I Am Really Sick Now-Work To Repeal This Debacle

Hey I am really sick now, but wait in 2013, I will never have to worry about it again. From my bankrupted federal government I will have socialized health care brought to me by gerrymandering, earmarks and excessively high taxes. Need an operation? Just wait until 2013, no problem. Medicine? Just wait until the generic comes out in 2013, produced in China. Specialist visit? Just wait until 2013 when the handful of medical specialists left will possibly see you. Medicare? Hey it is for everyone now, elderly will not need it now since most of their care will be eliminated and they can die sooner.
The nicest part of this bill however rests upon the theory and reality that the Democratic party for many years from this day forward will be a minority party in government at all levels. They have truly shown their incompetence to lead and govern with this debacle of a bill. They have shown how far out of touch with reality they are in 2010.
I am even more sick now than I was when I started writing this. Is it 2013 yet?
Repeal this bill.

Socialized Health Care Follies

It is the biggest show in town, the socialized health care follies, it is the biggest rip-off American taxpayers have ever had to accept. It is comical, unconstitutional, deadly, sickening and more. It is your United States Congress at work and at play. It is the circus of unconstitutional role playing and law breaking done by the most despised citizens of our country, the United States Congress. It is a free-for-all, in your face, smash mouth, the most public be damned piece of legislation in the history of our country. It is the skyrocketing national debt that this folly will give to American taxpayers. It is the twist, spins and deceptions socialized health care presents for a corrupt Congress and its cronies. It is the laws broken, the never-ending debt and chaos that will ensue from this piece of thrash that is being rammed down taxpayers throats.
Our course of history will change as we must fight about socialized health care and forget about all of the other more important issues that needed to be viewed in 2010.
Maybe the clowns of Congress will tell that to your unemployed neighbor. What a disgrace our federal government has become.

Unknown Socialized Health Care

Can someone explian to me what is so revolutionary about the Obama/House/Senate health care bills? What is the point of them other than to help senior citizens be denied health care when they need it the most? What is the point of these bills which are unknown to taxpayers other than to ration health care and contribute greatly to the national debt? What is the point of these bills other than to place control of our health care in a governmental commission? What is the point of these bills which are a secret to the American public?
What is the point of socialized medicine which will not making us any healthier, not do anything to lower insurance rates, not doing anything for tort reform, not do anything to save the supposed 70 to 5,000 people who die daily because of no health insurance (where they get this figure is beyond me)? How deaf is Washington to those who they are supposidly governing, we do not this failed law to pass? Start over and show us what real health care reform should look like, interstate medical plans, posted prices, real tort reform, well care and the list is endless.
By passing this failed bill most in Congress will be looking for jobs in January along with the 17% who are currently unemployed-the sign on the door will read former Congressmen and women need not apply.

Another Poor Economic Chocie By The Obama Administration

I truly wonder how economically detached the Obama Administration itself and its advisers are from real world economics. Massive national debt that soon will not be able to be financed, a massive unemployment rate of 17%, massive tax increases, massive socialized health care, states bankrupt and the list goes on.
Janet Yellen is the newest debacle forming for this economically illiterate bunch. Yellen is being appointed as the Federal Reserve Vice Chairperson. Yellen is currently President of the San Francisco Fed and has some strong economist theories. However she believes in the Phillips Curve trade-off between inflation and unemployment. This means that we are constantly giving up one for the other in our economy. These theorists believe that due to America's economic prosperity and due to too many people working we have inflation. I disagree with this theory (even though I must touch upon Phillips in my classes), economic prosperity should be the goal of any economic policy. Let the supply side do its own thing and create, fuel and extend economic growth through investments, capital gains and dividends. This is what creates jobs in our economy, not a handful of political patronage government jobs that provide no productivity nor provide any growth in GDP.
Yellen and her theories will be a boom for inflation and will help to keep our unemployment rates high for the coming future in my economic opinion. I no longer understand what the Fed's policies are in 2010. It just furthers the economic illiteracy this administration shows the educated American public.

