tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21643490003380735942024-03-19T07:27:14.643-05:00Maroon Colored Glassesthe world through my eyes<br>Politics, viewpoints, etc.<br><br>"That's my view, and it happens to be correct."--Supreme Court Justice Antonin ScaliaMagnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-31545545626920660802012-09-13T10:27:00.002-05:002012-09-13T10:28:18.495-05:00More gold from Congressman Allen West<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="280" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dXi4l4q6Aho" width="400"></iframe>Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-52861280260841776262012-06-26T15:43:00.003-05:002012-06-26T15:43:55.884-05:00Jimmy Carter smells "blood in the water"<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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Long-regarded as the worst president in US history, Jimmy Carter must sense, and now fully realize, that he finally can shed that shameful label, passing the torch to current President Barack Obama. In a transparent effort to put the "close the deal", Carter this week accused Obama of "widespread human rights violations", citing escalation of drone strikes, and the continued use of Guantanamo Bay.<br />
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Congratulations President Carter. You are the second worst president in US history.Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-84370742202563496232012-05-17T16:59:00.001-05:002012-05-17T16:59:09.087-05:00oops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>The slogan "Forward!" reflected the conviction of European Marxists and radicals that their movements reflected the march of history, which would move forward past capitalism and into socialism and communism. </i></blockquote>Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-24605955094467237452012-04-27T15:20:00.002-05:002012-04-27T15:20:46.989-05:00the facts about what Obama calls "big oil subsidies"<a href="http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm/10457/The-Hard-Truth-Even-Liberals-are-Big-Fans-of-Oil-Subsidies" target="_blank"><i><b>No money from the U.S. Treasury goes to the oil industry</b></i></a><br />
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<i><b>As usual, the politicians are just making things up to create confusion and resentment, so they can demonize an industry. </b></i>Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-56716189813482303622012-04-27T15:17:00.004-05:002012-04-27T15:17:34.179-05:00yes, it IS a Ponzi schemeit's just another tax, failing to fund another runaway government program.....<br />
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The states are really laboratories to demonstrate what policies work, and what policies fail.Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-33238746080680355282012-03-07T22:06:00.003-06:002012-03-07T22:06:40.356-06:00"The Donkey Whisperer"Classic......<br />
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I keep seeing this commercial, where the old men are sitting on the park bench, discussing the deadline for medicare open enrollment. Towards the end, one of the old men makes a comment about 'medicare gives you free this and free that and 50% off Rx drugs when you're in the donut hole........'. Then he slips in the comment, "it's all part of the health care law."<br />
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Is this an effort to subliminally endear seniors to Obama-care? I think it is. Watch and see:<br />
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Upon further research of Marybeth Hicks, I discovered that she is also an author of a book, titled "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Kids-Drink-Kool-Aid/dp/1596981512/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320505657&sr=1-1">Don't Let The Kids Drink the Kool-Aid</a>", and also that her article I had forwarded, was actually part three in a three part series. All three of the articles are excellent, and are linked below, as well as her most recent column. As the father of a 16 year old, I will also be reading her book, although I'm certain I already know what's in it, since it appears this brilliant author and columnist thinks a lot like me. ;-)<br />
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Obama stated today that he would veto anything that came to his desk, that did not have serious revenue increases. Every time you hear the word "revenue" from the mouth of a liberal politician, that's code for tax increase on the rich. We all know that. But I started to contrast his stated goals (increased revenue), with the name for his plan (Buffett). Of course, Buffett, refers to Warren Buffett, who has famously advocated for tax increases on the "rich", demonstrating alleged "unfairness", with the example that he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary pays. Without getting in too deep into the inherent fallacies of his comparison, I will tell you that it reminded me of the only way to increase Warren Buffett's taxes on income. To do that, the federal government MUST increase the capital gains tax, which currently stands at 15%.<br />
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Economists have clearly demonstrated that increases in the capital gains tax rates actually DECREASE revenue. There is little debate about this, and it was recently demonstrated in the 1980's, when increase of the cap gains rate to 28% caused a decrease in total revenue (see Paul Ryan's recent quote, <a href="http://republicanredefined.com/2011/09/19/paul-ryan-with-chris-wallace-fox-news-sunday-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-ryan-with-chris-wallace-fox-news-sunday-video">"if you tax something more, you get less of it"</a>). <br />
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Don't forget that Obama just vowed to veto any legislation without "serious revenue" increases. If we know that an increase in the marginal rate lowers revenue, then does that mean Obama is vowing to veto legislation with marginal rate increases? Doubtful, but don't think Obama doesn't know the revenue impact of raising rates. He knows full well, but he just doesn't care. Below is an excerpt from a 2008 interview with Charlie Gibson (courtesy of <a href="http://distributedrepublic.net/archives/2008/04/19/obama-ill-raise-your-taxes-even-if-it-lowers-revenues">DistributedRepublic.net</a>).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">MR. GIBSON: And in each instance, when the rate dropped, revenues from the tax increased. The government took in more money. And in the 1980s, when the tax was increased to 28 percent, the revenues went down. So why raise it at all, especially given the fact that 100 million people in this country own stock and would be affected?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">SENATOR OBAMA: Well, Charlie, what I've said is that I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness. We saw an article today which showed that the top 50 hedge fund managers made $29 billion last year -- $29 billion for 50 individuals. And part of what has happened is that those who are able to work the stock market and amass huge fortunes on capital gains are paying a lower tax rate than their secretaries. That's not fair. [. . . .]</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">MR. GIBSON: But history shows that when you drop the capital gains tax, the revenues go up.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #660000; color: white;">SENATOR OBAMA: <strong>Well, that might happen or it might not</strong>. It depends on what's happening on Wall Street and how business is going.</span></div>
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What this all boils down to, is more redistribution, and more tax policy to dictate "fairness", as determined by Barack Obama. Once you see through the smoke and mirrors, this has nothing to do with deficit reduction or creating jobs, or turning the economy around. It's just the same old liberalism.<br />
<br />Magnumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01237207308323459882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164349000338073594.post-47717625558487021362011-09-14T15:33:00.002-05:002011-09-14T15:33:28.843-05:00Maybe this is why Obama needs to stick with the teleprompter"if you love me, you gotta help me pass this bill"<br />
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