Here is a quick list of some of the things I am thankful for.
My Savior, Mom, Dad, sisters Bethany and Linda, brother Jeremy, sweety Joanne, "Step kids"(Josh, Luke, Jenna, Holden)son Jack, job, roof over my head (even if it is the roof of a truck most of the time) plenty of food, heat, ac, humor, friends I have known most of my life, friends I barely know up to and including my fb and twitter families (they give me hours of entertainment out there on the road), our armed forces, our veterans, those who gave their life defending my freedom, our political leaders (even though I thhink most of them are self gratifying weasels) ,my relatively good health, flat screen tv's, a van that keeps on running reliably, my computer, cell phones, peanut butter and jelly (it sustained me most of my life) blah, blah, blah.
I could list more, but I am sure ya'll stopped reading that last paragraph after the first few. So I will just say this. I am thankful for everything in my life, good and bad. The good makes life good, and the bad makes me appreaciate the good even more. May your Thanksgiving be great today.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Food Stamp Stimulus
As I sit here waiting for the Exederin to take my headache away, I heard some muckity muck from the Obama administration say that food stamps were the best kind of stimulus we have. Nancy Pelosi has stated the same thing about unemployment checks and both of these people claimed that both of these programs created jobs, adding $1.84 to the economy for every dollar spent. Uhhhhhhhh..........
Don't fall for it. On it's face, that may seem plausible, and even something great for our economy. However, the math just doesn't work.
Food stamps and unemployment checks are needed, don't get me wrong. They are a safety net, and a lifeline to many people who genuinely need it. I am only questioning the stimulative affect and the amount of said affect. Follow me on this
First of all, that dollar came from somewhere. The government does not produce wealth. They don't sell anything (except a bunch of crap to the american people), they do not create anything (except headaches for the american people), and just printing money....well, that is a whole different blog post. That dollar came out of the private sector via taxes. Whether income tax, corporate tax, fuel tax, inheritance tax, sin tax, luxury tax, gas guzzler tax, or some other tax they have imposed on us, they have taken this dollar out of the economy.
So right from the start, we are only replacing a dollar with another dollar, so the stimulative affect is down to 84 cents.
Now, do you really think, that this dollar just passed through hands, or were there administrative costs? First the IRS has to take it, then the Department of agriculture has to give it. So, being kind, let's say that this only costs us 25%. (Too tired to do the math on this, but I bet I am pretty close. I may have low-balled it though. The governemnt has NEVER shown itself to be particularly efficient.)
So, take another 25 cents off of that 84 cents, and it leaves you with 59 cents for every dollar spent. So at best, jobs aren't being created, but they may be being maintained.
So while these programs are needed, don't tell me they are stimulative. I ain't buying it.
PS. If it was stimulative, our economy would be booming. There are more people on Food Stamps and unemployment now than ever. So don't think I am anti food stamp. I am anti BS from Washington
Don't fall for it. On it's face, that may seem plausible, and even something great for our economy. However, the math just doesn't work.
Food stamps and unemployment checks are needed, don't get me wrong. They are a safety net, and a lifeline to many people who genuinely need it. I am only questioning the stimulative affect and the amount of said affect. Follow me on this
First of all, that dollar came from somewhere. The government does not produce wealth. They don't sell anything (except a bunch of crap to the american people), they do not create anything (except headaches for the american people), and just printing money....well, that is a whole different blog post. That dollar came out of the private sector via taxes. Whether income tax, corporate tax, fuel tax, inheritance tax, sin tax, luxury tax, gas guzzler tax, or some other tax they have imposed on us, they have taken this dollar out of the economy.
So right from the start, we are only replacing a dollar with another dollar, so the stimulative affect is down to 84 cents.
Now, do you really think, that this dollar just passed through hands, or were there administrative costs? First the IRS has to take it, then the Department of agriculture has to give it. So, being kind, let's say that this only costs us 25%. (Too tired to do the math on this, but I bet I am pretty close. I may have low-balled it though. The governemnt has NEVER shown itself to be particularly efficient.)
So, take another 25 cents off of that 84 cents, and it leaves you with 59 cents for every dollar spent. So at best, jobs aren't being created, but they may be being maintained.
So while these programs are needed, don't tell me they are stimulative. I ain't buying it.
