Middle-Class [Obama] Backers Shocked Obama Raised Their Taxes

Dyed-blue-in-the-wool supporters of President Obama are blue as can be after opening their paychecks and discovering that "ordinary folks," as the president likes to call them, got slapped with a sizeable tax hike on New Year's Day.

"What happened?" was the exclamation found repeatedly by the Washington Times' Joseph Curl as he surveyed commentaries posted on liberal websites.

"What happened that my Social Security withholding in my paycheck just went up?" a DemocraticUnderground.com post asked. "I guarantee this decrease is gonna hurt me more than the increase in income taxes will hurt those making over 400 grand. What happened?"

Read more at IBD . . .

Surprised??  Watch what’s coming!

Five Big Challenges In 2013 That Dwarf The Fiscal Cliff

Discussion of the so-called fiscal cliff has sucked so much air out of the room that many people don't realize it's not the biggest thing we face as a nation. Indeed, many challenges loom. Will we be up to them?

Read More At IBD: Click here

Will Obama and our elected representatives be up to it?       Don’t bet on it!

As a nation, not only are we over the “fiscal cliff” and “national debt cliff”, we’re over the “moral cliff” too.  If the recent elections proved anything, it is that the candidates and our voting citizens are collectively driven by one guiding light . . . What’s in it for them.  The idea of doing what’s best for the nation as a whole is long gone.  The unions and their membership vote for those who will advance the union objectives of more money and guaranteed jobs for “theirs”.  Our elected representatives vote for more votes, more money, more perks and more job security for themselves.  Our voting citizens’ vote for those candidates they believe will get them more entitlements, lower taxes and more favorable legislation on any subject they perceive as in their self-interest.  Those who did not vote disavow their moral obligation to elect representatives who will do what’s best for this country, not just for the near future but over the long haul and regardless of what “the opposition” does and says about it.

It’s about collective survival as a nation folks, not about just you or just about me!  We are all in the same boat together and we will all float or sink together in the end.  If we delay appropriate course corrections much longer, the rush for the “lifeboats” will get ugly at a very personal level.

Congratulations America! You’ve just given him the flexibility.

President Obama: “On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it’s important for him to give me space.”

President Medvedev: “Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you…”

President Obama: “This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.”

President Medvedev: “I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir.”

        Congratulations America!  You’ve just given him the flexibility.

        What happens in the next four years will be your responsibility.

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government.  It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury.  From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship.”

Alexander Fraser Tyler, “The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic”

Read "A Nations Of Fools & Future Slaves".

Obama's 4 Years Of Deficient Leadership: 47 Mistakes

I expect that most of you have already cast your vote in this presidential election.  Hopefully you voted for Romney as I did.  For those of you who have yet to vote because you still haven't decided how you will vote, the following article, published in the IBD's Issues & Insights section, hopefully will help you reach a conclusion.  I urge you to both read it, even if you have already voted, and forward it to others with your encouragement that they read it as well.

Please read this article.

America cannot withstand another four years of Obama's inept leadership!

Prosperity Economics: Building an Economy for All

A political flyer landed on my doorstep the other day that identified an Orange County Democratic candidate for Congress as a supporter of a plan to DO AWAY with tax deductions for existing 401(K)s and a plan to FORCE WORKERS & EMPLOYERS to contribute to a new government run 401(K) IN ADDITION TO Social Security.The flyer cited a source (*) so I decided to check it out.  Here’s what I found.

Prosperity Economics:

Building an Economy for All

By:

Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil

·         Quick Overview

·         Executive Summary

·         Full Report

“Prosperity Economics” by Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil, is endorsed by Campaign for America’s Future, AFL-CIO, Center for Community Change, Economic Policy Institute, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Council of La Raza, SEIU and more.

Now … I don’t know about you, but whenever I see AFL-CIO, SEIU and NCLR backing something, red flags start going up for me.  In my humble opinion, when union leadership backs or endorses something, it’s not because of benevolent and magnanimous motivations.  To the contrary, it’s invariably because they see it as contributing to an increase in union membership [and member dues] and an improvement in the income and power of union leadership at the expense of non-members.

While the Hacker and Loewentheil report seems at first blush to be a logical and well thought out plan for resolving the nation’s economic woes, you’ve got to ask yourself how it is that it has only now, at this eleventh hour in the election process, been released.

As for the congressional candidate who backs yet another expansion of already “too big” government and another confiscatory grab at individual income under the guise of “social fairness for all”, I say take your socialist proclivities and stick ‘em where the sun doesn’t shine.  We already have enough problems stemming from like thinking incompetents such as our current president.

So much for my thoughts!  How about yours?  I rarely receive commentary and feedback on my blog postings so for all I know they are not even being read or just aren’t that thought provoking.  In this case, I am particularly interested in hearing your opinions of the Hacker and Loewentheil report.  Let me hear from you.

