Taking Over Everything
Wed, Sep 23 2009 11:04
| newspapers, 1776 project, regulation, health care, activism, barack obama, reform, economy
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I know we aren't supposed to say or suggest that the President is "taking over" the economy, i.e. regulating or nationalizing sectors of our economy, but this piece from David Boaz of the Cato Institute seems to lend credence to our charge. Please, read on...
“My critics say that I’m taking over every sector of the economy,” President Obama sighed to George Stephanopoulos during his Sunday media blitz.
Not every sector. Just
- health care
- energy
- local schools
- banks
- insurance companies
- automobile companies
- compensation at financial firms
- newspapers
- the internet
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1982 Walter Williams Discussing Poverty, Blacks and Government
Thu, Jul 23 2009 07:27
| 1776 project, african american, welfare, activism, poverty, barack obama, black, politics
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This from Carpe Diem. An interesting discussion on how the government and not free markets keep the poor and many black people from advancing economically.
Watch the first part above of Walter Williams' PBS documentary Good Intentions based on his book, The State Against Blacks (1982). The documentary was very controversial at the time it was released and led to many animosities and even threats of murder.
In Good Intentions, Dr. Williams examines the failure of the war on poverty and the devastating effect of well meaning government policies on blacks asserting that the state harms people in the U.S. more than it helps them. He shows how government anti-poverty programs have often locked people into poverty making the points that:
- being forced to attend 3rd rate public schools leave students unprepared for working life
- minimum wages prevent young people from obtaining jobs at an early age
- licensing and labor laws have had the effect of restricting entrance of blacks into the skilled trades and unions
- the welfare system creates perverse incentives for the poor to make bad choices they otherwise would not
Watch the first part above of Walter Williams' PBS documentary Good Intentions based on his book, The State Against Blacks (1982). The documentary was very controversial at the time it was released and led to many animosities and even threats of murder.
In Good Intentions, Dr. Williams examines the failure of the war on poverty and the devastating effect of well meaning government policies on blacks asserting that the state harms people in the U.S. more than it helps them. He shows how government anti-poverty programs have often locked people into poverty making the points that:
- being forced to attend 3rd rate public schools leave students unprepared for working life
- minimum wages prevent young people from obtaining jobs at an early age
- licensing and labor laws have had the effect of restricting entrance of blacks into the skilled trades and unions
- the welfare system creates perverse incentives for the poor to make bad choices they otherwise would not
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Arrogance
Thu, Jul 23 2009 07:20
| 1776 project, obama care, health care, activism, politics
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This article by John Stossel from Real Clear Politics.
It's crazy for a group of mere mortals to try to design 15 percent of the U.S. economy. It's even crazier to do it by August.
Yet that is what some members of Congress presume to do. They intend, as the New York Times puts it, "to reinvent the nation's health care system".
Let that sink in. A handful of people who probably never even ran a small business actually think they can reinvent the health care system.
Read more here.
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Flatline ObamaCare Now!
Fri, Jul 17 2009 03:34
| obama care, health care, activism, politics
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Alright folks,
We are working on posting updates on facebook, our action blog and our regular blog. It's up to all of us and those who we know to take action and call and fax these politicians. The 2 individuals listed below have been singled out because they are blue dog democrats who are on the fence on the bill. We can sway them to not toe the party line. The health care bill has stalled in committee. We have to strike now before they pull the wool over our eyes again and sneak this by us.
I cannot stress to you enough that taking action now and killing this thing now is of utmost importance. If this thing passes and the President signs it you can be sure that getting rid of this monstrosity will be very difficult. Stop it now before it's too late. Forward this info to your friends, post it on your blog, post it on my space or anywhere you can.. Take action! Start today!
Here is the text that we should use (feel free to add or subtract as you see fit so long as we are united in saying NO to HR3200).
Hi, my name is _____________. I'm calling about HR 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. I am concerned about that this bill will lead to a government takeover of health care and that the tax increases proposed by Democratic leadership could have a crippling effect on our economy. Georgians are watching and waiting to see if the Congressman will stand for taxpayers, present and future, and be a voice for fiscal sanity.
Thanks for your time.
Here is the info for the congressmen whom we can sway. Remember, it doesn't matter if they are not in your district or even in your state. Their decisions affect all of us.
Here is the contact information for Rep. Jim Marshall (D-GA-8). He is from Macon
Phone: (478) 464-0255
Toll-free: (877) 464-0255
Fax: (478) 464-0277
Phone: (478) 296-2023
Fax: (478) 296-2802
Tifton Phone: (229) 556-7418
504 Cannon House Office Building
Phone: 202/225-6531
Fax: 202/225-3013
John Barrow (D-GA-12) is the other Democrat from Georgia Marshall
Savannah is probably the best office to call here.
213 Cannon HOB
p: (202) 225-2823
f: (202) 225-3377
p: (706)722-4494
f: (706) 722-4496 764
Sandersville
City Hall,141 West Haynes St
P.O. Box 1017
Sandersville , GA 31082
p: (478) 553-1923
f: (478) 553-9215
City Hall,
p: (478) 553-1923
f: (478) 553-9215
p: (912) 354-7282
f: (912) 354-7782
Vidalia
Vidalia Community Center
107 Old Airport Rd.
Vidalia , GA 30474
p: (912) 537-9301
f: (912) 537-9266
p: (912) 537-9301
f: (912) 537-9266
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