Why I Wrote The Stimulus Tragedy

When the House passed the first draft of the Bailout Bill, I was so infuriated that I started writing in my journal and with the encouragement of one of my sons, I began the book. It grew into much more than I originally intended and the final result impressed those reading the draft copy. This was the only way I could see to begin to have a voice and take part in returning the government to WE THE PEOPLE. I remain hopeful that at some point enough copies of the book will be circulated to wake people up and that they will unite to make a difference. I do not consider myself a writer. Since I have written the book I qualify as an author, but I have never had any aspirations of being a writer. The book reflects that and is a very hard hitting and direct approach to positive constitutionally based change for America. The Stimulus Tragedy was finished and published April 1. One of my sons helped with some editing and another published the book on Create Space.

Small Business Unite!

Small business is going to have to wake up and take action to stop this insane growth of government and runaway spending! There is no one else to do it. The challenge is that small business people are so busy trying to survive they don't have a lot of extra energy. But we must take aggressive, positive and immediate action! Small business drives this country. Most workers and families depend on small business. Small business is where we will find the qualified candidates to unseat the entrenched career politicians that are the root problem in government. That is why I wrote The Stimulus Tragedy.

Why Do I Do This?

The reason I do this, in answer to my last post, is that I love to work! Hopefully, I will be able to keep working, producing and paying taxes. Those options are becoming more difficult to do, year by year. One very successful, hard working person I work with tells me his unadjusted taxes are now over 60%! How can that be? Federal and state income taxes, self employment tax, property tax, business taxes and licenses, auto licenses, personal property tax and some others, total over 60%. He is hopeful he will be able to find some deductions to reduce that some, but he is in a commission income business, so the deductions are minimal. His solution - to slow down his production for this year. It makes no sense to him to keep charging and give it all away. He says he will buy nothing and work and earn less, as a choice. I am looking to do the same thing. Small business is no longer willing to do it all and pay it all. This is not an isolated instance. Unless something begins to change and that means less taxes and less government interference, many of us are going to slow down or quit all together. Small business drives this country and that is fact. The Stimulus Tragedy goes into all this.

My Small Businesses

Today I have been running as hard as I can go to keep my businesses running. As I slow for a short break, looking at what our government is doing, I wonder why I am doing this. Why am I charging around in an effort to make a few bucks so I can give it to a government laced with entrenched career politicians so they can waste it on bailouts that don't work, socialized medicine that won't work and all sorts of other insane spending that takes me nowhere? I don't have to do this anymore. There are a lot of other people benefiting from my efforts, as there have been for many years, but am I? This is what The Stimulus Tragedy is about. When I can get slowed down again, sometime tonight, I will answer that question in another post.

Chrysler Bankruptcy, Short?

Will the government let the bankruptcy judge do the job or will the government subvert that process, too? In my book, The Stimulus Tragedy, I talk about bankruptcy. The process is in place for a reason and should have been used to begin with rather than the bailouts. If Chrysler and GM would have entered the bankruptcy process initially, they would now be well on the way toward finding qualified buyers to manage them effectively and profitably. My concern is that a "short bankruptcy" for Chrysler means the bankruptcy judge will not be allowed to work the process as prescribed by law. I see another subversion of due process, also talked about in my book.

Legislative Reconciliation

Can the budget bill plan passed by the House be stopped? Yes it can! But, the House included in the plan legislative reconciliation. That will make it very unlikely that the final bill will not pass. In my humble opinion reconciliation is a subversion of due process granted to WE THE PEOPLE by the Constitution. Due process is a major point in my book The Stimulus Tragedy and is being subverted by both parties. Check out what legislative reconciliation is at the following link. http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/bud_rec_proc.htm

Senate Expected to Pass Budget Bill Today!

The Senate is expected to pass the $3.4 Trillion budget bill later today. I am afraid my children and grand children will be living much of their lives like Cubans, as discussed in my book The Stimulus Tragedy. Their is no possible way for America to support this level of spending, and we are just seeing the beginning of it.

Again it has Happened!

I am in shock. Even though we all knew it had to happen, it just makes the heart stop. I am so sad for my children and grandchildren. The House of Representatives has passed a $3.4 Trillion budget bill on a 233 - 193 vote. WE THE PEOPLE must wake up and vote out every Representative voting for this! The survival of our country depends on it!

The Hypocrisy of the Entrenched

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector is now a Democrat! The Stimulus Tragedy continues to have more and more relevance in modern day politics. Since I am not a Republican or a Democrat this situation means much more to me. How far away from the constituents can a politician be? What Specter represented himself to be is not what the voters ended up with. Spector admits in his news conference today that he votes the way he believes over and above what his constituents believe. It validates my point in The Stimulus Tragedy that these entrenched career politicians are the base problem with government. More important than the President and more dangerous. WE THE PEOPLE must make it our primary goal to remove these long term career politicians from the government, regardless of what party they claim to represent. And, replace them with sincere constitutionally minded people that will serve WE THE PEOPLE rather than themselves. The hypocrisy of these entrenched career politicians knows no bounds and they must be voted out of office!

The Mexican Threat

It did not even enter my mind that the Mexican Threat would first come in the form of Swine Flu. Now it becomes the highest security risk. What action the government takes to isolate it becomes the big question. Will the government do the right thing and take serious action to deal with this, or will political correctness prevail and no action or weak action be taken? My guess is that political correctness will prevail and any action will be weak and reactionary rather than strong and positive. Time will tell. Unfortunately, time is of the essence in a situation like this. I pray that this will not develop into an epidemic as has been the case in past history. Whatever happens it is a big test for the government and will give us a good idea of what to expect in any other crisis that may arise. Personally, I have little faith in the government doing the right thing. As you read The Stimulus Tragedy the reasons I feel this way will become evident.

