http://www.libertoad.com/2009/08/25/read-the-fine-print-all-1400-pages-of-it/ in defense of Freedom, warts and all Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:31:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.libertoad.com/2009/08/25/read-the-fine-print-all-1400-pages-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-29600 Be Careful What You Wish For… Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:49:12 +0000 http://www.libertoad.com/?p=645#comment-29600 [...] being re-elected in the upcoming November vote. The bill was to be passed come hell or high water. In retrospect however, maybe they should have at least read the bill first. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi while speaking at the 2010 Legislative Conference for the [...] [...] being re-elected in the upcoming November vote. The bill was to be passed come hell or high water. In retrospect however, maybe they should have at least read the bill first. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi while speaking at the 2010 Legislative Conference for the [...]

]]> http://www.libertoad.com/2009/08/25/read-the-fine-print-all-1400-pages-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-28978 Crazy_Ivan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:40:33 +0000 http://www.libertoad.com/?p=645#comment-28978 Even more importantly is the fact that the elected legislature who's mandate it is to write the laws aren't even reading the laws anymore. The laws are being written by unelected staffers who operate with no mandate from any constituency. Our whole system of government has been outsourced. Pretty soon the legislation that governs this country will be written by cheaply hired legal experts somewhere in Bangalore, India. Even more importantly is the fact that the elected legislature who's mandate it is to write the laws aren't even reading the laws anymore. The laws are being written by unelected staffers who operate with no mandate from any constituency. Our whole system of government has been outsourced. Pretty soon the legislation that governs this country will be written by cheaply hired legal experts somewhere in Bangalore, India.

]]> http://www.libertoad.com/2009/08/25/read-the-fine-print-all-1400-pages-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-28958 PaM Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:59:47 +0000 http://www.libertoad.com/?p=645#comment-28958 Bravo. Couldn't have said it better myself. I propose one simple new law. The people who make the laws, follow the laws. If they don't, they pay back every cent they've been given in salary. There is no more handouts for life. Insurance ends, when the job ends. They then will have to find insurance at age 55 through a private carrier. (Sure hope they don't have any pre-existing conditions). If we, the constituents find they are liars and cheats, when it makes the front page of the newspapers, they need to pay up. They will not need fear of eternal punishment, they will live by fear of exposure. Oh, who am I kidding? They will just say they were possessed by the devil (or fame), apologize, go to rehab and magically be forgiven for their transgressions. If they have to pay back the citizens, the followers, the advertisers, now this might get them to fear doing it in the first place. Restitution that takes place in the here and now. Tiger Woods - squeaky clean image - a fraud. John Edward's moral compass is his wife? WTF Pay up sucker. You're a fraud. The vatican is the wealthiest organization in the world. Binny Hinn and the federal reserve get no audits. John McCain has how many houses? This is one of our leaders. It is the classic, don't do as I do, do as I say. That didn't go over well with kids either. Lead by example. The Catholic church in one small little town has five pages of tax exempt property listed on the county register. Why is there not outrage at their greed. I'll give you one tax free property to god pedal, but that's all you get. I'll give politicians one enormous house to show their "success", but when you brag about owning five, (or was it six) houses while the electorate you represent just got kicked to the curb, lost their job because the company they worked for moved to a cheap labor country, aided and abetted by legislation that protects and encourages incentives so the rich get richer and you become a beggar. Oh, and let's not forget, you are now fifty something and no insurance will cover you, no company will hire you, and they have the audacity to say you should have saved for this "rainy" day. The only people who really saved for this rainy day were the people who make the laws. They made a law for themselves to have insurance coverage the rest of their lives. They legislated nice retirement packages. Nice law, but only for them. It would cost too much to give to the rest of America. Their "special" and privledged for serving us and we should be grateful, keep our heads in the sand and shut up if we know what is best. There will be no more middle class to support their luxuries. We'll have the rich and the poor. That is called fascism, not freedom. Good bye to the American dream. Maybe I'd be better off going back to my sand pile or grazing field and just shut up and follow orders. Ignorance is bliss. Baaa...baaaa. Bravo. Couldn't have said it better myself. I propose one simple new law. The people who make the laws, follow the laws. If they don't, they pay back every cent they've been given in salary. There is no more handouts for life. Insurance ends, when the job ends. They then will have to find insurance at age 55 through a private carrier. (Sure hope they don't have any pre-existing conditions). If we, the constituents find they are liars and cheats, when it makes the front page of the newspapers, they need to pay up. They will not need fear of eternal punishment, they will live by fear of exposure. Oh, who am I kidding? They will just say they were possessed by the devil (or fame), apologize, go to rehab and magically be forgiven for their transgressions. If they have to pay back the citizens, the followers, the advertisers, now this might get them to fear doing it in the first place. Restitution that takes place in the here and now. Tiger Woods – squeaky clean image – a fraud. John Edward's moral compass is his wife? WTF Pay up sucker. You're a fraud. The vatican is the wealthiest organization in the world. Binny Hinn and the federal reserve get no audits. John McCain has how many houses? This is one of our leaders. It is the classic, don't do as I do, do as I say. That didn't go over well with kids either. Lead by example. The Catholic church in one small little town has five pages of tax exempt property listed on the county register. Why is there not outrage at their greed. I'll give you one tax free property to god pedal, but that's all you get. I'll give politicians one enormous house to show their "success", but when you brag about owning five, (or was it six) houses while the electorate you represent just got kicked to the curb, lost their job because the company they worked for moved to a cheap labor country, aided and abetted by legislation that protects and encourages incentives so the rich get richer and you become a beggar. Oh, and let's not forget, you are now fifty something and no insurance will cover you, no company will hire you, and they have the audacity to say you should have saved for this "rainy" day. The only people who really saved for this rainy day were the people who make the laws. They made a law for themselves to have insurance coverage the rest of their lives. They legislated nice retirement packages. Nice law, but only for them. It would cost too much to give to the rest of America. Their "special" and privledged for serving us and we should be grateful, keep our heads in the sand and shut up if we know what is best. There will be no more middle class to support their luxuries. We'll have the rich and the poor. That is called fascism, not freedom. Good bye to the American dream. Maybe I'd be better off going back to my sand pile or grazing field and just shut up and follow orders. Ignorance is bliss. Baaa…baaaa.

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