The Writings of Punk Johnny Cash in Opposition To the Federal Imposition

Lagomorph13 brought a USA Today Editorial Piece to my attention via twitter.  We see what is happening to the country with the Banks and car companies being bought and run by the government, but to call it socialism is getting little attention from those on the left.  They still seem unable to see what is going on here.  The article suggests we call it Corporatism, which seems to be an even more accurate term for what is happening.  The Cato Institute points out the thriving success of China as they move closer to a free market, and our downfall as we move further from this in an article “GM’s Nationalization and China’s Capitalists” which is a good read.  With all this said I wish to push my two cents on to these ideas and what is going on here in the U.S.

It is my desire to reach out to Republican and Democrat Statists alike to show them what it is they seem to be blinded from seeing.  Republicans have been rallying behind liberty concepts when it is convenient for their statist view.  This is seen by their support of the Tea Parties and their utter disdain for others personal liberties.  One of the most obvious examples of this is the Xenophobia and inability to understand anything outside of their little white suburban world.  This is demonstrated with their complete disregard for the Constitution, most specifically the 14th amendment with the introduction of H.R. 1868 the Birthright citizenship Act of 09.

We all consider ourselves personally responsible.  The problems that exist in society is never our fault, but the fault of the other guy, the other group or the other people.  Well, if everyone is the responsible one, and everyone else is to blame then who is to take responsibility?  Well Government of course.  That’s the American way now.  If problems exist the government handles it. We pass legislation and we take money and make laws to make others act right.  If the problem was not addressed and it was taken control of by government then I have news for you.  You were not personally responsible.  A part of personal responsibility is being the one to take charge and take care of a problem.

If we are personally responsible we will begin to eliminate the need and presence of government without legislation.

The constant media coverage clings to a misguided belief  that is dead and obsolete.  It is that the perspectives that issues are a matter of this imaginary left vs. right.  That is one of the worst political lies on earth.  We blindly accept that there are concepts of statism on the left and statism on the right but nothing else.  Really how many Americans call themselves left, right, or see themselves somewhere in between?

The problem with politics is the left and the right.  They are concepts of statism.  They both hold to large Federal control of the people.  They both feel that people are to be controled.  That is rubbish.  We set up a system that was to eliminate the Federal Bureaucrats from controlling us.  Then we eliminated restrictions that were put on them?  What the hell? Take the Filibuster concept for a minute. We have all but eliminated this.  If these people want to fight for a bill shey should be fighting for it.  It should not be this simple to pass legislation to control and take from the people.  Cloture is a joke, and needs to be outlawed.  Make these people in congress stand up and read the phone book or the Bible Jimmy Stewart style dammit!  Make these people show up for work dammit! they are not there to guide us around like sheep.

The problem is the size and power of government.  Most issues should be fought here in our neighborhoods not at a federal level.  What we have done is to take the most important element out of the equation.  That element is the individual.  You must fall under federal categories and you must fall in line with limited concepts or it is not valid.

You can not give power to one person without forcing ones self on another.  Power and legislation will always impose on another.  We must not be naive and just throw out justice, but also we must not allow one people to rule over another.  This is oppression.  This will breed oppression.  This is what we need to fight against.

Smoking is perceived as this great immorality now days. Of course it is, we have to push massive taxation on someone, why not create a villain and make the villain pay for the taxes. Do you remember Tea? We had a revolution over this bull. Now we have a smoker in the white house and he is forced to hide it. He knows it’s politically incorrect to buy cigarettes. In a time of economic down turn we decide to go after an American industry and add more taxes? They want people to quit. Never mind the jobs that will be lost from tobacco stores and tobacco companies.

Breaking News! Phillip Morris New Bailout!

You heard it right here. Phillip Morris came on bended knee to Congress today asking for their bailout. Instead of giving tax relief Congress looked at how many jobs would be in jeopardy. Nancy Pelosi wanted to know why they mishandled their company so terribly. Phillip Morris said “We didn’t you taxed us into the ground”

Nancy responded with “Everyone else pays their taxes why can’t you?” Then she proceed to suggest a 90% tax on any money she would give them.

It’s always nice hearing someone defend policies they supposedly do not agree with.  What? Let me ask,  If there is some corn in our poo do we eat the turd because we find a kernel of yellow yummie goodness in it?  I think not.  So why are they always wanting us to eat shit?  The logic always is that the bills are terrible but those little portions are what she votes for.  Well guess what. I don’t buy it.

This was Claire McCaskill’s response to my opposition to the redundant bailout crap:

Dear Punk Johnny Cash:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the turmoil in the financial markets and federal government’s response to it. I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the chance to respond.

The situation in the credit markets is dire, and that has left us with some tough choices. We have seen a series of financial institutions fail and that brought us to a crisis point where lending all but stopped.

We need new fuels.  We need green fuels.  We also needed many things through history.  And history has shown us what impatience gets us with legislation we pass with TARP and bailout etc..

What do computers and green energy have in common?  Both are industries of the future.  We know this.  Now if we look at computers we see how affordable they have become.  We are seeing little laptops for under $300 pop out now.  If the federal government stepped in and forced Apple computers on everyone in the early 80’s we would be paying thousands more this day.  But because the market fought and competed and evolved freely we see many affordable worth while options.

Now Green fuels, Cap and Trade etc…

These are efforts to capitalize off of legislation without the innovators like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.  It will take the Next generation of Gates and Jobs to make the change, not legislators in D.C.  There has to be competition, trial and error.  Forced legislation will leave us paying for products that are not ready and extremely high prices.