Termyn8or
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Another thing you have to remember, from the past that hasn't been mentioned much. Congressmen and senators used to run their campaign bragging about how much federal money they are bringing in. So if you are saying they are bringing in more than paying out, what you are saying is that they have more effective legislators at the federal level.
Perhaps. But the other thing I'm saying is that they are all a bunch of hypocritical liars. Then again, the same could be said of Democrats and it's mostly a question of what, in particular, are they lying about.
The republicans are just as capable of making numbers lie as anyone. And they both support the new math. Do you really think unemployment is 9 % or whatever they say it is when if you become ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits that jobs have been created ? And do you really believe that when a company hires more people at 20 hours a week instead of less at 40 that is lower unemployment ?
The only people who believe that bullshit are called sycophants. People who think for themselves believe none of them. And even the unemployment number, they got like U1, U2, U3 and all that, all lies. People, even skilled people cannot get a job and when they do, the skilled are working for half what they're worth.
And inflation, remember "I can't eat an ipad" ? They don't put certain numbers in there that do belong there. Their formula is designed to make the regime look good. It is starting to look like the USSR saying "Last year production increased by __ percent" which has no meaning because as I have mentioned, the workers were sabotaging the products. That is what took the Soviets down, had nothing to do with anything the US did.
And Britain is no big asset either. they make alot of paper money and not a whole lot else. Not as bad as the US but not good. But the People there want the sovereignty back. Fuck the economy as far as they are concerned, they do not want this foreign body stepping on their laws n shit. And I do not blame them one bit. If we had decent politicians I would be pushing for the US to un-entangle itself from NAFTA, MFN, TPP and all that, but it simply would not do any good.
But the fact still remains that all fifty states had secession resolutions passed recently because they had the requisite signatures. And the answer in each case is going to be no, just like it was with the civil war. The federal government wants power over as many people as possible. That is what people who are addicted to power do. In fact they want more, that is why they invade other countries, depose their Presidents and impose US friendly dictators on them. That is why all this foreign aid. The fuck, we supposedly owe these people nothing. And military bases, like 130 of them. WHY ?
In states with populations in the millions of course it was easy to get the requisite signatures on the secession resolution. The Constitution probably should have defined that as a percentage of the population, because at this point in time it is just a nuisance to the feds. But then again they did get the signatures in like Kansas, North Dakota, Vermont. Not many people there. But they still got those "john hancocks". (remember when signatures were called that ?)
Bottom line, if Texas secedes without the permission of the federal government they will have more than the Mexican border to defend. The feds will come after them and there will be another civil war. That means ALL Texas borders will need to be defended. That means that Texas becomes like Palestine. They will not have access to the right weapons to fight off the feds, unless the got alot of money stashed under their matresses. They are going to have to find a way to get Russian missile down there, and Kalishnikovs, and all kinds of mines. they are going to need their own food source, but actually Mexico might become that.
Allying themself with Mexico is not quite a crime in the eyes of the US because Mexico is an ally of Mexico, at least on paper. But one thing the Texans want is rid of the Mexicans. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Much as I would like to see some shit like this happen, it has almost zero chance of happening in my lifetime. If I live another 20 years, people will not be ready to do this. I know the government will keep on fucking people over, but they will keep putting up with it. The revolt should have happened when they called in the gold. Illegal to have gold ? Because a certain ethnic group stole all of it using their banks ? Even back then I guess people had no fucking backbone so now they get what they deserve, fucked.
Anyway, if youse people want to do anything, petition your representatives (not that you have any, but I mean congress and the President) to stay the fuck out of TPP, and to cancel NAFTA and forget about the MFN status they sell to get access to what used to be the best market in the world. We used to keep up with the Joneses, we had to have the newest biggest cars and TVs. And the most powerful stereo, more square footage and a big big lawnmower to cut it. That is because we were making MONEY.
And those trade deals fucked it all up. We did not want our standard of living to go down, who fucking does ? They should have left it alone but in came the lobbyists. I hope there is a hell because they destroyed our way of life.
You used to be able to quit a job and get another the next week. I did it plenty of times. An employer treats you wrong you say "BUFUNGU" and peel tires all the way out their parking lot. At a couple of them I took some asphalt up, because I had real cars. I mean like 400+ HP. And two places, THEY CALLED ME BACK. Again and again and again. Eventually they learned to get along with me. I made them alot of money. Later, at the end of my career the customers did not have the money to pick up the units, and nobody had the money to buy them when they went up for sale. And I was already pissed off at all the taxes I had to pay and get absolutely nothing for it. And don't gimme this driving on the roads shit, that is coming from your property taxes. But they stole that money so they need more to do what they were ALREADY PAID FOR.
