12/04/2012
12/03/2012
Thou Shalt Not Steal | Part III
Continued from: Thou Shalt Not Steal | Part II
What any bond investor should really be concerned about is the ability of the issuing entity, whether a corporation or government, to pay the stated rate of interest and repay the principal when it matures.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505146_162-57529134/does-congress-raid-social-security/
The government is in danger of not being able to pay its debts.
So, we have shaky investments in the Social Security Trust fund.
Now, just how many shaky investments do we have?
At the end of 2011, the Trust Fund contained (or alternatively, was owed) $2.7 trillion, up $69 billion from 2010.[1] The fund is required by law to be invested in non-marketable securities issued and guaranteed by the "full faith and credit" of the federal government.
The trust fund represents a legal obligation to Social Security program recipients and is considered "intra-governmental" debt, a component of the "public" or "national" debt. As of April 2012, the intragovernmental debt was $4.8 trillion of the $15.7 trillion national debt.[2]
So, the intragovernmental debt was $4.8 trillion. They spent $4.8 trillion that now they are in danger of not being able to pay.
Earmarks were a part of government spending. Part of the national debt was due to spending on earmarks by both Democrats and Republicans. Whenever bills were passed, earmarks were put into the bills. Now, the spending has come home to roost. They say we are at a fiscal cliff…we are out of money…stealing contributed to our dilemma.
Thou shalt not steal.
Encarta Dictionary definition of steal:
transitive and intransitive verb to take something that belongs to somebody else, illegally or without the owner's permission
transitive verb to take or get something secretly, surreptitiously, or through trickery
The government took taxpayers Social Security money…without the taxpayer’s permission…and spent it on earmarks, et cetera. The government took the fruits of my labor…and put the fruits of my labor in jeopardy. They do not represent me. They are tyrants.
The accounting practices of the government concealed what they were doing…and still are doing.
Durbin has made statements recently. Take your pick
Durbin’s remarks are not representative of the people…they are representative of a tyrant, who tells the people what the government is going to force them to do. Clint Eastwood has some advice for you Mr. Durbin. Video at the Republican Convention
Thou Shalt Not Steal | Part II
Continued from: Thou Shalt Not Steal
Franklin D. Roosevelt …and the Democrats… brought Social Security into the United States government. The tax rate was about 15 percent on wages… 7.5 percent on the employee …and 7.5 percent on the employer. I’ve been paying income tax at 15 percent… in recent years. There was a cap on the Social Security taxed wages. After a certain amount, the tax stopped. But, the stealing began.
The government spent the Social Security revenue. They put IOU’s in the Social Security Trust Fund, and now Social Security is running out of money. The government is recklessly printing money, borrowing, and the national debt is out of control. Nobody was put in jail for stealing the Social Security money.
Dan Rostenkowski (D) Illinois was put in jail. Read more… President Clinton pardoned him. So, in effect…Clinton and Democrats forgive thieves.
Unfunded liabilities of the government are not reported according to accepted accounting practices. The government uses trickery to hide the national debt.
To be continued… http://goluckydonald.blogspot.com/2012/12/thou-shalt-not-steal-part-iii.html
12/02/2012
My Son is in Pittsburgh From Arizona to Visit
Here is a copy of an email from my son… Saturday December 1, 2012 at 5:34 PM Eastern:
Subject: Hello From 39,000 Feet
Plane left on time. Plane has WiFi ...... Yippee! Only 79 passengers out of a possible 139. It's been a long time since I've been on a flight that wasn't packed full. Congratulations on your first email from high above!
Sent from my iPad
My son is at my daughter’s house right now…and my son and daughter are coming to our house for dinner.
12/01/2012
Judicial Watch | Week ending November 30, 2012
- JW Lawsuit Forces Release of bin Laden Burial Records from U.S. Navy
- Scandal Ridden Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns from Congress
- Records Show Obama State Department Invited American Terrorist to Embassy [1]
[1] Not only was Anwar al-Aulaqi killed…his 16 year old son was killed too…later.