It's Already Happened!

This week the Obama Administration admitted that taxes are going up! As I have written in my book, The Stimulus Tragedy, this had to happen. What is surprising is that it happened so quickly. I really expected the government to do everything possible to delay this announcement until at least next year. What this shows us is that the arrogance of Obama and the hypocrisy of this government know no bounds. It will be interesting to see what the public reaction of this announcement is going to be. I believe it will make little difference in public opinion initially. Until the voters, particularly within the Obama crowd, actually are forced to pay these taxes will the tide begin to turn. No one wants to be wrong and until some time has passed and the Obama crowd is actually paying these increased taxes will these people admit it is actually happening. Sadly, by that time it will be too late to change a lot of it. It can be changed, over time, but a lot of harm will already be done. However, that changes nothing. The plan outlined in The Stimulus Tragedy and the implementation of it become even more important.

Tax Day Tea Parties

Yesterday was an interesting day in many ways. First, not as many people showed up as I had hoped might. Part of that was due to very unfavorable weather conditions in many parts to the country. The areas with good weather had fair turnouts.
What I really was most interested in was how many hecklers would show up and how many problems they would cause. There were few hecklers and as I watched the coverage it became apparent that those people not in agreement with the no-spend, no-tax ideals were afraid to be heard. That is very exciting! As I say in my book, The Stimulus Tragedy, even those purporting to be fans of the big spend, big tax policies know in their hearts that it is not the right way to go.
The only real hecklers I saw were from CNN and the clip I saw on FOX News made this particular woman look pretty foolish.
Now we all need to focus on the mid term elections of 2010 and follow the plan outlined in The Stimulus Tragedy, taking aggressive, positive and immediate action.

Branch Twigg

Second Edition of the Stimulus Tragedy is Published

The Second Edition of The Stimulus Tragedy has been published. The new edition can be ordered from this blog from Create Space.

Facebook Friend

A friend just emailed me to say that he tried to forward my book message from earlier today to his friends list and sent it out as his post. That's ok. Let's get the message out by whatever means are available. America needs to hear the message. I do have a Facebook page and my email is branchtwigg@gmail.com . Wake up America!

The Stimulus Tragedy Book

Yesterday the first printing of my book The Stimulus Tragedy was out of stock. Hopefully, the second printing will be available by Monday, April, 13 on Create Space. It can still be ordered on Amazon and will ship as soon as the second printing becomes available. Thanks for your interest in saving America!

Branch Twigg

There is a Danger in the Tea Parties!

For those of us planning to be a part of the Tea Parties coming on April 15 there is a danger. There will be elements attending these Tea Parties that will try to discredit them by inciting vandalism and violence. Plan to take your cell phones with you and be prepared to take pictures of any person attempting to disrupt the event. Then give those pictures to police. It would be most unfortunate if any of these events take on the violence of the the European riots of last week.

Branch Twigg

Insurance Companies?

Now it is insurance companies that need to be bailed out. The insanity never ends. Now that the President is back in America he can get Congress refocused on spending more money. It is unbelievable what is happening. WE THE PEOPLE must wake up soon or the idiocy may overwhelm us.

Book Sales Began Today

The Stimulus Tragedy is in print and the first book sales began today. The project turned out beautifully and I thank L. F. and Bud for their encouragement and assistance. For me, this is an exciting time. The message is now circulating. It is my hope that people will find and read the book and begin to take aggressive, positive and immediate action to heal our great Nation. I believe that enough voters have already come to life to have a major impact in the 2010 elections. One election will not solve the challenges America faces, but it will be a positive beginning. My steps to get us to the 2010 elections will begin to influence even those career politicians not up for reelection in 2010. The time to rally is upon us. WE THE PEOPLE can do this!

Branch Twigg

The Tide Is Turning

There is hope! WE THE PEOPLE are waking up! These Tea Parties are catching on and it now looks like April 15 will be a great day.
It remains to be seen if this will be enough of a threat to The Entrenched to wake them up. Most likely as long as these career politicians remain in office nothing of real value will be gained. The 2010 elections are a long way off and until then much more harm will be done. Maybe public sentiment will slow the train enough to keep some of the worst of this spending from taking place.
Keep the faith and take action, as written in The Stimulus Tragedy, and what harm has been done can be undone. It won't be easy, but it can be done.

The Situation Worsens

Never in the history of America has government done so much to destroy the Nation in such a short period of time. WE THE PEOPLE are beginning to realize the seriousness of what is taking place. It is a frightening series of events.
However, there is a bright side. As the insanity continues, WE THE PEOPLE are beginning to wake up. Most Americans are behind the curve and it has taken some time for the brevity of the situation to register in the minds of most people. As WE THE PEOPLE wake up, read The Stimulus Tragedy and think about all these events, sentiment is beginning to turn. An opportunity is being created to right the wrongs and there is more awareness of the importance of the mid term elections.
America may find the discipline to turn this around. That hope is exciting!

The Stimulus Tragedy Is Published!

The Stimulus Tragedy is published and available. You can click on the Create Space link on the right, just below the picture of the book cover, to order.

Branch Twigg

The Nation Weakens

There is a provision in the proposed federal budget bill to continue with a 45% death tax (inheritance). The passing of estates to heirs is one of the biggest capital generators for the country. For true stimulus, the inheritance tax must be eliminated. The quickest way to a balanced budget is to remove all forms of inheritance tax. Under Bush it was to be reduced to 35% in 2010, but the Obama budget will leave it at the current 45% rate. Inheritance tax is cruel and unusual punishment and destroys the life work of many small businesses, agriculture in particular. And, it is double taxation. This is nothing more than idiocy. It proves my points in The Stimulus Tragedy.

Branch Twigg