Tribal Instinct

im going to cut an paste an email i rec'd....it makes some interesting points

I AM POSTING THIS TO POSSIBLY START A CONVERSATION, NOT A FLAME WAR...BAITING, ATTACKS AND OTHER UNNECESSARY COMMENTS WILL BE REMOVED

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Highlights of Federal control in the U.S.


The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775 - they've had 234 years to
get it right; it is broke, and even though heavily subsidized, it can't
compete with private sector FedEx and UPS services.

Social Security was established in 1935 - they've had 74 years to get it
right; it is broke.

Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - they've had 71 years to get it
right; it is broke. Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - they've had 39
years to get it right; it is broke. Together Fannie and Freddie have now
led the entire world into the worst economic collapse in 80 years.

The War on Poverty was started in 1964 - they've had 45 years to get it
right; $1 trillion of our hard earned money is confiscated each year and
transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked.

Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - they've had 44 years to
get it right; they are both broke; and now our government dares to
mention them as models for all US health care.

AMTRAK was established in 1970 - they've had 39 years to get it right;
last year they bailed it out as it continues to run at a loss!

This year, a trillion dollars was committed in the massive political
payoff called the Stimulus Bill of 2009; it shows NO sign of working;
it's been used to increase the size of governments across America, and
raise government salaries while the rest of us suffer from economic
hardships. It has yet to create a single new private sector job. Our
national debt projections (approaching $10 trillion) have increased 400%
in the last six months.

"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009 - -
after 80% of the cars purchased turned out to be produced by foreign
companies, and dealers nationwide are buried under bureaucratic
paperwork demanded by a government that is not yet paying them what was
promised.

So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that each
and every "service" shoved down our throats by an over-reaching
government turns into disaster, how could any informed American trust
our government to run or even set policies for America's health care
system - - 17% of our economy?

Maybe each of us has a personal responsibility to let others in on this
brilliant record before 2010, and then help remove from office those who
are voting to destroy capitalism and destroy our grandchildren's future

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any thoughts?

Term limits ,getting rid of K street (lobbyist) enforcing the immigration laws of this country. Using our natural resources of oil and natural gas while researching better means of energy to reduce if not eliminate our dependence on forgrien oil.
Get rid of the UN and replace it with a Union of members whose countriee leaders are elected by thier own people in open elections.
Reducing the capital gains tax on companies that hire American workers and maintain
the majority of their workforce here in the US .
Elimate the taxes on overseas investments so capital can be brought back into this country to be used in our economy. Elimation of teachers unions and set standards on the quality of education that have to be met requiring students to at least get a high school degeree before being allowed a right to vote also a civics test that every American needs to pass to be allowed the right to vote.That doesn't need to be complicated just where people can understand how our Govverment is suppoed to be run
Possibly legalization of Marijuana to increase tax revenue ,Goverment lotterty and a large import tax increse on Conturies that don't have freeely elected officals build nuclear
power plants automatic death peanlties for drug dealers of herion ,meth ,crack
with a 90 day appeal .
This is just a few things that might turn this country around and some may say it is harsh but we are on a very dangerous slide to economic riun now and possibly heading for a revolttion. Also please not I have not pointing fingers at any political pary as this is just what I see that can help turn this contry around. How we got here will just makes fflame wars and I think we just need to solve these problems.