Tuesday 26 April 2016

" Politics - Just more of the same !!! "




( Me at my place )
I am coming out loud and proud and declaring the following:
1. I am a Aussie white bloke of European descent!
2. I am heterosexual!
3. Although not religious I tend to believe in the so-called Christian values and beliefs!
Sir Mike's Comments 24/4/2016.
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Subject " Politics - just more of the same !!! "


Charley Reese - Journalist, Syndicated Columnist - Orlando Sentinel
Died 21/5/2013 at the age of 76 years.
The author of the ' Final Column - 555 ' dated the 3rd of May 1984 - see attached scroll down.

Although according to " Snopes " Charley Reese did write the ' Final Column - 555 ' but 
there has been a few items added over the years via the internet, me being one see at the bottom ? hopefully in different coloured font.

People although the article was written by Charley Reese back in May 1984 some ( 32 ) 
years ago surely it does not take my old mate Einstein to revue the article, and although based on Charley Reese experiences in his home country of the USA I believe it applies to all countries world wide, no exceptions, and ask the following:

1. What has changed in (32) years, when, where, why and how ?.

2. If so what effect has these changes had on the worlds population as a whole either good, bad or indifferent?.

3. Who are the winners and losers or ain't their any, because metaphorically speaking 
the worlds populations are both cancelling out winning and losing due to the insurmountable financial and climatic stress, added to the constant increase in taxation,whether that be by direct or indirect, by stealth, taxes, fees and charges.

Charley Reese article has a myriad of interesting statements, but the one I believe is very current and pertinent to our situation in Aussie today with the pending Federal Elections 
is as follows:

Quote: ' Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them ' unquote, Amen to that people, Amen to that.


John Howard Liberal Ex Aussie PM.


Peter Costello Liberal Ex Aussie Treasurer. ( The worlds best according to his admiration society?)


Kevin Rudd Labor Ex Aussie PM.


Julia Gillard Labor Ex Aussie PM.


Tony Abbott Liberal Ex Aussie PM.

Now we Aussies will be informed by the people with a self interest, pollies for instance, that we are
a wealthy nation and ofcourse these self interested people, when calculating this wealth include very significantly our very inflated property values which ofcourse is a very tenuous, fragile to say nothing of a dubious way, including share portfolios, to rely on when calculating a nations productive and sustainable wealth because any minor, let alone a major GFC, to say nothing of the devastating " recession or depression " which has happened more times than I can remember over the last few decades or so, and where the inevitable happens and sends both share and property values collapsing like a pack of cards.

Shares are not even money shuffling, just paper shuffling and property values,not being an applied science, are more just think of a figure and get some body to meet the price, and therefore is just figments of peoples imaginations and neither are sustainable in a financial crisis and are always the first to be effected and to go belly up.

Therefore there are any amount of figures put out to show that the Aussie nation is" Very Asset rich 
and Very cash poor"and it would appear that the Aussie nation has a total credit charge, excluding all three levels of this over governed countries local, state and federal debts, or private commercial debts, of some $60,000.00 per every man, women and child and if called upon to immediately repay those funds the nation as a whole would ' Default ' due to insufficient funds.

So when we consider the " Halcyon Days " of little Johnny Howard and Peter Costello where the 
Aussie Nations resource assets, tax and royalty wise, were a licence to print money,as the saying goes,and were used in election sweeteners by the way of tax breaks,reductions and middle class welfare,to the excessive unsustainable spending of the Rudd, Gillard, Rudd Labor governments and the blocking by a hostile Aussie Senate of Tony Abbotts mob of budgetary savings and cost cutting by Teflon Billy's Labor mob, Greenies and some Independents. 

We now have national debts of billions,
with millions per day of interest charges accruing that a " Front End Loader " could not dig us out of this national financial debacle we find ourselves in.


A " Front End Loader ".

Especially as we Aussies have an aging population, less tax receipts more welfare, 800,000 to say 
1,000,000 unemployed, less tax receipts more welfare and climbing, almost 3,000,000 underemployed the working poor, less tax receipts ? some extra welfare, commodity and resource prices fluctuating wildly, less national tax and royalty receipts, and more Aussie businesses relocating overseas because our taxes, fees and charges are to high in comparison, to say nothing of our labour costs.


