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    No Budget, No Debt Increase

    Obama on Dec 30th, granted lawmakers request to postpone the decision to raise the debt ceiling 1.2 Trillion dollars so they would be in session during the 15-day period allowed for objections. Under an agreement negotiated between Congress and the White House this past summer, Congress has 15 days to vote on a resolution of disapproval for the debt limit hike once Obama submits the notification, but the president would be able to veto any such vote.

    Democrats and Republicans fought all summer over the best way to control the country’s debt and deficit and even created a “Special Committee” of the wisest of the wise to “fix” what ails this economy and no surprise, they accomplished nothing. Now, under the August deal, the borrowing cap is raised automatically unless Congress can muster a two-thirds majority in both chambers to block the extension. Of, course this won’t happen so, “pop goes the weasel” another debt increase.

    However something good can come of this if we get involved now, in the debate. It has been just shy of 1000 days since the United States government had a budget. It is no small wonder why the debt ceiling must be raised over and over again considering there is NOTHING TO RESTRAIN SPENDING! There is no budget and no debt limit, what do we think would happen? Do we believe Congress would exercise restraint; who are we kidding? So we must speak up now and tell them No Budget, No Debt Increase. This must be our conversation today, tomorrow and however long it takes, to right this sinking ship of fools.

    Voter Approval Amendment (update)

    The Voter Approval Committee met again to redraft a proposed amendment to the Arkansas Constitution. The Voter Approval Committee is comprised of a citizens concerned about the lack of voter participation in certain tax elections. The committee is made up of, Republicans, Democrats and Independents, Businessmen and Retirees, interested in giving the voter a larger voice in matters concerning taxes levied by government at the state and local levels. “We wanted to be sure to include as many diverse views and opinions in our committee to ensure the amendment would honestly reflect the will of the majority of citizens of Arkansas”, said spokesman Tim Jacob.
    Former Democrat Rep Mark Riable, attorney for the committee submitted the initial text for the ballot proposal. “We expected our first dra…ft to be rejected by the Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s office” said Riable. We are already drafting the second version of the amendment that addresses the AG’s concerns. “We know that amending the Arkansas Constitution is a very serious matter and we want the people in Arkansas to be absolutely sure of the purpose and intent of this important amendment.
    “This is not an “anti-tax” issue but rather a voter participation issue”, said Glenn Gallas, former Congressional candidate and leader of the Arkansas Taxpayer League. Tax elections can be currently schedule anytime as long as the requirements are met for such election. “The challenge to this method of initiating tax elections is that it lends itself to extremely low voter turnout. “Elections can only be representative of the will of the people when the voters participate”, said Gallas. Special elections can have turnouts of less than 10%. Elections held during regularly scheduled elections have turnouts of 35% to over 50%. Scheduling tax elections during elections that have higher voter turnouts will ensure the will of the people is properly represented. “What politician would not want the voice of the people to be heard through the ballot box, to be heard?, asks Gallas.

    Freeze, Find and Fund

    The Legislature convenes for the fiscal session on Feb. 13. It is time for you to contact your legislator and tell them 3 things.
    Freeze the budget, absolutely do not increase our State budget by one penny.
    Find, waste fraud and abuse within the State budget and eliminate it.
    Fund only necessary and proper government functions.
    Remember, to tell your legislator. Freeze, Find and Fund.
    We must start this conversation now before the session begins because they are already planning what to do with your money. Its you money,  tell them how you want it spent.