PS. If it was stimulative, our economy would be booming. There are more people on Food Stamps and unemployment now than ever. So don't think I am anti food stamp. I am anti BS from Washington
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Why the left should LIKE trickle down economics
I heard it again and it drives me crazy. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, DNC Chair, was blaming the economy on George W. Bush again, talking about the "failed economic policies" of the Bush administration. May I ask, exactly WHAT policies are you talking about Ms. Chairwoman?
The policies that lead to 54 straight months of economic growth AFTER 9/11?
The lower tax policies that saw revenue GROW from 995 billion dollars a year to 1.445 trillion dollars a year?
How about the policies that saw the average unemployment at 5.7% with the lowest being 5%, which many economist consider to be full employment.
In fact, if you wanna play politics, the economy was humming along great until the Dems took over in 2006, and started controlling things like banking and budgets.
GW isn't blameless. He approved bloating budgets and "abandoned free market principles to save the free market." (I never did inderstand that one). Fannie May and Freddie Mac pressured banks to give loans to people who shouldn't have them. And while GW called for reforming them 17 times, Barney (I break wind on live TV) Franks and Chris Dodd fought refoming them. (They were also the ones who supposedly "Fixed" them afterwards. We just sent Freddie and Fannie another 100 billion in bailout dollars. Good Job you guys!)
But politics aside, a fact that I would think the left would embrace would be the fact that lower taxes ALWAYS increases revenues. It did under JFK, Reagan and GW Bush. And while raising taxes does increase revenue, it is only a short lived increase and then revenues become flat and start to fall.
So if lowering taxes increases revenue, that means more money to spend on kids, old people, and other projects that the left "claims" conservatives are against.
So, get on the lower taxes bandwagon all you folks on the left. Or is there some other reason you want to tax the "Rich" more?
Just remember this, when the rich end up not having enough money to fund all the stuff, the government will keep dropping the bar for what it considers rich, and eventually they will come for your wealth.
The policies that lead to 54 straight months of economic growth AFTER 9/11?
The lower tax policies that saw revenue GROW from 995 billion dollars a year to 1.445 trillion dollars a year?
How about the policies that saw the average unemployment at 5.7% with the lowest being 5%, which many economist consider to be full employment.
In fact, if you wanna play politics, the economy was humming along great until the Dems took over in 2006, and started controlling things like banking and budgets.
GW isn't blameless. He approved bloating budgets and "abandoned free market principles to save the free market." (I never did inderstand that one). Fannie May and Freddie Mac pressured banks to give loans to people who shouldn't have them. And while GW called for reforming them 17 times, Barney (I break wind on live TV) Franks and Chris Dodd fought refoming them. (They were also the ones who supposedly "Fixed" them afterwards. We just sent Freddie and Fannie another 100 billion in bailout dollars. Good Job you guys!)
But politics aside, a fact that I would think the left would embrace would be the fact that lower taxes ALWAYS increases revenues. It did under JFK, Reagan and GW Bush. And while raising taxes does increase revenue, it is only a short lived increase and then revenues become flat and start to fall.
So if lowering taxes increases revenue, that means more money to spend on kids, old people, and other projects that the left "claims" conservatives are against.
So, get on the lower taxes bandwagon all you folks on the left. Or is there some other reason you want to tax the "Rich" more?
Just remember this, when the rich end up not having enough money to fund all the stuff, the government will keep dropping the bar for what it considers rich, and eventually they will come for your wealth.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
I Got Your Deficit Reduction Right Here!!!!!
The budget "talks" in Washington are really getting on my nerves. John Boehner wants to give a short term increase on the Debt ceiling because republicans want it to be an issue again before the 2012 elections. President Obama and the Democrats want it to be a longer term deal because they don't want it to be an issue. Both sides are being disingenuous and playing games with our countries future, just so they can gain or maintain their power in the corrupt District of Columbia. President Obama brought up the fact that the debt limit was raised under Reagan 17 times (That works out to just over one every five months), while saying we needed a long term increase to the debt limit, because 6 months is too short a time.
Both plans currently on the table, while claiming to reduce spending by almost a Trillion dollars, are only decreasing the growth of spending. They are not actually cutting spending. By the way, that trillion dollars is over a ten year period. Besides not being enough to cover our deficit spending for one year, it does nothing to pay down our debt. So, if we aren't covering our deficit, that means we are doing nothing but adding to our debt. Great plan you idiots.
