American Solutions, in partnership with the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, is sponsoring nationwide Tax Day Tea Parties for April 15, 2009. The purpose is to “communicate our anger and opposition to the irresponsible policies of politicians in Washington who have failed to solve problems.” American Solutions continues: “More importantly however, this is our opportunity to clearly define a bold, new agenda and to tell our elected officials that they can either work with us, or find new jobs.”
I’m very concerned about our incredible national borrowing and spending. I’ve been concerned for decades about the size of the national debt; however, the almost exponential rate of increase seen over the past few weeks is staggering and unsustainable. We cannot spend our way out of debt but we can spend our way into slavery. We’re rapidly approaching the point of national bankruptcy with debt accumulation patterns that resemble a third world dictatorship. This simply must stop.
I’m also very concerned about the erosion of our rights. Companies are being nationalized. Private corporate leaders replaced. Banks have been forced to take federal money and then not allowed to pay it back (which allows the federal government to exercise direct control).
As for my reaction, I’m slow to anger and don’t want to knee-jerk into protest mode. However, I’m not sure what else will get our leaders attention in Washington. I smell a rat when they pass legislation without allowing anyone to read it first. When they ignore minority party input and play hardball even with dissenting members of their own party, I know something is wrong. When our tax cheating Treasury Secretary and bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia President force businesses to remove their own leaders and nationalize banks, I know we’re losing our freedoms quickly.
The bottom line is something needs to be done while we still have the resources and freedom to do something. After studying the successes of the Civil Rights Movement, I feel that non-violent protests are in order. In any protest, though, I feel it is wise to offer a clear and reasonable alternative to the situation being protested.
So, with that in mind, I offer some solutions for the American Economy in 2009. I first share the 12 American Solutions for Jobs & Prosperity offered by American Solutions as a start and then add 8 more of my own (which in a few cases somewhat overlap with the first 12). Read More…
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This post was written by PonderstormMike on April 9, 2009
