What does it mean to be conservative ?
There are many definitions, but to just cut down to the chase here is a simple definition. We believe in every person as an individual that has value and each person is important and significant. It does not matter what race, creed, color, nationality or ethnicity a person is, each of us are important. Each of us have responsibilities; Each of us can excel and grow in each and every way. We believe that every single citizen shall have as many freedoms as possible to life their life as freely as possible. We believe that the Constitution is the most beautiful document and it was written by enlightened men who fought for it. The founders of this country saw the corruption and the problems in the east and sought to form a government that enabled "the individual" to pursue liberty, life and happiness.
Furthermore, as conservatives we believe that the government should in providing these freedoms be as small as possible. It is not the responsibiliity of the government to be all and everything. Actually the government needs only to provide what is elaborated in the Constitution and provide the defense of our country. It would be perfect if Congress and the Senate were only open two months a year, where they did nothing except preserve our Constitution. We believe in low taxes because low taxes allows us to be free and help provide a strong economy for all.
The government is not responsible for retirement, welfare and all these crazy programs and wasteful spending. We as conservatives believe people are smart and intelligent on how to live their lives. The adversay to conservatives, "liberals" believe that the individual is incompetent and incapable of taking care of themselves. They believe that the government must be all and do everything for everyone. That is how we got to the mess we are in now. Conservatives, however, believe that "the individual" is competent and can choose how best to take care of himself/herself and their own families.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh is a very controversial person. There are millions who love him and there are millions who hate him. I think, however, there are many misconceptions about him and many who hate him do not really know who he really is and they don't care.
I would submit, that Rush Limbaugh is the most PATRIOTIC citizen that deserves respect and more than we can ever provide. He is a very generous man who donates and helps many charities and causes. Every business that advertises on his radio programs or internet site immediately gains success because he reaches millions of people. He is the most misunderstood man in the media. He is a the biggest proponent for all of us to be the best we can be. He loves people and always takes opportunity to discuss and encourage everyone who listens to his program to stop worrying about negative things and obstacles in their way. He propels people to instead, look for ways to beat the odds, beat the obstacles in their way and follow their dreams.
Whether you are a democrat, republican, conservative, liberal, or whatever you call yourself, Rush Limbaugh loves people and wants our country to Succeed! He wants our nation to continue to achieve the greatness it once had when it was formed. He is the BEST LEADER for all of us.
I think Rush Limbaugh has done more for the conservatives than any one. All of us thank him and are so grateful that he speaks what most of this nation believe. Most of this country are still conservative. The problem with being conservative is that most of us are tied up busy working. Most of us don't speak out in public, most of us don't go out and fight for our cause because we're busy working. That is our biggest problem - the country is busy working, instead of fighting for what we believe. So sometimes in votes, when they actually show up to vote shock the media. The media underestimates and thinks that our country is not conservative.
Also, if people understood conservatism, and there were not as many people asleep believing what they see on television, they would acknowledge that they are conservative. The people in Washington for the last several years have not represented conservatism in either party. So all conservatives are fed up with Washington. Listening to Rush gives hope for many conservatives.
What is missing in the Republican party is leadership. Rush Limbaugh provides the leadership every single day that the Republican Party needs. The Republican Party could learn so much from Rush Limbaugh if they would just listen. They just need to listen and they need to proclaim the truth about conservatism in the media.
Thank you RUSH ! We all appreciate you.
I would submit, that Rush Limbaugh is the most PATRIOTIC citizen that deserves respect and more than we can ever provide. He is a very generous man who donates and helps many charities and causes. Every business that advertises on his radio programs or internet site immediately gains success because he reaches millions of people. He is the most misunderstood man in the media. He is a the biggest proponent for all of us to be the best we can be. He loves people and always takes opportunity to discuss and encourage everyone who listens to his program to stop worrying about negative things and obstacles in their way. He propels people to instead, look for ways to beat the odds, beat the obstacles in their way and follow their dreams.
Whether you are a democrat, republican, conservative, liberal, or whatever you call yourself, Rush Limbaugh loves people and wants our country to Succeed! He wants our nation to continue to achieve the greatness it once had when it was formed. He is the BEST LEADER for all of us.
I think Rush Limbaugh has done more for the conservatives than any one. All of us thank him and are so grateful that he speaks what most of this nation believe. Most of this country are still conservative. The problem with being conservative is that most of us are tied up busy working. Most of us don't speak out in public, most of us don't go out and fight for our cause because we're busy working. That is our biggest problem - the country is busy working, instead of fighting for what we believe. So sometimes in votes, when they actually show up to vote shock the media. The media underestimates and thinks that our country is not conservative.
Also, if people understood conservatism, and there were not as many people asleep believing what they see on television, they would acknowledge that they are conservative. The people in Washington for the last several years have not represented conservatism in either party. So all conservatives are fed up with Washington. Listening to Rush gives hope for many conservatives.
