"The Entitlement Zone"

" The Entitlement Zone "

During these times of financial accountability and awareness, we have been enlightened to the fact of misappropriations, mismanagement, greed and corruption. It seems as if each new day there is a "breaking story" or a "new development" in an investigation concerning finances in which the hard working American people have invested or trusted in an investment company to handle their hard-earned money on their behalf. Even governmental officials, in whom we hold our trust, have betrayed our confidence. We have been forced to realize the hard truth, in which greed plays a significant role, not only in the private business sector, but also our Government. The news channels report of "Bailed Out" businesses grossly over compensating executives, along with "Bonuses" added to their extravagant life styles, while their employees are being fired or asked to sacrifice for the good of the company. Even some elected and appointed Government officials are purposing in their hearts to gain access into office in order to advance their personal financial portfolio and sphere of influence; being easily bought, as prostitutes and whores, by Lobbyists and special interest groups. With the intent of securing their own personal "job security", with the selling out of the American public's best interests in turn for their own, they present themselves before the public, without embarrassment or blushing.

In my opinion, the funds used to "Bail Out" the businesses which operated in unsound and extreme risk practices, should definitely have strings attached. We should not, and can not, enable them "to do business as usual". Not that "we the people", through our government, should dictate the terms and business practices of these businesses in order to take control, but to the extent in which we are to regulate the use of our monies in order to insure the American peoples investment goes to "Stimulating " our economy and not expanding the personal wealth of certain individuals. The grossly over compensated executives, bonuses and extravagant life styles given out by these large corporations, which the American people bailed out, should not be permitted and must be returned. The corporations did not, and would not, have had the finances to distribute these payments unless they received the bail out funds. So in fact, the bonuses and salaries could not have been satisfied due to insufficient funds, leading to the dismissal [firing] of many white collar workers. Now those who say "We must pay our employees well or we will lose them", are disingenuous, at least for the moment. Where are their employees going to go at this point in time? They would be foolish to leave and seek a position elsewhere. There are little to none available. As the "Bail Out" funds are paid back, the corporations can pay their employees whatever they wish, but for now all the funds must be accounted for and used for the purpose of restructuring the corporation to be profitable. All the accepted "Bail Out" funds must have trackability and accountability from the onset, in order to confirm their proper use. It is ironic however, that this administration has the intent of taxing the so called "Wealthier Americans", in order to equalize the distribution of wealth. Yet this same administration is literally handing out hundreds of billions of dollars to the same "Wealthier Americans" they wish to equalize. Allowing these same people to enjoy huge bonuses and salaries, while taking the funds from out of both pockets of the same people they claim to want to help!. Propelling them into more debt than when they first started! According to Fox News [3/19/09], there will be a total of nine trillion dollars, yes with a "T",[$9,000,000,000,000.00], being put into this economy by this administration. This huge number equates to approximately ninety thousand dollars [$90,000.00] of extra debt, per household within the United States. Now let me take you a step further, Hannity on Fox News [3/30/09], stated that out of all the wage earners in America, only 50% pay taxes. Which means 50% of the wage earners do not. This means that now the debt per tax paying household has doubled to approximately one hundred and eighty thousand dollars [$180,000.00]. I could continue breaking down the numbers in which each household pays what percentage of taxes, which would in turn fluctuate this amount up and down, but for all intents and purposes, I will leave this amount as an average.

It is stated, that this administration has spent more money in its first couple of months, than the combined expenditures of every prior administration from George Washington [our first president], up to and including George W. Bush; forty three [43] administrations in all. This hemorrhaging of the American tax payer's money must stop immediately. We are being deceived and lied to in reference to the severity of situations. The lobbyists are having a field day with special interest incentives. We are being herded and routed into situations and commitments we do not want. We are not only supporting individuals, citizen and non-citizen, through our Social Service Agencies, but now are supporting, enabling and rewarding private corporations for their gross neglect and improper business practices. Many of these corporations have come to the conclusion, as we can see, that no matter what business decisions they implement, if and when they go bad, the Government/people will bail them out, because they are so valuable to the economic welfare of this Country. There now isn't any need for sound Conservative financial accountability. We Americans have been "Shanghaied" into unsolicited servitude, entering into places we have never been before as a modern society. We have entered, "The Entitlement Zone"

It seems to me, America in its entitlement policies, has drifted away from common sense. We have allowed ourselves to be silenced and deceived from speaking and standing up for what is correct and what makes perfect sense. We have allowed some of our government officials to use our hard earned money as their tool for manipulating people into servitude for a particular party or person; almost guaranteeing the favorable votes of earmarked ethnicities and diversified public employees; making self-preservation the god of the times. We have allowed well intentioned programs to develop into uncontrollable bureaucracies, with an unquenchable thirst for power and money. Just as a fire consumes, the more you feed it the larger it gets, and it is never satisfied. Fox News reported on 4/27/09, that GM is requesting "Forgiveness" on multiple billions of dollars they have received from the bail out package, and in the same breath, requesting additional funds.

