Classroom Socialism

    The following came from an Associate:

"An economics teacher at a local school made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama/ Biden socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The teacher then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on the Obama/Biden plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
 
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the teacher told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, and gives to those who do nothing, no-one will try or want to succeed."

Here are also some truths and ramifications regarding socialism:

"1. You can not legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation."

The Ice Cream and the Cow

    The following was sent to me by an Associate, but originally came from a teacher in the Nashville area:

    "We are worried about 'the cow' when it is all about the 'Ice Cream.'  The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching 3rd grade.
    The last Presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president.  We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote.  To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members.  We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have.

    We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.

    The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids.

    I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support.

    I had never seen Olivia's mother.
    The day arrived when they were to make their speeches.

    Jamie went first.

    He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place.
    He ended by promising to do his very best.

    Everyone applauded and he sat down.

    Now is was Olivia's turn to speak.

    Her speech was concise. She said, "If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down.

    The class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream."

    She surely would say more. She did not have to.

    A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. But no one pursued that question. They took her at her word.

    Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it...She didn't know.
    The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream...

    Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.

    Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 51.4 % of the people reacted like nine year olds.

    They want ice cream.

    The other 48.6% percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess."

    THIS is the ice cream Obama promised us! ! ! ! ! !

      
    Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone that they have not first taken away from someone else ! ! ! !

    THAT, MY FRIEND, IS HOW OBAMA GOT ELECTED, AND MAY GET ELECTED AGAIN,
 BY THOSE WHO WANT EVERYTHING FOR FREE!

    And, that is why the "middle class is now the dependency class"
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    CLASS DISMISSED ! !

Mitt Romney Unlikable?

    The following has been sent to me by Associate Dave:

"A lot is being said in the media about Mitt Romney not being “likable” or that he doesn’t “relate well” to people. So after much research, we have come up with a Top Ten List to explain this “unlikablility.”

Why Mitt Romney is Unlikable?

Top Ten Reasons To Dislike Mitt Romney:

1. Handsome, with gracious, statesman like aura. Looks like central casting's #1 choice for Commander-in-Chief.

2. Been married to ONE woman his entire life, and has been faithful to her, including through her bouts with breast cancer and MS.

3. No scandals or skeletons in his closet. (How boring is that?)

4. Can't speak in a fake, southern, "black preacher voice" when necessary.

5. Highly intelligent. Graduated cum laude from both Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School... and by the way, his academic records are NOT sealed.

6. Doesn't smoke or drink alcohol, and has never done drugs, not even in the counter-culture age when he went to college. Too square for today's America ?

7. Represents an America of "yesterday", where people believed in God, went to Church, didn't screw around, worked hard, and became a SUCCESS!

8. Has a family of five great sons... and none of them have police records or are in drug rehab. But of course, they were raised by a stay-at-home mom, and that "choice" deserves America's scorn.

9. Oh yes... he's a MORMON. We need to be very afraid of that very strange religion that teaches its members to be clean-living, patriotic, fiscally conservative, charitable, self-reliant, and honest.

10. And one more point... pundits say because of his wealth, he can't relate to ordinary Americans. I guess that's because he made that money HIMSELF... as opposed to marrying it or inheriting it from Dad. Apparently, he didn't understand that actually working at a job and earning your own money made you un-relatable to Americans.

My goodness, it's a strange world, isn't it?

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Personal Information:

His full Name is: Willard Mitt Romney
He was Born: March 12, 1947 and is 65 years old
His Father: George W. Romney, former Governor of the State of Michigan
He was raised in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan
He is Married to Ann Romney since 1969; they have five children.

Education:

B.A. from Brigham Young University ,
J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard University

Religion:

Mormon - The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints

Working Background:

After high school, he spent 30 months in France as a Mormon missionary. After going to both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar exam, but never worked as an attorney.

In 1984, he co-founded Bain Capital a private equity investment firm, one of the largest such firms in the United States.

In 1994, he ran for Senator of Massachusetts and lost to Ted Kennedy.

He was President and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

In 2002, he was elected Governor of the State of Massachusetts where he eliminated a 1.5 billion deficit.

Some Interesting Facts about Romney:

Bain Capital, starting with one small office supply store in Massachusetts, turned it into Staples; now over 2,000 stores employing 90,000 people.

Bain Capital also worked to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy, Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot Supply and many others.

He was an unpaid volunteer campaign worker for his dad's gubernatorial campaign
1 year.

He was an unpaid intern in his dad's governor's office for eight years.

He was an unpaid bishop and state president of his church for ten years.

He was an unpaid President of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for three years.

He took no salary and was the unpaid Governor of Massachusetts for four years.

He gave his entire inheritance from his father to charity.

Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest self-made men in our country but has given more back to its citizens in terms of money, service and time than most men.

And in 2011 Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost 19% of his income... Just for comparison purposes, Obama gave 1% and Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%.
Mitt Romney is Trustworthy:
He will show us his birth certificate

He will show us his high school and college transcripts.

He will show us his social security card.

He will show us his law degree.

He will show us his draft notice.

He will show us his medical records.

He will show us his income tax records.

He will show us he has nothing to hide.

Mitt Romney's background, experience and trustworthiness show him to be a great leader and an excellent citizen for President of the United States.

You may think that Romney may not be the best representative the Republicans could have selected. At least I know what religion he is, and that he won't desecrate the flag, bow down to foreign powers, or practice fiscal irresponsibility. I know he has the ability to turn this financial debacle that the current regime has gotten us into. We won't like all the things necessary to recover from this debt, but someone with Romney's background can do it.

