John G. is 63 years old and owns a small business. He's a
life-long Republican and sees his dream of retiring next year has all but
evaporated. With the stock market crashing and new taxes coming his way, John
assumes now that he will work to his dying day.
John has a granddaughter. Ashley is a recent college grad.. She drives a
flashy hybrid car, wears all the latest fashions, and loves to go out to
nightclubs and restaurants. Ashley campaigned hard for Barack Obama. After the
election she made sure her grandfather (and all other Republican family
members) received a big I told-you-so earful on how the world is going to be a
much better place now that her party is taking over.
Having lost both roommates, Ashley recently ran short of cash and cannot
pay the rent (again) on her 3 bedroom townhouse.. Like she has done many times
in the past, she e-mailed her grandfather asking for some financial help.
Here is his reply:
life-long Republican and sees his dream of retiring next year has all but
evaporated. With the stock market crashing and new taxes coming his way, John
assumes now that he will work to his dying day.
John has a granddaughter. Ashley is a recent college grad.. She drives a
flashy hybrid car, wears all the latest fashions, and loves to go out to
nightclubs and restaurants. Ashley campaigned hard for Barack Obama. After the
election she made sure her grandfather (and all other Republican family
members) received a big I told-you-so earful on how the world is going to be a
much better place now that her party is taking over.
Having lost both roommates, Ashley recently ran short of cash and cannot
pay the rent (again) on her 3 bedroom townhouse.. Like she has done many times
in the past, she e-mailed her grandfather asking for some financial help.
Here is his reply:
Sweetheart, I received your request
for assistance.
Ashley, you know I love you dearly and I 'm sympathetic to your
financial plight. Unfortunately, times have changed. With the election of
President Obama, your grandmother and I have had to set forth a bold new
economic plan of our own...."The Ashley Economic Empowerment Plan."
Let me explain.
Your grandmother and I are life-long, wage-earning tax payers. We have
lived a comfortable life, as you know, but we have never had the fancier things
like European vacations, luxury cars, etc.. We have worked hard and were
looking forward to retiring soon. But the plan has changed.. Your president is
raising our personal and business taxes significantly. He says it is so he can
give our hard earned money to other people. Do you know what this means,
Ashley? It means less for us, and we must cut back on many business and
personal expenses.
You know the wonderful receptionist who worked in my office for more
than 23 years? The one who always gave you candy when you came over to visit? I
had to let her go last week. I can't afford to pay her salary and all of the
government mandated taxes that go with having employees. Your grandmother will
now work 4 days a week to answer phones, take orders and handle the books. We
will be closed on Fridays and will lose even more income.
I'm also very sorry to report that your cousin Frank will no longer be
working summers in the warehouse. I called him at school this morning. He
already knows about it and he's upset because he will have to give up skydiving
and his yearly trip to Greenland to survey the polar bears.
That's just the business side of things. Some personal economic effects
of Obama's new taxation policies include none other than you. You know very well
that over the years your grandmother and I have given you thousands of dollars
in cash, tuition assistance, food, housing, clothing, gifts, etc., etc. But by
your vote, you have chosen to help others -- not at your expense -- but at our
expense.
If you need money now sweetheart, I recommend you call 202-456-1111.
That is the direct phone number for the White House.. You can also contact the
White House here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
You yourself told me how foolish it is to vote Republican.. You said Mr
Obama is going to be the People's President, and is going to help every
American live a better life. Based on everything you've told me, along with all
the promises we heard during the campaign, I'm sure Mr. Obama will be happy to
transfer some stimulus money into your bank account. Have him call me for the
account number which I memorized years ago..
Perhaps you can now understand what I've been saying all my life: those
who vote for a president should consider the impact on the nation as a whole,
and not be just concerned with what they can get for themselves. What Obama
supporters don't seem to realize is all of the money he is redistributing to
illegal aliens and non-taxpaying Americans (the so-called "less
fortunate") comes from tax-paying families.
Remember how you told me, "Only the richest of the rich will be affected"?
Well guess what, honey? Because we own a business, your
grandmother and I are now considered to be the richest of the rich. On paper,
it might look that way, but in the real world, we are far from it.
As you said while campaigning for Obama, some people will have to carry
more of the burden so all of America
can prosper.. You understand what that means, right? It means that raising
taxes on productive people results in them having less money; less money for
everything, including granddaughters.
I'm sorry, Ashley, but the well has run dry. The free lunches are over..
I have no money to give you now. So, congratulations on your choice for
"change." For future reference, I encourage you to try and add up the
total value of the gifts and cash you have received from us, just since you
went off to college, and compare it to what you expect to get from Mr. Obama
over the next 4 (or 8) years. I have not kept track of it, Ashley. It has all
truly been the gift of our hearts.
Remember, we love you dearly....but from now on you'll need to call the
number mentioned above. Your "Savior" has the money we would have
given to you. Just try and get it from him.
Good luck, sweetheart.
