FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM: VOTER DISCONNECT

When asked their preferred method for cutting the deficit 77% of citizens polled chose "cut spending" over the alternative methods of raising taxes or the "balanced approach" of both cutting spending and raising taxes.

Yet when citizens are asked about their preferences for government spending here are their responses:
                                                                                    NO CHANGE            DON’T
                                                            CUT                OR INCREASE         KNOW

EDUCATION                                      11%                            62%                 27%

VETERAN’S BENEFITS                    6%                             91%                   3%
COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID           16%                             81%                   3%
MEDICARE                                       12%                             83%                   5%
HEALTH CARE                                24%                             71%                   5%
WELFARE                                         20%                             76%                   4%
SOCIAL SECURITY                         12%                             84%                   4%
CRIME PREVENTION                     18%                             79%                   3%
INFRA-STRUCTURE                       26%                             72%                   2%
RESEARCH                                       23%                             73%                   4%
ENERGY                                            23%                             73%                   4%
AGRICULTURE                                23%                             71%                   6%
MILITARY                                        30%                              67%                   3%
FOREIGN AID                                  45%                              50%                   5%


In other words, voters want to cut government spending to decrease the deficit, but they also want the same or more spending on EVERY major government program. And we wonder why our government has a spending problem? Maybe it is us who are the problem.

Have a nice day,

DWD

QUOTE OF THE DAY

If you are taught bitterness and anger, then you will believe that you are a victim.

You will feel aggrieved and the twin brother of aggrievement is entitlement.

So now you think you are owed something and you don’t have to work for it and now you are on a really bad road to nowhere because there are people who will play to that sense of victimhood. Aggrievement and entitlement and you still won’t have a job.

-- Condaleeza Rice

HOW GOVERNMENT SPENDS YOUR TAX DOLLARS

Here is a short video that all tax payers should view. It may shock you, but in reality it reveals but a very, very small slice of our nation's spending problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gp0JuBp8xA&feature=player_embedded

DWD

FREE ENTERPRISE AND CHARITY

Those interested can view my recent editorial by clicking on "Free Enterprise and Charity" on the lower right margin of this page.

Have a nice day.

DWD

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL VILLIAN OR HERO?

This video is well worth viewing for anyone who is concerned about the environment.

http://watchdogwire.com/florida/video/how-fossil-fuels-are-greening-the-planet/

Have a green day.

DWD

GOVERNMENT: ECONOMIC HERO OR VILLIAN?

In this short video, a French lady (of all people) speaking to a congressional committee sums it up pretty well (in my opinion).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mZ8dWvrQQBM

If you liked that, you might want to hear the same lady speak about some important differences between France and the U.S.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z74Akf1WUbU

Have a nice day,

DWD

CAPITALISM: VILLAIN OR HERO?

For those interested, you can view my latest editorial published in the Orange County Register by clicking on "Capitalism: Villain or Hero" on the lower right margin of this page.

Have a nice day,

DWD

TAXES TRIPLE WHAMMY

For those interested, you can view my latest editorial by clicking on "TAXES TRIPLE WHAMMY" on the bottom right column of this page.

Have a nice day -- DWD

ABOUT THE SEQUESTER

The paranoia over the sequester is simply political rhetoric designed to justifiy yet higher taxes to fund yet larger government. Even with the sequester government spending will continue to grow, grow, grow. The problem with the sequester is that it is too small.



As explained by columist George Will:

Obama, who believes government spends money more constructively than do those who earn it, warns that the sequester’s budgetary nicks, amounting to one-half of 1 percent of gross domestic product, will derail the economy. A similar jeremiad was heard in 1943 when economist Paul Samuelson, whose Keynesian assumptions have trickled down to Obama, said postwar cuts in government would mean “the greatest period of unemployment and industrial dislocation which any economy has ever faced.” Federal spending did indeed shrink an enormous 40 percent in one year. And the economy boomed.

Have a nice day, the end is not near -- DWD

 

QUOTE OF THE DAY

From a great President, Calvin Coolidge:

"It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones."

We are far better off when lawmakers do nothing at all.

DWD

BEST SOLUTION FOR OUR SCHOOLS

This amazing chart comes from Dan Mitchell at International Liberty.
Government's answer to better education is always the same--more spending, more taxes.
But this chart shows what an utter failure this approach has been and how we are wasting billions of dollars on our schools.
The only answer to the problems in education is to create competition among schools by promoting private schools. The best way to do that is via programs of tax credits (vouchers are not as good for several reasons).





If you don't already, I urge you to subscribe to the International Liberty blog.

DWD

THE ENEMY WITHIN

For those interested, you can view my most recent opinion piece published in the Orange County Register by clicking on "THE EMEMY WITHIN" on the lower right portion of the screen.

Have a nice day.

DWD

THE SECOND AMENDMENT--GUNS

Not many would think that the pacifist Swiss people would pose the best argument for gun ownership--and assault weapons, no less. See for yourself.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6nf1OgV449g

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY

Today is Bill of Rights day so I could not resist posting this brief B-of-R summary with comments by Tom Lynch of the Cato Institute (please take note of the Ninth and Tenth Ammendments):

The First Amendment says that “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech.” Government officials, however, have insisted that they can gag recipients of “national security letters” and censor broadcast ads in the name of campaign finance reform.

The Second Amendment says the people have the right “to keep and bear arms.” Government officials, however, make it difficult to keep a gun in the home and make it a crime for a citizen to carry a gun for self-protection.

The Third Amendment says soldiers may not be quartered in our homes without the consent of the owners. This safeguard is one of the few that is in fine shape — so we can pause here for a laugh.

The Fourth Amendment says the people have the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures. Government officials, however, insist that they can conduct commando-style raids on our homes and treat airline travelers like prison inmates by conducting virtual strip searches.

The Fifth Amendment says that private property shall not be taken “for public use without just compensation.” Government officials, however, insist that they can use eminent domain to take away our property and give it to other private parties who covet it.

The Sixth Amendment says that in criminal prosecutions, the person accused is guaranteed a right to trial by jury. Government officials, however, insist that they can punish people who want to have a trial—“throwing the book” at those who refuse to plead guilty—which explains why 95 percent of the criminal cases never go to trial.

The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases where the controversy “shall exceed twenty dollars.” Government officials, however, insist that they can impose draconian fines on people without jury trials.

The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments. Government officials, however, insist that a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense is not cruel.

The Ninth Amendment says that the enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights should not be construed to deny or disparage others “retained by the people.” Government officials, however, insist that they will decide for themselves what rights, if any, will be retained by the people.

The Tenth Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states, or to the people. Government officials, however, insist that they will decide for themselves what powers they possess, and have extended federal control over health care, crime, education, and other matters the Constitution reserves to the states and the people.

OBAMA HURTS THE POOR (& EVERYONE ELSE TOO)

Obama's class warfare economics is harming the U.S.
Here is a brief explanitory video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nvv5GBEHL9Q