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This Republican-controlled Congress overwhelmingly passed "H.R. 1309: Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011" on July 12, 2011. It's purpose: "To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and stability of the program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes." Why does the government subsidize millionaires buying insurance for their large homes on beachfront property? Most of this money goes to two states; Florida and Texas. When I was a kid, most beachfront dwellings were cottages. Now, thanks to taxpayer financed insurance, wealthy people build mansions.
This Republican-controlled Congress voted to shore up the National Flood Insurance Program to the tune of $10 billion dollars. It's nothing but a redistribution of wealth from America's taxpayer's to millionaires with million dollar beachfront homes. This program is godless and immoral.
These Republicans all lie about their core values. They are for BIG goob-mint and rigged markets. Capiche?
Here's a partial list of so called 'small government, free market' Republicans that voted to send taxpayer's monies to millionaires with million dollar beach front homes. John Boehnor(R) Eric Cantor(R) Michele Bachmann(R) Paul Ryan(R) Allen West(R) Daryl Issa(R) Louis Gohmert(R) Jeb Hensarling(R) Dan Burton(R) Michael Grimm(R) Steve King(R) Duncan Hunter(R) Spencer Bachus(R) Votes gleaned from http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2011-562 If this country has oodles of money to send to millionaires with million dollar beach front properties, then why worry about food stamps to those below the poverty line?
This Republican-controlled Congress voted to shore up the National Flood Insurance Program to the tune of $10 billion dollars. It's nothing but a redistribution of wealth from America's taxpayer's to millionaires with million dollar beachfront homes. This program is godless and immoral.
You Might Be A Fascist If… 10. You strongly align yourself with corporations and you support corporate money and influence in government. You despise government regulations that keep corporations honest because you believe everything should be controlled by the free market and that corporations should be allowed to do whatever they please. Sounds just like the Tea Party led Republican Party, doesn't it?
You Might Be A Fascist If… 10. You strongly align yourself with corporations and you support corporate money and influence in government. You despise government regulations that keep corporations honest because you believe everything should be controlled by the free market and that corporations should be allowed to do whatever they please. Sounds just like the Tea Party led Republican Party, doesn't it?
More from page 112 of Alan Greenspan's book 'Age of Turbulence.' A tidbit about George Herbert Walker Bush's presidency that started in 1989. "When George Bush won that fall, I hoped the Fed and his administration would get along. Everybody knew that whoever came in after Reagan would face huge economic challenges: not just an eventual downturn in the business cycle, but whopping deficits and the rapidly mounting national debt."
I urge everyone to get Alan Greenspan's book 'Age of Turbulence' from your local library. Let's explore Reagan's fiscal policy. On page 102, of the aforementioned book, we have the following tidbit of Greenspan's thoughts at the end of 1988. "The economic indicators, meanwhile, were far from encouraging. Huge government deficits under Reagan had caused the national debt to the public to almost triple, from just under $700 billion at the start of his presidency to more than $2 trillion at the end of fiscal year 1988. The dollar was falling, and people were worried about America losing its competitive edge."
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free_willard Wrote: Feb 04, 2012 12:40 PM
Are you a fascist? Many people are fascists and they don't even realize it. And sometimes, they know it all too well, but hide and deny it. Most of the time though, it's obvious who the fascists are. For instance, you might be a fascist if…
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