So my mom decided to make me, janell, her, and my sister Bethany dancing elves. Check us out HERE!
or here because apparently I can't get this link to work! Just copy and paste this link into your browser.
http//www.elfyourself.com/?id=9598668615
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
You just have to read this article...
Check out this article
Does anybody else find this really weird? The UN has decided it needs about $86 billion per year to not fight global warming, but to help the poor adapt. Hm, I am not a smart man, but I already have the federal, state, and local government (my property tax went up over 15% this year)taxing my rear end off...why should I pay one penny to these guys? Don't get me wrong, I care about the world's poor and give a portion of my income to helping the poor, so don't think I just hate the poor.
Does nobody else just see this as a ploy to get tax dollars from the US and other wealthier nations? As I'm writing this I have so many thoughts running through my head, I don't know if this post will make much sense or not. To put it simply, I hate taxes in any way, shape, or form. The US government ran for years without tax support, and politicians actually earned their money not by being politicians, but by actually working! Today that isn't true. Our government has to protect us from taxation by outside sources, especially the UN. Let's be honest here, who would trust the UN? Does Oil for food ring a bell? Now they want $86 billion a year from the wealthier countries of the world to help people adjust to a problem that really hasn't been scientifically proven? I still haven't bought into global warming, I have seen too much conflicting data. Even though I'm sure Al Gore is an intelligent man (he did invent the internet you know), I still don't trust him.
All this global warming stuff is fishy to me anyway. Could it all just be a natural cycle anyway? Is the earth really warming anyway? And if it is warming, how in the world did this UN Development Program figure out that it would take $86 billion a year to help people adjust? I mean honestly, how hard is it to tell people to put shorts on if they're hot? $86 billion divided by the 6 billion global population comes out to around $12 a person. Does that mean I can get $12 for every person I tell to put shorts on if they're hot?? I'd take that job, sounds pretty easy. A Wal-Mart greeter could make a killing doing that.
The real kicker for me though is the quote "We're suggesting 1.6 percent of (global) GDP - still very affordable." Um, still very affordable?? Are you trying to sell me a car? 1.6% of GLOBAL GDP?? That's affordable? How about you give back 1.6% of global GDP for suggesting a ridiculous scam designed at getting at the US taxpayer??
I don't know if this post made much sense, but I read this article and had to make a comment.
Does anybody else find this really weird? The UN has decided it needs about $86 billion per year to not fight global warming, but to help the poor adapt. Hm, I am not a smart man, but I already have the federal, state, and local government (my property tax went up over 15% this year)taxing my rear end off...why should I pay one penny to these guys? Don't get me wrong, I care about the world's poor and give a portion of my income to helping the poor, so don't think I just hate the poor.
Does nobody else just see this as a ploy to get tax dollars from the US and other wealthier nations? As I'm writing this I have so many thoughts running through my head, I don't know if this post will make much sense or not. To put it simply, I hate taxes in any way, shape, or form. The US government ran for years without tax support, and politicians actually earned their money not by being politicians, but by actually working! Today that isn't true. Our government has to protect us from taxation by outside sources, especially the UN. Let's be honest here, who would trust the UN? Does Oil for food ring a bell? Now they want $86 billion a year from the wealthier countries of the world to help people adjust to a problem that really hasn't been scientifically proven? I still haven't bought into global warming, I have seen too much conflicting data. Even though I'm sure Al Gore is an intelligent man (he did invent the internet you know), I still don't trust him.
All this global warming stuff is fishy to me anyway. Could it all just be a natural cycle anyway? Is the earth really warming anyway? And if it is warming, how in the world did this UN Development Program figure out that it would take $86 billion a year to help people adjust? I mean honestly, how hard is it to tell people to put shorts on if they're hot? $86 billion divided by the 6 billion global population comes out to around $12 a person. Does that mean I can get $12 for every person I tell to put shorts on if they're hot?? I'd take that job, sounds pretty easy. A Wal-Mart greeter could make a killing doing that.
The real kicker for me though is the quote "We're suggesting 1.6 percent of (global) GDP - still very affordable." Um, still very affordable?? Are you trying to sell me a car? 1.6% of GLOBAL GDP?? That's affordable? How about you give back 1.6% of global GDP for suggesting a ridiculous scam designed at getting at the US taxpayer??
I don't know if this post made much sense, but I read this article and had to make a comment.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Illegal Immigration
This is a hilarious bit from Glenn Beck about illegal immigration. Very funny, at least I think it is.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
The Office!
What a great show. I don't know how many of you got to see this episode yesterday, but it was an absolute classic! Here is one of the highlights!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
I may have posted this before...BUT...
here it is again! I was just reminiscing about BSU's Fiesta Bowl victory last year. This video is so well done that I just had to post it again. Enjoy and GO BRONCOS!
Friday, September 28, 2007
Money for babies! Thanks Hillary!
So you all HAVE to read this article. So Hillary Clinton thinks that every baby should have a $5,000 savings bond for college or a new home. Hmm, on the surface that sounds quite appealing, especially because babies are so cute, which Hillary Clinton is not. Who wouldn't want a baby to have 5 g's? Really on the surface that is a concept that appeals to our better nature of helping out those who are in need, and that is a good thing. BUT, let's get down to the nitty gritty of it all.
According to the article, approximately 4 million babies are born in the USA every year. So let's do some simple arithmetic. 4 million x 5,000=a whole lot...how much? 20,000,000,000! 20 billion!!! Holy smokes, isn't that the GDP of Guam or something? Maybe it was the GDP of Micronesia...I can't remember. Anyway, where is all that money going to come from? I'll give you 301,139,947 guesses and if any of those guesses included any US citizens, then you are correct! This is another ploy to tax the snot out of the american taxpayer. How could it possibly work? I HATE taxes, but I pay them not because its my patriotic duty to, I pay taxes because I am a law-abiding citizen. If there is a lawful way to avoid paying taxes, then I will take it.
The other problem with this proposed idea is that it will create another level of entitlement in the US. People need to get it through their skulls that they are NOT entitled to anything just by being a US citizen! That is a ridiculous notion. Just because you are a baby you don't deserve 5 grand. Sure it would be nice, but isn't that the responsibility of the parents and not the government? I would say it is.
According to the article, approximately 4 million babies are born in the USA every year. So let's do some simple arithmetic. 4 million x 5,000=a whole lot...how much? 20,000,000,000! 20 billion!!! Holy smokes, isn't that the GDP of Guam or something? Maybe it was the GDP of Micronesia...I can't remember. Anyway, where is all that money going to come from? I'll give you 301,139,947 guesses and if any of those guesses included any US citizens, then you are correct! This is another ploy to tax the snot out of the american taxpayer. How could it possibly work? I HATE taxes, but I pay them not because its my patriotic duty to, I pay taxes because I am a law-abiding citizen. If there is a lawful way to avoid paying taxes, then I will take it.
The other problem with this proposed idea is that it will create another level of entitlement in the US. People need to get it through their skulls that they are NOT entitled to anything just by being a US citizen! That is a ridiculous notion. Just because you are a baby you don't deserve 5 grand. Sure it would be nice, but isn't that the responsibility of the parents and not the government? I would say it is.
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