Israel as our friend

As I have said before, putting Israel back in the middle of camel land after an abscence of 2000 years was idiotic and was guaranteed to cause permanent foment. Which was what was intended. A perfect excuse to continue the military occupation of the middle east at huge cost of life and money. That being said, what do we do now? We cannot undo the past and it is not possible politically or morally to remove the Israelis from that region.

First, we must decide what side of this we are on, or if we are going to take a "side". This is fundementally important. One cannot be on both sides of a conflict, nor can one straddle the fence. If we are to be involved IN ANY WAY we must decide what our pronciples are and what we really believe in, what we are willing to risk money, materials and lives for. Once that decision is made, it is an all or nothing proposition.

Second, act on our decison with no second thoughts.

My own opinion is that Israel has been a very poor ally, it is a socialist country that has no racial or cultural validity for existing in that region of the world. However, it is much more to our liking than the nutball islamic hordes that surround it. That leaves two choices. One, stay out of the whole area and let the arabs attack Israel and get wiped out. Or, we get involved on the side of Israel. The only way I would do this is to remove our troops from the middle east and let the arabs have their land back and let them go back to killing one another. Announce to the world that Israel is our friend and ally and any attack against them will result in the absolute anhilation of the source of the attack. And then stand behind our word. Not with troops, but with nuclear missles. We absolutely immolate the offending counntry and we do not help to rebuild it. Just turn it to glass.

To make any of this work, we must end the EPA and start drilling here. Building pipelines and power plants, mining coal and uranium. We must first be able so survive without the camel's oil. Since our government, both sides of the aisle, is absolutely not going to let this happen, we are bound to continue killing and blowing shit up in the middle east forever. And that cannot be afforded, fiscally or morally.

Just my take,

Nappy

Been gone too long...

Wow, haven't been here in a little over a year. No excuses and no apologies. A few of my ramblings will follow. 1. The republicrats and democlicans are arguing over a $60 billion cut in our federal budget. What a joke. The interest on our ON-BUDGET debt is around $200 billion per year and going up. Cuts of less than $200 billion are a joke. 2. Obamacare continues to grow in cost and scope while the obaminator and his henchmen hand out immunity to their buddies. This is criminal. 3. If government is the answer, it is a stupid question. 4. The obaminator said he did not believe that a president had the power to start wars and invade countries without the approval of Congress. That was when Bush II was starting wars in the Mid-East. Now, when he invades Libya, it is OK. 5. Japan got hit and hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami. Bad news indeed. However, the reporting of the media is almost as big a disaster. There are reports of Iodine 131 being found in various parts of the US and the inference is made that it came from the messd up reactors in Japan. Also, the amount found is either not mentioned or is placed at the very end of misleading articles as an afterthought. One article I read admitted that the amount found was one two hundred thousandths of the amount allowed for nuclear power plants to release. Think about that for a minute. 6. You and your family are at much more risk from your local, state and federal governments than you are from any terrorist or busted nuclear reactor. 7. We all need to read and learn. Then, sit down and think how the information fits together and how everything is related. Learn, think and talk with others involved in like pursuits. Feeling is emotional and while it can be comforting, can also lead us to make quick and incorrect conclusions and decisions. Well, I reckon I will leave that to be the rant of the day. nappy

a note to kongress

senator,
I am beside my self with anger and fear. It seems our kriminal congress and illegal alien president are dead set on illegally and unconstitutionally passing a completely unconstitutional and criminal healthcare bill. A bill that will FORCE me to buy something I don't want, from someone I don't wish to buy from, at a price I am not wiling to pay. This dog will not hunt. I am instructing my state representatives to immediately craft legislation that opts Texas out of the program.
You people do not own me. The federal government does not own me. I OWN ME. I decide what I wish to buy, from whom and for how much.
By the way, that pesky old document that kongress loves to hate, that old Constitution, it says that ALL bills must pass the house and sentate by a vote. WITH THE SAME EXACT WORDING before going to the president;s desk for signature. There is no "deemed" passed.
And, even if it were to pass, it is patently unconstitutional and IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY FOR.
Get this stopped and now. Then, start cutting spending and taxes. Get US out of the UN. Close the FED. Reduce the size and power of the federal government. FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION TO THE LETTER. Or, move to north korea, the whole kit and akboodle of you.
Sincerely,

The real effects of government healthcare

Rational thoughts on
Government healthcare
　
For some time I have been promising to write about the problems and realities of turning over the authority and responsibility for our medical decisions to the Federal Government and its designees. I have tossed this whole thing around and around in my head trying to figure out where to start. Now, this is likely to be a rambling piece, but here it goes.

First, we cannot break the laws of economics with impunity. The laws of supply and demand are paramount and will out always. So….lets us look at the situation from that paradigm:
If government is able to force insurance companies to cover everyone with no exceptions and with no rate increases, the insurance companies will go out of business. The employees of said insurance companies will be out of their jobs. They will not be paying taxes. Government income drops. The insurance companies pay income and corporate taxes and fees as well. No more. Government income drops again.

Now, one of the important functions of insurance companies is to gather and invest capital. This capital pool will dry up. That will cut the money going into new ventures, commercial bonds and will also cut large deposits in banks. Less money available for mortgages, less money to invest in plant equipment etc. So, all of the folks that had jobs that stemmed from these investments won’t be working. Won’t be paying taxes and will likely be on unemployment. Less money going into government and more coming out.
Let us look at the situation so far: Much less money coming in. And, as the folks migrate to government support, the liabilities of government increase. Deficits? Yes, higher, much higher. Debt? Higher, much higher.

