Well Obama once again has proven that he is not a man of his word. Big surprise, right? On the campaign trail, Obama promised a "transparent and bi-partisan government". I suppose that only applies to those items that they actually want the public to know about, health care reform is apparently not one of these items.
The health care reform is certainly a "fundamental change" to our system. The .gov is taking over health care just as it has taken over or shall we call it "nationalized" the financial and automotive sectors.
According to an article in the LA Times today, Obama now favors the "Cadillac Tax", something that his buddy in the SEIU and other unions are strongly opposed to. As union backing is the cornerstone of keeping this administration in office (that is if you exclude the voter fraud that groups like ACORN helped with), it will be interesting to see how long they will continue to support someone who gives the m the shaft along with the rest of the public.
To show how "transparent" this administration is taking this whole debacle, here are a few quotes from the LA Times: "A Senate aid who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the closed-door meetings said that the White House had signaled it would "convene and run" meetings from now on as lawmakers strive to reach a consensus" and "On one point both chambers seem to agree: keeping the negotiations private".
Note that the meetings are closed-door and cannot be discussed? What is going on behind those "transparent" doors? Very simple, the American public is being sold out for the Socialist agenda of this administration.
An open comment to our lawmakers; look at what the public wants. Put this whole bill up for a vote in front of the American people,. We are having a mid-term election in a year, well before this bill is set to go into effect. Place this measure on the ballot and let U.S. decide if we want it. Simple majority rules. Let's see if you first have the nerve to do this and second if the public is going to let you give us the shaft.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
A Novel Idea
I am not sure where this originated so I am unable to give full credit to the author. This little ditty was sent to me in an email. After reading it, I felt compelled to send it to my legislators asking them to introduce this as a bill as well as post it here. Feel free to forward this to your legislator and see if anyone has the nerve to do right by the people and submit such a bill.
Congressional Reform Act of 2010
1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.
A. Two Six year Senate terms
B. Six Two year House terms
C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension:
A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11 .
The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Congressional Reform Act of 2010
1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.
A. Two Six year Senate terms
B. Six Two year House terms
C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension:
A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11 .
The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Transparent? Part II
Wow, do I have the honor of Nancy Pelosi actually reading this blog and taking advice? In a Wall Street Journal article today, Pelosi was quoted as saying that there would be more transparency in the final negotiations regarding the health care reform bill.
Now wait a minute before we begin dancing in the streets about this. Does this mean that C-Span will get to televise our industrious leaders hard at work to hash out this bill before we are force-fed it? Um...nope. How about the promise that BHO made that the negotiations on this bill would be televised? Um...guess again.
It looks like the powers that be are still looking to keep most of this a secret from the American people. After all, they know so much better than we do both what we want and what we need. It doesn't matter that poll after poll now shows the majority of the people are opposed to this bill, the morons keep shoving it through for passage.
So, in typical fashion, the back room deals will continue, promises of favoritism for those on the fence to support the bill will go forward regardless of the wishes of those that elected these morons. Once again, the American people get to bend over and take if from our elected officials. The Socialist regime in Washington is bound and determined to pass this bill no matter what is compromised in the process.
Now wait a minute before we begin dancing in the streets about this. Does this mean that C-Span will get to televise our industrious leaders hard at work to hash out this bill before we are force-fed it? Um...nope. How about the promise that BHO made that the negotiations on this bill would be televised? Um...guess again.
It looks like the powers that be are still looking to keep most of this a secret from the American people. After all, they know so much better than we do both what we want and what we need. It doesn't matter that poll after poll now shows the majority of the people are opposed to this bill, the morons keep shoving it through for passage.
So, in typical fashion, the back room deals will continue, promises of favoritism for those on the fence to support the bill will go forward regardless of the wishes of those that elected these morons. Once again, the American people get to bend over and take if from our elected officials. The Socialist regime in Washington is bound and determined to pass this bill no matter what is compromised in the process.
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Transparent and Bi-Partisan?
Where do I start? How about this little debacle that our government is attempting to shove down our throats under the guise of resolving the health care "crisis"?
