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I am sure that most of you are feeling the effects of higher prices in today's economy from gas to groceries, but have any of you noticed that the products are shrinking. Angel Soft tissue has decreased in size by nearly 100 sq. ft for a 12-pack roll and many other products are reducing in ounces, grams and alike while the prices are increasing and jobs remain scarce. Yet as we run out of our weekly items quicker and remain unable to fill our tanks, our government continues to forget that minimum wage is still greatly under the .35 cent per year increase that I spoke of in "The Price to Live" that would have us at $12.70 an hour for minimum wage this year if this had been done yearly since 1978... The American people are not at fault that the lavish lifestyles of the Presidents, CEO and likewise of companies have ran its course. It is called the result of GREED and it continues to show as companies try to find side steps to cutting their expenses while robbing us consumers... So how are we suppose to maintain a comfortable livelihood when gas is costing $4.00 a gallon, milk is $4.50 a gallon, and minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. The figures for average American households are not adding up and there is no true solution to getting the economy back on track, so what happens now? My theory: Companies will continue to reduce the size of their products to save on costs and consumers will continue to buy less products, travel only when necessary, and eliminate some items to live, so where does this leave the economy? Answer: Plummeting



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We Remain Divided

August 17th 2010 22:26
Why is everything based on race and sexual orientation?
Why are we divided by two of the most irrelevant issues?

For those of us who believe that a tax paying adult who is attracted to adults of the same sex should be limited the same rights as a tax paying adult who is not attracted to adults of the same sex.... YOU ARE INSANE.

For those of us who believe that it is fair for a person of one race to be sentenced unreasonably for committing the same crime as that of a person of another race.....YOU ARE AN IDIOT

For those of us who believe that debating over whether or not to allow same sex couples the right to be married or joined in civil union is a relevant topic... ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER


If you are an insane idiot who is not smarter than a fifth grader, do the following:
JUDGE NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE
TREAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED
GET YOUR OWN LIFE IN ORDER
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Seattle Police: Right or Wrong?

June 17th 2010 00:47
I know everyone has seen the news and headlines regarding the fist to the face a Seattle police handed to a teenage girl. Many of you say it was the correct course of action while others say it went to far. Personally, I am not a fan of the man or woman who puts on a badge and act as if they are above the law. Police around the U.S. need a quick understanding that they can not do as they feel because they have a badge and gun. Daily the bad seeds that do exist in the police force get away with harrassment, brutality, and abuse of authority, but this needs to stop and the immunity that is given to these guys and gals in uniform needs to be put to an end before citizens begin to take action against the police.

What if the citizens that stood around the event would have taken on the police??? Police officers are nothing more than tax paying employees and citizens just as other people, and that's something they need to be made aware of.

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Entertaining Peodophiles

May 23rd 2010 01:55
Of course all of us have seen the headlines of the girls half dressed and dancing to Beyonce, but honestly is this acceptable? Some of us believe that girls' dirty dancing is ok, while some of us believe that this is shameful. I believe the topic is an example of careless parenting. There are several Cheetah Girl songs and similar that could have been used in the competition as well as more appropriate outfits. Lets be honest, most of the clothes and uniforms made for minors are not appropriate. Sex sells but it should not sell upon minors. It's sad that some of us think that entertaining peodophiles is ok.
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Health Care Bill

March 22nd 2010 19:10
Ok, we know that the world is for or against the health care bill. The world has and always will be for or against something, someone, facts, and opinions....it's just the way it is. But "good" health care is not something that should be given to those who can afford it, it is necessary for our existence.
Is paying taxes fair? No, it never has been fair and it is a topic that would take a decade to finish discussing but in short...We pay taxes to work an underpaid job and on everything we buy and own, but we have little, if any, say so in how the money is used. Because of this, we are in economic downfall as we speak from years of allowing our government to misuse our tax dollars. But we have become complacent with simply complaining and carrying on with the policies that have made the rich richer and the poor poorer. Now that policies are coming forth that will change this, many are upset. Are you upset due to greed? Because if so.... nothing you have is yours, it is the Lord's.
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New Year, New Goals, New Results

January 23rd 2010 20:13
I hope everyone is enjoying the blessing of life in itself in the New Year. We are only twenty- three days into this year and I plan to have a Gr8 year so we will begin with the question, Have You?..... Have you put your resolutions in motion? Have you began to improve as an individual? Have you set out a plan to achieve your goals? Have you analyzed the possible results? Have you evaluated the pros and cons? Have you created a plan b and c? If you have not or if you are procrastinating then please remember that If you do not have a foundation of at minimum two possible plans that will improve your life then results are not possible.


