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Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : News From You

Tue, 5 May 2009 15:52:37 +0000

Here's what one Russian blogger had to say . . . http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/27-04...

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent - through May 3rd

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:30:12 +0000

Wow! So this just occured to me. How easy would it be for the government to lower the work week to 30 or 32 hours in order to force employers to hire more people? Without a raise in minimum wage we would have people, already stretched, living on even less; with a raise in minimum wage the companies would be forced to raise prices therefore raising the cost of living. This would provide quite the opening for more government programs. This would also give people plenty of time to do mandatory community service. Several countries in Europe have a shorter work week and as some in our government think Europe is "so refined" I think this could easily be a conclusion of our grand leaders.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Books

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:11:29 +0000

George Lakoff is also a good read for the other view point. "Don't think of an Elephant" & "Political Mind" are two that I've read. He brings up some interesting points but derives them from wrong premises. He can also get a bit technical at times, but the general idea is enlightening.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : 4/2/09 - 4/9/09

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:22:46 +0000

If you say 40 mil in the US have no insurance, that means over 260 mil do have ins! I have a hard time accepting that by having socialized medicine, we'll only pay 11% on insurance. Sometimes you have to pay a higher percentage for a better product. I don't want to get into a discussion about quality as I know some Canadians who love the socialized medicine while some hate it. Same with Brits and Germans. I don't know anyone from any other countries, so I can only state those three countries. There will always be pros and cons. Finally, I am not currently in the top 1%, but I sure would like to be. If I never get there it will be noone's fault but my own. There's a reason only 1% make it there. I bet you would not be very happy if you worked hard all your life only to have somebody come and take half of it, I know I wouldn't. It's the 'do unto others' principle. Howie, if you're still reading, thank you. I hope we can have a good discussion here. I really am interested in learning about different view points.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : 4/2/09 - 4/9/09

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:22:33 +0000

Howie. Thanks for being here and showing us a different perspective. I do appreciate it. As for your question about why I'm against socialized medicine; it really boils down to the fact that I want the government to do as little as required for me. I am perfectly capable of providing for myself. I don't require the government to fill my fridge, if I'm hungry I'll fill it. I don't require the government to choose my clothing, if I'm cold I'll put on a jacket. The same applies to healthcare, if I'm sick I'll take myself to the doctor. My insurance doesn't cover an elective surgery I recently had, but I determined I really wanted it, so I saved up to pay for it, not finance it, but the Polish down payment (100%). I think it's an issue of patience; I had the patience to save and delay other wants ,why can't others? If you can't afford everything you want, you need to pay for what you need first. If you can't even pay for all that, you should consider Ramen.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:08:41 +0000

What about requiring that every spending/taxing measure must be renewed by vote annually? I almost want to say that a 2/3 majority needs to be required to pass anything. We could only do this after implementing an annual renewal vote otherwise it would be difficult to repeal anything. Of course this would void an executive veto, taking away some of the checks & balances, but there's got to be a way to overcome that. Maybe a 3/4 majority or 2/3 of the states' reps agreeing. I don't know, it would get complicated.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:52:38 +0000

Are congressional aides paid for by the congressperson? It's odd that they are not allowed to unionize. Maybe all laws passed must be enforced across all industries public or private. No laws favoring one group over another.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:29:23 +0000

Here's another for me. The people, not the congress, get to decide who is seated in the congress. This is part, I think, of why some of our reps are afraid to speak out - they might get kicked out or shunned.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : 3/29/09 - 4/1/09

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:09:32 +0000

Ok, so some are out there championing the few governors who wanted to reject some of the stimulus money. If we're against the stimulus in the first place why are we not asking why they are not rejecting ALL of the money? I want to know why Palin could say "we don't need a bridge and if we did we'd build it ourselves" but when it comes to this she's willing to take some of the money! I'm furious that there isn't anyone (governor) who said no, we don't want to burden our progeny no matter how useful the money could be?!

