LETS FIX OUR PROBLEMS

Hello friends!

Sorry I've not been keeping up with the political commentary. I've actually found out I'm a lot happier when I'm not reading/watching/listening to the news :-) However, I am not going to abdicate my responsibility as an American citizen in favor of sticking my head in the sand. Unfortunately, a lot of that is part of what's gotten us in the shape we're in now.
Speaking of citizen duties, I did vote in Florida's primary last week. Sent my message, I didn't vote for either of the crooks running for governor, voted for the 3rd guy. The one crook won anyway, but at least he was a corporate crook, unlike the other one who's been a political crook for 25 years.

On to the good stuff: The news this morning has me so p.o.'d again, I just had to blog.

WHEN DO WE STOP THIS POLITICALLY CORRECT STUPIDITY?

What's more important: What the world thinks about the US or the US collapsing upon itself from a mountain of debt? Who gets the power in the next election, or keeping the US from becoming a third world country?
As I have said before, the goal of this blog is threefold. One, to open peoples eyes to what is happening to our country, and two, to get them to do something about it. Like vote, for example. And third, to propose real world, common sense fixes for these problems.
What some seem to see as extremely complex problems can really be fixed quite easily if you're not worried about where the money will come from for your next election fund, or what France will think about it, or how the government handout receipients will vote.

UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE DEFICIT

Two related problems that can be mostly fixed by the same measures. Earlier on this blog I proposed imposing high tarrifs on all imported goods. I'm going to modify that.
First, impose huge taxes increases on every corporation that has closed American plants and moved jobs overseas. This could be based on the number of jobs each company has cost the American economy. Including Wal-mart, who doesn't actually manufacture anything itself, but imports a trillion $ worth of goods every year.
Second, give tax credits for every job corporations bring back into this country.
Yeah, this will hurt for a short while, because our greedy businesses will just try to pass the cost on to the consumer. That will drive sales way down because we won't be able to afford the jacked up prices. HOWEVER, in the long run companies will be forced to trim their CEO's, presidents, 50 vice presidents etc. outrageous salaries and bring prices back down or they'll go bankrupt. Meanwhile, the increased tax revenue will be reducing the deficit.
Speaking of outrageous salaries, you all have heard the story of Bell, Ca. paying their city manager 762k, the police chief 400+k and the part-time city councilmen 100k per year, right?
This is exactly what American corporations have done. Only instead of the taxpayers of one city, they've done it to every American consumer. Salaries are set by the Boards of Directors. The boards are made up of chairmen and CEO's of other corporations. Interlocking, it's called. When the Mafia does it it's called racketeering, and it's against the law!
Next, you tax hell out of the personal incomes of those company officers. If you make 1 million a year you can afford to pay 40% in taxes. If you make 100 mil a year, like some of them do, you can afford a 75% tax rate. NO LOOPHOLES! More deficit reduction.

Now I know some of you are going to strongly disagree with me on this. What's the Democrats answer? More direct government control of private business. Actually telling corporations how much they can pay their officers. That, my friends, is outright socialism and not the answer unless you want the gubmint controlling every facet of your individual lives eventually. Including taking your guns away so you can't protect yourself from your government.

God bless and keep fighting,
Dumb Farmer