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Happy Thanksgiving

November 26th 2009 20:52
On today be thankful and don't let anything or anyone break your spirit on this day. If you are alive on today then you are beyond blessed, so enjoy this day with family, friends and loved ones with the highest respect to the Head of our lives no matter your religious background.

Love, Pray, Be Blessed, and Live Long


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Waiting On Change

November 25th 2009 20:49
The USA has been sinking into a hole since Bush was in office, and we are now nearing the end of our first year with our new President and things are still shaky. Unemployment is still at an all time high and the assistance needed by millions isn't there. Our livelihood is based on a system that has a factory that presses up money and make it the primary tool for survival. We must work for money to pay for the things that are naturally a work of God. Seems that the poor are suppose to starve, live in poverty, and be without health care while the rich vacation year round. And we call this one nation under God more like everyman for himself and God for us all.
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Go Green or Die

September 28th 2009 16:57
The Green Evolution is on the rise but isn't it a few decades too late??? We have yet to depend on the natural sources of energy and fuel that were placed here by the Creator. We would rather take the costly and health declining alternatives to life. Did it just occur that sugar cane and corn is a source in the production of ethanol or that solar panels and wind generators can produce energy??? Of course not, we have been aware that the sun was a source energy forever, but we have become complacent with the so-called "man made ways of living."

We have been ran by a government that would rather spend trillions on a war than to invest into solutions that would reduce cost and provide healthlier alternatives to our living and mobility


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Ok, I have gotten several emails in regards to my previous topics and I must say thanks to each of you for the support. And I promise to each of you to write more. So for your pleasure here we go again......

Open your minds and eyes and proceed


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"White America"

June 2nd 2009 19:13
Lets be serious.....

Many years ago, laws were created by officials of whom were white, every president before 2008 was white, 99% of all Higher Authority over our land until the last 10-20 years has been white, so why is it that everything said, wore or otherwise done by the Obama Camp seems to have backfire every day in the media. Whether you're African American, Asian, Hispanic, Jamaican or otherwise, if you live in the United States of America, you live, work and pay taxes to a country that is based on 100 year old laws that your ancestors had no right to vote for. So whose law is it and why are we forced to live by it? We all serve as slaves to a country that our ancestors have built but we are left to pay taxes on everything within it. Get a job...pay taxes, buy a car....pay taxes, buy land....pay taxes, buy a house....pay taxes, buy groceries, pay utilities....pay taxes. Our entire being is based on paying for higher authority to control how much of our money that they are obligated to. Read that again, it's fact!!! We have quickly forgotten that the world is in an economic downfall because of President Bush and that many of our Americans have died fighting a senseless war for a country that has the money to pay off companies and the expenses of white collars who have awarded themselves with million dollar bonuses while doing nothing more than living off of tax payers money, and those same people will allow fallen soldiers' families to become homeless


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"Defining Tax"

April 2nd 2009 18:48
Today, I will start a series of topics that seem very comical to me. Each topic comes from what we have been taught to believe is the normal way of life.

Today's Topic: What is a tax????
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"Stimulus Decisions"

February 6th 2009 14:00
Hello blog community!!! Interesting isn't it---how hard it is for our government to help out tax paying citizens in this time of economic crunch. Insane it is that we work and pay taxes so that CEOs and other top collars of the companies that employ us can receive million dollar bonuses and take extravagant trips, while in turn the government soaks up the ticket with a bail out plan. So what happened to bailing out the citizens who deserve it, why is this such a hard decision?? The government bailed out companies and the companies laid off workers. So what happens now??? Do we as citizens simply continue to crumble as survival gets tougher, be homeless because we are unable to prevent foreclosure, endure the lost of friends and family members due to suicide, or do we stand behind "CHANGE." Change is not an overnight conquerable obstacle, but it can direct us as a country back up the ladder of comfortable living.
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"O.J. Goes To Jail"

December 6th 2008 00:02
Many are upset, others are happy about the jury's decision to send O.J. Simpson to jail. O.J. was sentenced to no less than 9 years and up to 33 years in prison for his actions in a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13, 2007. He was found guilty by the jury and sentenced by Judge Jackie Glass, who repetitively acknowledged that her decision was not based on Mr. Simpson's 1995 acquittal in the murder case of Simpson's ex-wife and her boyfriend. The Goldmans' were more than happy with the decision, a point that was made clear by the Goldmans during a news interview after the court proceedings. O.J. Simpson is now a 61-year old man, how much time will he spend in prison? We do not know. Is this karma for O.J.? We do not know. What we do know is that O.J. committed a crime by taking weapons and an entourage to recover items that belonged to him. So O.J. will spend the next 9 to 33 years in prison for robbing someone of his own belongings. This could have been handled differently and all could have been avoided. Though it's all totally INSANE and a case of pure stupidity to me!!!
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