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:28:43 +0000

Still a little off add the zeroes. JeansBrother had it right. All that sounds alright, but I kind of like the idea of giving it back to the people who paid that money and let them take care of their elderly family members who don't have enough. Families would be a little more tight knit which would be a huge leap forward in the progress of this country. Lets give as much responsibility to the individual so they have a genuine interest in what goes on.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:13:31 +0000

I agree that war should be a last resort, but any exception to policy is the start of a slippery slope. 1- We shouldn't have to go into debt to wage an effective war. That only compounds the issues involved. If the enemy knows that we will take spoils they may be less likely to offend us to the point of war. I'm in no way trying to defend spoils, but I'm even more against debt of any kind. 2- I don't think a constitutional amendment should be required to balance our budget, but that may be the only way. In addition, if we have an amendment admonishing debt, except war debt, it could be viewed that the second could be adjusted to except high velocity rounds, or the first being to allow all free speach except that which makes the country look bad. One well intentioned exception opens the door to many others. Our policys should be universal.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:44:36 +0000

To make an exception of debt for war, might we want to also allow spoils to help pay that debt?

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:42:24 +0000

I like it. What about tax Monday before?

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:24:44 +0000

Here's a thought that would be insanely difficult to implement but amazingly enlightening. . . For the next year, four, how ever many, we pay our taxes directly to the department/program we want our tax money funding. This includes social security, FICA, etc.. We'd find out in a hurry where the programs that need cut are and where the true values of the country are. How much money do you suppose would go to political salaries or the UN vs. DoD, transportation, or education? Maybe every four years we could have an extra sheet on our taxes that express our interest in the programs and the politicians can use that to help their budgeting process?

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:42:12 +0000

I'm assuming flat tax means X% of your gross income no matter if it's $1 or $1,000,000. Fair tax, I guess is a set sales tax. That's what I'm getting from what I've read. I could entirely be wrong. We should try to explain what we mean rather than use catch phrases; I'm guilty.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:36:12 +0000

I agree with "the educated liberal" who says that we pay taxes to enable the government to do things (again, I've written about this in the "vent" thread.) Taxes should not be used as a penalty. I would rather think of it as an expense of mine to be put into my budget. I automatically contribute 10% of my income to the government so it can do the things collectively that I can't individually. This is similar to automatically contributing 15% of my pay to my retirement accounts or 10% to charitalbe causes or 10% to my church. We are the government as well as the enablers of the government. I don't want to sound self-important, but I AM better than the drug dealer because I haven't resorted to the black market. I make an honest living, I pay my taxes, I follow the rules no matter how messed up they may sometimes be; that's just the way it is. In a nut shell: We can't be thinking of ways to be subversive toward the government because we ARE the government.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:35:57 +0000

Sorry srtttu but I had to start a new comment rather than reply. I don't want to give the idea of paranoia, so sorry about that. I agree with the cash thing and wrote a little about that in the "stand up & lead" thread. We shouldn't have to worry about what the government knows about us because we ARE the government. It doesn't exist to protect and govern us, though the name may imply otherwise. We are the enablers of the government.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:58:50 +0000

My problem with this: I bought a used truck last fall and paid sales tax on it. Sales tax was also paid when it was bought "brand new." If I buy a gun from a private individual rather than a store, do I need to pay sales tax on it? If I buy something at the garage sale down the block do I pay sales tax? I understand that some (legal worker or otherwise) get paid "under the table" and that's a problem trying to be overcome by the fair tax. It's a wash in my view, but I would rather the government be able to track how much I make rather than how much I buy. As it relates to the black market: it's not being regulated that makes it black. The amount of enforcement I see required to track and audit private sales creates it's own problems.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : America's Wish List

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:09:22 +0000

The only problem I have with people working for $1/year is that it feels like a slap in the face to me. My company's not doing the best, but I can't hire someone for $1/year due to minimum wage laws. I understand it's a salary or contract, but isn't the "spirit" of minimum wage violated? I'd rather that it was done away with, but since we have it it needs to be strictly enforced. Someone making only $1/year feels too much to me like they're above the working man. If the company's in such bad shape, let 'em go down in flames.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Stand Up & Lead - 3/24

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:42:15 +0000

I'd like to propose that we all get rid of any debt what-so-ever and use cash only. This isn't my idea, Dave Ramsey has a great way to implement this in each of our lives; he didn't even come up with this, it's what our grandparents did; we've just lost the path. I see this being effective. If the federal government successfully nationalizes the banks, we won't be beholden to the gov't via the banks. We ask the gov't to eliminate the debt, but we need to eliminate our own debts to avoid the burden of hipocracy. Universal implementation would drastically change our financial system, but are we really going to be worse off without so many bankers? The stock market would be based on actual money instead of credit and bets on credit. This is something we can each do that doesn't require any cooperation outside the immediate family unit. Principles 4, 6, & 9 are strengthened by this.