Wealth

Have you noticed how our politicians love to tell us that the United States is a “wealthy” nation? When ever you hear an election official say this, it is a good time to grab hold of your wallet. They always say this as they are ready to spend a lot of money or raise taxes. But do you really believe that most of these politicians understand wealth? Do they, and for that matter, do you understand the difference between riches and wealth. I contend that these are two different ideas. Wealth and riches are connected, but both can be very deceptive.

Have you noticed how our politicians love to tell us that the United States is a "wealthy" nation? When ever you hear an election official say this, it is a good time to grab hold of your wallet. They always say this as they are ready to spend a lot of money or raise taxes. But do you really believe that most of these politicians understand wealth? Do they, and for that matter, do you understand the difference between riches and wealth. I contend that these are two different ideas. Wealth and riches are connected, but both can be very deceptive.

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For many years the US had a wealth of natural resources. Many became rich from the exploration and utilization of these resources. Wealth is based upon what is done with it and how others value it. So there can be wealth without riches and riches without wealth. You must understand that money is useless if it has no value. So you must have wealth to have riches. But wealth can be many things.

In general terms wealth has no value until it is worth something. For years crude oil was consider worthless. Even after people learned to refine the oil much of what we consider valuable today was burned away as useless waste. That useless waste was what we call gasoline today. So wealth is a product of the mind.

Our government has been dominated for many years by Progressive Socialist. Socialist as a group, don’t understand wealth. As a group those who believe in Socialism, covet wealth. They do not know how to create it or how to use it to the betterment of the human race. They live their lives acquiring the wealth of personal power and destroying it and the freedom and ability to create wealth for everyone else. They understand that with wealth comes power.

Rich is defined as the possession of great material wealth. But wealth can come in many forms. The greatest wealth that the United States of America possesses is the wealth of freedom. From our freedom we create something that was very rare before 1776, freedom that is the envy around the world. Once this resource has been exhausted it will be depleted around the world. Those who are exploiting this resource for the purpose of destroying it are many. There quest for wealth and power can only be satisfied by taking our God given rights away from the US people.

We must realize how we have been manipulated into chasing material wealth of possessions. Too many of us think that that next possession is what we need for true happiness. We can not squander the wealth given to us by our forefathers for the ghost of happiness based upon simple material possessions. The true wealth of a person is the wealth of the human spirit.

Those who crave wealth and power for their own consumption are what they claim to hate, but the goal of Socialism has ultimately been the control of people and their ability to create wealth. So when you hear a politician or elected official talk about spreading the wealth around, you should notice that they are not talking about their own wealth and power, but yours. They are really telling you that they wish to take away your greatest wealth, your freedoms.


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Compromise

I remember something that politicians would say from years ago. They would say that the only way that anything happened in Washington was through compromise. That without compromise then there was only deadlock. This statement never really rang true for me. I understand that when ever you work with others you are never going to get 100% of what you want. But the word compromise also different meanings.

From dictionary.reference.com/

com·pro·mise   [kom-pruh-mahyz] Show IPA noun, verb, -mised, -mis·ing.
–noun
1. a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
2. the result of such a settlement.
3. something intermediate between different things: The split-level is a compromise between a ranch house and a multistoried house.
4. an endangering, esp. of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one's integrity.
–verb (used with object)
5. to settle by a compromise.
6. to expose or make vulnerable to danger, suspicion, scandal, etc.; jeopardize: a military oversight that compromised the nation's defenses.
7. Obsolete .
a. to bind by bargain or agreement.
b. to bring to terms.
–verb (used without object)
8. to make a compromise or compromises: The conflicting parties agreed to compromise.
9. to make a dishonorable or shameful concession: He is too honorable to compromise with his principles.

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Throughout life we must make certain compromises. I would have loved to gone to the local pancake house for breakfast this morning, but I decided it was better for my weight and general health to have cereal and skip the extra fat and sugar. I wanted to get the extra large milk shake yesterday at the Dairy Queen, but I decided to get the small. We make this decisions everyday and call them compromises, but these are just choices we must make or endanger our happiness, wellbeing, and general lives. There are times when you have choices to make, but you need to consider the long term as much as the short term.

