As we look to the future, what do we see?

What prospects do we have for the future? Assuming the Liberals are allowed to continue their destruction of the America our forefathers fought long and hard to protect... what can we expect to see?

It's revolting how this administration has absolutely no regard for the constitution whatsoever. I mean, Obama never even released his birth certificate, a prerequisite for becoming President. He has trampled the damn thing since he's been in office as well. I mean, he has a team of fucking czars. Czars! This term is known most from the emperors who ruled Russia-- So, Obama sees himself as someone who transcends Kings? But of course, most of MSM will tell you he is the messiah... So, "God" may not be a title far off.

So, what? He decided to appoint a team of "Kings" with unlimited power to do his bidding. Does that sound like America? How about the idea of telling you how much money you are allowed to make? His pay czar is already enforcing such policies with banks and financial institutions. Who the fuck are they to tell you how much money you can make? Whatever happened to the free markets? Innovation? The concept that if you work your ass off, then the sky is the limit? Well, not anymore. Obama sets the limit well before take-off.

How about this new proposed health care plan? A team of government-appointed "professionals" (We know those two terms can't go together) to decide whether or not you get health care. Now that's scary in and of itself for many reasons. Mainly, the restrictions on free-speech. It's rather quite ingenious. Instead of coming out and straight-up limiting free-speech.. The government will seize control of the media by bashing those who oppose (such as calling Fox News 'not a real news organization').. They will gain control of the papers through bailouts that they've already said are plausible. You thought the Times was left-wing now, just wait until they're receiving checks directly from Obama and his media czar. It's despicable the amount they are allowed to restrict free speech.. You think Glenn Beck's family would be treated the same? Would they be able to receive a life-saving operation if it was needed? The fact you have to sit and think about it, is sickening.

1984. People have said such a dystopia could not happen, because Americans would not allow it. I cannot help but to laugh.. Do you think socialism occurs all-of-a-sudden when its people oppose it? Don't be a fool. We receive just a pinch at a time, until the public acknowledges and grows to accept the Change. This is what America has been exposed to over the past several decades.. Since FDR. However, what happens when the people have a love interest in their President? That's when we have problems. Look at Hitler-- He was a great orator. Hitler was able to get the people on his side.. They loved him, and would do whatever he said. This is _dangerous_. We don't want people to cede their minds to the elected. We don't want people to even trust those with power. We want all policies, all proposed legislation to be scrutinized extensively. Changes in government and the amount of power the entity has is not to be taken as a grain of salt.

However, this is what has happened. People loved Obama's message of "Hope and Change". They refuse to acknowledge the fact that he hasn't done a fucking thing. Obama is the worst president in history, and it hasn't even been a year yet. He can do whatever he wants, and he is not challenged. No one stands up to him, no one challenges the constitutionality of his czars. Americans are more concerned with their "American Idol" or some other idiotic television series. People need to wake the fuck up before it's too late. I fear for the future. If nothing impedes Obama and his Liberal cronies, he will destroy America. He will destroy what our forefathers fought so gallantly to achieve-- A country free of tyranny.

The State of the Union

I've been intending to write a new post on this blog for a while now, especially since I ran across this in Google Reader. I've many thoughts circling my head, and so I shall try to organize them in this post-- Though, it will be one of much less substance and cited sources.. and more of just me.

So, I've been following Obama *very* closely over the past year. I am not searching for flaws and failure, but I see it every which way I turn. It seems the more that is discovered about this man, who was a nobody a few years back, the more I cringe. While our troops fight gallantly and require a commander-in-chief to lead them, he is absent; While our economy falters and uncertainty lay ahead, he is nowhere to be seen; While the Democrats blame Bush and play petty politics, gambling with our wealth and future, there is no Great Compromiser. Our leader is absent.

As myself, and many others predicted, Obama has done very little in this past year. He won the Nobel Peace Prize, but for what? Afghanistan and Iraq are in the worst shape in many years and our Generals have begged Obama to send in more troops. Around the world, Americans are no better liked-- The Russians, I feel, have been much more aggressive in foreign policy and have been met with appeasement from our administration. Obama has not been able to quell resistance in the Middle East nor the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Ironically, the only Liberal president who did well internationally and probably deserved the high honor, has never received it.

Now I shift to health care once more. Again, I highly suggest you read the article I linked earlier-- It debunks most, if not all the claims that the left have made about our current health care system. It clearly shows our health care system is not the worst-- We have had low costs, pharmaceutical spending, and high life expectancy rates relative to the rest of the world. True, our health care system is not the best.. but that is simply because government is already too much involved in the way of medicare, medicaid, social security, etc..

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a "gag order" prohibiting insurance companies from informing Medicare-plus enrollees that the health plan would result in a discontinuation of their private secondary insurance. Additionally, the leadership in Congress has refused to post the working bill online. What are they hiding?

