Obama is still coming after your wallet

We have the biggest tax grab and redistribution of wealth in the history of our nation. Even King George back in the day of our Founding Fathers did not tax the colonies like this and Washington, Adams, Jefferson and the rest of the Founding Fathers picked up arms and fought for their freedom over the taxes they had to endure.

Now we have this TRILLION dollar boondoggle of a spending bill on top of a TRILLION dollar boondoggle under G.W. Bush. Plus Obama says that we will probably need another TRILLION dollars sometime in the next 12 to 18 months. So 3 TRILLION dollars plus interest will have to be paid back by the American people.

How does Washington and state capitols plan on doing this? Raising taxes of all kinds. Now let me state something here. Make no mistake, no matter what it is called, such as FEE, USE FEE, REGISTRATION, et al. It is a TAX. If the proceeds go to the government, then by definition it is a tax.

So now we have Obama telling states they should increase their taxes to help pay for all of this government spending. A number of states are looking to increase or add toll to the roads you drive.

I know of two states so far, that are considering taxing the number of MILES you drive every year. You read that right. Massachusetts is looking to tax its residents by a reported penny or more per mile driven during a given year.

Now you may think that is not so bad. You drive 10 thousand miles in a year then you would pay $100 in extra tax. But what if you drive for work? You are a traveling sales person? Or your business is a delivery business? That will increase your annual tax rate tremendously. Of course all of that cost will be passed on to you the consumer.

Do you think a business can absorb $100 thousand dollars in increased fees per year without passing on the cost?

On top of that, Gov Patrick of MA is looking to raise its current gas tax. If he gets what he is asking for, it would mean that those in MA would pay a wopping 50 cents per gallon in state tax. That would be on top of the Federal gas tax. It would make the Commonwealth the most expensive gas tax in the nation.

State Capitols are not watching their spending. Washington is not watching its spending. Mayors and City and Town Managers are not watching their spending. So who has to pay for all of this? You and me in our taxes. So when you give the government more of your money, then that is less for you and your family. How hard is that to understand?

Your financial freedom is now under full all out assault. You see a part of liberty and freedom is to be secure in your own affects. If you cannot keep what you sweat and labor for, then you are not free, you have no liberty.

Let me repeat that for those of you have trouble with math. If you earn $1.00 and you have to pay out 60 cents of that dollar to the various governments in taxes, fees, tolls, etc. then that leaves you with only 40 cents to spend on your bills, home, savings and anything else you would want.

So let me see. You earn $1000 dollars and all you get to keep for yourself is $400 dollars. Is that what you really think is fair, even if you are a far left Liberal? How does that affect your ability to provide for your family if 60% or more of your income is going to the government to pay for others?

How can you keep your family free and secure is you can't earn and keep enough of your own money? This is a time for Americans to stand up against the government just like Washington and the rest of the Founding Fathers did.

No, I don't mean pick up your gun and start a military civil war. But I do mean pay attention to what your local, state and Federal government is spending. Demand they stop spending. Vote for those who will spend and tax less. Get involved. Write and call your representatives about how you feel.

You can affect change if you speak up. You can affect change if you vote for those who will stop the spending insanity that is currently in office. Yes we can have a Revolution and it can be bloodless.

If we do not take this action then at some point our sons and daughters may actually have to pick up arms to spill blood to affect change. And that would be a damn shame since we have the opportunity right now to affect change with less pain.

Taxes are not governments money. Taxes are your money. You are the government. Or at least that is what the Founding Fathers intended. So if you get taxed to death, then it is your fault. As for me and my house, we will fight ever single tax we can. We will take ever legal measure under the Constitution to not pay taxes. We will put our leaders under a brightly light microscope on how, when and where they spend the taxes I do pay. You need to do the same. Every American has a Patriotic Duty to do the same.

To quote VP Biden, its time to Patriotic. Its time to help get America out of the rut. Its time to be part of the deal. Only this time I mean it to control government spending so that all Americans can keep more of its own money. After all, we all know how to spend our money a lot better than the government does. If you doubt that, then think about this.

