tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post977831005250310050..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: A Conservative Victory for NowAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-34938280731381079502010-11-03T11:44:21.670-07:002010-11-03T11:44:21.670-07:00I remain dumbfounded that no one seems to understa...I remain dumbfounded that no one seems to understand what actually, aside from government handouts, drives up the cost of government.<br /><br />Every time legislation is made into law, it requires additional administrative staff, and government employees are the administrative staff.<br /><br />Politicians have been and are constantly adding new laws, without eliminating any old failed laws, each requiring more administrative staff, so the cost of government keeps going up.<br /><br />There are huge numbers of laws on the books that not only didn't produce the results intended, but which were and are counter-productive to the results intended.<br /><br />Our politicians need to un-enact laws by the droves. This would, in fact, reduce the cost of government, as it would reduce the number of administrative staff needed in government.<br /><br />By the same token, these useless or damaging laws require that businesses have to waste a whole lot of money to meet ridiculous reporting requirements. Great for accountants, but greatly increases the cost of doing business, which substantially increases prices. To call these price increases "inflation" is absurd, but economists keep on doing so.<br /><br />Cutting back on the number of government employees, when administrative staff is in fact required will only make government functions become more screwed up than they already are.<br /><br />If you want to reduce the load on a horse, and the horse is laden with bags of oats, reduce the number of bags of oats on its back. Don't even consider lightening the load by taking oats out of the horse's mouth.<br /><br />Our politicians need to eliminate nonproductive or counterproductive and costly laws as rapidly as possible. Just shuffling around who exactly pays the ridiculously high cost of government does nothing for our economic benefit. Contracting out the administration required does no good either. <br /><br />Only by removing the burden of the hugely excessive number of laws on the books will the US survive economically.<br /><br />Going back to a logging, mining and manufacturing economy would also do us a world of good, but this also can not happen without substantially eliminating great numbers of laws.LarryOldtimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811006386363706079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-17251837377479936512010-11-02T11:56:50.592-07:002010-11-02T11:56:50.592-07:00Yes, I too am waiting for the early results. In th...Yes, I too am waiting for the early results. In the meantime, I wrote a short post today, anticipating a Democrat debacle. The worse the better for America.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-87847497818693636982010-11-02T10:44:42.883-07:002010-11-02T10:44:42.883-07:00I was at the polls this morning, and was pleased t...I was at the polls this morning, and was pleased to see several cars in the parking lot with "vote the bums out" and Tea Party bumper stickers.<br /><br />Let's hope that tonight, there will be thousands of Conservatives out there celebrating a massive Conservative sweep, contrasting the disgusting leftist celebrations I stumbled into two years ago. Their fawning and drooling over the Obama victory made me sick to my stomach ....Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903448394061019454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-6886613907945887172010-11-02T01:01:54.462-07:002010-11-02T01:01:54.462-07:00I was greatly annoyed when the liberal intelligent...I was greatly annoyed when the liberal intelligentsia were bent on taking a great deal of my earnings, and giving them away. To fight a necessary war, certainly, to construct the highways I drive on, certainly, or even to go to space, yes indeed. The spin-off benefits from our space program were enormous, and all Americans have benefited. For federal projects and state projects which produced material benefits in general, by all means.<br /><br />But to give my earnings away to those who chose not to work? No more than stealing from me, and essentially enslaving me to work for others for no compensation for a part of each year. Giving away my earnings for the purpose of grand "alternative energy schemes to prrduce energy most will not be able ao afford to purchase? Bailing out those wealthy who were at fault for our economic crash? Abominable. I could name many more.<br /><br />I was even more outraged when the Republican Party abandoned its creed of smaller and less expensive government, in favor of outspending Democrats; throwing my earnings away for no rational purpose, and for federal and state government programs which badly damaged Americans.<br /><br />I know that I am hardly alone in my feelings. This is much of what the Tea Parties are all about. Now that economic times are bad, and certain to get much worse, expect even more citizens to think such as I do to come. It won't be over following this midterm election. The public is very angry at both big spending, wasteful Republicans and big spending, wasteful Democrats, and those who who would subjugate us more. The public will only get angrier without actually seeing and experiencing improvement in our economic circumstances, and less subjugation by government.LarryOldtimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811006386363706079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-31755786678406011262010-11-02T00:08:37.861-07:002010-11-02T00:08:37.861-07:00One of the most significant problems now is that o...One of the most significant problems now is that our politicians have no confidence in Americans themselves, a far cry from the 1950s. The great majority of policians think that the US is dependent on many other nations for its surival, and somehow can't survive without approval of those nations. They also think that the states are dependent on federal handouts, and the same for local governments. We have gone from being the land of the free and the home of the brave to the land of the subjugated by government and the home of the panicked.<br /><br />The UN has been a farce since its inception, gotten far worse over time, and isn't about to change for the better.<br /><br />We, as a nation, have been giving away our treasure to other nations, including nations of the EU, since the beginning of WWII. Now, we have given away not only what treasure we had, but through massive borrowing, many more times that treasure has been given away in addition.<br /><br /><br />We, as a nation, do no more than pay tribute to other nations, in hopes that no one will start a war that will involve us if we keep doing so, or even get angry with us, for that matter.<br /><br />What was once called the ugly American has become the pathetic American, having to apologise to all and sundry for our having ever existed. "Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa" has replaced our National Anthem.LarryOldtimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811006386363706079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-64535128178625750522010-11-01T20:00:02.754-07:002010-11-01T20:00:02.754-07:00Unless God strikes me down, I will be at the polls...Unless God strikes me down, I will be at the polls first thing tomorrow morning.<br /><br />I can't wait to be a part of "Poll Wars ... The GOP Strikes Back", the first of what I hope will be many episodes of the Conservative revival story in America.<br /><br />Watching election returns tomorrow night promises to be an exhilarating experience. It will certainly be a welcome relief from the stream of disturbing news we've been subjected to over the last two years, beginning with election night 2008....<br /><br />However, let's not forget that this is just the first episode of what promises to be a long and complicated story. We must remain focused and energetic if we hope to make it through the onslaught of distractions, attacks and dirty tricks that is bound to come our way over the coming years. It may take a while, but if we can keep our eye on the prize, and remain united, we can beat these Progressive Socialists down, and restore America to greatness.<br /><br />I sense that a wonderful thing is about to happen in America, and I relish the opportunity to do my part and cast my votes tomorrow.<br /><br />God Bless America!Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903448394061019454noreply@blogger.com