So you still think the "middle" class was exempt from this tax "deal"?

Here's what I've been saying, someone making $30,000, their taxes will raise more proportionally than someone making between $200,000 and $500,000.

In other words, never believe what a politician says, believe only what they do.

Congressman Bill Johnson said in this statement on 1/2/13: "Now that an agreement has been reached to prevent going over the fiscal cliff and permanently cut taxes on 99 percent of the American people" 

 He's playing fast and loose with facts and using George Orwell speak to confuse us.

The real number is 80% of all taxpayers will pay more taxes, due to his vote.

In 2001 the "Bush" tax cuts went into effect.

This, so called, fiscal cliff deal merely extended or made permanent the tax cuts that took effect in 2001, with the exception of those making more the $400,000/yr.

So, his vote did not cut any taxes, it did the exact opposite.  This "deal" raised the social security payroll taxes by 2% of one's income.  So if you make $50,000 a year, you'll pay an additional $1000.

Yet, this Congressman tries to have us believe that tax bill he voted for only raised taxes on those with income above $400,000 and "cut taxes on 99% of the American people"!!!

Bottom line is Bill Johnson's vote did this:

• made permanent (as permanent as things are in Washington) the tax rates that have been in effect since 2001

• That is with the exception of those making over $400,000, their rates went up.

• Raised social security tax (on everyone) an additional 2%

• The net result of this joke of an unneeded bill and all the fake hystericals around it, is this.  One making $30k/yr ends up paying more taxes proportionally than one making 200k - 500k.

• Raised the death tax rate to 40%.  So a son who inherits his father's farming operation has to pay an additional 5% tax(this is on top of the original 35%), just to keep the farm in the family.  We've got a real joke of a government It's sickening to think of all the local government officials smirking with anticipation when they hear about a local wealthy individual on their death beds.....wondering what their cut will be.

That's a far cry from Johnson's claim he "cut taxes on 99% of the American people".  I'd try to explain away this vote if I were him, as it is exactly opposite of what he said he would do in the past!  What is it about Washington that sucks the principles right out of some people? 

Representative Bill Johnson plays George Orwell

He can try to spin (lie, wiggle, reword, rephrase, distort, etc, etc..) about his vote, but the fact is he voted to raise taxes on every working person in his district.

His words in his latest "press" release:  "permanently cut taxes on 99 percent of the American people"  Um, we just received a 2% tax increase on our payroll taxes thanks to this bill he voted for.
How does this jive with his claim that he cut taxes for 99% of Americans?  It doesn't.

Again, He claims he voted to "permanently cut taxes on 99 percent of the American people".  How can that be?  The rates stayed the same for some and went up for others and went down for no one.  How is this a tax cut?


"Bill Johnson Votes to Protect Middle Class Families"

Washington, Jan 2 -

Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate’s proposed agreement to avert the fiscal cliff.
 "Washington has a spending problem that threatens the prosperity of our children and grandchildren. Now that an agreement has been reached to prevent going over the fiscal cliff and permanently cut taxes on 99 percent of the American people, the table has been cleared to tackle the out-of-control federal spending that has amassed a $16 trillion national debt head-on."
"As we start a new year, it is critically important for the President and Senate to work together with the House on the big issues that are driving our debt and stifling job creation. We must strengthen and preserve Medicare, overhaul Medicaid and completely reform our tax code. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to solve our fiscal challenges now so that they may have the same access to the American Dream that our generation has been blessed with."

Can someone tell me why I should vote for Bill Johsnon again?

Congressman Bill Johnson votes for this joke of a bill.

Raising taxes with no spending cuts.  Un-freaking-believable!  And I voted for this clown!  Not again.  I'm getting tired of the false choice of picking between the worst of two evils.

The problem is, they didn't even need his vote to pass this.  He voted for it anyway!  This tells me that he really thinks reducing our deficit can be done by increasing spending.  Where do we get these geniuses?

I expected quasi counterfeiter Steve Stivers to support this, as he thinks we can clip our coins and save money when making money.  An ancient and fraudulant money watering down scheme that he supports and leads.  Typical big government republican thinking, BTW.

However, Bill Johnson sells himself as a "conservative".  If this is being a conservative, I'd hate to see what a socialist looks like.

It's time to purge the republican party of these pretenders.  If that doesn't happen, it's time to purge the republican party altogether.

