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Entry for November 27, 2008
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WRITTEN BY A 15 yr. OLD SCHOOL KID IN ARIZONA



New Pledge of Allegiance (TOTALLY AWESOME) !
Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer are not allowed
in most public schools anymore because the word 'God' is mentioned....
A kid in Arizona wrote the attached NEW School prayer :

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks..
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!


Amen



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Tags: religon, prayer, children, peace
Thursday November 27, 2008 - 04:30pm (PST) Permanent Link | 0 Comments
Entry for September 24, 2008
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To: Y'all

Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in
a "We Deserve it Dividend".

To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000
bona fide U.S. Citizens 18+.

Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman
and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a
We Deserve It Dividend.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free.
So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.

Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.
That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife have $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
Pay off your mortgage – housing crisis solved.
Repay college loans – what a great boost to new grads.
Put away money for college – it'll be there.
Save in a bank – create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car – create jobs.
Invest in the market – capital drives growth.
Pay for your parent's medical insurance – health care improves.
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean – or else.

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks
who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back… and of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.

If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of
trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( "vote buy" ) economic incentive that is being
proposed by one of our candidates for President.

If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every
adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG…

· Liquidate it.

· Sell off its parts.

· Let American General go back to being American General.

· Sell off the real estate.

· Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.

Sure it's a crazy idea that can "never work."

But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion
We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington
DC.

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because
$25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

Kindest personal regards,

Birk


T. J. Birkenmeier, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic

PS: Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it's either good for a
laugh or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion!!

May want to even flood Congress with this message!!!

Wednesday September 24, 2008 - 05:43pm (PDT) Permanent Link | 0 Comments
Entry for September 22, 2008
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Read the last blog and look up this one

http://www.afa.net/08VG/index.html

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Monday September 22, 2008 - 10:25pm (PDT) Permanent Link | 0 Comments
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PROPOSED CHANGES IN TAXES AFTER 2008 GENERAL ELECTION


This is pretty straight forward and undisputable.....you read and you decide.

Whether Democrat or Republican, you might want to know just what the candidates have in mind for our personal
money. That's what taxes are.....OUR MONEY.

Proposed changes in taxes after 2008 General election:

CAPITAL GAINS TAX

MCCAIN

15% (no change)

OBAMA

28%

CLINTON

24%

How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will
pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and
would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28%
of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will
adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes
as part of their retirement income.

DIVIDEND TAX

MCCAIN

15% (no change)

OBAMA

39.6%

CLINTON

39.6%

How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market,
IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or
anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40%
of the money earned on taxes if Obama or Clinton become president. The
experts predict that "Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would
crash the stock market yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit."

INCOME TAX

MCCAIN

(no changes)

Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250

OBAMA

(reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)

Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750

CLINTON

(reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)

Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750

How does this affect you? No explanation needed. This is pretty straight
forward.

INHERITANCE TAX

MCCAIN

0%

(No change, Bush repealed this tax)

OBAMA

keep the inheritance tax

CLINTON

keep the inheritance tax

How does this affect you? Many families have lost businesses, farms and
ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because
they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to
loved ones will not only lose them to these taxes.

NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY BOTH CLINTON AND OBAMA

* New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet

* New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already)

* New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water,
electricity)

* New taxes on retirement accounts and last but not least....

* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level
of medical care as other third-world countries!!!

Can you afford Clinton or Obama?

In case you want more information on Obama's tax and spend agenda:

If Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) Could Enact All Of His Campaign Proposals,
Taxpayers Would Be Faced With Financing $874.35 Billion In New Spending Over
One White House Term.

Updated February 14, 2008: Obama's National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank
Will Cost $60 Billion Over Ten Years; Equal To $6 Billion A Year And $24
Billion Over Four Years. Obama: "I'm proposing a National Infrastructure
Reinvestment Bank that will invest $60 billion over ten years." (Sen. Barack
Obama, Remarks On Economic Policy, Janesville , WI, 2/13/08)

Obama's Health Care Plan Will Cost Up To $65 Billion A Year; Equal To $260
Billion Over Four Years. "[Obama] campaign officials estimated that the net
cost of the plan to the federal government would be $50 billion to $65
billion a year, when fully phased in, and said the revenues from rolling
back the tax cuts were enough to cover it." (Robin Toner and Patrick Healy,
"Obama Calls For Wider And Less Costly Health Care Coverage," The New York
Times, 5/30/07)

Obama's Energy Plan Will Cost $150 Billion Over 10 Years, Equal To $15
Billion Annually And $60 Billion Over Four Years. "Obama will invest $150
billion over 10 years to advance the next generation of biofuels and fuel
infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote
development of commercial-scale renewable energy, invest in low-emissions
coal plants, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid."
(Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change,"www.barackobama.com
<http://www.barackobama.com/> , Accessed 1/14/08, p. 25)

Obama's Tax Plan Will Cost Approximately $85 Billion A Year; Equal To $340
Billion Over Four Years. "[Obama's] proposed tax cuts and credits, aimed at
workers earning $50,000 or less per year, would cost the Treasury an
estimated $85 billion annually." (Margaret Talev, "Obama Proposes Tax Code
Overhaul To Help The Poor," McClatchy Newspapers, 9/19/07)

* Obama's Plan Would Raise Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends, And
On Carried Interest. Obama's tax plan includes: "increasing the highest
bracket for capital gains and dividends and closing the carried interest
loophole." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama: Tax Fairness For The Middle
Class," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com <http://www.barackobama.com/> ,
Accessed 1/8/08)

Obama's Economic Stimulus Package Will Cost $75 Billion. "Barack Obama's
economic plan will inject $75 billion of stimulus into the economy by
getting money in the form of tax cuts and direct spending directly to the
people who need it most." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama's Plan To
Stimulate The Economy," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com
<http://www.barackobama.com/> , 1/13/08)

Obama's Early Education And K-12 Package Will Cost $18 Billion A Year; Equal
To $72 Billion Over Four Years. "Barack Obama's early education and K-12
plan package costs about $18 billion per year." (Obama For America, "Barack
Obama's Plan For Lifetime Success Through Education," Fact Sheet,
www.barackobama.com <http://www.barackobama.com/> , 11/20/07, p. 15)

Obama's National Service Plan Will Cost $3.5 Billion A Year; Equal To $14
Billion Over Four Years. "Barack Obama's national service plan will cost
about $3.5 billion per year when it is fully implemented." (Obama For
America, "Helping All Americans Serve Their Country: Barack Obama's Plan For
Universal Voluntary Citizen Service," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com
<http://obama.3cdn.net/3b3158f85f69a39217_hydpmvzbb.pdf> , 12/5/07)

Obama Will Increase Our Foreign Assistance Funding By $25 Billion. "Obama
will embrace the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty
around the world in half by 2015, and he will double our foreign assistance
to $50 billion to achieve that goal." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For
Change," www.barackobama.com
<http://origin.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf> , Accessed
1/14/08, p. 53)

Obama Will Provide $2 Billion To Aid Iraqi Refugees. "He will provide at
least $2 billion to expand services to Iraqi refugees in neighboring
countries, and ensure that Iraqis inside their own country can find a
safe-haven." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change,"
www.barackobama.com
<http://origin.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf> , Accessed
1/14/08, p. 51)

Obama Will Provide $1.5 Billion To Help States Adopt Paid-Leave Systems. "As
president, Obama will initiate a strategy to encourage all 50 states to
adopt paid-leave systems. Obama will provide a $1.5 billion fund to assist
states with start-up costs and to help states offset the costs for employees
and employers." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change,"
www.barackobama.com
<http://origin.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf> , Accessed
1/14/08, p. 15)

Obama Will Provide $1 Billion Over 5 Years For Transitional Jobs And Career
Pathway Programs, Equal To $200 Million A Year And $800 Million Over Four
Years. "Obama will invest $1 billion over five years in transitional jobs
and career pathway programs that implement proven methods of helping
low-income Americans succeed in the workforce." (Obama For America, "The
Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com

http://origin.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf , Accessed
1/14/08, p. 42)

Obama Will Provide $50 Million To Jump-Start The Creation Of An
IAEA-Controlled Nuclear Fuel Bank. Obama: "We must also stop the spread of
nuclear weapons technology and ensure that countries cannot build -- or come
to the brink of building -- a weapons program under the auspices of
developing peaceful nuclear power. That is why my administration will
immediately provide $50 million to jump-start the creation of an
International Atomic Energy Agency-controlled nuclear fuel bank and work to
update the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.." (Sen. Barack Obama, "Renewing
American Leadership," Foreign Affairs, 7-8/07
Thursday April 17, 2008 - 11:57pm (PDT) Permanent Link | 0 Comments
Entry for December 28, 2007
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After serious & cautious consideration.....your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2008!

It was a very hard decision to make. So try not to screw it up!!!


My Wish for You in 2008


May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words ............

May 2008 be the best year of your life!!!!







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