He never was a "Community Organizer", never took drugs or smoked pot, never got drunk, did not associate with communists or terrorists, nor did he attend a church whose pastor called for God to damn the US.
Is his responsible and clean lifestyle something that should be held against him?

Just imagine the contrast between the Romneys in the White House compared with the current occupants. It is highly likely that the Romneys would not hypocritically and extravagantly spend on hugely expensive vacations, at the taxpayers' expense. The more I see and learn of Mitt Romney and his family the more I like."

Federal Farm Bill

Open email to Representative Neugebauer:

Randy,
    I read your latest newsletter.
    We don't need a farm bill to protect farmers.
    The economic deficiencies for seasonal variations in farm productivity can be covered by private business insurance companies.
    The federal government should get out of the insurance business.

The Fruits of Appeasement

The following article was submitted by an Associate, Anonymous CJ:

"None [few] of you were around in the late 1930s when Hitler was flexing his military muscle in Europe. At that time the Prime Minister of England, Neville Chamberlain, met with Hitler in Munich and offered peace in exchange for Hitler reining in his forces. Chamberlain was hailed as a peace maker, and the Poet Laureate of England even wrote an ode in praise of him. Needless to say, Hitler ignored the agreement and soon overran Europe. World War II had begun.

We are now witnessing a repeat of that ignominious event. Obama, the President of the United States, is now trying to appease Iran. Hopefully, there will be no praise of him as a peacemaker and certainly no odes of praise written about him.

In order to reverse this folly, he must be voted out of office and the United States must resume its position of strength in the Middle East. Tyrants do not understand appeasement. They see it as weakness.  They only understand strength.

CJ"

Welcoming the National Democratic Convention to Charlotte

The following article was sent to me by one of my Associates: 

 " by Rev. Austin Miles CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (9/11/12) When the DNC came to Charlotte, area churches, 100 of them, offered hospitality, not knowing how much the Dems hate God and would actually boo God at the convention. They had no idea how that hatred would be directed at them and their churches.  

The Sunday before the DNC, over 9000 people had come together to pray for the convention. Then, wanting to extend hospitality to the visitors to their city, 56 of the churches set out to "Adopt-a-Delegation." They put together gift baskets featuring Carolina Pralines and a letter welcoming them to the city and offering assistance in transportation, childcare or spiritual matters.  

According to writer, Todd Starnes, The DNC banned the churches from distributing the gift baskets to delegates because, DNC said, the congregations hold values that are contrary to the party platform. Read that carefully.
David Benham, one of the organizers of the outreach said, "We were just trying to display Southern hospitality." DNC officials, however, conveyed to city leaders that the Christians would not be allowed to present their gift baskets. Even the Charlotte Mayor's office jumped in to tell the churches not to participate, saying that their views on women's rights are contrary to the platform. That's right..the same platform that booed God later.  

Benham then asked if they could send welcome letters to the delegates. Again, the DNC refused, because, they said, "The churches hold pro-life values."  

The baskets did not contain a single political or pro-life message. They just wanted to give them regional candles and a welcome letter. The DNC refused to return numerous phone calls seeking comment.  But it gets worse. When a gathering of 200 Muslims showed up to pray for the convention, the Dems welcomed them with open arms and the liberal media gave extensive national coverage.  

It is ironic that this day, in the shadow of that Islamic prayer event, we commemorate the greatest tragedy in American History, when Muslims attacked America on September 11, 2001, brutally killing thousands of innocent people. Muslims who publicly state their hatred of our country with fierce determination to kill us all and put America under Sharia Law, are welcomed by the Democratic Party while Christians are pushed out of sight like criminals because they respect life and hold family values.  

These are the same democrats who want you to vote them into office to direct the United States of America and every life from beginning to end. It is obvious that we must not let this happen.  

Our thanks to Rev. Ed Berkey (retired) who alerted us to this story.
Austin Miles."

More on Entitlements

    One of our Associates says that Social Security and Medicare are entitlements in the same category as food stamps, rent subsidies and the like.
    My position is that the so-called entitlements are of two types; earned and unearned. I consider Social Security and Medicare are earned entitlements, because I put money into them with the intention of obtaining a return, as I would with any insurance program.
    Our Associate says that this is an improper way to look at it. A government expenditure pie chart shows significant expenditures for Social Security and Medicare and includes all other expenditures, such as the military, foodstamp's etc. On that basis, our Associate says I should give up receiving Social Security and Medicare payments, on the basis of principle, similar to the fact that I would not accept payments for food stamps. My latest reply is as follows:

     "You are right from the government's point of view. Social Security is the best example. It was originally intended to be an insurance program with separate funding. In other words it was the same as a private insurance company collecting premiums to pay against claims. The policyholders had a balance of credit toward the insurance company or government, which in turn was an insurance company or government debt.
    This has been adulterated so that the the US government no longer regards it as a debt. In other words it was a debt which the government found convenient to disallow. It is not basically different than a program which would also disallow government debt from sale of government bonds.
    From my point of view, I still regarded Social Security and Medicare as a government debt to me, because I paid and continue to pay the insurance premiums. In view of that, I am entitled to continue receiving monthly Social Security payments. Medicare is similarly included.
    Look at it this way. The Chinese have bought US government bonds, on which the US government has a debt to the Chinese. If the US government now decides that it no longer has this debt and continues to pay the Chinese something on general principles or as an entitlement, do you think that the Chinese would agree to that logic?"