Currently, the government definition of "poor" is what you own relative to what you make. Obama wants to change that to "what you own relative to what your neighbors own."
Pure-D socialism. Spread the electronic wealth.
I have to laugh, though--around here, I'm the "rich guy" because I'm surrounded by retirees. Does this mean Obama's going to even out their playing field by funding an extra car, high-speed internet, a computer, satellite TV, a pantry full of food, and a carport full of firewood just because I have them?
Does this man he's going to fund a flat-screen TV, DVR, Playstation/X-box, smart phone, I-pod, and Kindle for ME because people a block over have them (and I don't want them)?
Who IS this guy--Santa Claus with the taxpayer's money?
The current so-called "poor" don't need his help, either--they're the ones who kill themselves every Christmas at doorbuster sales (think WallyWorld). THEY have flat-screen TVs, DVRs, electronic game consoles, smart phones, and all the other crap that makes them poor relative to me.
Some hysterical humor: what if an ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD was living frugally? Then it would be a race to the bottom in terms of austerity just to see what "Santa" would bring them, then a race to see who could get rid of it the fastest. It just cracks me up that this guy doesn't get that some people just don't WANT.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Obama's New Adversary
From CNN/Fortune.
"Obama noted that Ryan had "made a serious proposal" to rein in the deficit and then praised him for at least addressing entitlement spending. Following those apparently peaceful words, Democrats launched a withering assault over the next three days as budget director Peter Orszag, Democratic Congressional Campaign chairman Chris Van Hollen, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all pummeled Ryan for threatening the safety net for the elderly and providing tax breaks for the rich."
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"What is the Ryan plan , and why is the Obama administration seemingly obsessed with it? Ryan calls his proposal, published in January, the Roadmap for America's Future. It's a remarkably comprehensive, daring manifesto that tackles every part of the budget on a presidential scale, from Social Security to tax policy to health-care reform.
The goal is to eliminate the deficit, and eventually all federal debt, without any crippling tax increases. Under Ryan's plan, for example, federal spending would reach just 24% of GDP in 2035 and then fall, vs. the CBO's projection of 34% and rising from there. Ryan would make the deficit disappear by mid-century."
"Obama noted that Ryan had "made a serious proposal" to rein in the deficit and then praised him for at least addressing entitlement spending. Following those apparently peaceful words, Democrats launched a withering assault over the next three days as budget director Peter Orszag, Democratic Congressional Campaign chairman Chris Van Hollen, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all pummeled Ryan for threatening the safety net for the elderly and providing tax breaks for the rich."
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"What is the Ryan plan , and why is the Obama administration seemingly obsessed with it? Ryan calls his proposal, published in January, the Roadmap for America's Future. It's a remarkably comprehensive, daring manifesto that tackles every part of the budget on a presidential scale, from Social Security to tax policy to health-care reform.
The goal is to eliminate the deficit, and eventually all federal debt, without any crippling tax increases. Under Ryan's plan, for example, federal spending would reach just 24% of GDP in 2035 and then fall, vs. the CBO's projection of 34% and rising from there. Ryan would make the deficit disappear by mid-century."
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The President's Imaginary Health Plan
From National Review Online.
"The president launched a last-ditch effort to pass a government takeover of American health care yesterday. To hear him tell it, his plan would let every American keep the health insurance he has today if he wants to. And it would reduce premiums, cut taxes for the middle class, slow the pace of rising costs, reduce the federal budget deficit, and keep bureaucrats out of health-care decisions too."
Employers would opt to pay the fine instead of continuing health care coverage--the federal government is the largest payroll in this country, and guess who would be the first one to abdicate it's health care duties in favor of the fine? Every military person, every civil service worker (including the post office), every Washington politician, everyone currently on Medicaid, everyone currently using VA medical services, and every senior citizen at or over 65 would be dumped--what a way to shirk self-imposed responsibility!
They say they want government control of health care--they already HAD most of it.
"The president launched a last-ditch effort to pass a government takeover of American health care yesterday. To hear him tell it, his plan would let every American keep the health insurance he has today if he wants to. And it would reduce premiums, cut taxes for the middle class, slow the pace of rising costs, reduce the federal budget deficit, and keep bureaucrats out of health-care decisions too."
Employers would opt to pay the fine instead of continuing health care coverage--the federal government is the largest payroll in this country, and guess who would be the first one to abdicate it's health care duties in favor of the fine? Every military person, every civil service worker (including the post office), every Washington politician, everyone currently on Medicaid, everyone currently using VA medical services, and every senior citizen at or over 65 would be dumped--what a way to shirk self-imposed responsibility!
They say they want government control of health care--they already HAD most of it.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
A Knife in Obama's Back?
From the L.A. Times.
"If reports are to be believed, Emanuel wanted Obama to be less ambitious ideologically but more aggressive politically. Emanuel likes winning, and so he thinks the president should pick battles he can win. Emanuel opposed the idea of shutting down Guantanamo Bay within a year. He argued that Obama should have gone for a smaller, more digestible healthcare bill that expanded coverage and attracted bipartisan support. He offered similar advice on a cap-and-trade bill. But on these and other issues, Obama opted to follow the lead of ideologically committed House liberals.
While so much of the hoopla over Milbank's column focuses on personalities -- Emanuel has earned many enemies -- I think it all masks a more profound ideological insecurity, indeed a political identity crisis."
Perhaps someone's been watching a little too much "24"?
"If reports are to be believed, Emanuel wanted Obama to be less ambitious ideologically but more aggressive politically. Emanuel likes winning, and so he thinks the president should pick battles he can win. Emanuel opposed the idea of shutting down Guantanamo Bay within a year. He argued that Obama should have gone for a smaller, more digestible healthcare bill that expanded coverage and attracted bipartisan support. He offered similar advice on a cap-and-trade bill. But on these and other issues, Obama opted to follow the lead of ideologically committed House liberals.
While so much of the hoopla over Milbank's column focuses on personalities -- Emanuel has earned many enemies -- I think it all masks a more profound ideological insecurity, indeed a political identity crisis."
Perhaps someone's been watching a little too much "24"?
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