Let me preface this latest rant by stating that I have been without health insurance for the last 27 months. This is largely by choice as I am self employed and the cost of a policy for myself is staggering. I weighed the financial aspect of purchasing a policy versus the amount I typically spend in a year on medical care. With only minor use of my abacus, I discovered that, barring something catastrophic, I would spend about 10% of what a policy would cost on health care per year. Simple arithmetic told me that I could gamble that I would be able to maintain my relatively good health and save a ton of money by just paying cash.
Funny thing is I found out on my first visit to the doctor, that I actually would receive a cash discount for not using insurance. In other words, I would save even more money over the cost of a policy. By taking a look at what my portion of the cost of my group coverage was costing me previously ($300/mo), and factoring in the co-pay for each doctor visit ($15), the group plan would cost me roughly $915 per quarter with a single visit to the doctor. My doctor charges me $65 per visit before my 15% discount for paying cash bringing my standard office visit to $55.25.
Once again, a bit of bead movement on the abacus told me that I could visit the doctor and pay cash 16 times a quarter and still break even. Now since there are 12 weeks in a quarter, that means I could go visit my doctor every week and still save money. Now where is the crisis?
The Health Care "Crisis"
Today I read a couple of news articles that had very similar content. Each of these stated that the Democrats are planning on foregoing a number of the standard procedural steps to get the two versions of the bill to BHO's desk and signed before his state of the union address in February. This is all to avoid the potential that some cooler heads in our government may prevail and keep the bill from passing.
In that same article, it mentions that a number of the attorneys general are going to challenge the constitutionality of the deal that was made with Senator Ben Nelson from Nebraska to get him to sign on to the bill. I am proud to say, that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot is one of those ready to challenge this deal.
Now I recall one of the cornerstones of BHO's campaign was a more transparent and bi-partisan administration. What I am seeing here is a bill that is split almost exactly along party lines (Let's exclude the sweetheart deal Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson was offered for his support for now). That is hardly bi-partisan in even the wildest imagination. When sweetheart deals are made to gain support and standard procedural steps are circumvented in the name of passage of a bill, then something is rotten in Washington.
This whole bill reeks in so many ways it is pathetic. Being somewhat of a critical thinker I have to ask myself a number of questions that seem to escape the powers to be:
First, if there is indeed a health care "crisis", then why will the bills not go into effect until 2013 or 2014 and the taxes will start immediately. So, let me get this straight, our government, deeply in debt right now, is telling me that I need to start paying for something today that I will not receive for four or five years? Why, if there is a "crisis" doesn't the bill take effect immediately to resolve this issue? Could this be just a disguised tax increase that will swell the coffers to allow for doling out more pork projects? Now we all know full well how poorly our government acts as a steward for our money. Recent bailouts indicate that this administration will already spend money that it does not have. What will happen to this money that is to be earmarked to resolve this "crisis"?
Now second, let's question the constitutionality of this bill. I read through the whopping four pages of the document that set up this great country. No place in that document is the power to dictate health care granted to our government. If we expand the search to include the the Bill of Rights, there also is nothing that grants the government that power. In fact, the Tenth Amendment clearly states; "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". In other words, under the Constitution, the government does not have the power to force us to purchase anything. This includes a government run/mandated health care plan.
Since 1884, our leaders have taken the following oath upon assuming their duties as our representatives: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
In a previous post, I mention the oath that I took when I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. That oath also cited the defense of the Constitution as one of my obligations. I still feel that I am bound by that oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Now I ask, why can't our elected officials stand by the promise that they made to each of us to protect and defend our rights while they are still in office? Since the powers are not granted to the government, then the bill is not constitutional and is therefore illegal.
Let me preface this latest rant by stating that I have been without health insurance for the last 27 months. This is largely by choice as I am self employed and the cost of a policy for myself is staggering. I weighed the financial aspect of purchasing a policy versus the amount I typically spend in a year on medical care. With only minor use of my abacus, I discovered that, barring something catastrophic, I would spend about 10% of what a policy would cost on health care per year. Simple arithmetic told me that I could gamble that I would be able to maintain my relatively good health and save a ton of money by just paying cash.