This is from Johnson's own house website:

Jobs & The Economy

  ".....Our government is building a national debt at a rate that we can’t afford – we’re leaving our children and grandchildren with a bill for which they shouldn’t be responsible. The first step is to balance the budget.....and hold spending in line in order to bring down the national debt.
We must create wealth, not distribute it. And we must reduce taxes. Today’s Federal tax code penalizes the wealthy and incentivizes the poor to subsist on entitlement programs. Reducing taxes at all levels of income will stimulate the economy both from the top down (allowing more investment in business and job creation) and from the bottom up (giving people more purchasing power)."

It's not what he says that's important, it's what he does and how he votes that matters.

So he, like many other GOP members, talk tough in campaign mode, but when it comes to casting principled, tough votes, he caves.  The tough talk quoted above, about reducing taxes, becomes a whimpering yes vote to raise taxes.
  
SICKENING! 



Link Here

WASHINGTON — Ohio’s congressional delegation voted with the majority to pass the agreement that avoided the so-called fiscal cliff of middle-class tax increases and spending cuts. All five House Democrats from Ohio voted in favor as the measure passed 257-167 Tuesday night. Ohio’s House Republicans split, six voting in favor and seven against. Those voting in favor were Democrats Marcia Fudge, Marcy Kaptur, Dennis Kucinich, Tim Ryan and Betty Sutton, and Republicans John Boehner, Bill Johnson, Steve LaTourette, Robert Latta, Steve Stivers, and Pat Tiberi. Those voting against were Republicans Steve Austria, Steve Chabot, Bob Gibbs, Jim Jordan, Jim Renacci, Jean Schmidt and Michael Turner.

Hypocrites

I can't say it any better

This story about sums up our idiotic gun control types....both people and laws.

It's already illegal to have guns with 1,000 ft of a school

There is no need for additional gun laws.  We have thousands of them already.

They just need enforced.  taking more rights (Constitutional rights BTW) away from law abiding Citizens is not the answer.

It's already against the law to have a gun within 1,000 feet of a school.

If this one law (that's already on the books) would have been enforced, the latest nut job catastrophe would not have happened.

We need to put the crazies back in the mental hospitals.

Let the market work III

More dumb government.  Why do Ohio lawmakers want to limit our access to precious metals?

Leave us alone, we can make our own decisions.

Not very often is there a reason to agree with a federal judge, but this is one.

He must not have received the memo that the people should be forced to use the funny money that the government prints.


Dispatch story here

COLUMBUS — A federal judge has ruled that an Ohio law aimed at curbing gold- and silver-related theft by barring precious-metals dealers from advertising without a license is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus ordered the Ohio Department of Commerce late yesterday to stop enforcing the Precious Metals Dealers Act. The disputed law set a framework for regulating gold, silver and precious-metals dealers, including coin dealers.

The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law brought the suit on behalf of Liberty Coins of Delaware. It was threatened with closure for refusing to pay fines and obtain a license to advertise.

Watson said advertising your business classifies as speech protected by the First Amendment.

Commerce Director David Goodman urged consumers to be vigilant as the state considers its next step.

Let the market work II

Let them raise prices to control the lack of inventory. 

Let them raise gas prices, let the market work!

Of course we knew this was coming.  Forced rationing for fuel purchases in New Jersey.

Not only is Gov. Christie a loud mouth idiot.............in other words, he's from New Jersey.  He has shown his true socialist colors.  Story here.  

Big government does not work and I'm not sure why some "conservatives" are enamoured with this clown.  Hes pro-abortion, anti-gun, and now when he had a chance to embrace the market, he turns to government for the answer....which is a fiasco.

Let them raise prices at the pumps.  Rationing will not be needed.  The lines will be reduced due to folks that don't really "need" fuel won't pay even slightly higher prices.  We've all seen it, folks driving miles away to get gas for .01cent cheaper, these are the folks that will not pay higher gas prices.  They might just stay home instead of driving around unneeded.

However, there would be fuel for those the really need it.  This is not rocket science.  What's really scarey is it doesn't take a Harvard Business School graduate to figure this out, however, there are many folks that don't want the market to work and want the government to "punish" anyone that uses the market...........(remember, it's the market that will keep supplies on hand through raising and lowering of pricing, depending on demand and the amount of supplies available.)

There are way too many socialist government types (Republican and Democrat) demagogues that will suck the wall of the fuel tanks in, then start an investigation of the private sector because supplies ran out.

Gas cans and the Federal government

Apparently it's been awhile since I purchased any new gas cans.

After the July seven day power outage, I decided to go out and buy a couple.  I like to keep a few cans full of gas all the time, so when we do have issues, like power outages, I'm not stuck in a gas line.