Cuts are needed across the board. Deep, painful cuts. I know my liberal, or progressive, or whatever you are calling yourself, friends will say that conservatives are trying to starve children, kill old people, and ruin the environment all in the name of giving the "wealthy" tax cuts. Whatever! That is a lie, pushed on you by a liberal media, that doesn't have anything else in their arsenal, so they fall back on the tried and true method of misrepresentation.
Cutting taxes, no matter WHO they are on always results in an increase in revenue to the Federal Government. Why? Lower taxes means more to spend. More to spend, means more things are bought. More things being bought means higher demand. Higher demand means more employees are needed to meet that demand. More people working means more taxes being paid and that results in higher revenues. By the way. The OPPOSITE happens when you raise taxes. But don't take my word for it. Here are the figures...
Year Revenue
2000 - 995.1 Billion
2001 - 1.028 Trillion
2002 - 1.064 Trillion
2003 - 1.114 Trillion
2004 - 1.186 Trillion
2005 - 1.263 Trillion
2006 - 1.339 Trillion
2007 - 1.407 Trillion
2008 - 1.436 Trillion
2009 - 1.411 Trillion
2010 - 1.466 Trillion
2011 - 1.507 Trillion (estimated)
These increases are under the Bush Tax Rates. Look....they go up, not down. Hmmm, maybe the problem isn't the tax rates. Maybe it is the spending. Nahhhh, I am just fear-mongering here. Trying to give the oil companies more subsidies. (Those do not exist by the way. Show them to me Mr. President. They get the same tax breaks ALL companies get, even GE, who paid almost NO Taxes last year. It is good to be F.O.O.)I recently presented these facts and figures to a liberal acquaintance of mine and the debate immediately switched from facts and figures to "I can't believe you conservatives actually stand up for the rich, who are destroying the middle class" crap. Don't let facts get in the way of a good theory.
I have said before and I will say it again, I would be more than willing to pay more in taxes if I believed that our elected officials would actually be responsible with the extra money and not be wasteful with it, like studying the habits of foreign prostitutes, or building treadmills for SHRIMP! (both of these were actual stimulus plan exenditures)
Wanna know how to pay off the deficit and keep the US at a Triple A credit rating? Balance the budget. Period. It isn't rocket science. Show you are serious about tackling the debt and keeping your finances in order, the rating will stay high. Keep spending and do nothing substative to tackle the debt, kiss the credit rating goodbye.
I guess what I am trying to say is this. Both sides got us into this. Neither side seems particularly anxious to get us out. Balancing the budget means no more "special" projects to win votes. Awwww, poor widdle politicians!
There is much more I could say about this, but I will leave it at this. Balance the budget you fools!
Both plans currently on the table, while claiming to reduce spending by almost a Trillion dollars, are only decreasing the growth of spending. They are not actually cutting spending. By the way, that trillion dollars is over a ten year period. Besides not being enough to cover our deficit spending for one year, it does nothing to pay down our debt. So, if we aren't covering our deficit, that means we are doing nothing but adding to our debt. Great plan you idiots.
Cuts are needed across the board. Deep, painful cuts. I know my liberal, or progressive, or whatever you are calling yourself, friends will say that conservatives are trying to starve children, kill old people, and ruin the environment all in the name of giving the "wealthy" tax cuts. Whatever! That is a lie, pushed on you by a liberal media, that doesn't have anything else in their arsenal, so they fall back on the tried and true method of misrepresentation.
Cutting taxes, no matter WHO they are on always results in an increase in revenue to the Federal Government. Why? Lower taxes means more to spend. More to spend, means more things are bought. More things being bought means higher demand. Higher demand means more employees are needed to meet that demand. More people working means more taxes being paid and that results in higher revenues. By the way. The OPPOSITE happens when you raise taxes. But don't take my word for it. Here are the figures...
Year Revenue
2000 - 995.1 Billion
2001 - 1.028 Trillion
2002 - 1.064 Trillion
2003 - 1.114 Trillion
2004 - 1.186 Trillion
2005 - 1.263 Trillion
2006 - 1.339 Trillion
2007 - 1.407 Trillion
2008 - 1.436 Trillion
2009 - 1.411 Trillion
2010 - 1.466 Trillion
2011 - 1.507 Trillion (estimated)
These increases are under the Bush Tax Rates. Look....they go up, not down. Hmmm, maybe the problem isn't the tax rates. Maybe it is the spending. Nahhhh, I am just fear-mongering here. Trying to give the oil companies more subsidies. (Those do not exist by the way. Show them to me Mr. President. They get the same tax breaks ALL companies get, even GE, who paid almost NO Taxes last year. It is good to be F.O.O.)I recently presented these facts and figures to a liberal acquaintance of mine and the debate immediately switched from facts and figures to "I can't believe you conservatives actually stand up for the rich, who are destroying the middle class" crap. Don't let facts get in the way of a good theory.