Funny thing is I found out on my first visit to the doctor, that I actually would receive a cash discount for not using insurance. In other words, I would save even more money over the cost of a policy. By taking a look at what my portion of the cost of my group coverage was costing me previously ($300/mo), and factoring in the co-pay for each doctor visit ($15), the group plan would cost me roughly $915 per quarter with a single visit to the doctor. My doctor charges me $65 per visit before my 15% discount for paying cash bringing my standard office visit to $55.25.
Once again, a bit of bead movement on the abacus told me that I could visit the doctor and pay cash 16 times a quarter and still break even. Now since there are 12 weeks in a quarter, that means I could go visit my doctor every week and still save money. Now where is the crisis?
The Health Care "Crisis"
Today I read a couple of news articles that had very similar content. Each of these stated that the Democrats are planning on foregoing a number of the standard procedural steps to get the two versions of the bill to BHO's desk and signed before his state of the union address in February. This is all to avoid the potential that some cooler heads in our government may prevail and keep the bill from passing.
In that same article, it mentions that a number of the attorneys general are going to challenge the constitutionality of the deal that was made with Senator Ben Nelson from Nebraska to get him to sign on to the bill. I am proud to say, that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot is one of those ready to challenge this deal.
Now I recall one of the cornerstones of BHO's campaign was a more transparent and bi-partisan administration. What I am seeing here is a bill that is split almost exactly along party lines (Let's exclude the sweetheart deal Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson was offered for his support for now). That is hardly bi-partisan in even the wildest imagination. When sweetheart deals are made to gain support and standard procedural steps are circumvented in the name of passage of a bill, then something is rotten in Washington.
This whole bill reeks in so many ways it is pathetic. Being somewhat of a critical thinker I have to ask myself a number of questions that seem to escape the powers to be:
First, if there is indeed a health care "crisis", then why will the bills not go into effect until 2013 or 2014 and the taxes will start immediately. So, let me get this straight, our government, deeply in debt right now, is telling me that I need to start paying for something today that I will not receive for four or five years? Why, if there is a "crisis" doesn't the bill take effect immediately to resolve this issue? Could this be just a disguised tax increase that will swell the coffers to allow for doling out more pork projects? Now we all know full well how poorly our government acts as a steward for our money. Recent bailouts indicate that this administration will already spend money that it does not have. What will happen to this money that is to be earmarked to resolve this "crisis"?
Now second, let's question the constitutionality of this bill. I read through the whopping four pages of the document that set up this great country. No place in that document is the power to dictate health care granted to our government. If we expand the search to include the the Bill of Rights, there also is nothing that grants the government that power. In fact, the Tenth Amendment clearly states; "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". In other words, under the Constitution, the government does not have the power to force us to purchase anything. This includes a government run/mandated health care plan.
Since 1884, our leaders have taken the following oath upon assuming their duties as our representatives: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
In a previous post, I mention the oath that I took when I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. That oath also cited the defense of the Constitution as one of my obligations. I still feel that I am bound by that oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Now I ask, why can't our elected officials stand by the promise that they made to each of us to protect and defend our rights while they are still in office? Since the powers are not granted to the government, then the bill is not constitutional and is therefore illegal.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Communists and Socialists in Our Government
I grew up on or around military bases. My father proudly served in the Air Force for 22 years. As a result, I grew up with an awareness of the "Red Menace" of the time. I can recall alerts being held on the base where my father grabbed a suitcase and headed off to work to protect this country from that threat. I also vividly remember the days when we were taught to "Duck and Cover" because an attack by the Communists was imminent.
A week after my graduation from high school in 1979, I joined the Navy. The oath I took that day, stated clearly that I swore to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same". This same oath has been in use since 1962. There is not a clause in that oath that limits me from defending the Constitution after my discharge from the service. It is time for every American to accept that same responsibility.
My first duty station was Midway Island. At the time, Midway was part of the SOSUS net that was used in an attempt to track Russian submarines. My next duty station was the USS Brooke (FFG-1). Our primary mission was anti-submarine warfare against those same Communists.
From the end of World War II, our government was intent on preventing the spread of Communism. We fought a war in Vietnam to aid them in warding off this menace, we sent aid in a number of forms to other countries in an effort to help them. Our own congressmen held witch hunts to rid our country of this threat. Apparently, at one point, the thought of a Socialist country scared the hell out of most Americans. What has changed?