You want to know how to make our system better? *LESS* government involvement, not more. A few months back I attended a Town Hall Meeting, where I brought this up-- The fact that medicare and medicaid have socialized medicine enough. They set prices which private insurance companies must follow in order to stay competitive. We must look to eliminate such government involvement in health care as well as into tort reform. Why not restrict frivolous law suits which are filled by loved ones who are (understandably) frustrated? Doctors aren't miracle workers. Also, why not allow companies to compete across state borders? These regulations on free market capitalism are ultimately destroying it. The answer is less regulation, less government involvement.. Why the hell can't politicians see that?

People may argue, though, a purely deregulated system is flawed and evil. Not everyone can afford health insurance. For one, make sure you understand what insurance is.

I frequently hear people ask, "how can someone with an illness obtain insurance?" If you think about this for a moment, the question doesn't make any sense. It would not make sense for an insurer to insure someone who already had incurred the insured risk. What the sick person needs is care, not (necessarily) insurance.

it is not clear a priori that the cost of care would be too great for the ill person to afford. Current prices for care are quite high, but the prices of health care as they are now have a lot to do with the four-party system. This has resulted in a system where prices are high in part because we have insurance, yet we must have insurance because prices are so high.

These companies are offering you a service that they don't have to. Insurance isn't delegated in the constitution as something that must be provided to citizens. It's a privilege. Those insurance companies need to make a profit too, else YOU will lose coverage. Besides, without the government sticking its big nose in the industry, companies will finally be able to actually compete in a capitalist system-- Which will result in much lower prices.

Now, for the biggest dilemma affecting the administration... the economy. We absolutely CANNOT continue the way we are, spending without any regard to the consequences. Politicians fail to understand a simple truth that my 11-year-old brother knows-- money doesn't grow on trees. But do they care? "Ah, hell.. this is the US economy.. we'll recover." Fallacy. Just because we have yet to fail does not mean we will live on indefinitely. And fail we will. Zimbabwe's inflation troubles are nothing compared to what the US will face. Our national debt is well over $12 billion, with even more planned spending. This is a very serious problem which poses some serious consequences. Now is the turning point. If we don't soon cut spending and attempt to recover from this deficit now, then we never will. There has already been talk of dumping the US dollar as the Reserve Currency-- which would result in more liquidation of US dollars on the market.. Not to mention the affects should China realize that a US investment is no longer a AAA rating investment. Peter Schiff and Ron Paul say it best when they warn of a collapsed dollar. I've invested in the markets for quite some time, but recently I've begun shifting away from anything that is held in dollars. Why, you ask? The Dow is back to 10,000, so what's the trouble? Well, that's wonderful-- The Dow could hit 100,000, but if the dollar aint worth 1/100th its original value then you've just made a terrible investment.

Our government is drunk on power, and greedy for whatever you will allow them to take. They no longer require your vote for power; Obama has demonstrated time and time again that he will simply do whatever he wishes. As with his czars, Obama is socializing America... taking freedoms one at a time until you wake up to find that Orwell's dystopia was only several decades off. I fear for the future. Wake up America... Wake up before it's too late.

Healthcare Part 2: Obama's plan for the elderly

On my way in to work this morning I was listening to Talk Radio, and they mentioned a point which has been discussed before-- Obama's "death panels" and how they would effect the elderly. The Mainstream Media has laughed down these discussions, and I even had to turn off "The Daily Show" this week because of the extreme liberal propaganda... The truth is, bureaucrats will be deciding your loved one's fate. It's a paramount part of every socialized, government-controlled healthcare program.

Let me run down the basic logic for you:
Those who contribute most to society-- The young and those in the work force will be priority one. The government needs these people to survive, since that's where their income is coming from. The elderly, terminally ill, and people suffering mental ailments which limit how they can work will be expendable. By a logical Utilitarian argument, this all makes sense: It's for the greater good of society. Those who are old should be euthanized or refused medical treatment since they're about to die anyway, and they are just wasting resources. However, is that really what we want? As Palin said, this plan is downright evil.

The United States of America is not a democracy; We are a republic. The difference being the former requires only a majority decision. If the majority of the population want to kill all people once they hit 65 years of age, then it is legal. A republic system of government is centered around rule of law, and protection of minority rights. Regardless of what the majority of the population desire, the basic law is upheld for all. Thus, in our system it should _not_ be legal for other people we do not even know to make life and death decisions about us. It's complete bullshit. I refuse to stand before a judging panel and try to make my case for why I think I should receive medical treatment. I refuse to stop caring for the elderly. I refuse to surrender my freedom of choice, to the government.

All Aboard! ObamaCare: One Step Closer to World Peace

President Barack Obama promised "Universal Health Care" to all during his campaign.. and now, it seems that the Democrat-run Legislature intends to carryout his wishes. But what does this mean for you? Will this health care bill really do what Obama and the media say it will?

SOCIALISM

Absolutely not. First of all, let's analyze what "Universal Health Care" really is. It's government-run health care, right? The government will nationally own and administrate hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, etc.. Hmm.. That sounds a bit like..