    A Tale of Two Taxes

     It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us. These were the opening words of Charles Dickens literary classic, The Tale of Two Cities.
    Interestingly I believe it expresses the sentiments of many of us today. This is a tale of two taxes. The first is a tax proposed by the City of Little Rock, a mere 1 cent tax that can generate an incredible, 50 million dollars per year! This election was held in September two months before the regularly scheduled Election Day, November 8th.
    For…t Smith had an election to raise a one percent prepared food tax (hamburger tax) to support their convention center and other purposes. It was held on Election Day on November 8th. 23% of the registered voters participated and this measure was defeated. This tax would have generated approximately 1.8 million dollars.
    Fort Smith’s Board of Directors did what every other household in America has had to do during this time of fiscal distress, they cut the budget. Even with the cuts they managed to find enough revenue to give all of the city employees a raise and even some merit raises. The Fort Smith Board of Directors may not be perfect but in this case they should be praised for doing what was the right thing to do, live within their budget. They didn’t raise taxes and still found a way to keep the Convention Center running.
    On the other hand; what is the City of Little Rock doing with their additional 50 million? They are going on a hiring spree, with plans to hire over 100 more employees. While the City of Fort Smith cut their budget the City of Little Rock will increase their budget by a whopping 18%! They also are planning to give raise to their employees, and if you’re fortunate to be in a union you get twice as much of a raise than regular employees, what a country!
    What is the conclusion of the matter? First when denied additional revenue local legislators find a way to cut spending and find ways to save, this is a good thing. Second when given all the money they ask for, the first thing they do is expand the size of government. There are many other examples of this all across our state, we must learn from them. Finally we must stop feeding the PIG (People in Government) if we are going to reclaim our nation for its citizens.

    The OWS according to Thomas Sowell

    Thomas
    Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, social
    theorist, political philosopher, and author. A National
    Humanities Medal winner, he advocates laissez-faire
     economics and writes from a libertarian perspective. He is currently a Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

     

    Sowell was
    born in North Carolina, but grew up in Harlem, New York. He
    dropped out of high school, and served in the United States
    Marine Corps during the Korean War. He had received a bachelor’s
    degree from Harvard University in 1958 and a master’s degree from Columbia
    University in 1959. In 1968, he earned his doctorate degree
    in economics from the University of Chicago.

     

    Dr. Sowell
    has served on the faculties of several universities, including Cornell and
    University of California, Los Angeles, and worked for “think
    tanks” such as the Urban Institute. Since 1980 he has worked at
    the Hoover Institution. He is the author of more than 30 books.

     

     

     

    By
    Dr. Sowell

     

    The
    current Occupy Wall Street movement is the best illustration
    to date of what President Barack Obama’s America looks like. It
    is an America
     
     where the lawless, unaccomplished, ignorant and
    incompetent rule. 
       It is 
     an America where those who have sacrificed nothing
    pillage and destroy
     the lives of those who have
    sacrificed greatly.
       It is an
    America where history is rewritten to honor dictators, murderers
     
    and thieves. 
       It is an
    America where violence, racism, hatred, class warfare and murder are all
    promoted as acceptable means of overturning the American
     
    civil society.

     

    It
    is an America where humans have been degraded to the level
    of animals:
     
     defecating in public, having sex in public, devoid
    of basic hygiene. It is an
      America where
    the basic tenets of a civil society, including faith, family, a
     
     free press and individual rights, have been
    rejected.  It is an America where
       our
    founding documents have been shredded and, with them, every person’s
     
     guaranteed liberties.

     

    It
    is an America where, ultimately, great suffering will come to the American
      people,
    but the rulers like Obama, Michelle Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi,
     
     Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Jesse Jackson,
    Louis Farrakhan, liberal
       college
    professors, union bosses and other loyal liberal/Communist
    Party members
       will live in
    opulent splendor.

     

    It
    is the America that Obama and the Democratic Party have created with
    the
     
    willing assistance of the American media,  Hollywood , unions,
    universities, the
      Communist Party of America, the
    Black Panthers and numerous anti-American
       foreign
    entities.

     

    Barack
    Obama has brought more destruction upon this country in four
    years than
     
    any other event in the history of our nation, but it is just the beginning
    of what he
      and his comrades are capable of.  

     

    The
    Occupy Wall Street movement is just another step in their plan for the
      annihilation
    of America .
       “Socialism,
    in general, has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual
     
    could ignore or evade it.”

     

    Thomas Sowell 

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