According to Wikipedia, "Socialism refers to various theories of economic organization advocating public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended"
The reason I bring all this up is there is an alarming trend in Washington right now. Our government is trying to shove a socialist agenda down our throats. First we have the feds taking over private industry. The second agenda item is the attempt to bypass the Constitution and legislate that a citizen is required to purchase health care.
From early on in the campaign, BHO has pushed this Socialist agenda. In his now infamous discussion with "Joe the Plumber", BHO stated "I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody". Now I may not be the brightest bulb in the hallway, but that statement alone reeks of a Socialist view. Just what "wealth" was BHO planning on spreading around? Simply put, the wealth of those who have worked hard to achieve success.
To achieve this goal, BHO has managed to populate the inner circle with Socialists and Communists. Some of his closest advisers have been quoted as stating the admiration that they have for Mao Tse-Tung. Remember chairman Mao? He murdered millions of his own countrymen. Such a great person to admire. Remember, he was also arming the North Vietnamese to fight against us in Vietnam.
Among those professing their love for Mao is Anita Dunn, the now former White House Communication Director. She so admires that fine humanitarian Mao, that she explained that love in a speech to high school students. She touted the fact that he siezed control of the country without the backing of the military and against all odds. She went on to state that she often turns to the teachings of Mao as one of her "favorite political philosophers". Hmm...let's see if I understand some of this "great" philosophy...implement a regime that provides a communist/socialist agenda, kill those who oppose you, treat women as second-class citizens, eliminate the rights of the people, close the borders and prohibit your people from leaving the oppression...I think that about sums up some of the key points.
Apparently Mao is so revered in our government that a Christmas ornament bearing his picture adorns one of the Christmas trees in the White House. Kind of ironic, here is the likeness of a Communist on a tree in Washington. Last I read about the Communists, they are atheists, to have Mao's picture on a tree that celebrates the birth of Christ is ludicrous to say the least. Add to it that Christmas is typically considered a time of peace and goodwill toward your fellow humans and it becomes even more ridiculous.
To put this gently, the Commies are in the wire...they are walking among us. To use a quote from BHO himself right before the election, "five days from now we will fundamentally change America". WOW...this administration (maybe that should be regime), is trying to do just that, turn us into a nation of Socialists where the government is there to take care of you from cradle to grave. Uncle Barack will be there to take the hard-earned wealth from others and give it to those with the entitlement mentality because "when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody".
Wake up America! We don't need to be "fundamentally changed". The Constitution that our founding fathers built here has worked damned well for 220 years. It affirms our freedoms and liberties while limiting where the line is that the government need not cross in our personal lives. We successfully built a world power and a lifestyle that is the envy of others around the world. What needs to be changed?
The elections in 2010 cannot come soon enough in my opinion. Remember Lincoln's statement "government for the people by the people". Those in Washington work for us, and it is time to remind them of that fact or put them back on the streets.
A week after my graduation from high school in 1979, I joined the Navy. The oath I took that day, stated clearly that I swore to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same". This same oath has been in use since 1962. There is not a clause in that oath that limits me from defending the Constitution after my discharge from the service. It is time for every American to accept that same responsibility.
My first duty station was Midway Island. At the time, Midway was part of the SOSUS net that was used in an attempt to track Russian submarines. My next duty station was the USS Brooke (FFG-1). Our primary mission was anti-submarine warfare against those same Communists.
From the end of World War II, our government was intent on preventing the spread of Communism. We fought a war in Vietnam to aid them in warding off this menace, we sent aid in a number of forms to other countries in an effort to help them. Our own congressmen held witch hunts to rid our country of this threat. Apparently, at one point, the thought of a Socialist country scared the hell out of most Americans. What has changed?
According to Wikipedia, "Socialism refers to various theories of economic organization advocating public or direct worker ownership and administration of the means of production and allocation of resources, and a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended"
The reason I bring all this up is there is an alarming trend in Washington right now. Our government is trying to shove a socialist agenda down our throats. First we have the feds taking over private industry. The second agenda item is the attempt to bypass the Constitution and legislate that a citizen is required to purchase health care.
From early on in the campaign, BHO has pushed this Socialist agenda. In his now infamous discussion with "Joe the Plumber", BHO stated "I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody". Now I may not be the brightest bulb in the hallway, but that statement alone reeks of a Socialist view. Just what "wealth" was BHO planning on spreading around? Simply put, the wealth of those who have worked hard to achieve success.
