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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Government Shutdown

Government Shutdown, just the sound of those words make me flush with warm and fuzzy feelings of 2good2b true. Imagine all the money cut off from those who pilfer the American Storehouse. The fear evoked from government shut down actually reveals the source of why they're out of money again. The self full filling prophecy of, I'm broke give me more money.
The number kicked around was 33 billion in cuts, subsequently agreed to by the Dems. Then Republicans double downed and rose to 73 billion in cuts, also agreed by the Dems. A mere billions of a 14 trillion dollar debt ceiling problem. Either 33 0r 73 the figure is a drop in the ocean when compared to 14 trillion in spending.
It's well known among taxpayers the dynamics of government follows with large amounts of money from the sweat of the GDP are filtered through the government producing the trickle down of benefits to the citizen. The vast majority of the wealth is captured in administration costs of the cronies feeding in the government trough. When you shut off the money pouring in the top it has a proportionately opposite effect of what was formerly the benefit. Nothing, or almost. The squeeze is absorbed almost entirely upon those feeding from the system as opposed to those who pay in the system. Sadly, most Americans are entirely focused upon the benefits dripping out of government and have no grasp of the wealth pouring into the top. Tax day is right around the corner. Obedient Americans will wait in long lines for the Post Mark before midnight. The Witches Ours of the Eternal Revenue Service. The official bleeding ceremony of April 15th. If we used our budget to rein in waste fraud and abuse we would penalize Federal Agencies who performed poorly over the last year. At the top of this list would be SEC then USDA, FDA MMS, TSA, Homeland Security and Border Patrol. When these agencies succeed we award them with larger budgets. Throwing good money after bad logic must stop.



The irony of the Republicans is they lost power because of fiscally irresponsible spending on cronyism 2big2fail and wars of imaginary threats of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Obama raised and called with ridiculous employer based health care that enriches the insurance extortion and enslaves the worker to a system of servitude to government and employers. These two administration have backed the voters into a corner of anger of a mad dog. Neither Bush or Obama has thrown bankers in jail or lowered the poverty rate of 50 million Americans.


Remember Bush handed out a trillion and Obama another trillion in 2big2fail raids on the GDP. The republicans are reluctant to agree on any number. Knowing the real number required is political suicide, far more than we can afford. If they agree they know they will be held responsible for the impending failure to come. Politically polarized to do nothing is John Boehners plan.


Those who don't take from the Government will not see any change in their lives. Government Workers will be furlowed and be forced to work for a living without retirement, health care, paid sick days and 27 annual paid Government Holidays.


One essential of the new budget is raising the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling is an abstract number set as drop dead your out of money scenario. If we leave the debt ceiling where it is or lower the number it will stop inflationary spending. Printing more dollars and spending on earmarks causes the money in circulation to be worth less. Ear marks is a appropriate word used by Farmers . Marking the pigs ear for where the hog is to be butchered. Your hard earned money won't buy the same purchase power as yesterday. The laws of supply and demand in currency states the more you print the less buying power of the dollar. Most economist agree inflation has caused the evaporation of .95 cents from every dollar in the last hundred years. Gone in thin air of the Federal Reserve. A good example of this loss is the Dollar store of 1900 was called a Five and Dime Store. What costs a dollar now, cost a nickel in 1900.


When Congress has money, they give it away to get elected. The TARP and Stimulus acts failed to improve the economy. The poverty rate has risen buried in higher cost of living. They did provide free bailouts for corporate welfare funds to wealthy titans of failed business and obscene bonuses for the Pharaoh's of Greed Street. Lloyd Blankfien CEO of Goldman Sachs will receive 14. 1 million in compensation this year. The only way to become rich in Banking is to steal the money. The Stealing simply requires Congress to make it legal. Please, don't tease me any further, shut down the government. Please!!

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