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Pushing The Limits Of Sanity

Pushing The Limits Of Sanity

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This is why we can’t have nice things. $100+ thousand per year, vacation pay, health care, pension, all on the taxpayers dime.  from Weasel Zippers

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to hire 15 “Diversity and Inclusion Specialists,” each of whom will make $100,000 or more per year.

The agency will hire employees to set up diversity and inclusion “advisory bodies” across the country, according to a government job posting.

“Earth Day is every day at EPA!” the agency said. “At EPA, you can protect human health and the environment of all Americans, and you’ll discover that EPA is one great place to work!”

“We offer great benefits and work flexibilities, and our diverse workforce connects to more than just a career—we share a common passion to promote a cleaner, healthier environment,” the EPA said.

The salary range for Diversity and Inclusion Specialists is between $99,785 and $146,570 per year. If all 15 positions are filled, the hires would cost taxpayers between $1,496,775 and $2,198,550 each year.

Below is the job description. Spending like drunken sailors is an understatement, this is flat out progressive looting of the treasury. 
The employees will be in charge of implementing a “diversity strategy” within the EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Other duties include analyzing recruitment and retention, as well as setting up diversity and inclusion advisory boards.
Just hang one, that’s all it would take and this shit would end.epa-2-tmagsf
Do You Understand Yet?

Do You Understand Yet?

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The three richest “counties” in the United States are all within 10 miles of Washington DC.

The City of Falls Church, Va.–which the Census Bureau treats as a “county” because it is an independent city that is not a part of any county—had a median household income of $125,635 in 2014. That put it first on the Census Bureau’s list of the 30 counties in the nation with the highest median incomes.

Falls Church City beat out nearby Loudoun County, Va. ($122,641), which ranked Number 2; and bordering Fairfax County, Va., ($110,507), which ranked Number 3.

The center of Falls Church City—at Broad and Washington streets–is only about 7 miles by road from the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, which crosses the Potomac River into Washington, D.C.

In the five-year period from 2010-2014, according to the Census Bureau’s estimate, there were 7,290 Falls Church City residents 16 and older who were employed. 2,389 of these—or 32.8 percent—worked for government.

And that doesn’t take into account lobbyists and other parasites that suck off the government teet. This is why Washington is broken, the corruption and incompetence at all levels is paid for by the taxpayer who has no say in how much they make, thus government becomes a defacto industry that produces nothing and gets paid handsomely for it.

These uber wealthy individuals are making policy and regulations to keep the money pouring in, along with whatever side deals they can make to line their own pockets. It’s no way to run a country but I guarantee they will fight to keep the status quo.

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War For The Roses

War For The Roses

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Revolutions never have single causes; they take off only when multiple dysfunctions coincide in a perfect political storm. And right now storm clouds are gathering everywhere. If indeed we once again hit the historical jackpot, it will be frightening and enthralling to watch. Brace yourselves. …here…

They Don’t Understand, None Of Them

They Don’t Understand, None Of Them

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I caught some of Fox News Bill O’Reilly and Charles Krauthammer discussing why they think Americans are angry. I was amused at the spectacle. (FYI I like Charles, I put up with O’Reilly, the only reason I watch Fox is too keep up on what right leaning power brokers are thinking. Roger Ailes runs in circles that are in the know about what is really gong on in Washington, whether or not he shares that information with the peasants is up for debate, but even accidentally some truth comes out about whats happening in the world of politics), but I digress.

The talking heads have some idea about what these politicians are thinking, and to ponder why Americans are angry speaks to the fact the politicians don’t understand why were pissed or they don’t care that we are. How can they be so clueless? Let me give them a hint, everything that supposed conservatives promised in their campaigns were lies, they were elected/re-elected on promises made, by ignoring those promises and handing Democrats whatever they wanted has infuriated conservatives. If our elected officials won’t do what they were elected to do what voice do we have?

They wanted a majority in congress, we gave it to them, still nothing. They wanted a majority in the senate, we gave it to them, still nothing. They said if they had the super majority they could undo all of the failed policies of Obama…..what did we get for our efforts……more Obama agendas. Krauthammer says he does not see a gnashing of the teeth or a revolutionary movement in the populace at large, but he does not understand the conservative mind.

We don’t do “occupy” whatever, we don’t protest at every injustice done to us, we don’t attack police or take over campaign speeches. We vote. And when our votes are successful yet nothing happens, we will vote again, and this time because we are so fucking pissed off we will vote for anyone other than your establishment candidate. Come on down Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, or Carly. We want people who will do what they say, Cruz does, Carly has, Trump might, but it’s better than the current batch who don’t.

It’s that simple Bill and Charles, we are angry, freakin’ stomping pissed off angry not bewildered like Charles said, but were not gonna to start burning cars. Were gonna hit them where it hurts, and that for now is the most anti-establishment candidate we can come up with. And don’t compare real conservatives with the “occupy” or “Black Lives Matter” crowd, they are NOTHING like us. When you figure that out, maybe you won’t waste so much airtime on a subject you should have figured out by now.

Ten Reasons

Ten Reasons

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Ten Reasons to Reject Socialism

1.  Socialism and communism are the same ideology

Communism is but an extreme form of socialism. From the ideological standpoint, there is no substantial difference between the two. In fact, the communist Soviet Union called itself the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) and communist China, Cuba and Vietnam define themselves as socialist nations.obama__s_pro_socialist_logo_by_conservatoons-d3ad8wf

2.  Socialism violates personal freedom

Socialism seeks to eliminate “injustice” by transferring rights and responsibilities from individuals and families to the State. In the process, socialism actually creates injustice. It destroys true liberty: the freedom to decide all matters that lie within our own competence and to follow the course shown by our reason, within the laws of morality, including the dictates of justice and charity.

3.  Socialism violates human nature

Socialism is anti-natural. It destroys personal initiative–a fruit of our intellect and free will–and replaces it with State control. It tends to totalitarianism, with its government and police repression, wherever it is implemented.

4.  Socialism violates private property

Socialism calls for “redistributing the wealth” by taking from the “rich” to give to the poor. It imposes taxes that punish those who have been able to take greater advantage of their productive talents, capacity to work or thrift. It uses taxation to promote economic and social egalitarianism, a goal that will be fully achieved, according to The Communist Manifesto, with the “abolition of private property.”

5.  Socialism opposes traditional marriage

Socialism sees no moral reason for people to restrict sex to marriage, that is, to an indissoluble union between a man and a wtumblr_n5a890a9Hi1tphfm1o1_500oman. Furthermore, socialism undermines private property, which Friedrich Engels, founder of modern socialism and communism along with Karl Marx, saw as the foundation of traditional marriage.

6.  Socialism opposes parental rights in education

Socialism has the State, and not parents, control the education of children. Almost from birth, children are to be handed over to public institutions, where they will be taught what the State wants, regardless of parental views. Evolution must be taught. School prayer must be forbidden.

7.  Socialism promotes radical equality

A supposed absolute equality among men is the fundamental assumption of socialism. Therefore, it sees any inequality as unjust in itself. Private employers are quickly portrayed as “exploiters” whose profits really belong to their employees. As a consequence, they rule out the system of wage earning.

8.  Socialism promotes atheism

Belief in God, who unlike us is infinite, omnipotent and omniscient, clashes head-on with the principle of absolute equality. Socialism therefore rejects the spiritual, claiming that only matter exists. God, the soul, and the next life are illusions according to socialism.tumblr_n4k5xowuz71rhnukoo1_500

9.  Socialism promotes relativism

For socialism there are no absolute truths or revealed morals that establish standards of conduct that apply to everyone, everywhere, and always. Everything evolves, including right and wrong, good and evil. There is no place for the Ten Commandments, neither in the private mind nor in the public square.

10.  Socialism mocks religion

According to Karl Marx, religion is “the opium of the people.” Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union, agreed: “Religion is opium for the people. Religion is a sort of spiritual booze in which the slaves of capital drown their human image, their demand for a life more or less worthy of man.”

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The American Society for Defense of Tradition, Family and Property
http://www.tfp.org/tfp-home/statements/10-reasons-to-reject-socialism.html

Public Sector Pensions = City Killers

Public Sector Pensions = City Killers

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I worked at a steel plant for eight terrifying months with union employees. I could work circles around most of them but because their badge number had an earlier hire date, I couldn’t move up by out working them. Most people assimilate to the union way….I quit.
The steel plant was a private company, it’s closed now and anything worth taking was sold to China and the plant demolished, ironic huh.

Let’s look at public sector unions. They won’t close the government because China makes cheaper government, but the city/state can be dealt a blow by promises made by politicians on pensions. Democrats love unions because they do the same thing, get ahead using other peoples money.
Hard work used to be the mantra of America, now it’s who ya know, who ya blow, and quid pro quo. Sad.

When economists (those assholes again!) talk about public debt, they seldom mention the mountain of promises to government employees. If I promise you a job and regular raises for the next 30 years, that’s a debt I owe. It is no different than borrowing the money and handing it to you.

Problem is, it’s taxpayer money.

Furthermore, it’s no secret that state and municipal governments face few if any looming financial crises greater than pensions. Some governments have taken piecemeal steps to address this, largely copying moves made by the private sector. More specifically, defined contributions plans like 401ks are now recognized as far more sensible than the rich defined benefits schemes that were once the norm.

So it sounds great but in actual practice it fails miserably. Especially in a stagnant economy.