To achieve this goal, BHO has managed to populate the inner circle with Socialists and Communists. Some of his closest advisers have been quoted as stating the admiration that they have for Mao Tse-Tung. Remember chairman Mao? He murdered millions of his own countrymen. Such a great person to admire. Remember, he was also arming the North Vietnamese to fight against us in Vietnam.
Among those professing their love for Mao is Anita Dunn, the now former White House Communication Director. She so admires that fine humanitarian Mao, that she explained that love in a speech to high school students. She touted the fact that he siezed control of the country without the backing of the military and against all odds. She went on to state that she often turns to the teachings of Mao as one of her "favorite political philosophers". Hmm...let's see if I understand some of this "great" philosophy...implement a regime that provides a communist/socialist agenda, kill those who oppose you, treat women as second-class citizens, eliminate the rights of the people, close the borders and prohibit your people from leaving the oppression...I think that about sums up some of the key points.
Apparently Mao is so revered in our government that a Christmas ornament bearing his picture adorns one of the Christmas trees in the White House. Kind of ironic, here is the likeness of a Communist on a tree in Washington. Last I read about the Communists, they are atheists, to have Mao's picture on a tree that celebrates the birth of Christ is ludicrous to say the least. Add to it that Christmas is typically considered a time of peace and goodwill toward your fellow humans and it becomes even more ridiculous.
To put this gently, the Commies are in the wire...they are walking among us. To use a quote from BHO himself right before the election, "five days from now we will fundamentally change America". WOW...this administration (maybe that should be regime), is trying to do just that, turn us into a nation of Socialists where the government is there to take care of you from cradle to grave. Uncle Barack will be there to take the hard-earned wealth from others and give it to those with the entitlement mentality because "when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody".
Wake up America! We don't need to be "fundamentally changed". The Constitution that our founding fathers built here has worked damned well for 220 years. It affirms our freedoms and liberties while limiting where the line is that the government need not cross in our personal lives. We successfully built a world power and a lifestyle that is the envy of others around the world. What needs to be changed?
The elections in 2010 cannot come soon enough in my opinion. Remember Lincoln's statement "government for the people by the people". Those in Washington work for us, and it is time to remind them of that fact or put them back on the streets.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
ILLEGAL Immigrants
OK, let me throw my cards on the table here. I am not politically correct...I speak my mind and tend not to worry all that much about offending others. Now that the cards are out there, let me clarify the oft misused term of "undocumented workers". While that is a PC way of stating that someone is in this country ILLEGALLY, it also glosses over the fact that these people are criminals. They are beginning their quest for citizenship by breaking our laws.
And while we are on the subject of ILLEGAL immigrants, let's take a look at some numbers and how they are impacting our collapsing economy. According to an April 15, 2009 news story in the Washington Post, the number of ILLEGAL immigrants is estimated to be "10.4 million adults and 1.5 million foreign-born children". Add to this number the estimated 4 million offspring of these ILLEGALS that have been born here and now can enjoy citizenship and we have a whopping 15.9 million people in this country that do not belong here.
Let's take the number of adults, many of whom are employed in some fashion here in the U.S. (BTW, it is also ILLEGAL to hire the ILLEGAL immigrants). According the the Bureau of Labor statistics, there are 14.4 million unemployed Americans as of November 2009.
Let's do a bit of simple math here...14.4 million unemployed minus the 10.4 million jobs that the ILLEGALS are holding down equals 4.4 million total people that would remain unemployed if the ILLEGALS weren't here stealing jobs. Wow...even with my poor math skills, that looks like a simple way to drop the unemployment rate by about 2/3rds.
Now let's factor in a few other items that are impacting our economy by the ILLEGALS. Many of these CRIMINALS earn money here in the U.S. and then promptly ship it out to family and friends in their home country. Therefore, simple deductive reasoning would indicate that money that is earned here and then shipped out of the country is lost to the economy here and benefits the foreign economy and not ours.
