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Palin/Beck America's Dream Team

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Patriotic, loyal Americans can start today to implement a Ten Year Plan. The goal should be to elect pro-life and fiscally responsible Democrats, Republicans or those of other affiliation, both locally and nationally in 2010. This will follow on the heels of the kickoff victories earlier this year. We can then make sure that any health care bill will protect the lives of the unborn and will not be too costly.

Sarah Palin is the clear choice for the Republican Party nominee in 2012. She is a Washington outsider with a record of leadership in Alaska. She will bring diversity of gender to the White House. She is not beholden to special interests.

America is not essentially capitalist, but exceptionalist. The Alaska energy regulation provides for sharing of revenues with Alaska citizens. This is not anti-American but rather promotes the common good. Nowhere in our Constitution does it say that wealthy capitalists should be given special privileges. Sarah Palin stands for American exceptionalism in the proud tradition of Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.

Glenn Beck is media savvy. This will boost the ticket by compensating for Palin's weaknesses as exemplified by the Katie Couric interview last year.
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Basic Health Care a Right for All

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Opposition to reasonable health care reform and support for legalized abortion are really two sides of the same coin. They both reject human solidarity. They both view life as a zero-sum game.

There can be no solidarity without deference to subsidiarity. All persons in society have a basic right to health care as a matter of social justice, which includes the corresponding responsibility of all to contribute in some way to the common good. Basic medical care should be provided first at the local level, and only receiving state assistance when the standard of care falls below normal. Capitalism tends to exalt personal choice above the common good, which is a form of libertarianism and leads to a decrease in the overall standard of care.

In actuality, there are two rights which are the subject of the debate. The first is the right to life, without which no other rights can be realized. This means that abortion is not legitimate health care because it denies human beings the fundamental right to life. Abortion and legitimate health care are polar opposites.

The second right that must be secured is the right of all to basic health care. Each individual who actively participates as a member of society has this right. This also includes immigrants here legally, but not immigrants here through subterfuge. Of course, local governments may nonetheless require that emergency services be provided even to those here through subterfuge for the common good of all.

These two fundamental rights are not opposed to each other. There is no reason why the Senate and House cannot together pass legislation that protects the life of the unborn and at the same time makes sure that the right to basic health care is insured where necessary.

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Basic Health Care a Right for All

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Opposition to reasonable health care reform and support for legalized abortion are really two sides of the same coin. They both reject human solidarity. They both view life as a zero-sum game.

There can be no solidarity without deference to subsidiarity. All persons in society have a basic right to health care as a matter of social justice, which includes the corresponding responsibility of all to contribute in some way to the common good. Basic medical care should be provided first at the local level, and only receiving state assistance when the standard of care falls below normal. Capitalism tends to exalt personal choice above the common good, which is a form of libertarianism and leads to a decrease in the overall standard of care.

In actuality, there are two rights which are the subject of the debate. The first is the right to life, without which no other rights can be realized. This means that abortion is not legitimate health care because it denies human beings the fundamental right to life. Abortion and legitimate health care are polar opposites.

The second right that must be secured is the right of all to basic health care. Each individual who actively participates as a member of society has this right. This also includes immigrants here legally, but not immigrants here through subterfuge. Of course, local governments may nonetheless require that emergency services be provided even to those here through subterfuge for the common good of all.

These two fundamental rights are not opposed to each other. There is no reason why the Senate and House cannot together pass legislation that protects the life of the unborn and at the same time makes sure that the right to basic health care is insured where necessary.

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Restructuring the Nation's Economy

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So far, this discussion has centered on redefining the role of women in society. Now as the debate on health care reform heats up, it is time to forge ahead and consider the changing character of corporations and other business entities in general.

Corporations are never wholly independent of the state. Their very existence is a creation of state charters. Therefore, they always owe a duty together with the state's obligation to promote the common good.

Traditionally, corporations have been classified as either being for profit, or nonprofit. In today's world, this separation is often blurred. The question arises, is it always in the best interests of society to maximize profits in order to insure full employment and growth of the Gross Domestic Product?

Future economic structures will of necessity be structured so as to allow all persons affected by their activity, whether workers, managers, investors, geographical neighbors, or the public at large, to become stakeholders in the day-to-day running of the business operations. At this time there now exists a unique window of opportunity to make this transition from private insurers to decentralized, cooperatively owned and run enterprises in the field of health care. The alternative is to expand government bureaucracy and control which can only result in cost increases and reduction in health care services. It is incumbent upon our congressional representatives to act boldly in redefining the parameters for the allocation of these resources. The best way to accomplish this goal is through decentralization at the local level, giving maximum leeway for participation in the day to day activities by doctors, nurses and other care providers, and also by the heads of families and households whom they serve. President Obama has already outlined the need to reduce the cost of unnecessary and redundant procedures, and there seems to be no good reason to allow out of control government oversight boards, committees, and a new czar to replace the old, worn out model.