Love, Grandpa
for assistance.
Ashley, you know I love you dearly and I 'm sympathetic to your
financial plight. Unfortunately, times have changed. With the election of
President Obama, your grandmother and I have had to set forth a bold new
economic plan of our own...."The Ashley Economic Empowerment Plan."
Let me explain.
Your grandmother and I are life-long, wage-earning tax payers. We have
lived a comfortable life, as you know, but we have never had the fancier things
like European vacations, luxury cars, etc.. We have worked hard and were
looking forward to retiring soon. But the plan has changed.. Your president is
raising our personal and business taxes significantly. He says it is so he can
give our hard earned money to other people. Do you know what this means,
Ashley? It means less for us, and we must cut back on many business and
personal expenses.
You know the wonderful receptionist who worked in my office for more
than 23 years? The one who always gave you candy when you came over to visit? I
had to let her go last week. I can't afford to pay her salary and all of the
government mandated taxes that go with having employees. Your grandmother will
now work 4 days a week to answer phones, take orders and handle the books. We
will be closed on Fridays and will lose even more income.
I'm also very sorry to report that your cousin Frank will no longer be
working summers in the warehouse. I called him at school this morning. He
already knows about it and he's upset because he will have to give up skydiving
and his yearly trip to Greenland to survey the polar bears.
That's just the business side of things. Some personal economic effects
of Obama's new taxation policies include none other than you. You know very well
that over the years your grandmother and I have given you thousands of dollars
in cash, tuition assistance, food, housing, clothing, gifts, etc., etc. But by
your vote, you have chosen to help others -- not at your expense -- but at our
expense.
If you need money now sweetheart, I recommend you call 202-456-1111.
That is the direct phone number for the White House.. You can also contact the
White House here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
You yourself told me how foolish it is to vote Republican.. You said Mr
Obama is going to be the People's President, and is going to help every
American live a better life. Based on everything you've told me, along with all
the promises we heard during the campaign, I'm sure Mr. Obama will be happy to
transfer some stimulus money into your bank account. Have him call me for the
account number which I memorized years ago..
Perhaps you can now understand what I've been saying all my life: those
who vote for a president should consider the impact on the nation as a whole,
and not be just concerned with what they can get for themselves. What Obama
supporters don't seem to realize is all of the money he is redistributing to
illegal aliens and non-taxpaying Americans (the so-called "less
fortunate") comes from tax-paying families.
Remember how you told me, "Only the richest of the rich will be affected"?
Well guess what, honey? Because we own a business, your
grandmother and I are now considered to be the richest of the rich. On paper,
it might look that way, but in the real world, we are far from it.
As you said while campaigning for Obama, some people will have to carry
more of the burden so all of America
can prosper.. You understand what that means, right? It means that raising
taxes on productive people results in them having less money; less money for
everything, including granddaughters.
I'm sorry, Ashley, but the well has run dry. The free lunches are over..
I have no money to give you now. So, congratulations on your choice for
"change." For future reference, I encourage you to try and add up the
total value of the gifts and cash you have received from us, just since you
went off to college, and compare it to what you expect to get from Mr. Obama
over the next 4 (or 8) years. I have not kept track of it, Ashley. It has all
truly been the gift of our hearts.
Remember, we love you dearly....but from now on you'll need to call the
number mentioned above. Your "Savior" has the money we would have
given to you. Just try and get it from him.
Good luck, sweetheart.
Love, Grandpa
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The Journal Sentinal announced: Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of Gov. Scott Walker's controversial plan to end most collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.
The court found that a committee of lawmakers was not subject to the state's open meetings law, and so did not violate that law when it hastily approved the collective bargaining measure in March and made it possible for the Senate to take it up. In doing so, the Supreme Court overruled a Dane County judge who had halted the legislation, ending one challenge to the law even as new challenges are likely to emerge. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/123859034.html
We now have Sarah Palin's emails. Slate points out: Obama had been asked the question by Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, who pressed the senator on the question, saying that she wasn't requesting specific papers. Instead, she just wanted to know where the papers were.
"You know I'm not certain, Lynn," Obama said. "I didn't have the resources to ensure that all this sutff was archived in some way; it could have been thrown out. I haven't been in the state senate now for some time. I'm not sure, Lynn. I don't know.When asked about why he hadn't released his papers, Obama said that he had only one staff person assigned to him during his years in the senate and simply did not have the resources to keep archival records. http://www.slate.com/BLOGS/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/06/10/why-haven-t-we-seen-barack-obama-s-e-mails.aspx------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Journal Sentinal announced: Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of Gov. Scott Walker's controversial plan to end most collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers.
The court found that a committee of lawmakers was not subject to the state's open meetings law, and so did not violate that law when it hastily approved the collective bargaining measure in March and made it possible for the Senate to take it up. In doing so, the Supreme Court overruled a Dane County judge who had halted the legislation, ending one challenge to the law even as new challenges are likely to emerge. http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/123859034.html
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