The Mythical Blumenthal Job Creation Tool

Do you how you create jobs in Connecticut? If you are Attorney General Self-Appointed Acting United States Senator Richard Blumenthal you sue legitimate businesses. That is how Mr. Blumenthal explained it in his debate with his opponent Merrick Alpert at their recent University of Hartford debate. "...our law suits, our legal actions, actually create jobs, because businesses actually welcome competition and a level playing field.”, stated Blumenthal. Since I have taught Economics for 28 years now I am trying to find an economic principle whereby an aggressive State Attorney General "levels" a playing field and creates economic stimulation, economic growth and actually creates jobs. It does not exist and the Acting Senator is absolutely wrong in his assertions. His combative nature has done little if anything other than drive businesses out of state and made the remaining businesses fear the enormous costs that his office can place on their business for no reason at all. Jobs are not created by him or the state or his economically illiterate Democrat party. Jobs are created by the free market system not by a press grabbing, opportunistic Attorney General.
Mr. Blumenthal will have a very difficult race on his hands and to me looks like a massive loss will be on his horizon come November. Connecticut voters and taxpayers have had enough of this type of job creation. Just ask the New England Pellet Company and countless other former Connecticut businesses.

How Does Socialized Health Care Equal Jobs?

Can someone explain this to me? How does socialized health care equal new jobs? Where are the jobs being created from? By the artificial capping of rates, premiums and policies, socialized health care will decrease the already shrinking job market in our economy and help to create more long term national debt. It will make our elderly population suffer with its rationed care. Jobs will not be created when small businesses will be fined for not offering health insurance, if anything it will force more employers to cut back hiring and or eliminate jobs. Business may hire more consultants and or outside vendors so as not to pay the fine or the now new inflated costs of health care insurance. Rates will rise quickly and severely with socialized health care limiting choices, services and good health. Chaos will be assured for our medical care in our country.
And the question must be why? Why is the Obama administration that far separated from the economic reality of the damage this program will do to our economy? Poor and leaderless government is what we have with this administration and its failed socialized health care which in no way shape or form creates jobs.

So Who Will Pay For His Socialized Health Care Plan?

So-who will pay for his socialized health care plan? Who is actually going to be covered and at what cost? Why are they going to be covered? What is actually going to covered? How many citizens are actually without health care? How many are illegal immigrants? How much will this plan add to the national debt? Why are healthy citizens being forced to lower their coverages? Why is not Congress accepting their own health care plan that they are forcing on our country? Where in the United States Constitution does it state that health care is a right and can be mandated by the Federal Government? Why is coverage to senior citizens being cut when they are the ones who need health care the most? Why is there no tort reform being discussed? Why aren't all health care procedures, hospital stays and doctors visits charges fully advertised for consumers to see and understand what it actually costs them? Why is medical malpractice insurance so costly?
It is too bad that the Obama administration can not answer any of these questions. We do not want socialized health care in America.

Health Care At Any Cost

Yes we must have health care at any cost. Congress must vote on it no matter what. There needs to be no compromise, no debate, just ram it down taxpayers throats and be done with it. Who cares anyways? Taxpayers are experiencing an out-of-touch one term President who is desperately trying to show our country why his programs are better and are necessary for our well-being. Yet not understanding anything about the concept of economic costs or the pending national bankruptcy due to a national debt of $13 trillion dollars and rising, he must force this failed agenda down taxpayers throats. And at the same time a massive cover-up continues with Mr. Rangel and his lies. Double standards thrive in this administration and taxpayers are sick of this rhetoric, sick of the Washington lies and sick of the direction of our country.
America needs leadership and economic growth not chronic new taxes to rape the vibrancy of our economy. We can not afford socialized health care nor can we afford a $13 trillion dollar national debt.
No-we do not want health care at any cost in 2010.

