| I don't know about you, but I am very tired of | | | | is. |
| sacrificing the consumer and the country for the | | | | I'm not sure what world all these people live in, |
| almighty vote (me & you). We are slowly | | | | but they have no clue in that bubble around D.C. I |
| becoming from the land of opportunity to the land | | | | think we need to move Washington D.C. to |
| of entitlement (our ancestors should be turning | | | | Kansas (just kidding Kansas-I would not wish that |
| over in their grave). The problem is we are being | | | | mess on you). Our economic system will weed |
| forced into socialism by the few corrupt (including | | | | out the good from the bad all by itself (Enron, |
| our political system-we need a 3rd party) not the | | | | etc). Unfortunately for us we get the tax bill, lose |
| majority (again-reactionary from congress). | | | | our money and potential income (AIG, GM, FORD, |
| Congress fix: more regulations to regulate the | | | | among a few who have suspended dividends and |
| regulators? Our political systems are trying to put | | | | stock values to low to sell). |
| the blame on Wall Street! Nonsense. Not fixing the | | | | Solution? Economic decisions: |
| problem from the core, we are operating on | | | | 1. Let them fail; as evidenced the system works, |
| regulations from the 1930's. As an example: What | | | | someone else's failure is someone else's gold mine. |
| happened to the SEC/ NASD (now FINRA)? | | | | All being bought, Goldman Sachs and Morgan |
| Department of Banking and Insurance? Sleeping? | | | | Stanley seizing opportunities to become monster |
| Or paying themselves big dollars for bad | | | | banks. That's free enterprise! |
| performance? Stop rewarding bad behavior. | | | | 2. Institute a national sales tax (tax everything) |
| Let's talk about real issues as they call it on "Main | | | | that goes into a holding company for the purpose |
| Street". | | | | of aiding hospitals, uninsured, mortgages, health |
| The bailouts of the banking system | | | | care premiums. In addition charge an excise tax |
| · First Freddie & Fannie. The purpose | | | | on companies who do not re-patriot their |
| of Freddie and Fannie is to insure A rated | | | | overseas money back to the U.S. for taxes. A |
| mortgages; the role of the government is to | | | | Trust company could manage the assets and |
| insure "loses" at Freddie and Fannie-not the whole | | | | redistribute like a foundation would by application. |
| company. Freddie and Fannie do not service loans; | | | | 3. Reduce corporate taxes to 20-25% or less for |
| they sell them-thus another bank bailout, not a | | | | companies who create U.S. jobs and re-patriot |
| consumer one. The consumer lost everything, | | | | overseas money to the U.S. tax system. For |
| stock, and dividends. They held a secret meeting | | | | those who don't: raise their tax rate. |
| on a weekend and took over a privately held | | | | 4. Give tax credits for health care, primarily HSA |
| company. Welcome to the new Russia. | | | | accounts (health savings accounts). They lower |
| · 2nd, PMI insurance, the purpose the | | | | premiums, save a ton on FICA tax, receive tax |
| consumer pays PMI? To INSURANCE for the | | | | deductions for funding the account for employees, |
| banks in case of default! So, what happened to all | | | | and help the employers insure catastrophic |
| the money paid into PMI? | | | | emergencies (like heart attacks, stokes, etc). |
| · 3rd, Wamu, Merrill Lynch, Lehman | | | | They cap how much they are liable for; one of |
| Brothers, Bear Sterns, this is the free market | | | | the biggest bankruptcies is still health care. As and |
| system; America is about failure and success. | | | | example, HAS 1500 out of pocket expense, 1500 |
| They collapsed due to bad management and | | | | out of pocket for hospital stay, 3000 maximum |
| investments-they got bought! They consumer | | | | liability! Not the 80/20% rule after you have met |
| hosed again. | | | | your deductible. |
| · 4th, AIG. Why bail them out? Again the | | | | 5. Stop pork barrel policies to lobbyists etc. |
| consumer takes the hit. | | | | 6. This time sign the alternative energy |
| · Health care, the government can't | | | | agreement; I'm tired of sending over 700 BILLION |
| control Medicare and Medicaid: both Socialized | | | | and growing dollars to lunatics. |
| medicine! You think we would learn from Canada. | | | | 7. Vote them out, less government-more voice |
| The areas that need help are the hospitals that | | | | for "Main Street" not their own self-serving |
| close every day form the so-called "uninsured". | | | | interests. |
| They use our emergency rooms for their health | | | | Let your voice be heard. Keep America the best |
| care, Hospitals cannot refuse treatment. They | | | | and strongest free trade country in the world. |
| would not buy insurance regardless how cheap it | | | | |