Tag: socialism (page 2)

Wayne Allyn Root was the 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee, is contending for the 2012 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nomination, and serves on the Libertarian National Committee.  His editorial (quoted in its entirety after the break) was originally published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on June 6th, 2010.  Mr. Root has also gone on the record as to why he refused to testify at the "Obama Trial" and why he doesn't view the "birther" conspiracy theories as being worth his time.

While the op-ed piece isn't necessarily a Michigan-specific issue, I think that it's worth our time to know whom and what we're going to be up against next year . . . and what the consequences are if BHO gets another term in office.

The nature of the way that government is influenced is becoming incredibly complicated.

For the average person, it is often nearly too complicated to correctly know what certain groups represent, or WHY they wish to advance government in a particular direction, other than what might be stated as a flowery and appealing descriptive.  Positive reflections of outcomes wished for detailed in descriptive titles.

Grand Visions. Sustainable Growth.  Smart Growth.  Regional Collaboration. Visioning.

How could anything be wrong with that?  No one wants "bleak Visions," "corrosive growth," or stupid growth," or even "regional disagreement," right?  The descriptive labels can be misleading.  The method for deciding what growth is "smart," or who's vision we shall follow, is unfortunately-too-often a bit of a travel through the socialist myopic lens. One that means that we must all collaborate on what our neighbors should be allowed to do. Control of our community resources so that all (including our generational beneficiaries) may equally benefit, no matter their contribution.  Excluding those of course, who cannot survive the onslaught of new limits to their own plans.

Its sometimes hard to explain all the ways in which this happens, so that people understand the insidious nature in which their best participatory intentions are twisted into a socialist Utopian tool.

It requires a step back and an arms length review of the elements in play.

After spending a good part of last year blogging for the man who would take the First District of Michigan away from liberal Bart Stupak, and put it back into the hands of mainstream conservatism, I take serious umbrage at the use of the words, "Stupak amendment" and "Stupak language."

Bart Stupak was not a conservative Democrat, nor was he a "blue dog."  His "Stupak amendment" was actually the "Stupak/Pitts amendment," and it became known as the "Stupak amendment" only because he was on television and radio constantly for a month prior to the vote on Obamacare saying that the bill would not be passed without "his" amendment, banning the use of federal funds for abortions.  His constituency, and many social conservatives throughout the nation thought that Stupak was going to stop Obamacare.  After watching Bart at town halls and on tv and radio, I knew he was not going to vote against Obamacare.  He said so at a Cheboygan Town Hall, and took a position of high morality on abortion against the likes of Pelosi and Obama.  He ended up getting a useless executive order which meant nothing from the most pro-abortion President this nation has ever seen.

I do believe that Gunny called Jug Hussein Ears a Jackwagon.

    Despite the progress we've made, many businesses are still skittish about hiring.  Some are still digging themselves out of the losses they incurred over the past year.  Many have figured out how to squeeze more productivity out of fewer workers.  And that cost-cutting has become embedded in their operations and in their culture.  That may result in good profits, but it's not translating into hiring and so that's the question that we have to ask ourselves today: How do we get businesses to start hiring again?

From the perspective of an employee of a small business, I can't tell you how cynical and dream-crushing your perspective is, Mr. President.

I don't see how you can claim, sir, that your administration has made any progress, economy-wise.   Here in Michigan, I've been told there were some stimulus jobs in the 83rd congressional district, however, there are only 15 districts in Michigan, and they number 1 through 15.

I don't like to talk about myself as much as you do, but I'd like to share some of my experience to let you know what types of things you all are doing "in Washington that are inhibiting" me.

I was hired 4 years ago to do a highly-skilled job that I had no idea how to do.  With the help of my fellow co-workers, I learned.  I learned fast.  It wasn't long before I could see some ways of doing things at work to make the job simpler, and more effective.  I became supervisor and was involved in the hiring process.  I helped hire people who had the same amount of knowledge of the job as I did when I got hired.  I am now helping them to become as successful as I have been.

I can't tell you how many jobs I've had before this that I literally stared at the clock, waiting to go home-where I never did anything either.   That's not living, that is only existing.

You see, when you learn something, a skill or a piece of knowledge, you feel good about yourself.  You say to yourself, "Wow, I did that.  Maybe there are more things I don't yet know I can do."

When you know you are able to do something that you never thought you could, you start to think that what you have been dreaming about doesn't just happen to lucky people, you start to think that those people who have reached their dreams worked at it, and learned as much as they could to achieve them.

Those people become entrepreneurs, small businessmen and businesswomen.

Every person has a dream of what they really want to do.  Some dreams become nothing because of the lack of work involved in making them come true.  In Michigan, I believe the back-breaking amount of work involved in holding one's dream is a direct result of the "inhibiting" effects of Michigan's current administration and your administration.

Sir, why would any small business person hire someone to do nothing?  After they worked so hard to take the chance to reach their dreams, why would they disrespect another human being in such a manner?  Who would say to an applicant, "Look, don't try to get ahead in life, sure I did it, but you can't."  Not me, never ever.

It takes hard work to reach your dreams, it takes a non-productive existence to suck them away.

For the small business owner out there, I have a few questions that I'd like to ask you to answer in the form of a comment.

Questions:
What do you think are the major contributors, specifically, to the past year's loss in sales and/or revenue?

Do you believe intrusive government is slowing your recovery?  If so, how?

Do you believe the current administration has made progress in the economy?

Are you cutting costs on your workers?  If so, how has that resulted in good profits?