To be a Republican you need to believe

To be a Republican you need to believe

I have to love this list!

Bait and Switch, Smoke and Mirrors...

VOTER FRAUD!  Got  your attention?  Great.  Watch that hand while the other hand changes voter ID laws.

It sounds so logical when you say it - why shouldn't people have to show ID when they vote?  They have to show ID all the time!  True.

So what's the catch?  Now, the government in Wisconsin and Texas are changing some of the OTHER rules.  Wisconsin is shutting down motor vehicle departments in a number of heavier Democratic areas, while expanding the hours in others.  Texas is disallowing student ID's as a valid form of identification.  I can't ~imagine~ who that is going to impact.

I don't do magic, and I don't play enough chess, so I have to admit that I didn't see these nasty moves coming to surprise me.  I have to start playing more chess, and sharpening my slight of hand. Watch me pull legislation out of the hat.

Ignoring the will of the people

For years, I've been listening to cries from politicians on both sides of the aisle that Washington is ignoring "the will of the people".  At no time was that wailing loudest than when the Democratic majority congress and the President passed the Affordable Care Act.  Republicans at the time were wailing, gnashing their teeth, and tearing their sack cloth! 

Now, a large majority of Americans, including Republicans, support raising taxes on the wealthy.  Now the Republicans are where the rubber meets the road.  And now, just like the Democrats, the Republicans are going to leave skid marks from digging in rather than burn marks from moving forward.

Another BW (bit of wisdom) from WB (Warren Buffett)

Mr. Boehner -

Read this:  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-21/warren-buffett-tells-abc-rich-people-should-pay-more-in-taxes.html

Sincerely,

A Not Rich Guy

Being Homeless is Expensive

This is really interesting.

Being Homeless is Expensive

A simple way to end budget defecits.

Warren Buffett has one solution: “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”

- I love this guy.

Where the heck are our congress members???

I confess - I don't watch CSPAN very often, but I think I need to start checking it occasionally.  Why?  Well, it seems like every time - and I mean EVERY time - I see a clip of someone in congress speaking, there's NO ONE else in the picture.  What's the point of someone from congress arguing a point if there's no one else there?  (Does the "tree fall in the forest" question spring to mind?)

There's all sorts of talk of changing rules for filibusters (did you know that they don't even have to stand there and speak?) and constitutional amendments for balancing the budget.  Why don't we have some rules that our representatives actually have to BE THERE TO REPRESENT US!?!

FIGHT AGAINST TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS

Millionaire individuals are NOT "job creators".  Quit SAYING that.  Stop it.  Letting a millionaire keep the tax break that they have had since the Bush cuts went into effect won't create more jobs.  Millionaires are only spending the money they need to spend.  Why would they spend more?

If you give people MORE MONEY AT THE BOTTOM, they will SPEND it, which will create DEMAND, which will then make businesses HIRE PEOPLE, which CREATES JOBS.  Then more people will have more money, which they will spend, etc.

Giving money to the top and hoping it works its way to the bottom has an old name - "Trickle Down Economics".  No one seems to use that phrase anymore, but that was the principal.  It didn't work.  It made the rich richer and the poor poorer.  No wonder the rich really like that plan.  And take note of who is most heartily defending it.

Contact your representative:
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

Contact your senator:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm