“A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson.
While reading various quotes from Thomas Jefferson I stumbled along this very important and prudent statement. Our State Governments of California and Oregon have not practiced wise and frugal spending. Our Federal Government is now in a total debt of 57 trillion dollars with unfunded liabilities and aid to foreign nations. And according to a debt website “79% ($45 trillion) of total debt was created since 1990, a period primarily driven by debt instead of by productive activity”. California alone is looking at 28 billion dollars by 2010 putting it in “uncharted waters” as far as the solvency of the state and the economic future if its citizens. The Treasurer of California has recently resorted to selling state bonds on the radio trying desperately to seek investors in order to fund various programs and pay down the debt. This may turn out to be a futile attempt to raise sufficient funds and could plunge California deeper into debt and could cause its demise. The other answer is to raise taxes and fees, increase tickets, and continue to tax and over regulate businesses to the point where the thought of opening and operating a business in California is pure suicide.
While reading various quotes from Thomas Jefferson I stumbled along this very important and prudent statement. Our State Governments of California and Oregon have not practiced wise and frugal spending. Our Federal Government is now in a total debt of 57 trillion dollars with unfunded liabilities and aid to foreign nations. And according to a debt website “79% ($45 trillion) of total debt was created since 1990, a period primarily driven by debt instead of by productive activity”. California alone is looking at 28 billion dollars by 2010 putting it in “uncharted waters” as far as the solvency of the state and the economic future if its citizens. The Treasurer of California has recently resorted to selling state bonds on the radio trying desperately to seek investors in order to fund various programs and pay down the debt. This may turn out to be a futile attempt to raise sufficient funds and could plunge California deeper into debt and could cause its demise. The other answer is to raise taxes and fees, increase tickets, and continue to tax and over regulate businesses to the point where the thought of opening and operating a business in California is pure suicide.
Oregon’s unemployment rate is reported at 11.9% but could be as high as 21% given season unemployment & those who are underemployed as well as those who have given up on trying t find a job. While there debt picture is not as grim the state government is trying hard to finance its 8 billion dollar liabilities/obligations that are currently unfunded. The Oregon State government is awaiting the disbursement of Federal Stimulus dollars in order to try to put people back to work but the math just does not add up:
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - How much are politicians straining to convince people that the government is stimulating the economy? In Oregon, where lawmakers are spending $176 million to supplement the federal stimulus, Democrats are taking credit for a remarkable feat: creating 3,236 new jobs in the program's first three months.
But those jobs lasted on average only 35 hours, or about one work week. After that, those workers were effectively back unemployed, according to an Associated Press analysis of state spending and hiring data. By the state's accounting, a job is a job, whether it lasts three hours, three days, three months, or a lifetime.
Oregon is not Creating Jobs as it is paying for work with stimulus dollars. Once the money is gone those jobs will cease to exist and getting work for just one week at a time is hardly worth the effort, some will argue anything helps but this is not sustainable! To tax people to pay people without going further and further into debt is like trying to wish away a hurricane. The people deserve a chance at prosperity to build industry by the fruits of ones labor. The individual should not be looked at as a piggy bank to the state. Just as Jefferson quoted above we can not continue to allow government on any level to “not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned” I believe a free state can exist and must in order for our very survival! This dream is waking up and slowly re entering the minds of the inhabitants of Jefferson. Where once a dream existed to throw off the throngs of overreaching government and create the State of Jefferson, now it looks to be a matter of survival rather than a casual choice. Give it some thought. Look at culture of the region; look at commonalities and of the frugal and wise people that make up this land. Look at how so many are suffering financially and will continue to do so unless we take a stand and establish our own state that promotes a healthy financial environment for business to return and provide the chance to prosper again in America. Lets get back to our founding principals, Get involved today! www.jeffersonproposal.org
Jefferson is in my opinion, one of if not the most articulate and greatest thinkers to have graced our planet. His understanding of human nature, ethics, economics and how the markets actually work is a thing of beauty. The ability to understand all his principles has greatly enhanced my life and the life of others around me, although some unknowingly. Sadly, society has not joined his vision of a better world and instead joined or acquiested to the oligarchs of the world whom have plundered and ethically and economically rapped our world. All govenments do it and the United Nations, World Bank and IMF are just another means of organizing the ruling elites to aid in their divious endeavors. A fifty first state is a very good idea but like all those seeking liberty in our lifetimes the best way to effectuate change is to stop giving them your money and start buying gold and silver. We can never have a free market society unless we used free market derived money as controling the money supply is a manditory requisite for political power. Many people are boycotting the system as we speak by withholding their mortgage and credit card payments, sadly some because they have no choice, but others because of self interest which is part of the free market concept. As our corrupt system fails, when does one jump on board the vessel that will sail us off into the better direction is a difficult question. Don't wait to long.
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