For all the complaining and whining I do, I have never really stepped up and DONE something about it beyond posting this blog and the occasional link on Facebook.
Well, time to start putting my money where my mouth is!
Tucson Tax Day Tea Party!
Head here for more information:
http://tucsonteaparty.blogspot.com/
If you complained about the AIG bonuses, you should be there...
If you complained about the TARP, you should be there...
If you complained about the ARRA ($780B) stimulus, you should be there...
If you pay your mortgage on time, you should be there...
If you VOTE, you should be there...
If you DON'T VOTE, you should be there, and register while you are there...
If feel your elected officials do not listen to you, you should be there...
Showing posts with label American Dream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Dream. Show all posts
Friday, March 27, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Immigrants locked-up are not criminals
That was the title of this article.
On the website, next to the article a picture of a very attractive, young lady in a flowing dress, as if she was headed out to prom or some formal function. The argument being that how could such a beautiful person end up locked up for something she was not responsible for? Or that is what they want you to think.
Take a closer look at the caption. She is 20. She spent 2 years in a lock up because her parents asylum claim was denied. 20 minus 2 is 18 - making her an ADULT. As an adult, she chose to remain in the US, without any type of legal authorization, or in simpler terms: illegally. She broke the law, that is what doing something illegal means. She was held in detention because she broke the law. Plain and simple. It has nothing to do with her looks, and in some ways, it's frustrating to have to remove an illegal immigrant when they have given a lot to our society. However, the law is the law, and must be upheld...even the attractive young ladies.
On the website, next to the article a picture of a very attractive, young lady in a flowing dress, as if she was headed out to prom or some formal function. The argument being that how could such a beautiful person end up locked up for something she was not responsible for? Or that is what they want you to think.
Take a closer look at the caption. She is 20. She spent 2 years in a lock up because her parents asylum claim was denied. 20 minus 2 is 18 - making her an ADULT. As an adult, she chose to remain in the US, without any type of legal authorization, or in simpler terms: illegally. She broke the law, that is what doing something illegal means. She was held in detention because she broke the law. Plain and simple. It has nothing to do with her looks, and in some ways, it's frustrating to have to remove an illegal immigrant when they have given a lot to our society. However, the law is the law, and must be upheld...even the attractive young ladies.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
It creeps in like a mouse...
What it means to be poor and hungry in America
By Pauline Arrillaga
The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.01.2009
link read the full story here, but just wanted to point out a few arguments...
'A mouse scurries by, but Chilton doesn't flinch.' What a poetic understatement about the creeping socialism our country is facing.
"And how, at times, she makes chicken for her children but eats Oodles of Noodles herself." Wait a second, I like Ramen - but here is a funny thing - Oodles of Noodles is the 'self-contained' ramen in a cup. It costs 4 times what a bag of ramen costs. Simple (and I mean simple) math tells us that she could be saving significant money buy buying smarter. Especially when 60 cents means the difference between one cup o noodles and 4 bags o noodles.
"Tianna Gaines is her name. She is 29, black, with twin babies and a toddler, facing eviction because she's $300 behind on rent." Again, why mention that she is black? Are we all not equal, the same, etc... so what does color have to do with it? Should everytime we mention Pres. Obama in paper, should it look like this. 'Today Pres. Obama, who is 45 and black, etc....' Yeah, that would go over well...
"Hers is not the picture of hunger that Americans are accustomed to seeing. She isn't emaciated, like those living in squalid conditions in famine-stricken countries, but she is underweight and malnourished, often fed chips and sugary drinks instead of milk and formula." Wow, chips and soda is expensive. Again, shop smart... not at the local convenience store, which I am sure is what is going on here - all to often I see folks shopping for groceries at the local Circle K. That's fine if you are on a road trip, don't know the area, and can afford paying extra for the convenience. But when you cannot, like most folks on food stamps, convenience should not take the place of frugality. Chips and a soda - $2.50 if you are lucky. $2.50 can buy a gallon of milk (on sale), 2 frozen juices, 2 loaves of bread, or a bunch of bananas. Or 3 cups o noodles. Or 15 bags of Ramen! (not that ramen is healthy, mind you, but better than chips and soda)
"What bothers Chilton is that the numbers, startling as they are in a country as rich as this one, seem to do little to bring about lasting change. And that's not an easy thing for a number-cruncher to admit." And the meat of the argument: Socialism does not make the poor richer. It makes the rich poorer.
