You Might Live in a Country Founded by Geniuses but Run by Idiots

 

By Junius P. Long  Straight from 1389 blog Counterjihad!

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally …you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got here is evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction project to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested “homes”… you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing and free cell phones … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

Couldn't have said it better myself.  

Forward, Indeed!

From 1389 Blog - Counterjihad




We didn't solve a thing, we simply pushed it down the road a bit, and made it even harder to shift off the backs of the 77% who got clobbered this go round.  You know, there are lots of various kinds of addictions... alcohol, gambling, sex, and yes, SPENDING.  I think maybe Congress (and the American people) have a little spending problem.... what do you think?  

What a Great Way to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff...

Senate-Passed Deal Means Higher Tax on 77% of Households by Richard Rubin on Bloomberg

The budget deal passed by the U.S. Senate today would raise taxes on 77.1 percent of U.S. households, mostly because of the expiration of a payroll tax cut, according to preliminary estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington.
More than 80 percent of households with incomes between $50,000 and $200,000 would pay higher taxes. Among the households facing higher taxes, the average increase would be $1,635, the policy center said. A 2 percent payroll tax cut, enacted during the economic slowdown, is being allowed to expire as of yesterday.

Yep, way to go Congress, tax the middle class, give yourselves a payraise, and cut spending by less than a fingernail.  Great.  For every dollar in spending cut, we are having our taxes raised 41 dollars.  Now that seems fair, sure.  Keep on spending like a profligate and increase the burden on the common man so you can do it.  If our businesses ran this way, we wouldn't have to worry about it for long, they would go bankrupt, and then wouldn't have any money with which to pay taxes.  Hey, wait a minute... if we planned this right, and all the businesses cooperated, we could pull this off....   it would be tough for a while, back to bartering and (shock) living rough, but I think we are in for that anyway.  Maybe we would at least have the prospect of shrinking government back to its proper place, and learning to take care of each other again instead of expecting the state to do so.  That is what community is for, not government.  Maybe we could even relearn how to stand on our own feet again?  Maybe....

 

Sure, Totally Sustainable....

'Welfare Spending Equates to $168 Per Day for Every Household in Poverty'

 graphic and story from the Weekly Standard Blog...

Nothing to see here folks, move along.