We the taxpayers.

Here is the current headline at WaPo: Lawmakers Skeptical of Financial Rescue Plan Paulson, Bernanke argue for broad authority to stabilize market, warn that failure to pass $700B program would impose greater risk for taxpayers.

Ugh, where to start. I love how the ruling elite see the people as nothing more than taxpayers. The whole purpose of our lives should be to generate as much possible tax revenue as possible so these arrogant pricks (who nobody voted for) can tell us what is best for us by giving that tax revenue to people who lost tons of money. Perhaps we should all be thankful the government allows us to keep any of our money at all.

Since there are around 300 million people in the US right now, then if $700 billion was to be equally distributed amongst all the taxpayers (which it won’t), it would cost each taxpayer over $2000. I don’t know about you, but I don’t enjoy throwing $2000 down the toilet.

Isn’t this the kind of debacle that the Federal Reserve and Bretton Woods Systems promised to avoid? Hmm, maybe more people should have listened to Ron Paul and the Austrian School of Economics.

Addicted to Government?

Every night I have to put up with watching the Republicrats spend my money to tell me what to think in their TV adds. One of my favorites is that America is “addicted” to foreign oil. I don’t think many people have a chemical dependency on the stuff, they just like energy for cheap. I think a better slogan would be that people are “addicted” to government. From their ads, McBama seem to think there is nothing the government can’t fix. Lets break that addiction first.

Talk About Economic Impact?

I went to yahoo.com tonight to look at the headlines. Check these two out:

Financial bailout plan to cost a half-trillion dollars or more

$6 billion storm? Ike’s economic impact is felt widely

So if $6 billion is felt widely, how is $500 billion going to be felt? Disastrously.

Not This Time

I (like many Americans) felt bad after Hurricane Katrina and donated a good deal of money (I think around $250) to the victims. It has been three years now and the next major hurricane (Gustav, sounds like a guy with a cheesy mustache) is bearing down on Louisiana. Apart from the money I’ll be “donating” via FEMA, I don’t think I’ll be giving anything voluntarily this time. I think that if you are there now, then you’ve seen what happened and should accept the consequences of living there.

Football Season Ticket Prices

I was watching the Sports Reporters on ESPN yesterday. If you have never seen the show, its four sports writers sitting in a room being super critical of athletes and owners. One guy was bloviating about the atrocity that owners get to charge “full price” to season ticket holders for pre-season games. Now, truth be told, pre-season games are an absolute waste of time and don’t compare in value to regular season games. However, what this guy fails to realize is that you are paying for the season ticket, not the individual games. (even though the tickets usually have an individual price printed on them) I wonder if he would be as outraged if the regular season ticket prices were increased by 10/8 (moving the pre-season price to regular season) and then giving the pre-season games away for “free”?