When I was young that was something that I remember being told; "never compromise your principles or values." Over the years our elected officials have compromised too many times. Piece by piece I've seen our American values denigrated, denied, and chipped away. The compromises made slowly gave those on the left what they wanted and has been eating away at our freedoms. I also remember being told by a friend a story of his marriage, He said that his wife wanted a cat, he didn't want a cat. So they compromised...and got a cat. This is the same way our government has been working for years. The Progressives haven't always get what they wanted at one time, but they keep pushing their agenda until they finally get every thing they want. Today we see the Progressives saying that anyone opposed to their radical agenda are only saying NO with no real answers. But with a President and Congress that is willing to pass 2000 to 3000 page bills without bothering to read them, it is time to say no. They are giving us no reason to trust what they say or do. Doing nothing sometimes is better than doing the wrong thing.

They have used our system against us. Our system only works if both sides play by the same rules and there must be trust and honor. Starting in the 1990s we lost our freedom of speech through the process of "political correctness" that was pushed through the Left Stream Media. But while our freedom of speech was compromised, the "protected" peoples are allowed to say anything. Slowly but surely other of our rights are being eroded. Few people even realize or don't seem to care about the dangerous growth of power that is being centralized into Washington. It is clear that those in Washington have become to use to the art of compromise and are willing to takeaway our freedoms. As these people continue to collect and centralize their power, they will compromise away our nation.

We can no longer compromise our values, principles, ethics, and morals. If we expect to save our freedoms then these compromises must stop and we must protect and reclaim our liberties. We must reclaim our God given rights, and run the tyrants out of power. Honor and ethics must return to the nations vocabulary. We must not stand for those who compromise our system who don't enforce the laws and attack those who enter the national debate and asks for a fair hearing. Because any sailor knows that a ship no matter how big will sink once its structure has been compromised beyond repair.



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John Kerry

Times are so hard that the multi-millionaire John Kerry had to cut back on the expenses on his $7 million yacht. It seem the answer was to avoid taxes. But when you are part of the "ruling elite" who has spent his life exempting yourself from the laws you pass, I guess it is easy to think that you don't have to pay taxes. It would be nice if those who were suppose to be looking our for the country actually related to those they were representing. Oh sure, now that he has been discovered, he is going to pay the taxes. That is not the point. The real point is that the rich elite who is attacking those who create real jobs and working to destroy the underpinnings of the nation. Those who are responsible for the problems plaguing our nation are members of the ruling elite. This ruling elite is no longer looking out for the good of the country, but are only looking out for themselves.

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Once again we are looking at an individual who has become so comfortable with his luxury that he does not understand normal life. His claim that the yacht was being repaired would hold a little more water if the purchase had been registered in the state of Massachusetts. But if the reports of it being registered out of state is true, then he is lying about his open attempt to avoid taxes. It seems that as a member of a party that is not afraid to attack the rich and privileged he would be careful. But once again those with the true power feel that they are above us all. Don't get me wrong, I do not covet Sen. Kerry's property or riches. It is hypocrisy that bother me. These are reported to be pictures of the yacht and looks to be very nice.

There are those who are trying to say that it is about how it looks for him to buy such a lavish boat during hard economic times. There are those who are saying that this is about the taxes alone. There are those who say that it is not important. Well what ever you think is up to you, but I'm glad that this man who is this intellectually dishonest never obtained the office of President. Oh wait...maybe not him, but I wonder how our current and past Presidents would have done the same thing. I hope more people understand why character matters. Because John Kerry's actions seem to show a lack of character.


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Prosperity

How can the government spend the country into prosperity? To create prosperity requires the creation of wealth. Some may think that since the government creates money, it creates wealth. This is not true. The government does not create anything but debt. Money is worthless without something to back it up. Wealth and therefor prosperity is created by the private sector. The more debt the government creates the less the money is worth.

Sure you can say that education creates better citizens, which has some merit, but education is still mainly a product of the local and state government. But there again the wealthy and anyone who can flock to private schools. The most prestigious higher education institutions in the country are private, not public universities.

Too many people don't understand how wealth is created. For too many years the government has used increases in the minimum wage to convince people that they are improving the standard of living. The sad truth about such moves by the government is that it does not improve the standard of living. Each time wages are artificial increaseds, the value of the money goes down. In the end pay goes up along with prices.

The only way you can prosper is to pick yourself off the floor and make your life better. Prosperity is not free, easy, or provided by politicians. No one will become rich on unemployment. Those in the government think they are doing good by spending stimulus money, but for every dollar the spend the less each is worth. Stop waiting on the government and find a way to improve your own life. Prosperity is not about riches, it is about the wealth of the human spirit.

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