Say Anything Blog

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I saw this title. 

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Ron Paul will start campaigning in Pennsylvania this week!

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Eco޲޲no޲m޲i޲c Sti޲޲mu޲l޲u޲s Pay޲޲me޲n޲t޲s! Th޲޲e Reb޲޲at޲e

Thi޲s Pai޲nts޲ a Bea޲uti޲ful޲ Pic޲tur޲e of Ame޲ric޲a the޲ Bea޲uti޲ful޲. Thi޲nk Abo޲ut It.޲

How޲ to use޲ the޲ reb޲ate޲...޲.

As you޲ may޲ hav޲e hea޲rd,޲ the޲ Bus޲h Adm޲ini޲str޲ati޲on sai޲d eac޲h and޲ eve޲ry one޲
of us wou޲ld now޲ get޲ a nic޲e reb޲ate޲.

If we spe޲nd tha޲t mon޲ey at Wal޲-Ma޲rt,޲ all޲ the޲ mon޲ey wil޲l go to Chi޲na.޲

If we spe޲nd it on gas޲oli޲ne it wil޲l all޲ go to the޲ Ara޲bs.޲

If we pur޲cha޲se a com޲put޲er it wil޲l all޲ go to Ind޲ia.

If we pur޲cha޲se fru޲it and޲ veg޲eta޲ble޲s it wil޲l all޲ go to Mex޲ico޲, Hon޲dur޲as,޲ and޲ Gua޲tem޲ala޲.

If we pur޲cha޲se a goo޲d car޲ it wil޲l all޲ go to Jap޲an.޲

If we pur޲cha޲se use޲les޲s cra޲p it wil޲l all޲ go to Tai޲wan޲ and޲ non޲e of it wil޲l hel޲p the޲ Ame޲ric޲an eco޲nom޲y.

We nee޲d to kee޲p tha޲t mon޲ey her޲e in Ame޲ric޲a, so the޲ onl޲y way޲ to kee޲p tha޲t mon޲ey her޲e at hom޲e is to buy޲ bee޲r, gun޲s, pro޲sti޲tut޲es,޲ and޲ cig޲are޲tte޲s, sin޲ce tho޲se are޲ the޲ onl޲y bus޲ine޲sse޲s sti޲ll in the޲ US.޲

Rumor has it that there is a plan floating around Washington for a new “stimulus” plan or bailout.

The plan would mirror the “rebate” plan that passed recently only the checks would be for $150,000 for each individual, and $300,000 for a couple.

This plan would supposedly get everyone out of the mortgage crisis.  But to me it would have several obvious flaws.

The first is it asssumes that everyone would pay off their mortgage; and maybe they would, but given the latest real estate experience how many average Americans could actually avoid the temptation to refinance their house?

With this much debt creation/money printing, inflation would go through the roof so it is very likely the American home could triple or more in value.  So the average American home would value for at least a half a million dollars.  I don’t see this a solution, because the people/banks that have got us into this mess, didn’t have the financial discipline to begin with, now we want to give them this big of a check?

Who know how much more bad and irresponsible debt the could accrue with 150k.

Ron Paul will be holding an event in Bismarck, ND Feb 4th at the BSC campus.  Hope to see you all there!

Ron Paul has placed second place beating Huckabee and McCain; Thompson placed fifth.  Look for Rob to say that Fred hasn’t campaigned there.  Maybe he should start. 

Live results found here.

Another Primary and Ron Paul grabbed more votes than Fred Thompson; over 20,000 more votes and 30,000 more than Rudy. 

Michigan Results

So far Ron Paul (the goofball candidate) is getting 8x the number of votes in NH; that Fred Thompson is getting.

Up to the minute NH results.

Say Anything Posts have commentary at another site found here.

God Has Spoken!

If the American people truly believe in Him (God) and rally behind me (Gerald Polley) We can win and do the things he wants!

Those looking for a candidate that is Christian enough need to look no farther.

Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and Patty Roosevelt came to my home to swim on a regular basis.  They were a
great couple full of laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel at.  Both are now deceased, but their stories remain.

During the years of our friendship we had many, many discussions about Elliott’s parents (President Franklin D.and Eleanor Roosevelt)and how his father and mother never intended for the Social Security and Welfare programs to turn out the way they are today. Elliott used to say that if his parents returned to earth and saw what the politicians had done to their programs they would have burned all of them in hell.

Here is a story I received today regarding the Social Security Program and I immediately thought of Elliott’s comments. I Hope you will read this and think about it.
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Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. 

He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary,

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,

4.) That the money the participants put into the independent “Trust Fund” rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income
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Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month—and then finding that we are
getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to “put away”—you may be interested in the following:
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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent “Trust Fund” and put it into the General fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA)withholding?

A: The Democratic Party..

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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities????

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the “tie-breaking” deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US

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Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?

This is MY FAVORITE:

A: That’s right!  Jimmy Carter! And the Democratic Party of course! Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive
Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!

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Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violating of the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!

Disclosure: I recieved this in an email, I do not know Elliot Roosevelt.

From Puru Saxe

Over the past decades, the US has been the engine of global growth; however its dominance will be challenged in the not too distant future.  If my assessment is correct, China will replace the US as the world’s single most important economy.  Before you dismiss my claim as a far-fetched fantasy, I want you to consider that China has the biggest population in the world, the largest foreign exchange reserves (over US$1 trillion), a booming economy, an extremely high savings rate and expanding surpluses.  Moreover, its currency is extremely undervalued and China (despite extremely low per-capita consumption levels) has already surpassed the US as the biggest consumer nation.

Sceptics who doubt China’s role in the global economy should take note of the fact that Europe already imports more from China than it does from the US.  To top it all, the US is the largest debtor nation the world has ever seen, its debt to GDP ratio is over 400% (Figure 1), it has a negative personal savings rate, its currency is overvalued and its society is heavily dependent on consuming cheap, imported goods

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I saw the movie “Syrianna” recently and on of the characters quoted Milt Friedman suppossedly.  This is not the exact quote but what I remember.

“Government Corruption is necessary becuase it checks government regulation it what lets us win” Milt Friedman said that and he won a Nobel Prize!