Our current Liberal PM Malcolm - the magnificent - Turnbull.


Our current Federal Labor Opposition Leader, Union Heavy Weight, Homosexual Advocate and alleged " Rapist " Teflon Billy Shorten.

Yet regardless of what I have stated here or any of the myriad of other matters we have in
 Aussie that range from
the"Cradle to the Grave"and, possibly before and after, these pair 
of political mongrels are playing politics with this nations current and future financial health, welfare and wellbeing for their own political interests and survival.

Let's take our current PM Malcolm- the magnificent-Turnbull first up, where he no doubt would 
make a far better statesman like job of being our PM than ever this smirky little "One Liner" Teflon Billy Shorten would, because not only is Turnbull more intelligent but has a greater physical appearance and bearing than the shifty looking Teflon Billy Shorten could ever have.

However, who could trust Turnbull, because in my view his sole purpose of calling an early 
election, especially a "Double Dissolution", is to fulfill his personal ambition to not only justify Turnbull's knifing of the Ex Liberal PM Tony Abbott but to achieve the PM's job in his own right.

Secondly, let's take a look at Teflon Billy who as a Minister in the previous Labor Federal 
governments of Rudd, Gillard, Rudd where he topped Turnbull's effort by knifing both Rudd and Gillard in the back and with that, and with his Union mates support,obtained the Labor Opposition Leaders job after one of, if not the worst, Federal Labor Parties defeats in the Labor Parties history at the September 2013 elections.

Now Teflon Billy and his Labor mob want another go and are already out on the hustings drumming 
up business, votes, saying anything the voters wants to hear in regard to education, health, employment, Judicial Enquiry into the banking industry,negative gearing, the Steel Industry and the list seems never ending of Teflon Billy's generosity with Tax Payers funds?.

However,? how is Teflon Billy going to fund all these generous gifts to the Aussie nation?.

Well Teflon Billy has repeated many times that this will be fully paid for by the 100 billion,Yep billion, 
of savings over the next (10) years??.

However, is there no end to this Teflon Billy's arrogance because the way I see it this means that 
Teflon Billy and his Labor mob are convinced that come what may they will be initially elected this year 2016, again in 2019, then again in 2022 giving them (3) consecutive (3) year terms of government plus one year to make up the (10) year plan ? otherwise how can Teflon Bill and his Labor mob commit any future governments to such a 100 billion dollar plan? answer they can't!!

Also when do Teflon Billy's mob start funding all these grandioso schemes? after they have made 
the savings or do what Julia Gillard did, with as a Minister Teflon Billy's agreement, and that was to spend the unfunded commitment in regard to the NDIS, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the Gonsky educational system, to name but a few, and hope to make the savings along the way??.

If the Aussie voters believe that? then they should believe that when I tell them that a (90) year old 
lady I know up here is going to be the next Gold Medalist for the Olympic hurdles beating our Aussie Hurdles champion Sally Pearson.


Our Aussie Gold Medalist Hurdles Champion Sally Pearson.


Labor Senator Stephen Conroy and Labors defence spokesman and the Deputy Senate Labor Leader.
                                                     
                                                            
LNP Senator Ian Macdonald.


Lieutenant General Angus Campbell the then Commander of Border Protection.


General David Hurley was on the 27/4/2014 the Defence Force Chief currently the Governor of NSW.


General Sir Peter Cosgrove the current very popular Aussie Governor General and formally The Chief of Defence Force.

People to add insult to injury we have this loud mouth, rude, belligerent, moronic excuse for an Aussie Labor Senator,by the name of the Labor Senator Stephen Conroy,
?don't believe me then listen into the Aussie Senate debates on the ABC Radio.

Who in my view is a total disgrace to the position of Senator and to the tradition of the Aussie 
Senate, the so-called peoples representatives as they not only represent their political parties but the Aussie States and Territories individually.

