Reality Check With Tattoo Gypsy

Sometimes people just really need a serious Reality Check, or a swift kick in the ass with a steel toed combat boot. I'm here to do either-or. Semper Fi

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Dear Congress: ARE YOU CRAZY????? :

Dear Congress & Fed-Gov: ARE YOU CRAZY????? :

The following chain-email seems to be doing the rounds quite a bit today. And I think it sums the situation up pretty damned well:

A message to the Federal Government:

The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 - you've had 234 years to get it right; it's broke.

Social Security was established in 1935 - you've had 74 years to get it right; it's broke.

Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - you've had 71 years to get it right; it's broke.

The "War on Poverty" started in 1964 - you've had 45 years to get it right. $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked and our entire country is broke.

Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - you've had 44 years to get it right; they're both broke.

Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - you've had 39 years to get it right; it's broke.

(Not to mention along with Fannie Mae it helped cause the entire financial mess we are in now)

Trillions of dollars were spent in the massive political payoffs called TARP, the "Stimulus," the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009…. none show any signs of working, although ACORN appears to have found a new source: the American taxpayer.

And finally, to set a new record: "Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009! It took cars (that were the best some people could afford) and replaced them with high-priced and less-affordable cars, mostly Japanese. A good percentage of the profits went out of the country. And the American taxpayers take the hit for Congress's generosity in burning three billion more of our dollars on failed experiments.

So, with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that the "Fed-Gov Services" you shove down our throats are failing faster and deeper, you want Americans to believe you can be trusted with a government-run health care system- 20% of our entire economy???

With all due respect, Are you crazy? Or do you think the American people are?

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By the way, I am not claiming each and every date or amount mentioned in this chain email is 100% accurate. However the overall premesis seems to be pretty accurate.

That premesis being, the Federal-Government has a history dating back well over 200 years, of screwing things up. And now that same Federal Government wants to run roughly 20% of the entire economy through healthcare. Yeah, right.

Either Congress is crazy or they think the American Public is. But hey, could be the American Public, at least those who voted for this type of Government.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

98% Of Public Fails Current Events Quiz

So I got sent this little 12 question quiz this morning on 'Current Events'.

According to Pew Research, who did the 'current events questionnaire' 98% of the general public could not answer all 12 questions correctly.

Want to see where YOU stand?

Take The Quiz: http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/quiz/

But it is seriously appalling how uninformed and uninvolved the American public is.

No wonder the politicians are able to get away with all that they are.

And if 98% of the general population is unable to answer these simple 12 questions on current events, it's highly unlikely most of that 98% of the general public had a clue what they were doing in the last Election.