Obama's Deficit Reduction Claims - More Lies!!

As political pundits delve into Obama's poor debate performance, not as much attention is being bestowed upon what he actually said Wednesday evening. The President repeated his thoroughly debunked deficit reduction claims, claims even his own budget plan proves to be false.

Hear what he said:

Listen to what he said at “Debate Dissembling: Obama's Own Budget Proves His Deficit Reduction Claims Wrong”.  [Click & Scroll down to the video]

Accuracy: At one point in Wednesday night's debate President Obama boasted about his "balanced" plan to cut the projected 10-year deficit by $4 trillion. One problem: His own budget exposes this claim as flat-out false.

Read More At IBD: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/100412-628242-obama-massive-deficit-cutting-fib-.htm#ixzz28Z9Nxd7q

Interestingly, the link [http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets%20/budget.pdf], provided in the IBD article to Obama’s budget plan at has been taken down.  Gee … I wonder why?  No matter, I found it here. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/budget.pdf

Review the President’s own budget document.  For those who don’t want to wade through pages of numbers, I’ve provided a highlighted page[206] from Obama’s own budget that clearly refutes his false claim about what he's doing for reduction of the deficit from the first 2012 presidential debate.

Those who want an unbiased review of his budget complete with graphical charts can be viewed at A Congressional Budget Office Analysis of the President’s 2013 Budget.

Now … I don’t know about you, but in my view a $1.98 trillion deficit reduction is more than a little short of the $4 trillion claim made by Obama.

It’s just one more proof that he will say anything he thinks will get him re-elected.  Just whose interest is he looking out for?  Certainly not American citizens.

Handy Links To California November Ballot Propositions

Like it or not, California invariably includes a number of propositions on every statewide ballot and that always means more time to invest in an attempt to figure out what they really mean unless you just plan to use a dart board.  This November will be no different so I've assembled a few links for you to use in attempting to sort out the good from the bad and the ugly.  I've also included a few opinions of my own for what they're worth and, as usual, I'm against most anything that gives the state more money.  In my humble opinion, California is already far overextended and views it's citizens as a never ending source of funds for all manner of socialist programs.  It's time for the voters to force our elected officials to get California out of our pockets and back to fiscal responsibility.

2012 propositions	Ballot Title	Dogger's Opinion
Proposition 30	Sales and Income Tax Increase (2012)	No
Proposition 31	Two-Year State Budget Cycle (2012)	No
Proposition 32	The "Paycheck Protection" Initiative (2012)	Yes
Proposition 33	Automobile Insurance Persistency Discounts (2012)	Yes
Proposition 34	The End the Death Penalty Initiative (2012)	No
Proposition 35	Ban on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery (2012)	Yes
Proposition 36	Changes in the "Three Strikes" Law (2012)	No
Proposition 37	Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food (2012)	No
Proposition 38	State Income Tax Increase to Support Education (2012)	No
Proposition 39	Income Tax Increase for Multistate Businesses (2012)	No
Proposition 40	Referendum on the State Senate Redistricting Plan (2012)	Yes
Local measures

Incidentally, my opinions as stated above are shared by Ken & John on AM640.  To see the reasoning behind their opinions, click here.

Orange County November 6 Local Propositions

§  Measure M: Coast Community College District bond proposition

§  Measure N: Fountain Valley School District bond proposition

§  Measure O: La Habra City School District bond proposition

§  Measure P: Ocean View School District bond proposition

§  Measure Q: Rancho Santiago Community College District bond proposition

§  Measure R: Rowland Unified School District bond proposition

§  Measure S: Tustin Unified School District bond proposition

§  Measure T: City of Brea Accountability Act

§  Measure U: City of Brea Open Governance Act

§  Measure V: Adoption of a Costa Mesa City Charter

§  Measure W: Fullerton West Coyote Hills Development and Nature Preserve

§  Measure X: Fullerton Sales of Fireworks in the City

§  Measure Y: City of Garden Grove Hotel Tax

§  Measure Z: Huntington Beach Levy of Property Tax for Municipal Purposes

§  Measure AA: Huntington Beach Equal Taxation and Assessments for Sunset Beach

§  Measure BB: City of Irvine "Support Our Schools Initiative"

§  Measure CC: Laguna Beach Parcel Tax for Open Space

§  Measure DD: City of Los Alamitos Utility Users Tax

§  Measure EE: Newport Beach Charter Amendments (Including a Ban on Red Light Cameras)

§  Measure FF: City of Orange Referendum on Orange Park Acres

§  Measure GG: City of Santa Ana Mayoral Term Limits

§  Measure HH: City of Tustin Elimination of City Council Pay and Benefits

§  Huntington Beach revocation of public safety employee retirement tax

Regardless of how you vote, vote!