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TSA & MTJ Montrose
On Mar 10, 7:24*pm, "Dan D" wrote:
"Paul Dow (Remove CAPS in address)" wrote in ... Oh, it's starting. The Tea Party protests are starting to catch on. http://www.newamericanteaparty.com http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/10...alt-continued/ The trick is going to be keeping up the momentum. Stuart Fields wrote: All that said, it seems impossible to get the people organized to stand up and say: *"ENOUGH". *I don't know just how much it is going to take to get people of their duffs and stop this "tightening of the noose". Mo Subject: tea party *There's a storm abrewin'. *What happens when good, responsible people keep quiet? * Washington has forgotten they work for us... *We don't work for them. Throwing good money after bad is NOT the answer. *I am sick of the midnight, closed door sessions to come up with a plan. *I am sick of Congress raking CEO's over the coals while they, themselves, have defaulted on their taxes. I am sick of the bailed out companies having lavish vacations and retreats on my dollar. *I am sick of being told it is MY responsibility to rescue people that, knowingly, bought more house than they could afford. *I am sick of being made to feel it is my patriotic duty to pay MORE taxes. *I, like all of you, am a responsible citizen. *I pay my taxes. *I live on a budget and I don't ask someone else to carry the burden for poor decisions I may make. *I have emailed my congressmen and senators asking them to NOT vote for the stimulus package as it was written without reading it first. *No one listened. *They voted for it, pork and all. O.K. folks, here it is. *You may think you are just one voice and what you think won't make a difference. *Well, yes it will and YES, WE CAN!! * If you are disgusted and angry with the way Washington is handling our taxes. *If you are fearful of the fallout from the wreckless spending of BILLIONS to bailout and "stimulate" without accountability and responsibility then we need to become ONE, LOUD VOICE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM EVERY CITY, TOWN, SUBURB AND HOME IN AMERICA . * There is a growing protest to demand that Congress, the President and his cabinet LISTEN to us, the American Citizens. What is being done in Washington is NOT the way to handle the economic free fall. So, here's the plan. *On April 1, 2009, all Ameicans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washington , D.C. * You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you so desire. *Just a TEABAG. * Many cities are organizing protests. *If you simply search, "New American Tea Party", several sites will come up. *If you aren't the 'protester' type, simply make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. *Your one voice will become a roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way. *Yes, something needs to be done but the lack of confidence as shown by the steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes. This was not my idea. *I visited the sites of the 'New American Tea Party's and an online survey showed over 90% of thousands said they would send the teabag on April 1. *Why, April 1?? *We want them to reach Washington by April 15. * Will you do it? *I will. Send it to; * *1600 Pennsylvania Ave. * * *Washington , D.C. 20500 . Forward this to everyone in your address book. *Visit the website below for more information about the 'New American Tea Party'. *I would encourage everyone to go ahead and get the envelope ready to mail, then just drop it in the mail April 1. *Can't guarantee what the postage will be by then, it is going up as we speak, but have your envelope ready. *What will this cost you? *A little time and a 40 something cent stamp. What could you receive in benefits? *Maybe, just maybe, our elected officials will start to listen to the people. *Take out the Pork. *Tell us how the money is being spent. *We want TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. Remember, the money will be spent over the next 4-5 years. *It is not too late.. Of course, if you agree with the way things are being done now, just delete!!!!! -- John McCarty I would add a note: No taxation with mis-representation. |
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wrote in message ... On Mar 10, 7:24 pm, "Dan D" wrote: "Paul Dow (Remove CAPS in address)" wrote in ... Oh, it's starting. The Tea Party protests are starting to catch on. http://www.newamericanteaparty.com http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/10...alt-continued/ The trick is going to be keeping up the momentum. Stuart Fields wrote: All that said, it seems impossible to get the people organized to stand up and say: "ENOUGH". I don't know just how much it is going to take to get people of their duffs and stop this "tightening of the noose". Mo Subject: tea party There's a storm abrewin'. What happens when good, responsible people keep quiet? Washington has forgotten they work for us... We don't work for them. Throwing good money after bad is NOT the answer. I am sick of the midnight, closed door sessions to come up with a plan. I am sick of Congress raking CEO's over the coals while they, themselves, have defaulted on their taxes. I am sick of the bailed out companies having lavish vacations and retreats on my dollar. I am sick of being told it is MY responsibility to rescue people that, knowingly, bought more house than they could afford. I am sick of being made to feel it is my patriotic duty to pay MORE taxes. I, like all of you, am a responsible citizen. I pay my taxes. I live on a budget and I don't ask someone else to carry the burden for poor decisions I may make. I have emailed my congressmen and senators asking them to NOT vote for the stimulus package as it was written without reading it first. No one listened. They voted for it, pork and all. O.K. folks, here it is. You may think you are just one voice and what you think won't make a difference. Well, yes it will and YES, WE CAN!! If you are disgusted and angry with the way Washington is handling our taxes. If you are fearful of the fallout from the wreckless