The Illogical and Economically Damaging Policies of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

There are illogical and economically damaging policies of the government run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage giants which will impact taxpayers for years to come. Washington in its quest to buy votes by placing everyone they possibly could in a home must now face the economically damaging policies set forth by these two agencies. Fannie and Freddie own well over $5 trillion dollars in mortgages in our credit markets. How much of that $5 trillion is good or bad is truly unknown to the taxpayers who are underwriting them. You see there is no accounting of the actual exposure to the mortgages for taxpayers. Is $4 trillion bad debt? $3 trillion? Pick a number and your guess is as good as mine. Taxpayers have no idea how much of their monies have been wasted by these two agencies of economic liberalism. My realistic guess is that half of their portfolio will be written off as either bad debt or drop in value over the next five years. In other words taxpayers will be out $2.5 trillion dollars of their monies.
I wonder why the Obama administration is afraid of accounting for our monies? Would it be damaging? These failed housing policies continue to go unchecked in Washington. Taxpayers need to demand to see where our monies are being spent once and for all.

America's Lost Years 2009-2012

4 years lost. I personally hate to waste time. 2009,2010,2011,2012 will be known as America's lost years. Lost economically, lost militarily, lost politically and lost for future generations. Lost in the sense of a lack of leadership, a lack of a vision and a lack of a plan. 4 years lost.
Runaway federal deficit spending. A lack of a strong military. A super majority Congress completely out of touch with either economic or political realities. 4 years lost.
A campaign to nothingness that never ends. Mediocre accomplishments that are meaningless and prove nothing. And a national debt which has the ability to completely bankrupt the economy. To be paid for by those yet unborn. 4 years lost.
Why must we waste these four years with this ineptness?
I really would like to know-we as voters and taxpayers of our country truly deserved better than this debacle that we have sitting in Washington.

Once Again Nationalized Health Care Shoved Down Our Throats

I really have to hand it to the Obama Administration. They really are in tune with the American public and taxpayers in general. What his latest move? Along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, he would support holding a reconciliation vote on a public option. Even though the American public and taxpayers do not want it, let us ram socialized health care down our throats. Let us go against our democracy and the will of the American people and force them to accept the liberalism of this administration which is out of touch with the economic reality of 2010. By doing this I feel comfortable in the view that the Democrats should lose even more seats in 2010 in both the House and the Senate. I am sure Dick Blumenthal agrees with this move also-what hasn't he gone on record showing his support for it? After all isn't he our new Senator from Connecticut?
I as a taxpayer have had enough. And I am sure most taxpayers have had enough of this illogical plan. We do not want nationalized health care-done by a reconciliation vote and Congress will truly see the wrath of the American voting public-today, tommorrow and for the future.

UConn's Tuition Up, Up and Away!

Hey what's another 6.3% tuition increase. Tuition at UConn has only gone up 55% in ten years adjusted for inflation. And UConn will be hiring even more employees for the upcoming year. And where will it end? Doesn't state taxpayers contribute a great deal to the upkeep and budget of UConn each year? And what are they actually receiving for it? We know the school can not do without. That is not acceptable to taxpayer funded education. We know no expense can be cut back and or monies saved each fiscal year. No,we hear more of the same all of the time, raise tuition and fees and be happy about it. And how much will be the increase in 2010-11? Another 6.3%?
Thus higher education is continuing to be priced out of the range of the working middle class here in Connecticut. And graduates why do you wish to stay here after you graduate? I do not know.

Of Course Washington Wishes To Raise Taxes

Of course Congress wishes to raise taxes. You as educated citizens do not know what is good for you. It is much better for elite and corrupt members of Congress to dictate to you what you can and can't have. Shame on you for questioning this failed logic. Of course Mr. Obama stated during the campaign he was not going to raise taxes and of course now he wishes to raise them seeing that he has helped to bankrupt our government in 13 months. And naturally Congress with its negative approval ratings embraces more redistribution of wealth during a recession showing their economic illiteracy at every step. I could never imagine the economic debacle that is playing out today in Washington. I could never imagine the lack of leadership that we have in our economy today. I can also see why the Tea Party movement is growing in strength and is becoming a positive dynamic political force in the upcoming elections. We need change in Washington and we need it to start immediately. An elitist Congress coupled with an inexperienced President will help our recession continue for years. And no there is no way 95,000 new jobs will be created monthly, it is economic fantasy.
Economic reality will change the course of Congress in November.