"So when she learned she'd won a $100,000 award in late 2007, she ignored suggestions that she take a vacation and instead started work on "Witnesses to Hunger." She purchased digital cameras and distributed fliers to some of the mothers who had been interviewed over the years." Wow, a private sector solution! Someone WILLINGLY making the choice on how and to whom to spend their money, not government dictating how, when, where, and to whom. You can throw your own pearls into the slop, don't throw mine.
"If only it was that easy. Izquierdo pays $400 in housing every month, $80 for day care, $54 for the phone, $60 for electricity, $80 on Pampers and baby wipes, another $80 or so on transportation, leaving a few hundred dollars for food, health care and anything else she needs for herself, her 3-year-old daughter Leylanie and 1-year-old son Aidan." I don't mean to sound jaded, however, the breakdown of the family, and sexual promiscuity is at fault here - not unemployment, lack of services, etc... single parent, 2 count them 2 kids. Maybe there is something else to this story, we'll never know since it is not told. Yet, are we doing anything to combat the loss of family structure? The loss of sexual restraint? No, instead we create programs that teach our kids the "world" view on sex. We provide programs and welfare that reward based on numbers - and the wonder why these mothers have more kids then they can handle.
It's time to start treating the cause of the problem, instead of putting band-aids on the outcomes!
By Pauline Arrillaga
The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.01.2009
link read the full story here, but just wanted to point out a few arguments...
'A mouse scurries by, but Chilton doesn't flinch.' What a poetic understatement about the creeping socialism our country is facing.
"And how, at times, she makes chicken for her children but eats Oodles of Noodles herself." Wait a second, I like Ramen - but here is a funny thing - Oodles of Noodles is the 'self-contained' ramen in a cup. It costs 4 times what a bag of ramen costs. Simple (and I mean simple) math tells us that she could be saving significant money buy buying smarter. Especially when 60 cents means the difference between one cup o noodles and 4 bags o noodles.
"Tianna Gaines is her name. She is 29, black, with twin babies and a toddler, facing eviction because she's $300 behind on rent." Again, why mention that she is black? Are we all not equal, the same, etc... so what does color have to do with it? Should everytime we mention Pres. Obama in paper, should it look like this. 'Today Pres. Obama, who is 45 and black, etc....' Yeah, that would go over well...
"Hers is not the picture of hunger that Americans are accustomed to seeing. She isn't emaciated, like those living in squalid conditions in famine-stricken countries, but she is underweight and malnourished, often fed chips and sugary drinks instead of milk and formula." Wow, chips and soda is expensive. Again, shop smart... not at the local convenience store, which I am sure is what is going on here - all to often I see folks shopping for groceries at the local Circle K. That's fine if you are on a road trip, don't know the area, and can afford paying extra for the convenience. But when you cannot, like most folks on food stamps, convenience should not take the place of frugality. Chips and a soda - $2.50 if you are lucky. $2.50 can buy a gallon of milk (on sale), 2 frozen juices, 2 loaves of bread, or a bunch of bananas. Or 3 cups o noodles. Or 15 bags of Ramen! (not that ramen is healthy, mind you, but better than chips and soda)
"What bothers Chilton is that the numbers, startling as they are in a country as rich as this one, seem to do little to bring about lasting change. And that's not an easy thing for a number-cruncher to admit." And the meat of the argument: Socialism does not make the poor richer. It makes the rich poorer.
"So when she learned she'd won a $100,000 award in late 2007, she ignored suggestions that she take a vacation and instead started work on "Witnesses to Hunger." She purchased digital cameras and distributed fliers to some of the mothers who had been interviewed over the years." Wow, a private sector solution! Someone WILLINGLY making the choice on how and to whom to spend their money, not government dictating how, when, where, and to whom. You can throw your own pearls into the slop, don't throw mine.