I have said before and I will say it again, I would be more than willing to pay more in taxes if I believed that our elected officials would actually be responsible with the extra money and not be wasteful with it, like studying the habits of foreign prostitutes, or building treadmills for SHRIMP! (both of these were actual stimulus plan exenditures)
Wanna know how to pay off the deficit and keep the US at a Triple A credit rating? Balance the budget. Period. It isn't rocket science. Show you are serious about tackling the debt and keeping your finances in order, the rating will stay high. Keep spending and do nothing substative to tackle the debt, kiss the credit rating goodbye.
I guess what I am trying to say is this. Both sides got us into this. Neither side seems particularly anxious to get us out. Balancing the budget means no more "special" projects to win votes. Awwww, poor widdle politicians!
There is much more I could say about this, but I will leave it at this. Balance the budget you fools!
Monday, July 4, 2011
4th of July thoughts
I am thankful to live in this country. No other country in the history of the world has accomplished what the United States has in such a short amount of time. No other country is as generous as the United States. All because a few very brave men put their "lives, fortunes and sacred honor" on the line.
Right now we are in a "fight" for our financial life as a country. Politicians, whose only goal is to stay in power, have promised all things to all people, and now the american people, and their children and childrens children are stuck with trying to pay off their promises. Now we are trusting these same politicians to make the right decisions as to how to pay off this debt and put us on sound financial footing. Fool me once......
"I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. If we run into such debts, we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and in our comforts, in our labor and in our amusements. If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy." -Thomas Jefferson
On this Independence day, we have saddled future generations with enormous public debt. Most americans believe that our children will NOT have things as good as we do. This is the first time in our history this has been thought of future generations. I worry for our kids future myself. We are already taxed on our food and drink, necessities and comforts, our labor and amusements. What else is there? Higher taxes on these things? We can tax the "rich" at 100% and still not have enought to pay our deficit for one year. (the top 1% already pay 50% of the income taxes in our country. The top 10% pay 80%. I think they are already paying their fair share)
Raise the debt ceiling? Neither option will end well. Yes, and congress will continue to spend, plunging us deeper in debt, and trashing our nations credit standing. No, and deep cuts in all programs and services will need to be implemented, which will also cause pain for a lot of people.
As for me, I would rather have the pain now, so our children can enjoy liberty like we have, instead of being enslaved by crushing debt.
I do not have all the answers, but as I watch my son Jack playing on the floor in front of me, I pray that his generation will enjoy their liberty, and not have to ask us why we didn't solve the problem when we had the chance.
Right now we are in a "fight" for our financial life as a country. Politicians, whose only goal is to stay in power, have promised all things to all people, and now the american people, and their children and childrens children are stuck with trying to pay off their promises. Now we are trusting these same politicians to make the right decisions as to how to pay off this debt and put us on sound financial footing. Fool me once......
"I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. If we run into such debts, we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and in our comforts, in our labor and in our amusements. If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy." -Thomas Jefferson
On this Independence day, we have saddled future generations with enormous public debt. Most americans believe that our children will NOT have things as good as we do. This is the first time in our history this has been thought of future generations. I worry for our kids future myself. We are already taxed on our food and drink, necessities and comforts, our labor and amusements. What else is there? Higher taxes on these things? We can tax the "rich" at 100% and still not have enought to pay our deficit for one year. (the top 1% already pay 50% of the income taxes in our country. The top 10% pay 80%. I think they are already paying their fair share)
Raise the debt ceiling? Neither option will end well. Yes, and congress will continue to spend, plunging us deeper in debt, and trashing our nations credit standing. No, and deep cuts in all programs and services will need to be implemented, which will also cause pain for a lot of people.
As for me, I would rather have the pain now, so our children can enjoy liberty like we have, instead of being enslaved by crushing debt.