Rather, Congress must take action to bring about a new economic playing field in which all those involved in production and buying goods and services become essential stakeholders and participants in the decision making process at the local level. Just as the factories of the future will of necessity be organized to provide assembly line type employment for women and men, particularly among minorities, endowed with lower innate intelligence levels, so also, there must be a restructuring of the production process itself to give all participants, including these women and minority workers, and all American families as purchasers of the nation's goods and services, an equal say in the way in which things get done at the local level.

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Redistribution not Enough

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The current health care debate brings out the need to go beyond a simple redistributive model so that there can be real health care reform.

Private health insurance derives from the capitalist system. Insurance corporations are allowed to exist and regulated by the state for the purpose of making a profit for investors. Thus there is an incentive to cut costs by not providing adequate medical services. This is analogous to corporations outsourcing jobs overseas to bypass local taxation, environmental and safety standards, and to obtain a cheap source of labor. Many manufacturing jobs have already been lost in America because of this. This is not the fault of labor unions which protect workers. As there are no guarantees in life, the outsourcing of jobs happens because workers have the power to effectively demand justice. With this power comes responsibility, and the risk of possible job insecurity.

Moving beyond the capitalistic model, there is a need for all those directly affected by corporate activities, whether workers, consumers, or people living in the local community, to become stakeholders and actively involved in the decision making process. In the case of plant relocation, for example, an enterprise organized as a cooperative would factor in the harmful effects on workers and their families. Decisions could then be made perhaps for managers and workers to take a pay cut in order to make the business more competitive, or perhaps to scale back production for local consumption only. At least these alternatives would be better than stopping production altogether.

The same should apply with health care. The current proposals will not work. They will require more government spending and government mandates which will drive private health insurers out of business. Neither the American families nor the health care providers will be given a stake in decision making. That will all be done by a government czar.

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Globalism versus Protectionism

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Is the current trade imbalance good or bad?

America is already consuming a big chunk of the world's resources. Foreign competition insures that the work Americans are doing is actually useful in the world context. If people of other nations can produce for less, why should Americans be paid more for doing the same things? The importing of goods acts as an incentive at home to make our economy benefit the people of America. At the present time, the trend is toward redistribution. This should lead to greater independence at the local level for basic necessities including health care to protect Americans from the vicissitudes of the global marketplace. Perhaps we will see a return to local community doctors making house calls. The important thing is that all of us will get care when we need it, and at less cost.

Looking at the world from a global perspective, it is not good to put up barriers to trade with other nations. The less developed countries, as was America 200 years ago, do not value free trade, job safety, and the protection of the environment as we do. If they lose jobs, generally more people are reduced to substandard living conditions. If America loses jobs, we as the wealthiest nation on earth simply readjust our priorities, making political decisions that give everyone the basic necessities of life, while giving people new opportunities for education and for jobs that meet real human needs. The end result is that the less developed countries grow relative to us, and they then adopt more liberal economic policies and stricter environmental and employment protection safeguards.

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Obamacare Only Tip of Iceberg

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Health care is only the tip of the iceberg. Anger and contempt for federal and state government have been building up for decades, and all because of betrayals and mismanagement of the few in government which were distorted by mass media outlets.

Take for example the case of Terry Schiavo. There was absolutely no reason for her to die. The courts promulgated a grave injustice equal to, if not worse than, racial segregation. President Kennedy used federal marshals in 1963 to stop racial segregation despite objections by governor George Wallace standing outside the classroom door in Alabama. Why could not something similar have been done for Terry Schiavo? Either of the Bush brothers could have acted to save a woman's life. If anyone was ever deprived of constitutional rights, she was. Yet there was no action forthcoming either in Florida or at the federal level. So why should Americans believe that the government cares about their health or well-being, and stand back idly while Congress and the President set up another Draconian nightmare of bureaucratic red tape? Has this socialistic approach ever worked in the past?

John McCain brilliantly began to tap into this groundswell in nominating Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. The trouble was that he didn't follow through. McCain was overly committed to the neo-conservative agenda of Randy Scheunemann and Joe Lieberman who perceived Palin as being a major threat to war funding for Israel. McCain refused to allow her to let the genie out of the bottle by addressing the pro-life gathering in Minnesota outside the convention. Taking this subject off the table in 2008 only unleashed the anger expressed at town hall gatherings in 2009. Today, most Americans feel betrayed by Congress, the President, and the Courts, and rightly so.