1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods"

AKA Socialism. So, if firing CEOs of car companies, buying car companies, buying banks, appointing czars, etc.. doesn't prove that Obama has a socialist agenda, then you've got to admit that "socializing" medicine is.. well, socialist.

This is completely antithetical of how democracy.. how capitalism functions. It's a well-known FACT that capitalist systems are much more efficient and democratic than are command economic systems, in which resources are allocated by a central government. So, why should we expect Obama's socialist Health Care Reform to be any different?

HEALTH CARE MONOPOLY

What would happen if the referee of a football game decided to play? What if he played on the other team? Would you speak up, and complain that it's not fair?

This parallels what ObamaCare will do to private companies and health insurance. Right now, the government regulates health care-- referees. If they jump in the game, not only do they get to set the rules of the game, but since it's government-run, they don't have to make a profit. How is this fair for private industry? It isn't. Most health care providers WILL get shafted. That's right. You will lose your job. Who can compete with someone who makes all the rules and doesn't have to turn a profit?

Link: Obama Healthcare Plan Will Destroy Insurance Industry
Another Perspective
How about a Doctor's take?

INEFFICIENCY AND POOR SERVICE

What government-run agency is efficient and/or quick to get through? Ever been to the DMV?

If you seriously think ObamaCare will be "better" than what you already have now, then you're in for quite a surprise. First of all, the only people who benefit from this bill (Yes, there are a few) are the extremely poor people who cannot afford any health care... because ObamaCare will be free of charge. So, about how many people is that?

...even the liberal Kaiser Family Foundation puts the number of uninsured Americans who don't qualify for government programs and make less than $50,000 a year between 8.2 million and 13.9 million.

Whoa! That's a staggering 3.33% of the US!

Okay, fine.. So it's more like communism.. I actually do want to work hard, and pay for those who sit on their ass all day popping babies out every 9 months. But, what will the service be like?

Well, let's think logically.. In the private sector, doctors strive to be the best.. Why? Well, we're still a semi-capitalist nation.. Hard work typically ushers in success, more patients, and a larger pay-check. Basically, if a doctor can save your life, then he makes more money. His pay is directly proportionally to how hard he works, and how well he does. Not so much in a socialist system... In a government-run system, mediocre doctors will be hired, doctors will be paid less, and service will be much worse. The government employees will all be paid the same.. regardless of whether you live or die.. In fact, they will probably try to rush you in and out as fast as possible.. overlook a few minor details.. which in turn could lead to cancer or other life-threatening circumstances. But, enough of me ranting.. why don't you see for yourself?
Here's a cool two minute video that sums it up with legos!

ObamaCare: A real-life trip to a country with socialized medicine.

ObamaCare bill tells seniors to "drop dead".

OKAY THE SERVICE IS BAD, BUT MOST AMERICANS FAVOR THE BILL ANYWAY, RIGHT?

Oh?
53% of Americans oppose ObamaCare

Why are Democrats Rushing to Saddle America With an Unwanted Health Care Overhaul?

Wake-up. Think for yourself, and stop letting the media run your life.

WHO BENEFITS?

As I said earlier, the 3.33% of Americans who cannot afford health care will benefit from this plan, as YOU will be paying for their healthcare as well. The middle class will be most affected. 83 million would lose private coverage. Taxes would need to be raised to afford such a massive transition into socialized healthcare.. Not only federal income taxes, but also state taxes as well.. We're in the middle of a recession, mind you.. One that Obama promised to fix, and create new jobs within months.. but that's a completely different issue. Anyway, YOU will get shafted. The majority of Americans. Why? Because, you will be paying for the healthcare through taxes.. and the few private healthcare providers that survive will be extremely expensive (Due to the loss of clientele, rise in prices of materials, etc.) and only the super-rich Americans will be able to afford it. So, basically.. You will be paying more for a crappy system which takes forever, has terrible service, and you will be unable to do anything about it. What are you going to do? You wont be able to afford private health care anymore.. And do you really want the government telling you what you can go to the health clinic for? Yearly checkups? Don't make me laugh. You will only be admitted if you're dead or dying, and still you will have to take a number and wait.


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So what's this all mean for you? Well, Obama is trying to run his bill through congress as fast as possible so you can't stand up for yourself and voice your own opinion.

What are you still doing? Think for yourself, dammit. Don't let the Mainstream Media think for you. You're an intelligent human being. Think for yourself-- Understand that your president is forcing socialism down your throat.. If you're okay with socialism, and you don't mind busting your ass so others can sit on theirs, then you have nothing to worry about. Change is indeed coming. Otherwise, you need to do something. Notify your congressman, spread the word, or something. Don't just assume someone else will-- What if everyone thinks like this? What if everyone just steps back and waits for other people to take the initiative? No. Stand up, spread the word, and let people know that this is a terrible idea. Don't let Orwell's dystopia become reality.