What is missing in the Republican party is leadership. Rush Limbaugh provides the leadership every single day that the Republican Party needs. The Republican Party could learn so much from Rush Limbaugh if they would just listen. They just need to listen and they need to proclaim the truth about conservatism in the media.
Thank you RUSH ! We all appreciate you.
Cutting Taxes
Every citizen has a duty to pay taxes to the United States government. This is a noble event as it can fund the government to afford our defense and other noble things. We will not discuss what it pays for here.
We will always pay taxes. But tax regulations have changed over the history of the United States. The tax code has grown to be a huge document, and very complicated. There are permanent taxes, there are deductions, there have been temporary tax cuts that have expired or will be expiring over all the years.
Federal taxes significantly influence the economy. Federal taxes either help or stifle business, help or stifle consumers (us). The federal government (bound by the Constitution) is very limited in what it can do in the economy. i.e. the federal government can not legally decide how much people make, decide who has a job or not (unless it is a government job), can not decide the price of oil or any product. The only thing the government can do is provide jobs in the government at the federal or state level. The government should not provide government jobs to try to help the economy, because history has shown that providing government jobs hurts the economy because it raises the government overhead, requiring more tax money to fund them, and the jobs it creates do not produce anything which consumers can buy and those jobs obviously don't produce anything we can export to other countries. So the government can not really affect the economy except for 2 ways, having Greenspan change the interest rate and 2 deciding how much taxes people must pay.
Taxing the citizens should only be the minimum required to fund the government. Ideally the size of the government will be small so this burden is as light as possible.
Taxing the people should be fair to all. Taxes and cutting taxes are treated wrongly and there are many misconceptions of taxes especially in the media, newspaper and TV today. History has shown that when taxes are cut (even a little bit) that it significantly helps the economy. The media and others who have political agendas put out a lot of false hype that "cutting taxes" is wrong and bad, and they always immediately start talking about the "upper class" and how they need to pay their fair share. The truth of the matter though is that "cutting taxes" helps everyone. The biggest effect on citizens in this country of cutting taxes is the "middle class". There are so many people in this country who are in the middle class, barely making enough money to pay a lot of taxes, barely able to pay for things for their children and families. All of us want to live the american dream.
Ronald Reagan is the first illustration I like to think about for cutting taxes. When he cut taxes, this country benefited so much in the economy, there was huge job growth, there was a great economy, the stock market was able to grow, people participating in the stock market was able to grow. Many times when tax changes are made by a President, the effects are not implemented or felt until after the President leaves office. After Reagan the economy continued to do well.
The economy was good during President Clinton because entrepreneurs found innovative ways to work around some of the taxes President Clinton raised during office. Then other taxes from him were not felt until after he left office. So like I said, after the President imposes taxes and leaves office the press and media don't realize it's bad until after the President leaves office. So the media tries to claim that the economy was good during Clinton years because he raised taxes. That simply is not true. Then President Bush got blamed for the bad economy. But when President Bush cut taxes, the stock market the same day skyrocketed and the economy started getting better. Then when families started getting checks of real money, they immediately used that money. That worked, the economy got very strong, unemployment low.
It's just very simple and common sense. When you increase taxes, then people have less money left over. When people and business have less money, then they don't spend as much money. That means that businesses make less money both because people have less to spend and because they themselves have less. Therefore, it's a double hit to business and then businesses may have to lay off people, people will lose jobs. There will be less money for venture capitalists to create new jobs. It just hurts the economy in several ways. It suppresses the economy. When you lower or cut taxes, then it helps everyone. More jobs are created, people and families can keep more of their money and will spend more and buy more.
Let me tell you something else. When taxes are low that means people have more money right. More people have jobs. Well when more people have jobs and more people are making money, then when they pay taxes, the federal government receives more tax revenue. Isn't the goal for the federal government to have enough money to fund itself ? If that is the case, then the federal government should tax appropriately so that their funding is maximized. When President Bush lowered taxes, the government's debt significantly went down because they had a lot of tax revenue. The deal is when you raise taxes, then it results in job loss and people with less money. If there are significant tax increases, then people have no desire to earn more money because they figure the government will just take it anyway (which is sometimes true). Whether it is true or not, people feel that way. So anyway, it results in fewer jobs, fewer people working, fewer people paying taxes. So if fewer people are paying taxes, then that means less money fed into the federal government. So it is true through history that lower taxes means more money for the government and a better living experience for all, even the lower class and middle class.
Look at other countries. There are so many countries with high taxes, sometimes 30% or more. When you look at those countries, their economies are bad. The governments are in debt. Not a pretty picture. I would say that the United States has been such a great country because of lower taxes; We have a better standard of living because of this.
Another country, Russia, they just implemented a flat tax which was 12% or something like that a couple years ago (without any deductions). When they implemented that, it was a tax cut and tax simplification. That has shown huge success - a better economy and the government had benefited from more money. This is an example of fair taxation. A single percentage and they have had success.