It may well be that this betrayal is a manifestation of the stage of capitalism in which we are now living. Any society that takes selfishness to the extreme to which America has done, and has deliberately shunned religion and morality from public life, will be faced with big problems.

Liberals in government have dug themselves into a deep hole. Like their predecessors during the French Revolution, they are now forced to either accept a flawed agenda of more and more government sponsored killing, or put their own careers and lives in danger because their past actions are criminal and punishable by any just standard of law. Let us hope that our nation can resolve these conflicts and not fall into the cycle of reprisals for past misdeeds.

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Pennsylvania Senate Race Hinges on Health Care

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It was interesting watching Pat Toomey on Hardball last week for more reason than one. At the moment, it looks as though Toomey will easily win the upcoming Pennsylvania senatorial election against incumbent Arlen Specter because of Specter's wavering stand on national health care. This will be a classic battle between the conservative suburbs and rural areas against the big city liberals. This will prove in 2010 that liberals miscalculated the extent to which the nation's majority is angry and disaffected over health care issues.

Chris Matthews of Hardball has expressed interest in running for this Senate seat. He would have a tough time against Toomey. Toomey is very smart. The other Pennsylvania senator Bob Casey is Democrat and pro-life.
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Challenges Facing America

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The majority of Americans are learning the hard way how to conserve non-renewable resources, protect the environment, and to share the wealth with others who are less fortunate. This is being done not by altruism, but rather by default. The unholy alliance between the super-rich, government, media and academia has given rise to ever bigger demands being made by fringe elements and minorities, with ever growing attempts to marginalize and disenfranchise the white majority. The upshot of all this is that everyone is forced to settle for less in terms of material goods and to cut down on unnecessary consumption which is often detrimental anyway.

Globalization will necessitate tougher economic and financial controls and regulations. This is already happening with increased regulation of credit card companies to protect debtors from unscrupulous, usurious lending practices and perhaps also from identity theft.

Quality health care is gradually being extended to all strata of society. For this to work, government must wisely uphold an ethic based upon respect for all human life to insure that medical services are not reduced to a mere commodity to be sold to the highest bidder. The frustration and anger over the proposed health care reforms is genuine. The majority of working Americans are tired of subsidizing those who are not loyal American citizens and those who refuse to work and are only interested in tearing down the majority culture.

Our greatest challenge is to uphold our true values of charity and justice against the prevailing tide of selfishness and greed. This will require real reform in knocking the self-proclaimed nabobs, gurus and elites off their imaginary pedestals.
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America Needs Less Government

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In an advanced capitalist society like the US, the ruling elite maintains control by insuring that those who are appointed to high government office, and those who decide what is allowed through communications media, are not part of mainstream America. To a large extent, money controls both politics and the media. This means that the American people are not getting their just due. The system is basically rigged so that key appointments are given to those unworthy to serve, but who are sycophants or "boot lickers" of the wealthy elite.

The United States is a small country. The standard by which our judges make decisions is not based upon principles of justice, but rather upon conformity with past legal precedent. Judges are in effect bean counters, doling out penalties utilizing an elaborate schedule based upon what is most irritating to the powers that be.

Today, we have on our Supreme Court one justice who is a son of Italian immigrants, one who is African-American, and one who is a Jewish woman. We are about to see another woman on the court who happens to be Puerto Rican. Each are outside the traditional mainstream of the legal profession. There is nothing wrong with them being outside the mainstream. It is simply the case that these appointments all have one thing in common, that is to perpetuate control by wealthy capitalists over the mainstream majority of Americans. These dynastic elitists believe that they are ordained to control society by virtue of their birth into wealth and privilege. They are good at exploiting those outside the mainstream by offering them a "ticket" to advancement, this being to take the places of those in the mainstream who would otherwise replace the elitists, namely the majority of white males but also many white females and others in America who are part of the mainstream, through such means as racial and gender preferences and affirmative action.

The debate about health care, for example, according to one liberal Senator from Vermont, is not about whether the government will dictate health care decisions, but whether doctors will dictate health care decisions, including life and death, as they are already doing in many managed health care programs. Of course, government will always set the standards by which the doctors are allowed to dictate. It is assumed by the liberal elite that the majority of people have no right to make their own health care decisions. To the globalist elite, the people of America are just pawns.
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