied in programs that don’t work. What is the state of public education?

Are you willing to bet your life on government healthcare? Look at what government programs have done to Medicare and education. Are young Americans more educated in places like DC, NY, and Detroit?

The evidence couldn’t be clearer; government is good at failure. The only success has been the military and that’s where our President wants to make the biggest cuts. That’s no lie…

If you don’t agree with the “stimulus” move your money…

Don’t fret if you don’t like the government’s bank takeover, just move your money. The best way to fix this mess is to “punish” companies that take tax money. Pull your money from Citi Bank, Bank of America, or don’t buy a car from a company that refuses to make the hard financial changes and choices like GM.

As long as there is a choice make the choice that sends the message you want sent. If you agree with nationalization do business with those companies, if not don’t do business with them. Teach them a lesson in capitalism.

We are moving in the wrong direction and must fight for the values we were built on, freedom, limited government, strong defense, and individual accountability and opportunity.

Don’t give up on a better future, create one. Just a thought…