I am not a conservative!

Libertarians
I’m getting tired of people accusing me of being a conservative. I am not. I am a Libertarian.
  • I am not opposed to gay marriage. I don’t think the government should be in the business of issuing marriage licenses to anybody.
  • I am in favor of ending the insane “Drug War.” Didn’t our country learn anything from the first time we tried prohibition?
  • I am in favor of lower taxes, abolishing the current income tax and replacing it with a fair tax.
  • I am a capitalist pig. We have too much government regulation and we need a lot less interference in our economy.
  • I was critical of many of the things George W. Bush did during his Presidency. (Medicare prescription drug coverage and No Child Left Behind just to name two.)
  • Criticizing Barack Hussein Obama‘s policies does not make one a conservative. I think Obama is as red as Chairman Mao and he’s taking our country in the wrong direction.
  • Listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio and watching FOX News does not make anyone a conservative.

I encourage everyone to take the World’s Smallest Political Quiz and see where you are on the political map. My political views place me at second base on the diamond.

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Ostriches and Taxes

ostrich, burying head in sandAn Ostrich? On Tax Day? Yep…

Because:

  • If you earn $25,000 a year, you pay $1,550 annually in FICA taxes (or payroll taxes) to support the Social Security retirement program.
  • 76% of Americans pay more in FICA taxes than they pay in federal income taxes.
  • FICA taxes have been raised 24 times since the program began and Congress always raises those taxes first when Social Security faces a shortfall.

So why an ostrich?

Because politicians need to get their heads out of the sand and fix Social Security now!

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