Well, the insurance companies are finished and the government is the single payer that some seem to think they want. So now, we have more folks seeking healthcare and where are they going to get it? Doctors, clinics and hospitals. They will also need stuff like medicine, syringes, scalpels, braces, sheets, gowns……, you get the idea, The government will have very limited resources with which to purchase these goods and services. What will it do? If history is any indicator, it will impose price controls on the suppliers. Since the market will no longer dictate price, there will be what economists call “negative externalities”. What does that mean? It means that many companies will be expected to produce goods and services at a price less than the cost of production. Then, what do you think will happen? Yes, you are right. The companies and doctors will go out of business. What then? Less supply against a still high demand? If you guess higher costs, go the front of the class!! Now is should be noted that higher costs are not always denominated in dollars. Some costs are non-monetary. An example of higher non-monetary costs, is a patient dying because there is no care available. Quite a high cost if you are the dead person or one who loves and/or depends on the corpse.
　
　
Oh, I forgot: all of those companies will lay off the folks no longer needed since there is no company. Those folks will go on the dole as well. Higher costs. Those companies and doctors will also stop paying taxes as they are out of business. Result: More folks in line for benefits and less of a supply of benefits. What happens? Yep, higher costs yet.

The United States tax rates are already above the point where raising them will cause a higher government income. In other words, raising taxes will curtail business to the point where the net tax revenue will drop rather than increase. There is no one left to tax that has the money to support any more government.

Now, this scenario assumes that the government healthcare program will be somewhat efficient. Since this has never been the case in any other government program in history, it is prudent to assume that our healthcare will plummet in quality and in quality. And the cost will be huge, just in monetary terms. The negative externalities, the non-monetary costs, will be death, pain and maimed people. Which will cut productivity and will raise monetary costs yet again.

This is a disaster waiting to happen. Once put in motion, this will cause a collapse in our healthcare industry that we seem to be trying to turn into a “system”. Since our country is already broke, this could completely destroy our entire way of life. The straw that breaks the camel’s back, so to speak.

Note to my kongresskritters

I see that the kriminals in kongress have decided to raise the debt limit by ANOTHER $1.9 trillion. I also see that Timmy "The Tax Dodger" Geiltner (sp?) has decided that the United States will never lose its AAA credit rating.

I gotta ask, what in hell are you all smoking???

If my taking a gun and stealing money to pay for my healthcare is wrong, if my taking a gun and holding up a bank to feed my cousin is illegal, if my stealing money to send to Haiti is wrong, then ALL of the money being stolen by my government for these items and services is also criminal theft. We can only have one set of laws. They must control GOVERNMENT first, the populace second.

No more borrowing. No more spending. No more lending. No more subsidies. No more foreign aid. No more. NO MORE!!!

Get out a copy of the United States Constitution and read it. Follow it to the letter as you swore to do upon taking office.

Another thing, I need to see a certified copy of a long form birth certificate for Barack Obama or I need to see him out of office and in jail along with every kriminal kommunist kongresskritter and bureaucrat that knew he was an interloper.

Now.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Napier

"If government is the answer, it is a stupid question."

This isn't mine. It is from a Bill Grisham. He hits the nail on the head and supports my axiom: "If government is the answer, it is a stupid question."


Not good news but the facts are the facts... can we learn from them?
The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775 - they've had 234 years to get it right; it is broke, and even though heavily subsidized, it can't compete with private sector FedEx and UPS services.
Social Security was established in 1935 - they've had 74 years to get it right; it is broke.
Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - they've had 71 years to get it right; it is broke. Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - they've had 39 years to get it right; it is broke. Together Fannie and Freddie have now led the entire world into the worst economic collapse in 80 years.
The War on Poverty was started in 1964 - they've had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our hard earned money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked.
Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - they've had 44 years to get it right; they are both broke; and now our government dares to mention them as models for all US health care.
AMTRAK was established in 1970 - they've had 39 years to get it right; last year they bailed it out as it continues to run at a loss!
This year, a trillion dollars was committed in the massive political payoff called the Stimulus Bill of 2009; it shows NO sign of working; it's been used to increase the size of governments across America, and raise government salaries while the rest of us suffer from economic hardships. It has yet to create a single new private sector job. Our national debt projections (approaching $10 trillion) have increased 400% in the last six months.
"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009 - - after 80% of the cars purchased turned out to be produced by foreign companies, and dealers nationwide are buried under bureaucratic paperwork demanded by a government that is not yet paying them what was promised.
So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that each and every "service" shoved down our throats by an over-reaching government turns into disaster, how could any informed American trust our government to run or even set policies for America's health care system - - 17% of our economy?
Maybe each of us has a personal responsibility to let others in on this brilliant record before 2010, and then help remove from office those who are voting to destroy capitalism and destroy our grandchildren's future.
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” - Thomas Jefferson

Tulsa Time

In Tulsa, OK this morning waiting to get a flat fixed. Warm and humid here.
I see the New and Improved Democrat/Obama healthcare plan will include the creation of 53 new bureaucracies. Would someone please tell me how that will encourage efficiency and lower costs? I know, stupid question.
Think about the following: If you belong to you, then you are responsible for you. If you choose to cede the responsibility for your own upkeep, would it not follow that you also cede your authority? If that is the case, would it not also follow you are ceding ownership to yourself. He who controls a thing, owns a thing. For those who wish to live in thrall to a government, that is fine. Go ahead and volutarily sell yourself into slavery. Just know that is what you are doing. When you take the man's money, you take the man's orders. You are owned. You are a slave. You are chattel. To be kept in the manner the master sees fit. To be disposed of when you are of no further use.
If that is your wish, have right at it. But, be kind enough to leave me out of it. I do not wish to be owned, cared for, or controlled.
Be very aware: If you choose to give someone else, be it government or single man, the responsibilty and authority to take care of you, you are also giving that entity control of you. That is ownership my friend. Are you really willing to live the rest of your life as an owned slave?