On Tuesday the 26/2/2014 the LNP Senator Ian MacDonald who was chairing a Senate estimates hearing
had to shut down the hearing because Labor Senator Conroy launched a vicious attack on Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, the then Commander Operations Sovereign Borders but who is currently the Chief of Army, accusing him of being involved in a political cover up because General Campbell was restricting the flow of information regarding the interception of asylum seeker boats.

Labor Senator Conroy then went on to liken General Campbell to the fictitious " Colonel Nathan Jessop "
from the movie " A Few Good Men ".

On the following day Wednesday the 27/2/2014 the then Defence Force Chief General David Hurley, 
now the Governor of NSW, fronted the Senate Estimates hearing and in a very robust way defended the integrity of General Campbell against Labor Senator Conroy's accusation that General Campbell was part of a political cover up with the border protection.

However people is there no end to what lengths this loud mouth moron Labor Senator Stephen Conroy the Deputy Opposition Labor Senate Leader will go to to get headlines? even if it means taking on our Head of State General Sir Peter Cosgrove,formally the Chief of Defence Force, holder of the ' Military Cross ' and one of, if not the most, popular Governor General we have had to date.                                                           
                                                         
                                                         
Dame Quentin Bryce former Governor General.

Far more popular than his predecessor the " Lefty " and Teflon Billy Shortens mother in law, 
Dame Quentin Bryce.


On the 17/4/2016 General Sir Peter Cosgrove was asked by the Turnbull mob to convene a special 
sitting of parliament to deal with the Governments bill to re-establish the Australian Building and Construction Commission ( ABCC).

However as the bill was already in the Senate it had to be voted on there first after the ceremony had
finished.

It was then when Labor Senator Conroy took it on himself to attack General Sir Peter Cosgrove for
"demeaning his office" for allowing the parliament to convene and stated that a " Strong " Governor General would have never agreed to it, and went on to state that no way on this earth would the Queen have allowed this to happen.
                                                                 
                                                                           

Senator & Senate President Stephen Parry.

However it did not end there,Oh no,this big mouth Labor Senator Conroy was on a roll even after he was warned
by the Senate President Stephen Parry.

Labor Senator Conroy accused the Governor General of committing a" tawdry political stunt " and was
interfering with the " Democratic Process ".

Labor Senator Conroy went onto state - taken from the video of the event.

Quote:
" What we have had today is the ghost of 1975 revisit upon us ,"
" The long dead arm of Sir John Kerr crawled out of his grave to participate in a travesty of democracy in this country.
Unquote:

Sir John Kerr and a painting of Queen Elizabeth of England.

Now ofcourse as usual this Labor Senator Conroy has shot himself in the foot when comparing Sir John Kerr
with General Sir Peter Cosgrove from the point of view that Sir John Kerr was " REFUSING " to do what the then Whitlam Labor Government at the time wanted, which surely is just what this moronic loud mouth Labor Senator Stephen Conroy is stating that General Sir Peter Cosgrove should have done.

Also considering that the Labor Senator Conroy is comparing Sir John Kerr who was one of the 
most despised Aussie Governor Generals after what he did to the Whitlam Government in 1975,to our current Governor, General Sir Peter Cosgrove, formally our Chief of Defence Force and a holder of the 'Military Cross',and absolutely considered by the majority of Aussies as a good bloke let alone a popular Governor General, to use the Labor Senator Conroy's terminology, is definitely a very " Tawdry " comment as well as a " Travesty " coming from an Aussie Senator who also happens to be the Labor Parties Oppositions Deputy Leader in the Senate.

Dinosaur.

Well people we can only hope that with a "Double Dissolution" election in the offing that the like's of some of the
"Used by Date"and"Dinosaur" Senators we have currently across the political spectrum, with special mention of the Labor Senator Stephen Conroy, will be replaced with some fresh, not necessarily younger, blood, and let's get this proud Nation of Aussie on the move again.

