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While watching all the coverage of the “Occupy” movement I was struck with a thought on how to use the term for good instead of stupidity.  Why not start a program called “Occupy First Street”?  It would take the city and building owners to have  to work together instead of being adversarial at times but it could work.  I see the City giving free water and sewer services to those businesses who form a start up business in a vacant building on First street.  It would not be open ended but maybe for the first year of operation.  Also building owners would have to offer a reduced rental rate for occupants who qualify for a lease.  Again for a specific period of time and then rates would rise to an acceptable cost per square foot for leases.  It would give these buildings a chance to be “occupied” by start up businesses looking to experiment with a new idea who don’t necessarily  want to be tied into a long term obligation if the idea doesn’t work.  Let’s face it the owners of the buildings are getting nothing in rent now….the city gets no revenues from water or sewer fees currently and if the business is successful the city will see more sales tax revenue in the future.  It’s just a thought and needs fine tuning but its a start. Besides it would give Don A. something to do during the day!   I want to add that the water falls added downtown is a big plus.  Thanks go to the LBA and not the Mayor for this improvement…..

Let me know what you think…..

One last thing…watch the video of Michael Moore avoiding the obvious while being interviewed on CNN.  These liberals must think we are all just hillbilly mouth breathers out here in America!

There is a change taking place within our education system and it is very troubling to anyone who is over 40 in this Country.  The change is what is being taught as history in our schools today.  It is not history…it is revisionists history and if not stopped it may very well bring down our Country from the inside out…

The reason anyone over 40 is angry is because we have lived much of the history they want to change today.  If we are to believe what the “educators” say is real history one has to agree that the United States was/is an imperialist Country which over time has forced itself on other Countries and taken all their natural resources for our own good  and left them in abject poverty!  We owe the rest of the world for all the bad we have done to it. We need to be taken down from our high horse and admit that we are far from perfect and we should adopt the ways of other less fortunate countries and ask forgiveness…….BS!

Those of us who have actually lived for a period of time on this planet and therefore have witnessed some of what these revisionists call history need to challenge what is being taught in the classroom.

When President Reagan said “tear down this wall Mr Gorbachev!” were we acting only in our best interests or also those who had been kept  in a country without the right to move freely if they chose to?   When we drove Saddam out of Kuwait and left the Oil fields as they were…were we taking that Country”s natural resources for our own or driving a tyrant back to his home?

When our nations best and brightest give their lives so others can be freed from the fear of mass murder and poverty and we ask nothing in return, not even the costs of our Army doing the job for them are we acting in our own self interests?

This Country gives more aid to the world than any other Country in existence..we are always the first to volunteer when any natural disaster hits anywhere on the planet….but we are Imperialists????

I had the opportunity to hear General Schwarzkopf speak shortly after operation Desert Storm and what he said has stayed with me to this day.

“Imagine how dark our World would be if we were not the last Super Power on Earth today…Could you imagine life under worldwide Communist’s control instead of striving for freedom for all mankind?”

If you have an opportunity to look at your child’s current history book please point out the errors to your children.  Let your school board know that the textbooks today do not reflect your feeling about your Country and do not reflect the real history of our Nation.  Otherwise years from now no one will be left to correct the lies…  and the” cancer”will be allowed to kill us from the inside out.

By now everyone has seen pictures of and heard comments from that group which calls itself “Occupy Wall Street (or pick a city’s name and insert here).  The main stream media would have you believe that this was/is a natural uprising by people who have had enough of capitalism and those “1%” who have all the toys. They compare it to the Tea party as far as its origin having no real leader.  Nothing could be further from the truth….this group was founded and funded by a Canadian company called “Adbusters”.   They are located in Vancouver, British Columbia and are a non profit anti-consumerist, pro-environment organization.  They copyrighted the phrase ” Occupy Wall Street” long before the activists showed up.

Many of the protesters are paid to be at these functions.  The breakdown of individuals showing up run from unemployed rich kids to left overs from the Vietnam protests.  Many of those “occupying” have admitted its a great place to get high, meet chicks, and get fed better than at home.  There is no real movement here folks just a drummed up group to try and copy the Tea party movement and its not working.  The Tea Party is REAL and they are scaring the Hell out of those in power currently.  They want change and are affecting it on all levels of government.

I have to laugh when I see a protester on their Iphone or Ipad and they are tweeting on line to keep everyone else informed.  All the while they are protesting the capitalist system which gave them all those devices!  Are there wrongs that need to be corrected with regard to how some businesses and banks operate?…yes but its not Wall Street but the White House that they need to “occupy”  at least until the current “occupant” is gone!

Our President wants his Jobs Bill passed right now and he can’t understand the holdup.  After all” its the economy stupid!” as  he continues to remind us. The problem with his bill is that its more of the same which has gotten us where we are today.  Its Federal spending without any means of paying for it.  More infrastructure work and extended unemployment benefits…and oh by the way we will raise taxes on the richest among us. Class warfare at its best.  Let’s punish success in this country to the point where we have none.  After all the government knows how best to spend our money! Does anyone really believe this mantra anymore?  This government which gave a half a billion dollars to a company that had no plans of success and has filed bankruptcy and who’s CEO was one of Obama’s bundlers during his 2008 campaign is to be trusted???

He also wants to expand the EPA and add more and more regulations on businesses and hire more and more government workers to enforce these new rules.  And his plans don’t include getting congressional approval but operating under Presidential powers to achieve this goal.  Do we need regulations on business?…of course….do we need them to the extent that this administration believes we do…absolutely not!!

So what’s the solution?  How do we get back to a sound economy?  Its not really as complicated as those in power would have you believe….

First change the energy plan from one of “green energy”  (whatever that is) and get back to the known and acceptable forms we have today.  We have well over 300 years of known oil supply within the America’s today. Along with natural gas reserves we could be energy independent by the end of the decade.  That alone allows us to get  out of the Middle East crisis after crisis and limits those that would do harm by lessening their income streams from controlling the market.  With the exploration at home we create millions of great paying jobs in this field.  Could you imagine the payback had Obama invested the half billion in fossil fuels instead of Solyndra?  Remember whenever one of those electric cars is plugged in to recharge its energy is coming from fossil fuels!

Next get off the idea that everything can be fixed by “taxing the rich”.  The rich already pay their fair share and more.  This BS that millionaires don’t pay any taxes is a myth.  If you don’t believe me go to any IRS web site and see who actually pays the lion’s share of taxes in this country.  Its not the poor….

Buffet’s statement about his secretary is got one glaring mistake built in.  Her percentage is figured on income from her job as secretary. (and based on who she works for I highly doubt we need to hold a “pencil day” for her).  Warren’s taxes are on his paycheck and to the largest extend his capital gains.  Capital gains are taxed at a lesser rate.  And before you scream about the rate on capital gains remember that the money used to invest in that situation was already taxed once as income.  When you look at the total tax paid on that money it far exceeds the rate his secretary pays on her income.

And finally lets actually enforce paygo on all acts of spending.  What that means is if the government decides to spend any funds there needs to be a direct source of income to pay for it.  In essence you must pay as you go.  Its on the books now but not enforced….let’s start!

There is more work to do but that’s a start…we need term limits…we need less government (I said less not doing away with all).  Government by its very nature is inefficient so the less we have (to a point) the less waste we will have.

Take a look at the video posted from u tube because it reflects my feelings every time I hear the phrase “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”

You need look no further than the latest move by the Oak Park, Illinois City council which just banned eating and driving.  If you go through the drive through  remember you can’t touch those fries till you get to your stop.  What’s next?…no gum chewing?..is that considered eating?…just asking..enjoy Fall before the snow falls…later