I believe American Heritage also has a lot of statistics and benefits about cutting taxes also. If you'd like more information about this, please avoid the hype and false notions the media states and seek the real truth about the matter.
We will always pay taxes. But tax regulations have changed over the history of the United States. The tax code has grown to be a huge document, and very complicated. There are permanent taxes, there are deductions, there have been temporary tax cuts that have expired or will be expiring over all the years.
Federal taxes significantly influence the economy. Federal taxes either help or stifle business, help or stifle consumers (us). The federal government (bound by the Constitution) is very limited in what it can do in the economy. i.e. the federal government can not legally decide how much people make, decide who has a job or not (unless it is a government job), can not decide the price of oil or any product. The only thing the government can do is provide jobs in the government at the federal or state level. The government should not provide government jobs to try to help the economy, because history has shown that providing government jobs hurts the economy because it raises the government overhead, requiring more tax money to fund them, and the jobs it creates do not produce anything which consumers can buy and those jobs obviously don't produce anything we can export to other countries. So the government can not really affect the economy except for 2 ways, having Greenspan change the interest rate and 2 deciding how much taxes people must pay.
Taxing the citizens should only be the minimum required to fund the government. Ideally the size of the government will be small so this burden is as light as possible.
Taxing the people should be fair to all. Taxes and cutting taxes are treated wrongly and there are many misconceptions of taxes especially in the media, newspaper and TV today. History has shown that when taxes are cut (even a little bit) that it significantly helps the economy. The media and others who have political agendas put out a lot of false hype that "cutting taxes" is wrong and bad, and they always immediately start talking about the "upper class" and how they need to pay their fair share. The truth of the matter though is that "cutting taxes" helps everyone. The biggest effect on citizens in this country of cutting taxes is the "middle class". There are so many people in this country who are in the middle class, barely making enough money to pay a lot of taxes, barely able to pay for things for their children and families. All of us want to live the american dream.
Ronald Reagan is the first illustration I like to think about for cutting taxes. When he cut taxes, this country benefited so much in the economy, there was huge job growth, there was a great economy, the stock market was able to grow, people participating in the stock market was able to grow. Many times when tax changes are made by a President, the effects are not implemented or felt until after the President leaves office. After Reagan the economy continued to do well.
The economy was good during President Clinton because entrepreneurs found innovative ways to work around some of the taxes President Clinton raised during office. Then other taxes from him were not felt until after he left office. So like I said, after the President imposes taxes and leaves office the press and media don't realize it's bad until after the President leaves office. So the media tries to claim that the economy was good during Clinton years because he raised taxes. That simply is not true. Then President Bush got blamed for the bad economy. But when President Bush cut taxes, the stock market the same day skyrocketed and the economy started getting better. Then when families started getting checks of real money, they immediately used that money. That worked, the economy got very strong, unemployment low.
It's just very simple and common sense. When you increase taxes, then people have less money left over. When people and business have less money, then they don't spend as much money. That means that businesses make less money both because people have less to spend and because they themselves have less. Therefore, it's a double hit to business and then businesses may have to lay off people, people will lose jobs. There will be less money for venture capitalists to create new jobs. It just hurts the economy in several ways. It suppresses the economy. When you lower or cut taxes, then it helps everyone. More jobs are created, people and families can keep more of their money and will spend more and buy more.
Let me tell you something else. When taxes are low that means people have more money right. More people have jobs. Well when more people have jobs and more people are making money, then when they pay taxes, the federal government receives more tax revenue. Isn't the goal for the federal government to have enough money to fund itself ? If that is the case, then the federal government should tax appropriately so that their funding is maximized. When President Bush lowered taxes, the government's debt significantly went down because they had a lot of tax revenue. The deal is when you raise taxes, then it results in job loss and people with less money. If there are significant tax increases, then people have no desire to earn more money because they figure the government will just take it anyway (which is sometimes true). Whether it is true or not, people feel that way. So anyway, it results in fewer jobs, fewer people working, fewer people paying taxes. So if fewer people are paying taxes, then that means less money fed into the federal government. So it is true through history that lower taxes means more money for the government and a better living experience for all, even the lower class and middle class.
Look at other countries. There are so many countries with high taxes, sometimes 30% or more. When you look at those countries, their economies are bad. The governments are in debt. Not a pretty picture. I would say that the United States has been such a great country because of lower taxes; We have a better standard of living because of this.
Another country, Russia, they just implemented a flat tax which was 12% or something like that a couple years ago (without any deductions). When they implemented that, it was a tax cut and tax simplification. That has shown huge success - a better economy and the government had benefited from more money. This is an example of fair taxation. A single percentage and they have had success.
I believe American Heritage also has a lot of statistics and benefits about cutting taxes also. If you'd like more information about this, please avoid the hype and false notions the media states and seek the real truth about the matter.
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