However as the like's of the Labor Senator Stephen Conroy was formally employed by the Transport 
Workers Union as a Superannuation's Officer and as the Unions not only run the Aussie Labor Party but are the Aussie Labor Party! and where just like Teflon Billy Shorten with his only ( 20%) voter approval,and unlike the House of Reps (lower house),the Unions will decide who becomes the next Labor Leaders and Senators not the Aussie voters.

But people if that happens because you put the tick in the wrong box on election day
then don't whinge when you just get " More of the same ".

Sir Mike Howe-but you can call me Mike. Scroll Down, lengthy but oh so true even (32) years later.

Subject: Fwd: FW: Charley Reese's Final Column for the Orlando Sentinel

Here's one we can all agree on!
Charley Reese's Final Column for the Orlando
Sentinel


Charley Reese is retiring. His last column is this
one. I know
many will miss this southern gentleman.

He had a great run and we are
all better off for it.

Farewell, Mr. Reese, and thank you.


Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years.

Be sure to read the Tax List at the end.

This is about as clear and easy to understand as
it can be - read
it!! The article below is completely
neutral, not anti republican or
democrat.

Worth the time.


Worth remembering!

Politicians are the only people in the world who
create problems and then campaign against them..

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats
and
the Republicans are against deficits,WHY do
we have deficits?

555 PEOPLE--By Charlie Reese


Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against
inflation and high taxes,

WHY do we have inflation and high
taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on
appropriations.

The House of Representatives does.


You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve
Bank does.


One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President,
and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 555 human
beings out of the 300 million are directly,legally, morally, and
individually
responsible for the domestic problems that plague
this country.


I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913,
Congress
delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound
currency to a
federally chartered, but PRIVATE, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound
reason.
They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a
senator, a congressman, or a President to do one
cotton,
picking thing.

I don't care if they offer a politician $1
million dollars in cash.

The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter
what
the lobbyist promises,it is the legislator's responsibility
to
determine how he votes.

Those 555 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They
cooperate
in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an
excessive
amount of gall.No normal human being would have
the
gall of a Speaker,who stood up and criticized the
President for
creating deficits.

The President can only propose a budget. He
cannot force the
Congress to accept it.


The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives
sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for
originating and approving appropriations and taxes.
The speaker of the House and fellow House members, not the
President, can approve any budget
they want.

If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million
cannot replace 555 people who stand convicted, by present
facts, of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a
single
domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those
555 people.

When you
fully grasp the plain truth that 555 people exercise
the power of the
federal government, then it must follow that
what
exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red ..

If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because
they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan.


If they do not receive social security but are on an elite
retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they
want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 555 people shift the blame to bureaucrats,
whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to
lobbyists,
whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom
they
give the power to regulate and from whom they can take
this power.

Above all,
do not let them con you into the belief that there
exists disembodied
mystical forces like "the economy,"
"inflation," or "politics" that prevent
them from doing what they
take an oath to do.


Those 555 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power..

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the
people who are their bosses.


Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own
employees.


We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their
mess!


Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel
Newspaper.


What you do with this article now that you have read it.
Is up to you


This might be funny if it weren't so true.

Be sure to read all the way to the end:
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table,
At which he's fed.
Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes are the rule.
Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts anyway!
Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.
Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries tax his tears.
Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways to tax his ass.
Tax all he has then let him know
That you won't be done till he has no dough.
When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till he's good and sore.
Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he's laid...
Put these words upon his tomb,
Taxes drove me to my doom...'
When he's gone,
Do not relax, Its time to apply:

The inheritance tax..
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax


STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago,& our nation was the most prosperous
in the
world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle
class in
the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 555 times!!! YOU
can help it get there!!!


GO AHEAD- BE AN AMERICAN! ( or Aussie,English,
French
or any other nationality because the only
difference regarding
all the pollies around the world is
that they may speak different languages which mean
exactly the same when translated!!!!!


P.S. If you do the right thing and pass this on,which is entirely
up to you,please do the right thing and highlight
and delete
any addresses you receive with it.( with exception of the
pollies and the media email addresses because one
way or the
other we pay for them)

Thanks . .