Would you spend $160 for a hammer that you can pick up at the local hardware store for $20 bucks. Yea, I didn't think so. Well our government does and it has been documented over and over and over again. So you still want to keep giving them your hard earned money? Yea, I didn't think so.

Mexico is a huge danger to our freedom

You may be what the hell I mean by the title of this post. You are probably saying "Rod, how the hell can a third world country be of any danger to the great USA?" Well my friend, let me tell you.

Mexico is on the verge of melting down. Yes, that country and its current political state is on the verge of collapsing. And if that happens, where do you think a lot of Mexico's population is going to go for safety and opportunity?

They are going to flood across the border. They will cross at every point from Texas to California. No southern border state will be safe. And from there they will flood the rest of the USA.

If you think the current illegal immigration situation is a problem, you haven't seen anything should the Mexican government fall.

Right now, drug lords south of our border are in an all out war with the Mexican army and government. The biggest problem is that after years and years of corruption in Mexico, their military and police are very weak and full of corruption.

Drug Lords are terrorizing towns and openly taking on the military and police down there.

Now how does this affect you and me. Look at the state of California. They spent over 10 Billion Dollars last year supporting illegal immigrants. Think about it. That is a conservative estimate, too.

California is holding up income tax refunds to its residents because it doesn't have any cash. Yet they are spending billions on illegal immigrant. This issue is repeated all over the country. Almost every state in our union spends billions every year on illegals.

We don't have a responsible illegal immigration policy and thus, if Mexico melts down and a flood of people cross our open borders, then our states will be pressed even more to pay for these people. That is money that is coming out of your pocket, out of my pocket, out of our childrens' pockets.

So my question is, where is our immigration policy on this? Where is the wall and fence that has been approved on the border with Mexico? Why is it we have so many of our Law Makers that don't want to do a thing about this mess?

We cannot ignore that Mexico presents a clear and present danger to the USA. If not from the illegals of Mexico and other Central and South American nations, then from those who would intend to do us harm. They can easily cross the southern border and they have. There have been many, many reports of captures of Islamic Extremist crossing the Mexican/USA border.

So far we have avoided the inevitable bullet. But for how long? How can we as a free people, stand for our leaders ignoring this issue? How can we as a free people allow and re-elect leaders that want to open our borders even more?

Although Mexico may melt down and that is a dangerous thing, it is probably the American voter who is more dangerous. We vote the idiots who do nothing into office. We keep voting them into office even when they refuse to do anything or even propose laws that open border or prevent law enforcement agencies from doing their jobs.

As the most powerful and most prosperous nation on the planet right now, we are the number one target for all kinds of things even if we were to revert back to pre 1917 politics and get out of the world's business. There is no turning the clock back on this.

We have always been the land of opportunity and freedom and that is why so many love us and hate us. That is why so many will risk death trying to get here to live among us or to kill us. Yet we think that if we are "nice" that people will love us and obey our laws. You would be wrong and the proof in what I say is what is happening now.

It is time that you and I put heavy, heavy pressure on our leaders to close the borders, round up illegals and deport them and stop paying for those who are here illegally. It is the only way to protect our nation, our children and our grandchildren.

We are nothing but the caretakers of this land for our children and grandchildren. Our posterity depends on us to protect what was given to us so they will have the opportunity to live and enjoy as well. We cannot be so selfish as to only think about ourselves right now and forget about the future. We will end up suffering and more importantly so will our descendants.

Mexico is giving us a wake up call. A calm before the storm if you will. The raging storm is coming and we have no plan to prevent, protect and recover from such a storm. And that is a great danger to our way of life. We have been warned. Will we heed the warning or will be go the way of other great civilizations of history? The choice is ours, for now. But if we do nothing, then that choice will be made for us and we will not like that choice I can guarantee you.