"If only it was that easy. Izquierdo pays $400 in housing every month, $80 for day care, $54 for the phone, $60 for electricity, $80 on Pampers and baby wipes, another $80 or so on transportation, leaving a few hundred dollars for food, health care and anything else she needs for herself, her 3-year-old daughter Leylanie and 1-year-old son Aidan." I don't mean to sound jaded, however, the breakdown of the family, and sexual promiscuity is at fault here - not unemployment, lack of services, etc... single parent, 2 count them 2 kids. Maybe there is something else to this story, we'll never know since it is not told. Yet, are we doing anything to combat the loss of family structure? The loss of sexual restraint? No, instead we create programs that teach our kids the "world" view on sex. We provide programs and welfare that reward based on numbers - and the wonder why these mothers have more kids then they can handle.
It's time to start treating the cause of the problem, instead of putting band-aids on the outcomes!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
All in the name....
"The greatest danger to liberty today comes from the men who are most needed and most powerful in modern government, namely, the efficient expert
administrators exclusively concerned with what they regard as the public good."
-- Fredrich August von Hayek
Public Good.
Help those that can't help themselves.
Give everyone an equal chance at the American Dream.
As a Christian I get asked how I can consider myself an Independent Conservative and not get behind these great social programs that the current administration is pushing.
Well, first of all, this is a world tainted by sin. A world that exists to try to pull a believer away from his belief. Nowhere did God say our lives here on Earth were going to be all roses and milk and honey. No, our treasure is not here, but rather where we go after we die. The American Dream was never promised, the chance to pursue it, was. If I never achieve the American Dream here, that is OK, because 'here' is a temporary situation.
Also, we have been told that if we do not work, we do not eat. For those that cannot work, the church is to take care of their needs.
Not government.
The church, through offerings given....offerings that are given by hard working Christians who give back to God in thanks for the gifts He has given.
So, if I want a society that allows me to be as fruitful as possible with the work that I do, which allows me to give as much as I can to the church - a free market, low tax, low cost government is what gives me the optimal society to grow my business.
And what about those social programs? Government programs are notorious for having people "abuse" the system. Independent Churches and their 'poor and needy' programs are notorious for not allowing people to 'abuse' the system. They are run by volunteers, and have low or very low operating costs, thereby giving as much directly to those that need the assistance. They can modify their program to the situation within their community, without any bureaucracy attached. Lastly, churches do not support programs or policies that are not consistent with my personal beliefs.
Public good... when the government starts talking about the 'public good'... freedom and liberty become secondary...
administrators exclusively concerned with what they regard as the public good."
-- Fredrich August von Hayek
Public Good.
Help those that can't help themselves.
Give everyone an equal chance at the American Dream.
As a Christian I get asked how I can consider myself an Independent Conservative and not get behind these great social programs that the current administration is pushing.
Well, first of all, this is a world tainted by sin. A world that exists to try to pull a believer away from his belief. Nowhere did God say our lives here on Earth were going to be all roses and milk and honey. No, our treasure is not here, but rather where we go after we die. The American Dream was never promised, the chance to pursue it, was. If I never achieve the American Dream here, that is OK, because 'here' is a temporary situation.
Also, we have been told that if we do not work, we do not eat. For those that cannot work, the church is to take care of their needs.
Not government.
The church, through offerings given....offerings that are given by hard working Christians who give back to God in thanks for the gifts He has given.
So, if I want a society that allows me to be as fruitful as possible with the work that I do, which allows me to give as much as I can to the church - a free market, low tax, low cost government is what gives me the optimal society to grow my business.
And what about those social programs? Government programs are notorious for having people "abuse" the system. Independent Churches and their 'poor and needy' programs are notorious for not allowing people to 'abuse' the system. They are run by volunteers, and have low or very low operating costs, thereby giving as much directly to those that need the assistance. They can modify their program to the situation within their community, without any bureaucracy attached. Lastly, churches do not support programs or policies that are not consistent with my personal beliefs.
Public good... when the government starts talking about the 'public good'... freedom and liberty become secondary...
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