Musings on the Week
Musings on the Week
March 11, 2017
Government – “In my many years I have come to the
conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more
is a government.” John Adams.
Politics
– Democrats are waging a “red
herring” attack on Jeff Sessions who broke no law, who did not lie answering any
question, and did not work with the Russians on the election.
Politics
– The Democrat fantasy election threat from Russia
serves two purposes: delegitimizes Trump’s win and distracts from Clinton’s
abject failure as a Presidential candidate.
Politics
– In “Bizarre-land” of Nixonian politics,
Obama’s Trump election wiretap reverted to the Democrat playbook: first deny, then
obfuscate, then obstruct, then ignore, and forget it.
Politics – Last century, Antonio Gramsci advocated changing
the American and European culture slowly so that the new generations would be
willing and eager to accept Marxism.
Politics – American women are
communist “useful idiots” supporting International Women’s
Day, first
observed across the United States in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America.
Politics – Trump supporters peacefully gathered in dozens of cities in "March 4 Trump"
rallies, and were met by anti-Trump
demonstrators, resulting in violent clashes and arrests, including members
of By Any Many Necessary (BAMN) and
other violent "anti-fa" (anti-fascist) groups.
Scandal – Mike Pence is criticized for his use of
private email accounts (permitted by state law), handled no classified
information and he did not lie about it,
unlike Hillary
Clinton who illegally used a private email,
ignored security, and lied about it and obstructed justice.
Media – The mainstream
media vendetta against the President has compromised the media integrity,
so in reaction they no longer enjoy the respect and
esteem they once held.
Government – “In general, the art of government
consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to
give to the other.” Voltaire.
Economy – Obama’s
Keynesian policies have slowed growth to less than 2%, so Trump has promised to return to a normal growth over 4%, once Keynesian restraints
are removed.
Economy – The monthly Index
of Small Business finds
the highest optimism rate since 2004, and consumers
share that optimism, with confidence in the economy at a
15-year high.
Budget – If Trump is serious about reducing
the cost of government, he should reduce the size and
spending of government by 10% each year until the budget is balanced.
Entitlements
– With the federal debt 75% of the GDP, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are so large and growing
that they are on track to overwhelm the federal budget.
Healthcare – Survey found that just 22% of ObamaCare enrollees rate
their health plan as good to excellent, down from 77% last year, because
96% reported a decline in customer service support, 90% noted premium
increases, 80% said their plans had narrower provider networks, and 77% said
their plans' benefits had been trimmed.
Healthcare – There is no need to replace ObamaCare since a free market will deliver better solutions
and the federal government has no role (10th
Amendment) in healthcare market.
Immigration – Trump pledged to change from
family-based system to merit-based based on principle that those seeking to enter ought to be able to support themselves
financially.
Environment – The ultimate
goal of the global environmentalist movement is not to impact the
climate, but rather to destroy capitalism and take over
the world’s economy.
Education – Federal student loan debt is
currently $1.3 trillion and rising fast, and now that Obama nationalized
the student loan program the delinquency rate has risen to 11.2%.
Energy – Renewable energy
alternatives require permanent mandates, renewable portfolio standards,
investment tax credits, production tax credits, feed-in tariffs, and myriad
other subsidies, exemptions and other regulations to make these energy sources sustainable.
Sexuality
– In Canada, research found that more gay men are suffering and dying from suicide than from AIDS,
and have been for years.
Government
– “A
government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take
everything you have.” Thomas
Jefferson.
Europe – The only
hope for the EU is to dissolve the current bureaucratic structure, and replace it with what once was the sole reason for it’s existence: a European single market.
GWOT – Based on well-documented
links to the financing of terrorism, the United States should designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist
organization (FTO).
GWOT – The State Department should designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign
terrorist organization that exports its radical ideology and subsidizes
global terror.
David Coughlin
Hawthorne, NY
http://www.returntocommonsensesite.com/