Denver Tax Day TEA Party

This is an A-political rally in that it does not matter if you are a GOP, Conservative, Democrat, Liberal, Green party member etc. This rally should be for Constitutionalists who are sick and tired of all the waste in Washington and or local/state governments.

 

Join your fellow Americans as we rally our elected officials to repeal the ‘Stimulus’ package, reduce our taxes and eliminate wasteful spending in government!

5am-9am: The Peter Boyles show broadcasts live
10:00 Volunteers arrive, Setup
11:00 Speaker Meet & Greet

 

- Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song

11:00 Tea Bag Sign Up Begins,Send a pink slip to your officials,Join Hear US Now! sign up!
12:00 Greeting by MC Brian T Campbell, Sr
12:05 Pledge of Alegiance – Led by Brian T Campbell, Sr.

-Castle Capella’s Patriotic Singing

Guest Speaker – Gunny Bob
Guest Speaker – Tom Lucero

-Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song

Guest Speaker – Jon Caldera, The Independence Institute
Guest Speaker – Mike Kopp, CO State Senator

 

- Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song

Guest Speaker – Rob McNealy
Special Guest Speaker – Josh Penry, CO State Senate Minority Leader

- Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song

Guest Speaker – Keith Peterson
Guest Speaker – Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney

 

- Bubbafly Barney performing early American patriotic song

New Minority Tobacco Tax

April 1^st 2009 marks yet another example of blatant disregard for the rights of the average American. Just because something is unpopular does not give you the right to do something.  I hate how I have to give a prelude to give me creditability but I am NOT a smoker. I have not touched the stuff in almost a year and I feel great. I am never going back to smoking almost a pack a day (although the temptation is still there). Tomorrow, the Federal tax on a pack of cigarettes will increase from 35 cents to $1.01 a pack. Notwithstanding, in Colorado, the State/local tax adds an additional 89 cents to the cost totaling $1.90 per pack. Does that seem excessive to you?  When I bought my first pack of cigarettes, the total bill was a buck fifty and now the tax more?

            Word on the street seems to be against the average smoker, the tobacco companies and establishments who are sympathetic to the average smoker. In Colorado, a ban was enacted preventing anyone from smoking in public building, bars restaurants etc. Although now as a non smoker I love the NON smell, clean air etc, I still hold the idea that this decision should be left to the proprietor of the establishment. It is my decision to spend money and if I, the customer, decide that I do not want to tolerate the smoke; I will take my business elsewhere. Well anyway this decision was deemed not mine to make and the government made it for us.

            This new Federal tax is earmarked to provide all children in America with Health Care. A noble cause but with a price tag of over 35 Billion. That’s right, they expect to gain 35 Billion in tax revenue to fund children healthcare. Since most packs now in Colorado will be closer to $5.00 a pack, I expect the quantity of cigarettes to start residing. This will cause, in a few years, a strain on the system and spark another increase somewhere to make up the revenue. This is very familiar to Social Security where a separate bill has only one income measure to support it.

            Please think to yourself and eliminate your pre-conceived notions about tobacco. Should one small group of people pay in some cases 2500% (yes twenty five hundred) increase in a product to pay for something else? If so why not the following products: Scotch, thong underwear, Tampons, Fast Food etc. Arguments have been made that each of these cause either health problems, are only used by certain people and or is class warfare. It could be coming…don’t laugh!

Power revieled; Goodby Wagoner

Today the Government ousted Wagoner, the CEO of General Motors (GM) after a meeting of automakers in Washington over the weekend. I have mixed feelings about this as I am sure many Americans do. On one hand, we (taxpayers) have relinquished and are being asked to relinquish tens of billions of dollars to GM, Chrysler etc to keep them afloat. I think, in this instance, Wagoner has driven his company into the ground and needs to be held accountable for said action (reducing his salary to $1.00 was a start but not enough). The company requires a massive restructuring (including a complete cultural change with the labor Union) and my vote, if anyone would listen, would include the same action to introduce new leadership.
However; is this power we want to give government? Is this something we can sanction for our elected leaders to invest their will on the private sector? Can government change the boards and executives at any company that is unwilling or unable to do what they want in order to gain traction on some fabulous new “flavor of the month” program? We are treading murky water when we as a society allow a government to take control of who can and who cannot lead a private sector company.
I agree with the decision to push him out of office but who gets the right to select a new CEO? Will it be the shareholders of the company? No, it’s the government who, most likely, who will ensure Hybrid’s are the staple for the American consumer. You do not want a Hybrid…you will “buy” one anyway as we the taxpayer will subsidies this historical failing business model.

“Porkulis” top 10 Senate Earmark Recipients

Following are the top 10 Senate earmark recipients — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats: 
1. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.): $122,804,900
2 Richard Shelby (R-Ala.): $114,484,250
3. Kit Bond (R-Mo.): $85,691,491
4. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.): $76,899,425
5. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.): $75,908,475
6. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): $74,000,750
7. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa): $66,860,000
8. James Inhofe (R-Okla.): $53,133,500
9. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): $51,186,000
10. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii): $46,380,205

AIG Bonuses

I am as upset as the rest of you regarding the millions of bonuses these AIG executives received but, Congress really, a 90% tax on the proceeds. Do you actually believe that this makes me feel any better. What happened to the core concept of getting to the root cause? Why can’t you see that you are not fooling anyone. Yes, this “tax” does get the money back into your hands (for which you will spend it on turning the Hudson River from brown to blue or something) but this veiled anger you are supposedly feeling is disingenuous at best. You had several opportunities to stop this but Sen. Dodd, Rep Frank and others had to add provisions into the “Generational Theft Act” aka The Stimulus.

Now I want to be one of the first to tell you, or at least document, that you have “Bailed out” over 100 banks. Please be more proactive this week and remember that they can also give stimulus money away as “bonuses” (I love that word in this analogy as a bonus rewards for something done well HA!.