I do not have all the answers, but as I watch my son Jack playing on the floor in front of me, I pray that his generation will enjoy their liberty, and not have to ask us why we didn't solve the problem when we had the chance.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Why I consider myself a conservative
On what would have been the 100Th birthday of Ronald Reagan, I feel compelled to tell why I consider myself a conservative.
Now if you listen to many in the media, since I am conservative, I am automatically a racist, homophobic who beats people over the head with my bible while holding a gun on them as I take the food out of babies mouths that are being held by their grandparents, whom I want to die because we can't afford to take care of them. Oh yeah, I want big business to get all the breaks and I also want to destroy the environment by drilling for oil in our own country, Mother Nature be damned.
Now if I were to address those issues one by one, this would be a long post indeed.
"Not gonna do it" -Dana Carvey imitating George H.W. Bush
I will try to keep this short.
I am a conservative because I believe that man CAN rule himself. Do we mess up? Yes. Have we made mistakes? Yes. Will we screw up again? Yes. Can we learn from our mistakes? Yes. Our founding fathers knew this. That is why we have the ability to amend our constitution. We can not just take amendments out though. They are left in so we can see the mistakes we have made and remember them. Remember prohibition? .
I believe in a limited government, one that protects our borders, keeps interstate commerce fair, and gives us the opportunities to pursue happiness. Government can not guarantee results, but it certainly tries to do so. Failure is a part of life. A very painful part of life, but also a very motivating part. As someone who at one point in my life totally messed things up ( I spent one thanksgiving eating jelly sandwiches on stale bread while I was living in a 40' travel trailer), if I had not hit bottom, I would have never decided to pick myself up. If we never allow people to fail, then we may never see their full potential. Does that mean I want people starving to death in the freezing cold? Of course not. But how much should government actually do? Shouldn't our churches and other charities step up to the plate? Shouldn't WE step up to the plate?
I believe capitalism works, when government stays out of it. Do we need regulations? Yes, but over regulation hampers capitalism and growth. Take my industry for example. Truck driving is one of the most regulated industries in the country. They are trying to add even more. More regulations will lead to a higher cost of doing business. Do you think trucking companies, or oil companies just absorb these cost? Nope. They pass the cost onto their customers, who pass that cost down the line until eventually it reaches you and I. Less money in our pockets means less money to buy things we need or want, and less money to help our fellow man.
As a conservative, I find it amazing that the only people bringing up race are the people on the left who claim they don't notice it. I believe that ALL men are created equal. It doesn't matter race, creed, sexual orientation, or religion. Affirmative action sounds in practice like a good idea. But how is giving someone extra consideration because of skin color or gender really helping them? Isn't that just saying, well, you can't get this job on your own, so we will give you a little extra boost. Let me give you a real life example how affirmative action really works.
Many years ago, I took a test to become an Air Traffic Controller. The test was difficult, time consuming and kind of overwhelming. It should be. Air Traffic Control is a very stressful, overwhelming kind of job. If you can't handle the stress of taking the test, you certainly can not handle the job. Well, I passed with flying colors. Not to brag, but I showed that test who was boss. On straight score, I was informed that my score was in the top half of the top one percent. My score was 98 or something ridiculous like that. HOWEVER, I am a white male. I did not get to go to training because I didn't get any of the bonus points. See, you were given points for being of ethnic decent, for being female, for being a vet, for being disabled. All of that sounds good, until you realize that people who scored less than I did are the ones actually landing your planes now. Now that is not to say they are not doing a fantastic job, but why can't we just ignore all the race, gender, religion, orientation crap and just give the job to the most qualified person, regardless of all that other stuff.
Are there racist employers out there? Of course there are. But if you are a minority, do you really want to work for someone who would judge you simply because of skin color? I would rather know about those businesses, so I can choose to spend my money elsewhere. Same thing goes for restaurants, bars, gyms or any business for that matter. If you don't want to serve someone because of their race, I don't' want to spend my money in your establishment. That is how capitalism works. People and businesses like that would not last very long. So, at first blush, being anti-affirmative action sounds racist, but it is not.
Lastly, I am conservative because I do not believe that government is the answer, or even has the answer to all our problems. Man has the ability, when left alone, to rise above it all and excel. Men do make mistakes, and many times greed gets in the way and mankind loses it way. We always find our way back though.
NO government program can do that
I could go on and on. It is hard to explain conservatism in just a few words. I don't think liberals are bad people who want to destroy the country, although there are some out there who do. Look back to the 60's. Many of those people are in power now. Most of us want the same things, we just have different ideas how to get there.