The Americans With No Abilities Act :Washington , DC - (Dateline February 18, 2009) President Barack Obama and the Democrat controlled Congress are considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition. "Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said California Senator Barbara Boxer - Democrat. "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability (POI) to be ridiculed and passed over. With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing. "In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi – Democrat, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid – Democrat - pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Approximately 54 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest U.S. employer of Persons of Inability. Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the Inept include retail sales (52%), the airline industry (48%), and home improvement warehouse stores (45%). At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (53%).Under AWNAA, more than 25 million mid-level positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance. Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires. Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, "Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?" "As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,"said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint , Michigan , due to her inability to remember rightey tightey, lefty loosey. "This new law should be real good for people like me," Gertz added. With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.Said Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat-IL), "As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so." [This section, "Americans with no Abilities Act", along with the information it contains, is fictitious. I inserted it in order to get your attention of how financially and ideologically liberal, in my opinion, this new administration is]. I believe the American people are the brightest, most creative, capable, efficient and skillful in the entire world.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away mans initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves. Abraham Lincoln

This country in many ways, has come to the point of rewarding what is undesirable and punishing what is desirable. We have systems in place that continually reward people for their improper actions and ideology. Our Welfare system enables and encourages able bodied people to stay at home and not contribute to society. These people, citizens and non-citizens alike, display by their actions to their children and others, a way of life that does not include a benefiting to society but instead being a burden on society. Not all people in our welfare systems engage in this way of life, some have a legitimate reason for needing help, and should be helped, but the vast majority do not.We have created generations of families who have become dependent on hard working, American tax payers money, being distributed by governmental bureaucracies, with very little to no accountability and responsibility.

"Giving a person a fish a day, feeds the person only for that day, producing dependency and bondage...Teach the person how to fish, while holding the person accountable with little support, feeds the person for a life time, producing freedom, dignity, character and the ability to contribute to society "

Seemingly countless amounts of times we see single mothers having multiple children with multiple men. A lot of these mothers are just young kids, along with the fathers of these babies. We see so called "Grown-Ups", mothers collecting welfare checks for rent, food, clothes etc., enabling her adult children to live in the same apartment/home without the responsibility of having to pay any type of living expense. We see men moving in with women on the welfare system, taking full advantage of the opportunity not to be responsible for their living expenses. There are many people receiving welfare benefits working full and part time "off the books" for cash and not reporting the income to the proper agencies, drug addicts receiving benefits, medical treatment and financial aid. Multitudes of aliens, non-citizens, receive entitlements and benefits as they enter this country illegally and legally, while men and women who have worked very hard in this country for years and paid their taxes can not receive what we are handing out in entitlements. We see criminals of every type, being brought before our Justice Systems, costing the American tax payer multiple billions of dollars each year throughout this country for their choice of life style and actions. The list could go on and on in all different categories and agencies of our government. With the new administration promising a ratcheting up of old and new entitlements, the American tax payer should be on the alert and become involved and boisterous. Let's contact our Representatives and demand they investigate and restructure our entitlement programs to hold everyone accountable for their purposeful actions and chosen life styles. Lets get back to using our common sense by not allowing special interest groups and self centered governmental officials to put the burden on everyone else except for where it truly should be designated and enforced. An example of some of the things we can demand they implement are:

*Vigorously investigate both corporate and governmental personnel for improper use and dispersal of the bail out funds, along with holding accountable, both civillaly and criminally, all persons involved in the cause of this "Financial Crisis.

*Provide financial help only to corporations which produce a detailed plan of restructuring the corporate policies, along with financial traceability and accountability. Including a pay back plan to the American people.

*Provide mandatory laws for non-violent drug offenders to enter into an 18 month program, accountable to the Court and Counselors each day with random drug testing and proof of benefiting society and themselves.

*Hold accountable all personnel in agencies which supply help in the filing of applications for entitlement funds, for fraudulent information leading to financial and other assistance granted.

*Provide aid to American citizens only, and to those entering America legally from a Country which oppresses its citizens

*Provide mandatory time limits on financial aid and other entitlements to recipients, forcing family members to engage in the burden of providing instead of the American people. Also include random drug testing, proof of job searching and securing.

*Hold parents/family members accountable financially and otherwise for their adolescent child's improper/criminal behaviour

* Provide mandatory contingency laws for criminals to pay back all court, law enforcement and incarceration expenses, victim's costs and damages, including full apologies to victims and family members where applicable.

*Provide mandatory work laws for every incarcerated criminal in order to start paying restitution and provide them with job skill training.

* Provide only for the truly deserving and needy.

* Hold accountable all biological fathers for the support of the child and the mother. Hold also accountable the parents/family of an adolescent mother/father.

*People of this great country, do not neglect to engage in prayer for this nation and our governmental officials. Petition the Almighty to grant us all wisdom, discernment, knowledge, understanding and revelation on all matters concerning our statutes and course of action.

I recently asked my friends' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents were standing there, so I asked her, 'If you were President what would be the first thing you would do? '
She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.'
Her parents beamed with pride.
'Wow...what a worthy goal.' I told her, 'But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that. You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and rake my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house. '
She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, ' Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50? '