Let Us Tax Connecticut Lobbyists

Here is thinking out of the box: let us tax Connecticut lobbyists. There are 3789 lobbyists representing 1327 clients that were registered in the state as of 2008. I do not have the figures for 2009. But wait here is a golden opportunity to help pay for the $1 billion dollar budget deficit in 2010 and the $58 billion +/- in unfunded liabilities that Connecticut has, TAX LOBBYISTS! Why wasn't this thought of before? The 3789 registered lobbyists from both sides of the political aisle can be taxed and taxed and taxed a little more. The heck with just registration fees let us tax them to death like we tax private citizens and businesses here in our state. What is good for us should be good for them.
I urge taxpayers in our state to bombard their elected Super Majority Democratic Representatives and Senators to force them to pass a new tax on these 3789 non productive and costly lobbyists who have help to create the ruinous economic landscape that we have today.
Let us tax Connecticut lobbyists today-we can not afford to wait another second.

A $1.6 Trillion Dollar Federal Budget Deficit Means Fiscal Restraint

Yes, a $1.6 trillion dollar budget deficit means fiscal restraint. It could have been $1.7 trillion dollars or any number picked out of the surrealistic Democratic sky. It apparently is a bi-partisan budget deficit that Mr. Obama is talking about, a budget deficit which actually saves dollars like the stimulus plan which saved jobs. What dollars that are saved is economically unclear to me (and what do I know about economics?) and how the United States is going to fund a $14 trillion dollar national debt is also economically unclear to me since trillions dollars of wealth have been lost in this recession. Also equally unclear to me is why the Obama Administration wishes to raise so many taxes on individuals and investors especially those making $50,000 to $499,999. a year? What does this prove-greater supposed redistribution of wealth? Isn't there irony in this situation, while Congress controls their personal wealth?
Higher taxes, higher debt and more fiscal irresponsibility by the Obama Administration. 2010 is here and voting has begun. The end of this fiscal irresponsibility is fast approaching. Please do not lie to me about economics, there is no fiscal restraint being shown by this Administration.

Why Federal Spending Will Not Be Cut

Federal spending will not be cut. Politically there can never be fiscal conservatism and a cutting of excessive taxes. Spending drives politics in Washington. Washington buys its influence and votes through excessive spending. The most fiscally irresponsible spending usually the higher stakes (although it has put Chris Dodd out to pasture and has caused Ted Kennedy to turn in his grave). Earmarks drives elections and re-elections, thus for such a fiscally irresponsible President to now call for superficial spending cuts and freezes on such a small part of the budget, it will do nothing for the massive national debt he is responsible for. Now add another $1.6 trillion dollars to that debt for the coming fiscal year. Why? And taxpayers must embrace this budget? A budget that is fiscally irresponsible and mismanaged. One year from now I will be writing about the coming $14 trillion dollar national debt. A debt that buys votes and that is all. A debt that is ruining our economy and children's future.
Yes, federal spending will not be cut. Words are cheap and economics not understood in this administration.