Now if you listen to many in the media, since I am conservative, I am automatically a racist, homophobic who beats people over the head with my bible while holding a gun on them as I take the food out of babies mouths that are being held by their grandparents, whom I want to die because we can't afford to take care of them. Oh yeah, I want big business to get all the breaks and I also want to destroy the environment by drilling for oil in our own country, Mother Nature be damned.
Now if I were to address those issues one by one, this would be a long post indeed.
"Not gonna do it" -Dana Carvey imitating George H.W. Bush
I will try to keep this short.
I am a conservative because I believe that man CAN rule himself. Do we mess up? Yes. Have we made mistakes? Yes. Will we screw up again? Yes. Can we learn from our mistakes? Yes. Our founding fathers knew this. That is why we have the ability to amend our constitution. We can not just take amendments out though. They are left in so we can see the mistakes we have made and remember them. Remember prohibition? .
I believe in a limited government, one that protects our borders, keeps interstate commerce fair, and gives us the opportunities to pursue happiness. Government can not guarantee results, but it certainly tries to do so. Failure is a part of life. A very painful part of life, but also a very motivating part. As someone who at one point in my life totally messed things up ( I spent one thanksgiving eating jelly sandwiches on stale bread while I was living in a 40' travel trailer), if I had not hit bottom, I would have never decided to pick myself up. If we never allow people to fail, then we may never see their full potential. Does that mean I want people starving to death in the freezing cold? Of course not. But how much should government actually do? Shouldn't our churches and other charities step up to the plate? Shouldn't WE step up to the plate?
I believe capitalism works, when government stays out of it. Do we need regulations? Yes, but over regulation hampers capitalism and growth. Take my industry for example. Truck driving is one of the most regulated industries in the country. They are trying to add even more. More regulations will lead to a higher cost of doing business. Do you think trucking companies, or oil companies just absorb these cost? Nope. They pass the cost onto their customers, who pass that cost down the line until eventually it reaches you and I. Less money in our pockets means less money to buy things we need or want, and less money to help our fellow man.
As a conservative, I find it amazing that the only people bringing up race are the people on the left who claim they don't notice it. I believe that ALL men are created equal. It doesn't matter race, creed, sexual orientation, or religion. Affirmative action sounds in practice like a good idea. But how is giving someone extra consideration because of skin color or gender really helping them? Isn't that just saying, well, you can't get this job on your own, so we will give you a little extra boost. Let me give you a real life example how affirmative action really works.
Many years ago, I took a test to become an Air Traffic Controller. The test was difficult, time consuming and kind of overwhelming. It should be. Air Traffic Control is a very stressful, overwhelming kind of job. If you can't handle the stress of taking the test, you certainly can not handle the job. Well, I passed with flying colors. Not to brag, but I showed that test who was boss. On straight score, I was informed that my score was in the top half of the top one percent. My score was 98 or something ridiculous like that. HOWEVER, I am a white male. I did not get to go to training because I didn't get any of the bonus points. See, you were given points for being of ethnic decent, for being female, for being a vet, for being disabled. All of that sounds good, until you realize that people who scored less than I did are the ones actually landing your planes now. Now that is not to say they are not doing a fantastic job, but why can't we just ignore all the race, gender, religion, orientation crap and just give the job to the most qualified person, regardless of all that other stuff.
Are there racist employers out there? Of course there are. But if you are a minority, do you really want to work for someone who would judge you simply because of skin color? I would rather know about those businesses, so I can choose to spend my money elsewhere. Same thing goes for restaurants, bars, gyms or any business for that matter. If you don't want to serve someone because of their race, I don't' want to spend my money in your establishment. That is how capitalism works. People and businesses like that would not last very long. So, at first blush, being anti-affirmative action sounds racist, but it is not.
Lastly, I am conservative because I do not believe that government is the answer, or even has the answer to all our problems. Man has the ability, when left alone, to rise above it all and excel. Men do make mistakes, and many times greed gets in the way and mankind loses it way. We always find our way back though.
NO government program can do that
I could go on and on. It is hard to explain conservatism in just a few words. I don't think liberals are bad people who want to destroy the country, although there are some out there who do. Look back to the 60's. Many of those people are in power now. Most of us want the same things, we just have different ideas how to get there.
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