March 22, 2010
To the editor:
With more Americans out of work, we pass a health care program and push the costs on businesses and those who have wealth? Can we afford this? In my opinion, this eventually will bankrupt the American economy, and I am not alone in this opinion. It is not a happy day for hundreds of millions of Americans.
But this is not about health care, and it never was. It’s about philosophies.
We are now a more divided country than we have ever been, short of perhaps the Civil War. There is no way Republicans and Democrats will ever share power for what could be a long time. The entire Republican Party voted against the bill. This philosophy of, “Winner takes all” and “We won the election,” permeates Washington. This leaves little room for compromise. Not that compromise was ever on the table.
On top of this, Obama is stretching the powers of the executive branch to levels never seen before, even outdoing his predecessor. Along with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, he is blurring the boundaries between the executive, legislative and even the judicial branches of government. This is a dangerous precedence and can be harmful to America.
And what about the costs? What happens when the tap that pays for government provided benefits runs out? As the war on private sector profits continues, the tap will run out eventually, especially if the left wing continues in its victories against the private sector. Then what will we do? The failure of past governments, which shared socialist philosophies, is many.
One thing is for certain: Change is coming, and with change, there is friction. Will the friction cause a spark that will start a fire that burns this great nation?
It’s too late to answer this now.
With the passage of the health care bill, we just jumped into the rabbit hole.
You must live in a world void of facts.
It was Obama who cut the deals with the insurance companies and pharmacuetical companies;
Nancy Pelosi, hereself, said that many of the elements in Obamacare are ideas present by republicans;
Wars all over the world? I can think of only one that we're involved in: Afghanistan -- you know, the place where Obama is waging the war. BTW, the dems voted almost unainimously for the invasion of Afghanistan and in the majority of the invasion of Iraq, including this vice president. Senator Obama voted to fund every dollar of the war in Iraq.
BTW, everyone who paid taxes got a tax cut. You probably did not pay taxes so you didn't get a tax cut. If only the rich got tax cuts, why is Obama going to keep the Bush tax cuts in place except for those in the top two brackets? Try to figure that one out for yourself, okay?
I would love to hear your issues with the donkeys. I don't believe you have ever elucidated these issues.
The New Deal failed,
Yes - the new deal practically destroyed this nation. It created a gimme gimme effect that we have yet to get away from.
The time has come to remove government from all aspects of business. If a business grows - good. If it fails thats too bad. If a person makes the business strong - they shoul dbe paid what they can for it.
CurtJ what on earth is a neocon anyway? I looked it up and found ----nothing.
Your not very bright are you?
“I just don't understand why the repubicans didn't do something about health care when they were in control of both the legislative and executive branches…”
I doubt I would agree with you on much else but on this I do agree with you. Suspect the answer lies in Republicans becoming lazy and complacent when they had power. Some people (not all of them Republicans are like that); please note who it is who is refusing to listen to the other side now.
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of Patriots and tyrants!” Thomas Jefferson
Interesting question, outlaw. Recently the California State Comptroller put out a report showin that more than 50% of all of California's state taxes are collected from only 50,000 people. Californian is more than flat broke, they will be sucking the rest of the country dry. Can you imagine what would happen when half of those 50,000 move to Nevada --- like they've been doing for the last 15 years? Same story in Michigan. We're seeing your posit play out before our eyes. The answer is obvious to anyone, but a durn commie liberal.
This ought to stir up the nest a bit!
You need to get better sources. Rolling Stone is not a reputable source for unbiased political thought. I read some of the article, out of curiosity, and it was exactly what I expected. A lot of character assassinations of the bad guy Republicans. Frikkin' Curt can write that. Rolling Stone was better when they stuck to music and the occasional Hunter Thompson article. Now, they take themselves seriously. But, if talking about the fat fingers of the committee chairman looking as though they had been used to bludgeon a prostitute is your idea of good political insight, then at least we have an idea of your depth.
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twain and mcintyre
God help us if we have to survive 12 years of Democratic New Deal economics "success" again. It damn near destroyed the country in the 30s, and fostered untold suffering. It did not end the Depression then, and it's not working now.
I'm not sure the republic is strong enough to survive it again.
"Over most of that period, government policy and market forces have been moving in the same direction, both increasing inequality. The pretax incomes of the wealthy have soared since the late 1970s, while their tax rates have fallen more than rates for the middle class and poor."
As far as I can make it, you think this is a good thing. This is actually an indication of a problem, the slow disappearance of the middle class. I'm still trying to figure out what liberty it is you think is being attacked. You make these grand quotes(thunderous applause) but you have yet to link it to anything grounded in reality.
Good post. Idleness brings want. This country, because of people like Twain, have sold the idea that we are all equal.
Let me tell you something. We are ALL created equal, but what we do with ourselves after we are born is solely up to us. I am not equal to the food stamp collecing welfare mother who chooses to spend her money on cigarettes and doritos. Sure, when we were in diapers we were equal but now we are worlds apart. I am far, far above her and for someone like Twain to state that I need to help her is sickening.
If it wasn't for people like us, "the wealthy," we wouldn't even be having this conversation.
How about every last one of you who is advocating for redistribution of wealth go out and thank someone who makes more money than you do, for it is us who provide for you and a little gratitude would be appreciated.
Haven't you ever heard that "life isn't fair." It isn't a level playing field and as long as we try to make it that way the people who have played by the rules and done well will complain.
I don't want to pay for someone to have unlimited text messaging. Please tell me how text messaging is a necessity.
And I've noticed that Twain cannot answer a straight forward question.