What I found were cans with no vents and strange devices on the top that require two hands to operate.  They also have no vent to allow the removed liquid to be replaced with air.  This causes the gas to take 4 times as long to drain out of the can.



I figured that anything this stupid has government idiots finger prints all over it and it does.  See this link: http://lfb.org/today/how-government-wrecked-the-gas-can/

Here's the solution, go to this website and purchase their product.  It includes regular spouts that don't require 2 hands to operate and a vent.  All you have to do it drill a 1/2" hole in the can and insert their vent.  You need to use a wood drill bit to make a clean hole.

According to our gestopo type federal government, these folks are not allowed to sell these as gas can spouts and vents, so they are for "water" cans.

However, these spouts and vents work perfectly in gas cans and it's made of the same hydrocarbon resistant polymers that gas cans are made of.  What a coincidence!

I've bought 3 packs and have used them on all different manufacturers of gas cans.  

Just Words!

Yep, just words.....

Athens County Commissioners

Looks to me like they are making good sense.  Not sure why Sheriff Kelley doesn't understand that one just can't answer questions like this quickly.

Athens News Story

Here's a question for the Sheriff:

"Payne said that he has heard from some people who want the shooting range to be open to the public, perhaps at least just one day per month. There are no other public shooting range options in Athens County, and none since the range in question was closed last year.

Kelly responded, "That is not an option."


WHY NOT?  The tax payers will be paying for this.

Engine Brakes and unintended consequences

Engine Brakes

I've noticed many locations lately with the sign stating "engine brake prohibited".

Why would communities want semi tractor trailers to be less safe in their neighborhood?

Engine brakes recirculated exhaust through the engine to help the truck slow down.  Turning these off make the trucks rely on only their brake system to stop.

Turning these engine brakes off makes the trucks have less stopping power, hence less safe.

These signs show up in populated areas where there is increase traffic, making them needed even more.

This is another example of unintended consequences.  People really need to think before they request their compliant government officials to do things that on the surface, might sound good.........reducing noise........but it really makes the highways less safe.

Many newer trucks have engine brakes that are so quiet, one can't even tell they are being used, but with the legal requirements, truck drivers turn them off to avoid citations.

This is another set of rules that one would hope is ignored.

If communities really want to impact noise, they need signage indicated "no loud motorcycles allowed".  That would eliminate many times the noise than engine brakes and make the roads safer at the same time.

Parkersburg is the only municipality (that I know of) around that has stated publicly that they will not require engine brakes to be turned off, due to safety.

Spineless DeWine

While I'm not a fan of Romney, DeWine's reasoning for switching to supporting Santorum is sad.

He feels that Santorum has a better chance of beating the Muslim in Chief.

What happened to supporting someone because you feel they are more aligned with yourself?
What happened to loyalty?

From what I can see, neither of the Ohio GOP's DeWines are trustworthy.

Story here.

Limited supply of used cars. Anyone really wonder why?

Missed in this story is the fact that we crushed thousands of good used cars a couple of years ago. These cars would have been good used cars for folks for years to come. Another "unintended consequenses" episode of idiodic government at work.

Used-car prices on the rise

More people feel they can no longer delay replacing their old vehicles, driving up demand.

By MSN Money partner on Mon, Jan 23, 2012 9:06 AM

In the market for a used car? Kelley Blue Book urges you to buy sooner rather than later, as prices are rising.

Of course, it doesn't pay to be strong-armed into it, especially not if your current vehicle still has some life left in it. And it will make sense to consider your used-car choice carefully, as certain models command a premium.

KBB, a leading source of car-value data, says used-car prices are likely to rise by 3% to 5% in the first quarter of 2012, and even more in the second quarter. "Non-luxury cars and crossovers increased between $50 and $100 in the past week alone, and they will likely continue to rise in the weeks and months ahead," KBB reported last week.

Between Jan. 6 and Jan. 13, the average trade-in value of a 2009-2011 midsized car increased $107, from $12,096 to $12,203, or 0.9%. Most other types of cars that age gained 0.5% to 0.6% that week. A 5% increase in the coming months would raise the price of a $12,000 car to $12,600 -- and that's serious money for budget-conscious Americans.

Credit goes to unusual market conditions. Supply has been tightened by a slowdown in lease returns, a key source of used vehicles, while at the same time the average age of cars on the road is going up as drivers postpone purchases in the weak economy. Now more people feel they can delay no longer, driving up demand. Post continues below.