This, people, is how the rich get rich.
However, I do not want Ohio to secede. they have no respect for even the Ohio Constitution. There is nothing. Nothing. Pennsylvania is another one, you have to drive ten miles just to buy a six pack of fucking beer there. Who the fuck are they to do that ? Most of the northeastern states, I want no part of them. And after what Willard M. Romney did to "his" state I will never set foot there, and I am surprised that they don't have a problem with people leaving. Though they might have White flight and the minorities are replacing the population fast enough that it does not show much on the statistics. Good fucking luck with that as the productive ones move to other states. Like Texas. I am serious, they are moving to Texas, and believe it or not Utah, and Arizona. Romneycare was a liberal idea but like the ACA designed to make the insurance companies money. They never cared about you or me, except to try to get the vote. Make it look good. Quit kidding yourself. They only care about themself.
And that DOES apply to Texas. And it DOES apply to California.
Governments in other countries though seem to be more responsive. Many of them have proportional democracies and it is not winner take all. But as much as I think that might be a good idea here, I do not want them having a Constitutional convention. Not at all. I don't trust these assholes to run a gas station, half of them would give the gas away and the others would sell the pumps. This is one of the reasons obstructionism can be a good thing. They fuck up everything so logically, they less they do the better. Do not touch that Constitution, because if you do, there are going to be problems on a massive scale. We got 100 million people really sick of the shit but have not connected yet. We got another 100 million who are infirm and cannot do anything. And then we got another 100 million who are IN the government, and believe it or not I have talked to some and the government really cannot trust them.
And then there is the fact that the US military will fire on us. They will give them helmets like at Kent State and tell them the US Citizens are Muslim terrorists. And they will have superior weapons, but less knowledge of the territory, even with their maps and recon. They had maps and recon before and it did not help them. The olman said "You can't beat a people on their own soil" and he was right. It has been proven many times. And they cannot have soldiers killing in their hometown because eventually it comes down to "Hey, there's my Uncle John !". So they have to mixed up and in places where they do not know anyone.
The EU might allow an exit, but the US never will. Get it through your head that it will take bloodshed and alot of it. We might eventually have to do it but there is no way to gather the resources in my lifetime. There are too many people paying for gasoline for their car on a credit card who do not remember that we used to pay cash for new cars. People do not even know these days whether they are buying or leasing a car, and I mean over a decade ago I asked someone this and they did not know. I said "You signed that without reading it or even asking the salesman ?". AND THIS IS TWENTY YEARS AGO.
The light from totally fucked takes about 20 minutes to reach us. (186,000 miles per second)
If Texas exits successfully, I will consider moving there if I decide to quit smoking. I would consider Arizona as well. People retire there for good reason.
But the fact is none of this is going to happen. Seven states tried it a long time ago and got punished very badly after losing. (don't mention Sherman in Savannah, and the "reconstruction" which was the biggest redistribution of wealth in this country)
No, really none of this is gong to happen and in the next couple years I am just going to pull the plug. I almost want to do it now but no. And forget about guns, a plastic bag, a zip tie and a pair of handcuffs. All it takes and I do not add to the statistics. And the kid wants my gun.
This place has turned to shit. It used to be nice. People were nice. Half of them had a gun in the glovebox but nobody hardly shot each other. People has respect. If you caught a kid robbing your garage you grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him home and told his Parents what he did. They would kick his ass so bad he would never do it again. Didn't need a detention home. (DH)
In Texas people run around with shotguns behind the backseat of their pickup trucks. Do they have a higher gun murder rate ? The District of Columbia has extremely strict gun laws and has over five time the gun murder rate. See how well that is working ?
But I digress. In Texas, where the rate is not so low, how many are illegals shot on farms and whatever ? Bottom line is Texas has some good ideas but I don't know why they got a hardon for pot smokers. Colorado learned about how stupid the old way was and picks up a million a month in taxes off the shit. It is time for the feds to MANDATE the legalisation of drugs. And if Texas want out, fight for it. If Arizona wants out, fight for it. They are landlocked though.
But it looks like nothing like that is going to happen with this next regime. Clinton is a militant and we just do not know about Trump.
Another thing, if Texas actually wee to succeed in seceding, there might be two borders to cross to get pot here.
You might think I am putting too much into this issue but it comes back to personal rights and what I am allowed to take into my body. Is it my body or theirs ? That is the question. As I said I only have one problem with those states.
Actually Colorado does look pretty good from here.
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