Presidents Day is a Joke

Yes you read the title correctly. I believe that Presidents day is a joke. Why do I say that? Simply because it is not a holiday of convenience. Not a holiday of celebration and memorandum.

You see some time ago, two of our nation's greatest leaders were honored by their birthdays. George Washington, one of the Founding Fathers and the very first President of the United States of America. This man had the God given insight to turn down the offer of being named King of the USA. That is right. The original GW turned down a monarchy and the chance to be the leader of this nation for life.

Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President. A man who openly revered and admired George Washington. A man who stood on principle in order to keep our nation in tact. Some say he forever ingrained the power of the Federal Government by taking to task a group of states that wanted to break away from the Union.

What they don't tell you that those states did not follow the law on how to do just that as outlined in the Constitution. So, by that, President Lincoln had a duty as the President to put a stop to such rebels. Not to mention the fact that the South was trying to deny a man a right to be a man. But that is another topic.

We used to celebrate these two great men separately. Granted, we did not take time off from work in order to do so, but at least our school children and our government recognized the greatness of these two men.

Then came the fact that someone in government thought it would be better to honor all presidents with a single holiday. That would have been a great idea except they chose to remove the holidays for Washington and Lincoln and lump them together with all the other presidents that have served. Lets face it, we have had great, good and downright awful Commanders in Chief. So why should those who were dismal in their duties be celebrated?

And what does this have to do with your liberty and freedom? Our government has been dumbing down the masses of our nation for decades. For when you have a governed populace that does not understand or know its history or is sense of self, they are far more easy to govern.

And by govern, I mean by taking away your freedom and your right to choose and live in a free and just society. If you stop celebrating two men who were the epitome of freedom and liberty and reduce their greatness to just anecdotal stories in the lines of history, you obviously break down the knowledge and truth that was the reason for them living and being. You get a mass of people who don't understand or know what others did for them and why.

Now we have historians ranking all of our Presidents on an annual basis. The funny thing is these rankings change from year to year. Now why is that? Obviously what these men have done within their respective Presidencies cannot change because it is history and almost all of them are now dead and gone. So how could their rankings change?

OK, I can see a new President being ranked higher over some older ones and thus change the rankings in that manor. But if a new President does not change the mix, then how do you re-rank a former President? How is it that Abraham Lincoln could be ranked, for example, number 2 last year behind George Washington but this year be ranked number 1 ahead of George Washington?

It doesn't make any sense unless you understand the dynamic that is the Left. They attempt to rewrite history on a daily basis. And by doing so, they take a dumbed down society and tell them what history was great and what history was not so great.

It is just like trying to paint Ronald Regan as a bad President and that he caused the recession of the early 1980's when he was not in office to do so at the time. When they, the left, try and tell us Ronald Regan had nothing to do with the fall of the Soviet Union and much of the worlds communism. When the left says that September 11, 2001 was all George W Bushes fault even though we know the attackers were planning that attack and training for said attack as far back as 1996 when Bill Clinton was in office.

Rewriting history only serves one purpose. It sole purpose is to impose upon you and me a false truth so that we are more accepting of over reaching government. If you change history for the masses by telling them that the Founding Fathers did not believe in God, then you make it easier to say that the words "separation of church and state" are in the Constitution. (They are not, by the way.)

If, by rewriting history, you can claim that our Presidents all favored strong and big central government, then you pave the way for more of that government today. Again, the Founding Fathers and at least the first 20 Presidents were not all that into huge central government.

If you say Ronald Regan cut taxes and that is why the deficits went sky high, then you create the mentality that tax cuts are a bad thing and that high taxes are the only way to go. Forget the fact that the Regan tax cuts doubled the income to the treasury and that is was not tax CUTS that lead to high deficits. It was too much spending and that is ALWAYS the case.

So now can you see how changing these holidays into one single, non recognized holiday re-writes history that puts your liberty and freedom in danger? If you don't, then might I suggest you go and read about American History from books that were written before 1950. You can find them in your library, if they have not been forced to remove them already.