Posts Tagged ‘neoconservativism’
Tax rebate to stimulate foreign economies
Written by Chad Phillips
Friday, 02 May 2008 02:30
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A longtime reader sent us this chain email today. We don't know who the author is or we would attribute it. In any case, despite the simplistic economic outflows listed, the humor as well as the message is quite poignant when you consider how "duh gubmint" has sold us out to foreign countries. ENJOY!

As you may have heard, the Bush Administration said each of us would get a rebate check to stimulate the economy.

If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.

If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.

If we purchase a computer it will go to India.

If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.

If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan.

If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.

We need to keep that money here in America. The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it at yard sales, since those are the only businesses still in the U.S.

 

 
Party faithful won’t be enough to capture the White House
Written by Chad Phillips
Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:11
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On Super Tuesday, roughly 15 million Democrats turned out to vote for their candidates. In stark contrast, just over half that number of Republicans went to the polls.

The base's lack of enthusiasm for what the party machine has produced is causing some head scratching in the back room, but not much else. Runaway spending, corpulent government, ballooning inflation, a $9 trillion debt, eroding of civil liberties, et al. have left conservatives feeling betrayed. And the guys behind the curtain just can't seem to figure out that this neoconservative dementia doesn't represent true conservativism, and thus, doesn't represent true conservatives.

Given these considerations, the Republican Party should brace for defeat in the general election, because if the numbers hold, the party faithful won't be enough to capture the White House for the once "Grand Old Party."

Bobby Eberle, President and CEO of GOPUSA writes:

"… the conservative base has seen the Republican Party go astray. From runaway spending, to big government programs, to assaults on our First Amendment rights to amnesty for illegal aliens, conservatives have become disheartened. Conservatives are told to be loyal to the Republican Party, yet the Republican Party has shown no loyalty to the conservative base. Conservatives are told to fall in line and work for Republican candidates, yet Republican candidates are not working for conservatives."

Eberly goes on to underscore classical conservative ideals like "[l]ower taxes, smaller government, a commitment to life, support for free speech," etc., and is enlisting the support of conservatives in what is aptly named, the Contract with Conservatives.

The contract is a pledge to only support candidates who uphold classical conservative ideals. Pop on over to GOPUSA and show the powers-that-be if they want your vote, they've got to earn it.

 

 
Class Warfare or Welfare?
Written by Chad Phillips
Friday, 25 January 2008 21:51
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Editor's Note: This commentary written by guest contributor, Lisa Greer. Greer is the founder and Editor-In-Chief for SensibleLife.com.


How big government is wasting your money

The tax rebate issue before congress this week is typical of the type of socialistic behavior emanating from a Democrat dominated Congress toward those who have risen above the “average” income level. With just over a year in under this party’s control, the economy has slid faster than a California mudslide.

Directly proportional to the economy, the tax issue is continually perceived to be an eternal battle between the haves and the have-nots, but the reality is that there is no battle. Rather, it’s more a series of mandatory concessions imposed upon those in a higher income bracket in an attempt to appease those in the lower. The desire to eliminate the highs and lows of a free market economy in favor of an entitlement society has long been the battle cry of the majority currently in power.

While it makes sense that the more money you make, the more taxes you pay, what’s interesting is that the higher your income, the higher your rate of taxation. This makes perfect “sense,” right? Punish those who work effectively and invest in our economy by making them pay even more. The entitlement mentality, or Robin Hood Syndrome, is out of control.

One has to wonder how congress can make decisions on a tax rebate based on empty demographics. For example, families with an income level of $174,000 and above get no tax rebate. How does this make sense? Without tracking the individual situations, how can one assume that anyone, at or above this income level, wouldn’t need or use such a rebate. What if that above average income family had been hit with an enormous amount of medical expenses in 2007, such as cancer surgery and/or treatment? What if the wage earner(s) has a large family with multiple children in college?

Then, of course, there are those with such low incomes that they are tax exempt. Yet, they will desperately need this rebate. For those in this group working hard to make an honest living in an effort to help themselves, I’m excited. This rebate will mean a lot. Sure, they’ll put that money right back into commerce. But again, congress is making the decision on awarding them a tax rebate based on meaningless demographics and assumptions.

Finally, there are those who are intentionally living off public assistance and off the income of others. This is just one more method by which they will receive a benefit they didn’t even attempt to earn. Prime example: I know someone in the military who married a girl right out of basic training. He was to ship out to Korea for a year, and she demanded they get married, or she would not wait for him. (When a soldier comes out of basic training, they have been so cut off from family and friends that they are pretty vulnerable to such an ultimatum.) Unfortunately, the couple had not been dating long enough for the soldier to realize he was being scammed. After three years of her making promises to join him in Korea, (he signed up for an extra year based on her promise to join him there) and after a year of being back in the states with her throwing a tantrum every time he mentioned divorce, he finally filed. She is now disputing the divorce, demanding maintenance (similar to alimony). She did mention she “desperately” needs the money because the boyfriend she’s living with now isn’t working. She essentially wants the soldier to support her for the rest of her life, even though she spent just one night of married life with him 3 years ago. Had the soldier bothered to check into her family history prior to tying the knot, he would have found that this is a family who lives off public assistance and suing both people and businesses for personal injury, worker’s compensation, sexual harassment, etc. Of course, they do not pay taxes, but clearly they “need” this tax rebate. After all, who knows when their next settlement might be?

I could go on, but I think this is sufficient to illustrate a singular reality: The government could easily find enough money to give back to everyone, if they would stop wasting it. To find out more about how your tax dollars are being abused and wasted, check out Citizens Against Government Waste. This site is not for the faint of heart, so view with caution.