spending of BILLIONS to bailout and "stimulate" without accountability and responsibility then we need to become ONE, LOUD VOICE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM EVERY CITY, TOWN, SUBURB AND HOME IN AMERICA . There is a growing protest to demand that Congress, the President and his cabinet LISTEN to us, the American Citizens. What is being done in Washington is NOT the way to handle the economic free fall. So, here's the plan. On April 1, 2009, all Ameicans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washington , D.C. You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you so desire. Just a TEABAG. Many cities are organizing protests. If you simply search, "New American Tea Party", several sites will come up. If you aren't the 'protester' type, simply make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. Your one voice will become a roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way. Yes, something needs to be done but the lack of confidence as shown by the steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes. This was not my idea. I visited the sites of the 'New American Tea Party's and an online survey showed over 90% of thousands said they would send the teabag on April 1. Why, April 1?? We want them to reach Washington by April 15. Will you do it? I will. Send it to; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington , D.C. 20500 . Forward this to everyone in your address book. Visit the website below for more information about the 'New American Tea Party'. I would encourage everyone to go ahead and get the envelope ready to mail, then just drop it in the mail April 1. Can't guarantee what the postage will be by then, it is going up as we speak, but have your envelope ready. What will this cost you? A little time and a 40 something cent stamp. What could you receive in benefits? Maybe, just maybe, our elected officials will start to listen to the people. Take out the Pork. Tell us how the money is being spent. We want TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. Remember, the money will be spent over the next 4-5 years. It is not too late.. Of course, if you agree with the way things are being done now, just delete!!!!! -- John McCarty I would add a note: No taxation with mis-representation. Some arguments have been put forth that if you don't know what you want you Tea Bag to say, you are wasting your time. I don't entirely agree with this but I've put my Tea Bag message in to more concrete suggestions: Well Ed we have hired some people to do the job of governing. We don't know all the ins and out of that job any more than we know the details on the proper running of the police force or the fire department or the Microsoft Software designers. We do know when we don't like their results. My Tea Bag will ask for Smaller Government. Sample Get Rid of FEMA. They waste more money and cause more problems than they solve. I've got numerous examples of personal experience. Stop the War on Drugs. It isn't working. Get rid of TSA as this is just generating bureaucrats who generate rules and regulations and aren't being held accountable to the people. Have the "Representatives" read the book "Uncle Sam's Plantation". Stop and think about the normal governmental problem solving technique called "Throw some Money at it". Either get rid of GAO or get some people in there who know what they are doing and insist on competency. They audited my group to see if it was needed and their technique was to measure the volume of our file cabinets! Clamp down on DoD. I'm watching a project where I know the principals and they have chosen a more expensive path with a reduced probability of success because they really don't have any technical oversight, and it is "Spend it or lose it". This is small spuds dollar wise, only a few $M, but the principles being followed in this process permeate a bunch of the DoD projects. BTW I was in a position where I made presentations to Army Strategic Defense Commander (Star Wars) and indeed took the Star Wars Chief Scientist for a sail on my boat. I saw appalling waste and technical incompetence that was allowed to continue. The larger government is breeding this condition. Stop the foreign policy where we insist on everybody else adopting our way of life. Quit trying to be the world's policeman. Stop the outflow of cash to foreign countries and use it on our roads and bridges. Again have the foreign policy people read the "Uncle Sam's Plantation". Again it is a small potato dollar wise, but Project Head Start sent $1M to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. When we left, that $1M had disappeared and there was not a single brick sticking up out of the ground. Any time you get a group of people together to do a job and the group's continued existence doesn't depend on their competency, you have a high probability of the group's degenerating into the kinds of things we see in government. Arrogance, incompetence and a primary goal of increasing the size for the purpose of acquiring more power. Bailouts. Let companies who don't perform fail. We need penalties for lousy performance. Yes there are short term pains to experience, but if we don't let them fail but bail them out we have created a lousy precedent which will shape our future. Again read "Uncle Sam's Plantation". If we keep focusing on the relatively small dollar value of the pork and ignoring the process that not only supports the pork, but enables larger and more inefficient spending to occur, then we are headed for more trouble. Yes I know what I want my Tea Bag to say. |
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TSA & MTJ Montrose
Mine read "Stop spending my money!"
Stuart Fields wrote: Yes I know what I want my Tea Bag to say. |
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TSA & MTJ Montrose
Bruce A. Frank wrote:
Mine read "Stop spending my money!" Stuart Fields wrote: Yes I know what I want my Tea Bag to say. A visual training aid... What does a trillion dollars look like? http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html |
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