Yes, the winds of change are blowing. To the pleasure of many and to the dismay of some, they are predominately leftward in nature. In the religious world, we live in a post-modern society where moral relativism is the flavor of the day. Without moral absolutes, society is free to act in whatever manner can be rationalized as good. In our political world, trans-nationalism is the new threat to national sovereignty for our country and every other. As if it wasn't bad enough to have the Supreme Court justices move from determining constitutionality of laws, to interpreting the Constitution as they see fit, to legislating from the bench, we now see them considering international law in their determinations. There is a familiar pattern that has emerged for those seeking societal change. If legislative efforts fail, go to court to have change dictated. If the courts offer no help, make it an international issue to pressure change. The Constitution has been on its deathbed for quite a few decades now. It is to be referred to by politicians when necessary for their ends and it is to be ignored when it is in their way. This includes all three branches and all political parties.
Such it is with global this and global that, crisis this and crisis that. Remember the bailouts that couldn't wait until Monday without catastrophic consequences? The weekend came and went without complete collapse of society as we knew it. The crisis to pass bailout and stimulus packages caused our legislators to vote on bills they admittedly didn't read. Now we are trapped with burdens we didn't want. Spending now and billing future generations is not moral, it is generational theft. It is our version of the federal Poncy scheme known as Social Security.
- One new bureaucracy, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective. The goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions (442, 446). These provisions in the stimulus bill are virtually identical to what Daschle prescribed in his 2008 book, “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis.” According to Daschle, doctors have to give up autonomy and “learn to operate less like solo practitioners.”
- But probably the BIGGEST KEY benefit to developers cloaked in this "Stimulus Bill" is the ability to carry back losses for 5 years instead of 2. They tried to push this in the Housing stimulus in September but got so much blow back from citizens that they took it out. Now its back, hidden under the guise of helping ALL businesses."The legislation also would allow businesses to carry back net operating losses for five years, instead of the current limit of two years. This provision would generate cash through tax refunds for companies that now are losing money but previously were profitable." (Note the use of the words "cash tax refunds". This is cold hard cash in the billions coming to these guys from us)
- Sen. Daniel Inouye says $198 million for Filipino war veterans was included in the $787 billion “stimulus” bill to preserve the “honor” of the United States. What’s the logic?Don’t those 18,000 Filipinos, who fought alongside America GIs in World War II, deserve a vote by U.S. Congress on their own merits? I think they do. Why hide the cash in a bill 4,000 times bigger than the $198 million?
- What else? Are there 3,999 similar items in the “stimulus” bill? Is it a stimulus bill, or is it just an excuse to pay everyone that Congress has ever dreamed of paying?
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