ECON 101

From my friend, who must know somebody.

When you read this, think of the oil, car, or computer business that B-HO and the dems want to tax so they'll have some wealth to spread around. Which entity does a better job of wealth spread, business, or government?

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of

This company, and more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy

Has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the

Good news is this: The economy doesn't pose a threat to your job. What

Does threaten your job however, is the changing political landscape in

This country.

Of course, as your employer, I am forbidden to tell you whom to vote for

- it is against the law to discriminate based on political affiliation,

Race, creed, religion, etc. Please vote who you think will serve your

Interests the best.

However, let me tell you some little tidbits of fact which might help

You decide what is in your best interests.

First, while it is easy to spew rhetoric that casts employers against

Employees, you have to understand that for every business owner there is

A back story. This back story is often neglected and overshadowed by

What you see and hear. Sure, you see me park my Mercedes outside. You've

Seen my big home at last years Christmas party. I'm sure; all these

Flashy icons of luxury conjure up some idealized thoughts about my life.

However, what you don't see is the back story.

I started this company 12 years ago. At that time, I lived in a 300

Square foot studio apartment for 3 years. My entire living apartment was

Converted into an office so I could put forth 100% effort into building

A company, which by the way, would eventually employ you.

My diet consisted of Ramen Pride noodles because every dollar I spent

Went back into this company. I drove a rusty Toyota Corolla with a

Defective transmission. I didn't have time to date. Often times, I

Stayed home on weekends, while my friends went out drinking and

Partying. In fact, I was married to my business -- hard work,

Discipline, and sacrifice.

Meanwhile, my friends got jobs. They worked 40 hours a week and made a

Modest $50K a year and spent every dime they earned. They drove flashy

Cars and lived in expensive homes and wore fancy designer clothes.

Instead of hitting the Nordstrom's for the latest hot fashion item, I

Was trolling through the Goodwill store extracting any clothing item

That didn't look like it was birthed in the 70's. My friends refinanced

Their mortgages and lived a life of luxury. I, however, did not. I put

My time, my money, and my life into a business with a vision that

Eventually, some day, I too, will be able to afford these luxuries my

Friends supposedly had.

So, while you physically arrive at the office at 9am, mentally check in

At about noon, and then leave at 5pm, I don't. There is no "off" button

For me. When you leave the office, you are done and you have a weekend

All to yourself. I unfortunately do not have the freedom. I eat, and

Breathe this company every minute of the day. There is no rest. There is

No weekend. There is no happy hour. Every day this business is attached

To my hip like a 1 year old special-needs child. You, of course, only

See the fruits of that garden -- the nice house, the Mercedes, the

Vacations... You never realize the back story and the sacrifices I've

Made.

Now, the economy is falling apart and I, the guy that made all the right

Decisions and saved his money, have to bail-out all the people who

Didn't. The people that overspent their paychecks suddenly feel entitled

To the same luxuries that I earned and sacrificed a decade of my life

For.

Yes, business ownership has is benefits but the price I've paid is steep

And not without wounds.

Unfortunately, the cost of running this business, and employing you, is

Starting to eclipse the threshold of marginal benefit and let me tell

You why:

I am being taxed to death and the government thinks I don't pay enough.

I have state taxes. Federal taxes. Property taxes. Sales and use taxes.

Payroll taxes. Workers compensation taxes. Unemployment taxes. Taxes on

Taxes. I have to hire a tax man to manage all these taxes and then guess

What? I have to pay taxes for employing him. Government mandates and

Regulations and all the accounting that goes with it, now occupy most of

My time. On Oct 15th, I wrote a check to the US Treasury for $288,000

For quarterly taxes. You know what my "stimulus" check was? Zero. Nada.

Zilch.

The question I have is this: Who is stimulating the economy? Me, the guy

Who has provided 14 people good paying jobs and serves over 2,200,000

people per year with a flourishing business? Or, the single mother

sitting at home pregnant with her fourth child waiting for her next

welfare check? Obviously, government feels the latter is the economic

stimulus of this country.

The fact is, if I deducted (Read: Stole) 50% of your paycheck you'd quit

and you wouldn't work here. I mean, why should you? That's nuts. Who

wants to get rewarded only 50% of their hard work? Well, I agree which

is why your job is in jeopardy.

Here is what many of you don't understand ... to stimulate the economy

you need to stimulate what runs the economy. Had suddenly government

mandated to me that I didn't need to pay taxes, guess what? Instead of

depositing that $288,000 into the Washington black-hole, I would have

spent it, hired more employees, and generated substantial economic

growth. My employees would have enjoyed the wealth of that tax cut in

the form of promotions and better salaries. But you can forget it now.

When you have a comatose man on the verge of death, you don't

defibrillate and shock his thumb thinking that will bring him back to

life, do you? Or, do you defibrillate his heart? Business is at the

heart of America and always has been. To restart it, you must stimulate

it, not kill it. Suddenly, the power brokers in Washington believe the

mud of America are the essential drivers of the American economic

engine. Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of

change you can keep.