According to an article on gallup.com (9/22/2009) , "According to the World Bank, Mexico received more than $25 billion in remittances in 2007; a great deal of this money came from the U.S.". So first we have the impact of the loss of jobs for the citizens of this country combined with the loss of $25 billion that is shipped to Mexico alone.
None of the above takes into consideration the ancillary costs that these ILLEGALS are costing each and every one of the taxpayers in this country through the social services these ILLEGALS are using every day...food stamps, housing, medical care, ad infinitum. All of these services are costly to those of us forced to pay for them. In many cases, the ILLEGALS are in line at the emergency room or for other services that delay the ability of a citizen to receive the services that their tax dollars are paying for.
Before I get a barrage of angry messages about my lack of compassion for immigrants, let me clarify a few items. I am the product of immigrants. According to the best information that I have discovered in years of genealogy research, my ancestors came here legally. The earliest settlers that bear the same name I do and from whom I have descended were here in 1775 according to census records. The other branches of my family arrived from that time until the early part of the 20th century. The most recent immigrant was from Ireland and went through Ellis Island.
I understand that, in spite of the views from the Socialists currently running our government, what we have here is the envy of the world. There are many that would love to have the standard of living that we (at least used to) enjoy. However, if we continue to allow this influx of those that steal our jobs and then send that money back home, we will continue to see a dilution of our way of life.
References
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041401433.html
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/empsit.cpseea35.txt
http://www.gallup.com/poll/123140/half-new-latino-immigrants-send-money-abroad.aspx
And while we are on the subject of ILLEGAL immigrants, let's take a look at some numbers and how they are impacting our collapsing economy. According to an April 15, 2009 news story in the Washington Post, the number of ILLEGAL immigrants is estimated to be "10.4 million adults and 1.5 million foreign-born children". Add to this number the estimated 4 million offspring of these ILLEGALS that have been born here and now can enjoy citizenship and we have a whopping 15.9 million people in this country that do not belong here.
Let's take the number of adults, many of whom are employed in some fashion here in the U.S. (BTW, it is also ILLEGAL to hire the ILLEGAL immigrants). According the the Bureau of Labor statistics, there are 14.4 million unemployed Americans as of November 2009.
Let's do a bit of simple math here...14.4 million unemployed minus the 10.4 million jobs that the ILLEGALS are holding down equals 4.4 million total people that would remain unemployed if the ILLEGALS weren't here stealing jobs. Wow...even with my poor math skills, that looks like a simple way to drop the unemployment rate by about 2/3rds.
Now let's factor in a few other items that are impacting our economy by the ILLEGALS. Many of these CRIMINALS earn money here in the U.S. and then promptly ship it out to family and friends in their home country. Therefore, simple deductive reasoning would indicate that money that is earned here and then shipped out of the country is lost to the economy here and benefits the foreign economy and not ours.
According to an article on gallup.com (9/22/2009) , "According to the World Bank, Mexico received more than $25 billion in remittances in 2007; a great deal of this money came from the U.S.". So first we have the impact of the loss of jobs for the citizens of this country combined with the loss of $25 billion that is shipped to Mexico alone.
None of the above takes into consideration the ancillary costs that these ILLEGALS are costing each and every one of the taxpayers in this country through the social services these ILLEGALS are using every day...food stamps, housing, medical care, ad infinitum. All of these services are costly to those of us forced to pay for them. In many cases, the ILLEGALS are in line at the emergency room or for other services that delay the ability of a citizen to receive the services that their tax dollars are paying for.
Before I get a barrage of angry messages about my lack of compassion for immigrants, let me clarify a few items. I am the product of immigrants. According to the best information that I have discovered in years of genealogy research, my ancestors came here legally. The earliest settlers that bear the same name I do and from whom I have descended were here in 1775 according to census records. The other branches of my family arrived from that time until the early part of the 20th century. The most recent immigrant was from Ireland and went through Ellis Island.
I understand that, in spite of the views from the Socialists currently running our government, what we have here is the envy of the world. There are many that would love to have the standard of living that we (at least used to) enjoy. However, if we continue to allow this influx of those that steal our jobs and then send that money back home, we will continue to see a dilution of our way of life.
References
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041401433.html
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/empsit.cpseea35.txt
http://www.gallup.com/poll/123140/half-new-latino-immigrants-send-money-abroad.aspx
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