Democrats Spoil Mayor Dickinson's Party

The Democratic party at all levels of government loves to spend money. They love to force unnecessary costs on all of us. I really have to laugh at Wallingford Democratic Town Chairmen Vincent Avallone's complaint of a dinner in which Wallingford Mayor Bill Dickinson will be honored for the many years of positive service to the town. The Mayor will not receive any funds from the dinner nor are any funds being raised for any political purpose. Any money which is above and beyond the expenses of the dinner will be donated to several different Wallingford civic organizations.
Thus according to the Democrats it is against state election law since even though no money has been raised for any candidate, Mr. Avallone feels that this is a testimonial for the Mayor and can't be done. Thus he files the complaint. Now we have the paradox of this argument. Here is the Democratic party in Wallingford which can not even field a candidate for Mayor in the last election, doing whatever it can to find fault with the Republicans in town and their majorities in the Mayor's office, Town Council and Board of Education. We can also assume that the most critical issue in Wallingford today is if this simple dinner can be allowed to go on or not, or must it cost the Republicans a large fine to the state thanks to the legalese of Mr. Avallone. And the other big loser will be the Wallingford civic organizations who would have benefited from receiving money from the dinner. Thus the Democrats have helped to promote another lose-lose situation. They can not field a candidate to run against Dickinson, they condemn his dinner as being against state law and they are against civic organizations in our town receiving donations. If you are a registered Democrat in Wallingford, I would truly question why your leadership must resort to this foolishness. Maybe your party could be spending the time to actually field real candidates for local office. Oh I forgot, this is really the most crucial issue in Wallingford today. It is obvious why the Wallingford Democrats are in the minority in 2010 and will be for a long period of time in the future.

Why Are Economic Plans Difficult To Create?

Why are economic plans difficult to create? In my economic opinion, our political system. Our political system seems to be made up with individuals who either have inherited old money and never have worked a day in their lives, have been in public service and never worked a productive day in their lives or have been able to manipulate the political system to their advantage and also have never worked a productive day in their lives. Therefore, our political system negates productivity as deals must be constantly made to enact legislation all of which cost taxpayers (in theory those who produce) more and more of their real income. Taxpayers must be productive in order to earn income. They are allowed to keep only a small portion of their income in order to contribute to this political and economic debacle that we see in Washington and Hartford. What gives both Congress and our Democratic super majority in Hartford the right to overtax you? Are they held accountable through audits and reviews of programs? I see little if any of this. Thus there can not be an economic plan nor any forward economic thinking other than raise taxes on those who are the most productive in our economy in order to give to those who are the most politically connected in both Washington and Hartford. Thus we have a mess in our economy which is directly related to the poor and inept political system which governs it. Our 2010 election should begin the change back to a free economic system and gone will these non productive and disgraceful politicians who have debased our economy.

Let The Tidal Wave Begin

Let the tidal wave begin, may it spread to Connecticutax. Is Dick Blumenthal nervous? Of course he is. Is he a strong candidate? In his mind he is. The thought of Ned Lamont as Governor truly sickens me also. The tidal wave against socialism, liberalism and excessive taxation has begun only a few miles away from our poorly governed and overtaxed state. It is spreading to our state.
The Connecticutax Democrats have to be scared. The media will try to help them spin this debacle as best as they can to try to cover up the years of poor government that the Democrats have given us both on a federal and state level.
However, Dodd was dumped, Blumenthal will lose, Lamont will lose and Donovan will go to minority status. Connecticut voters are fed up and see 2010 as a time of change in this new decade. The lies of years past by the Democrats are being remembered by voters and taxpayers. They have had enough. The tidal wave has begun and the Democrats here in Connecticut can no longer paddle their deceptions any more.

Where Is The Economic Plan?

I am curious where is the economic plan from either Washington or Hartford? I do not see one nor is unemployment going down. How can we be coming out of the recession when we have a posted 10% unemployment rate and a real rate of 18%+ (those who are still unemployed and are no longer being counted)? What is the economic reasoning behind that? Where are all the supposed jobs that were created by the ill gotten stimulus package?
Here in Hartford, our state's finances are a debacle. We are fast approaching a $1 billion deficit with no relief in sight. We have a legislature which could care less about any of the economic issues facing Connecticut. Taxpayers hear the same song of higher taxes will solve all of our problems. And we also see the great migration continue out of the state for a better and lower taxed life elsewhere.
Washington and Hartford have no economic plan. They have the same stale rhetoric which taxpayers at all levels no longer buy into. The Tea Party movement will continue to grow and will eventually help replace our stale and economically illiterate elected officials. 2010 is here now, where is the economic plan? It is not in Washington or in Hartford.