So where am I going with all this?

It's quite simple.

If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be

swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then plead

with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your child's

future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more.

Then, I will close this company down, move to another country, and

retire. You see, I'm done. I'm done with a country that penalizes the

productive and gives to the unproductive. My motivation to work and to

provide jobs will be destroyed, and with it, will be my citizenship.

While tax cuts to 95% of America sounds great on paper, don't forget the

backstory: If there is no job, there is no income to tax. A tax cut on

zero dollars is zero

So, when you make decision to vote, ask yourself, who understands the

economics of business ownership and who doesn't? Whose policies will

endanger your job?

Answer those questions and you should know who might be the one capable

of saving your job. While the media wants to tell you "It's the economy

stupid" I'm telling you it isn't.

If you lose your job, it won't be at the hands of the economy; it will

be at the hands of a political hurricane that swept through this

country, steamrolled the constitution, and will have changed its

landscape forever. If that happens, you can find me in South Caribbean

sitting on a beach, retired, and with no employees to worry about.

Signed,

Your boss

Voter Fraud

My computer screen is unresponsive. I scream at it constantly: "Wake Up, Dammit! The election is a hoax perpetrated by government!", but it doesn't hear me, it doesn't respond, it just keeps showing me the evidence, voter registrations, poll results that are so obviously fake that not even Goofy in a Disney cartoon would be able to miss it.

The Dems are planning a super majority in Congress, B-HO's 'transition' team is already meeting, the media are reporting that it will be a B-HO landslide. How do they know that?

Fraud.

When I first got the right to vote, you had to be 21. You had to register well in advance of the PRIMARY election (you couldn't vote in the General otherwise), you had to show your registration card at the polling place, only military and certain citizens living abroad could vote absentee, and the ballot had to be cast within days of the actual election date, note months before hand.

It isn't ACORN that is responsible for this, it's government, government that abets fraud, and we, my friends are the losers. No matter who wins next month, he will be bathed in the stink of fraud, and no election can ever be considered fair until we the people get control over the voter registration process once again.

http://townhall.com/columnists/AmandaCarpenter/2008/10/17/acorn_voter_fraud_in_nm

I find it curious, also, that in spite of the evidence, not one politician, state, local or otherwise, has made voter fraud and election reform an issue.

Econ 101

The beauty of the current 'crisis' is that it shows who has an understanding of the economy and who doesn't.

First, let's take the Democrat Party. They have been saying that 'Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy' are the cause of economic woe.

Well then, why is B-HO saying he'd leave them in place if the economy is bad? People! Please! This about it. If the tax cuts caused the problem, shouldn't rescinding them fix the problem?

Second, the notion that something has to be done or the economy will crash. Um, just go go here and read Walter E. Williams' lesson on the economy:

http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2008/09/24/scaring_us_to_death

In God We Trust,
Liberty Card

Where's B-HO

Well, now that Sarah, ah, Gov Palin, is on a ticket, the luster has come off B-HO's star.

Haaaa haaa haaa.

Sarah!

At last, there is some good news for conservatives and the country. Since this whole process began, it's been "Obama this" and "Obama that". Why to vote for hism and why to vote against him.

John McC was just like an old grandpa, safe, there for ya, but not energetic enough to go surfing with, or join The Marines with, or go rock climbing, or any of the things leaders do with their flock.

Well that's changed now. Sarah has changed the dynamic. Now the talk is about why to for some her. It's like a big weight has been lifted from the public dynamic.

And in one brilliant master stroke, Johnny Mac has ushered in a new face for the Republican Party, fresh, young, dynamic, and yes, articulate in a way that pundits ought to see makes B-Ho look like a middle school debate student.

We are pleased.

Charity not Handouts

Here's teh sage and witty Walter E. Williams quoting the anti welfare meaning in the Constitution:

GOVERNMENT

“Edgar K. Browning, professor of economics at Texas A&M University, has a new book aptly titled ‘Stealing from Each Other.’ Its subtitle, ‘How the Welfare State Robs Americans of Money and Spirit,’ goes to the heart of what the book is about. The rise of equalitarian ideology has driven Americans to steal from one another. Browning explains that certain kinds of equality have been a cherished value in America. Equality under the law and, within reason, equality of opportunity is consistent with a free society. Equality of results is an anathema to a free society and within it lie the seeds of tyranny... [Browning]... reminds us of the biblical admonition ‘Thou shalt not steal.’ Government income redistribution programs produce the same result as theft. In fact, that’s what a thief does; he redistributes income. The difference between government and thievery is mostly a matter of legality. Browning’s solution is captured in the title of his last chapter, ‘Just Say No,’ where he proposes, ‘The federal government shall not adopt any policies that transfer income (resources) from some Americans to other Americans.’ He agrees with James Madison, the father of our Constitution, who said, ‘I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents’.” —Walter Williams

All A Twitter

Just signed up for twitter. Gonna get messages from Congress on the Oil Flapex.....