I can provide the answer here. They cannot be defused. They will explode when the cash runs out in the next decade. I’m not shedding any tears for the workers. They knew, or at least they should have known, that these lavish benefit packages were out of line. They live in the same world as the rest of us. They also know the money for those lavish pay and benefit plans comes out of their neighbors paycheck. To put it bluntly, they have been fucking the rest of us for decades so fuck’em.

Yep.

But the relationship between unions – whose power is increasingly concentrated in the public sector – and lawmakers means handsome deals have been struck between decidedly non-adversarial parties. Besides, it all involves other people’s money, and the unions have always provided handsome returns to friendly politicians’ campaign war chests. Taxpayers are now looking at the monstrous bill produced by such cozy extravagance.

It’s always the taxpayers getting screwed.

Louisiana, fortunately, doesn’t have as gigantic a burden as states like Connecticut face. That doesn’t mean it isn’t a huge problem in the Pelican State – to the tune of somewhere between $20 billion or nearly $75 billion, depending on which alarming report you consider more accurate.

Louisiana hasn’t adopted sensible reforms like raising the retirement age and moving to defined contribution plans. Louisiana taxpayers are still stuck with an antiquated and expensive arrangement where the defined benefit plan rules supreme.

In 2012 the Legislature did pass a law requiring future state hires to enroll in defined contribution plans, but led by the teachers’ unions and other interested parties – staffers, boards, lobbyists, investment salespeople, accountants, lawyers and the rest who ride like remoras on this bloated whale – the law was repealed.

What? Repealed? Shocker!

Of course. Letting public employees unionize was never about the state employees. It was about the democrat politicians hoovering off billions in tax dollars through the unions. The hacks running the unions funnel money to the politicians, who play ball. The union jacks also keep a nice share for themselves.

In other words, what Louisiana and practically every other state across this great land faces is a system that is — all together now — unsustainable.

There is no magic fountain. No one will do anything until it is too late. Detroit is the example states will follow. Over the next decade or so services will be reduced and budgets cut in areas like public recreation and road maintenance. Then the first waves of the crisis will hit state capitals. They will force haircuts on bond holders in an effort to contain the crisis. Eventually they will come back to pension plans and force haircuts on them. Some will simply default, passing a change to their constitutions to let them off the hook. The unions will sue, like they are in Illinois, but you can’t get blood from a stone.

What no one considers is those haircuts on bond holders will send ripples through the bond markets. A world built on passing debt around like whores at a biker bar cannot tolerate wholesale defaults. read entire article here

CBO States Immigration Reform Good For America

CBO States Immigration Reform Good For America

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Once again this is easy. The Congressional Budget Office is supposed to be non-partisan, just like the IRS.
Any questions?

 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the economic impact of the Gang of Eight’s immigration-reform proposal. Proponents are likely to emphasize the report’s findings that the bill would reduce the federal deficit by $197 billion over the next decade (although Republicans will likely be asked to explain why this estimate is any more reliable than the CBO’s predictions regarding Obamacare).

 “Other aspects of the bill would probably increase the number of unauthorized residents — in particular, people overstaying their visas issued under the new programs for temporary workers,” CBO writes. And as a result, “the net annual flow of unauthorized residents would decrease by about 25 percent relative to what would occur under current law.” That’s not an insignificant reduction, but it hardly inspires confidence that Gang’s proposal will be more successful than the failed 1986 reform bill at preventing future illegal immigration. Regarding our current levels of illegal immigration, Senator Marco Rubio has often said one of the goal’s of this bill is “to ensure this never happens again in the future.”

 Congress has already passed laws (following the 9/11 terror attacks) meant to tackle the visa-overstay problem, but the federal government has yet to install a biometric entry-exit system to make sure individuals leave the country when they are supposed to. Rubio has repeatedly identified this as a flaw in the current immigration system, and has said he would not support a reform bill unless “enforcement mechanisms are in place.”

 On Tuesday, Rubio joined Democrats and six other Republicans to defeat an amendment to the bill that would have required the implementation of an entry-exit system to track visa overstays before illegal immigrants are granted legal status. Despite expressing his “support” for the “goal” of the amendment, offered by Senator David Vitter (R., La.), Rubio said in a statement that he opposed the amendment because it “delays the process of submitting illegal immigrants to background checks and the imposition of fines for having violated our immigration laws.” He promised to ”continue working with my Republican colleagues to improve the entry-exit system measures in the legislation.”

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Obama Regime Ignores The Majority…Ships Weapons To Syria

Obama Regime Ignores The Majority…Ships Weapons To Syria

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So I guess it does not matter that a majority of Americans do not want the United States involved in this mess, and specifically giving weapons to terrorists. They can’t track guns given to the Mexican cartels in Fast & Furious, how the hell can they say with a straight face they will know who gets the weapons in Syria. I can’t tell you how pissed off I am right now. IT IS NOT OUR JOB TO SECURE SYRIA!!!