Changing Times

Here's an interesting report that I failed to share with you: "The biggest political news last week you probably never heard was that according to a new Rasmussen poll, a 2012 presidential race between Republican Congressman Ron Paul and Barack Obama would be a dead heat."

And an interesting accompanying commentary on the TAC blog: "God Bless Ron Paul, the closest man we have today to Thomas Jefferson."

For those of you that are reading along, I'd highly recommend that you do a little review of both individuals. Ron Paul's book "The Revolution" is available from my personal library and I am happy to lend it out should you wish to start there...

As an aside, any comment as to why we failed to see this poll well covered in the main stream media? Surely the "irrelevant" Republican (libertarian) Paul garnishing support of the American people equal to that of the president suggests a significant shift in our two party system. Paul and the ideals of limited government, without the name recognition, and without the constant media barrage...neck and neck? Sounds like more than a subtle shift in public perception and attitude to me. Are free Americans waking up?

Tax #1,280,124....and counting

Associated Press, April 19, 2010: (Wisconsin) Governor Jim Doyle has signed a bill into law that imposes a tax on rural hospitals in order to generate more federal money...

Surprise, Surprise...

Couched under the premise of obtaining matching federal funds and maintaining rural care in the current environment of medicare reimbursement cuts, Wisconsin is the proud owner of yet another tax on her citizens.

I know - Obama-care is 'free' and a boon to both workers and non-contributors alike...but somehow, here is yet another example of a 'hidden' tax - one which funds yet anothern entitlement and for which the working class (as always) must pay.

"there will be no, additional taxes, on families earning less, than $250,000, a year" - in the now well know Obama staccato-like speech.

Last I knew, there were a plenty of rural Wisconsin citizens that earn substantially less than $250K/yr.

Here's a novel thought...how about cutting state and federal spending, eliminating the redistribution of state and personal income, and allowing the good people of Wisconsin to choose how they spend their hard-earned money? Including, if they so desire, for rural (or urban) health care.

The real underlying question is why is the sovereign State of Wisconsin and her citizens sending money to Washington, while the state then turns around and again taxes its citizens directly, so it can subsequently apply to the federal gov't to receive SOME of it's money back to be distributed to rural hospitals making up for a medicare and state budget shortfall? Are you confused yet? Better yet, pissed off?

You should be.