LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What now for the American dream?
by JOHN MARTINDALE, Sugar Valley
Nov 20, 2012 | 3118 views | 9 9 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend | print
A RECENT LETTER to the editor highlighted the fact that the 2012 presidential election was not a “win” for upcoming generations.

This administration’s chest thumping over environmental care taking will likely not stop. It will probably continue to eviscerate the nuclear and coal electrical production, which provides about 50 percent of our electrical energy. Initiatives and tax-backed loan guarantees will continue to push renewable energy sources, windmills, unicorn treadmills, etc., which will replace roughly 15 percent of our “lost” electricity. Guess where prices go when electricity production is cut by 30-35 percent? Exorbitant gas prices are here to stay.

The administration’s enthusiasm for green energy support and the follow on of “green” initiative bankruptcies has not diminished, but the administration remains unrepentant about the billions of wasted tax dollars.

The countries with economies or health care systems that mirror our presidents’ are long. This is the same list of countries, Britain, Canada, Cuba, Russia, the larger part of the European Union, and China, with weakening economies and costly, ineffective health care.

Most of these same countries’ leaders supported his reelection as well.

Our new nationalized health care system will turn out to be expensive, over-promised, under-delivered and ineffective.

Wasn’t Obamacare supposed to replace expensive, over-promised, under-delivered and ineffective health insurance?

To top it all off, there are plans to re-energize “Cap and Trade”, climate-change initiatives and curtail Second Amendment rights through unilateral treaties with the U.N.

A planned tax on the wealthy will initiate a U.N. income redistribution program. When Mubarak was deposed in Egypt, he had $30 billion in redistributed income.

Most dictators have left office with bloody hands and untold millions in assets in redistributed foreign aid in those infamous overseas accounts.

Twenty trillion dollars in federal deficits, a comatose dollar and an anemic economy means the next generation will only have the urban legend of the “American Dream.”

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tman61
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November 25, 2012
All of our leaders have failed us. We have spent our way into a position, that if not corrected soon, will be uncorrectable. It has been a bipartisan debacle. Clinton and house republicans repealing Glass Stegall which led to the financial crisis, Bush and Barney Frank propping up Fanny Mae to make certain everyone could borrow for a house, and finally, Emporer Obama spending like a drunken sailor. I think I just offended the frugality of drunken sailors everywhere. They have all failed us and we have failed ourselves. We allow them to do this because it helps us personally with our free stuff. To hell with our country. Our votes are for sale. It all makes me want to puke.
Trelicious
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November 25, 2012
We vote for those who promise to take away less from us, take more from others, and give the plunder to us. As long as the plan favors 51% of the voters, poof you're elected.

The elected officials haven't failed us, they've done exactly as we demand.
Almost_Anonymous
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November 22, 2012
One point of clarification:

The Obama administration is not anti-nuclear. It has been strongly supportive of nuclear power. The Secretary of Energy visited Georgia Power's new nuclear plant construction site just a few months ago to talk up nuclear expansion.

Low US natural gas prices will probably limit further US nuclear expansion for now. Georgia Power has said it probably won't start any more plants now that gas prices have dropped so low. Low US gas prices are also hurting the US coal business.
LiedToAgainAndAgain
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November 21, 2012
Great article, once again, John. Spoken like a true "Viking" from the past, which I'm sure you'll know the meaning hidden in my quip.

I always enjoy your posts. Keep them coming.
novromano
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November 21, 2012
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka "Obamacare" is NOT a nationalized health care system on par with those in Canada, the UK, etc. It is a boon to the insurance companies, requiring them to do more in exchange for a larger customer base.

Remember that "Obamacare" is really "Romneycare" (which was implemented in Massachusetts while Romney was governor there) and was originally conceived by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank. It does not have a single-payer, public option. When we eventually get that added, then perhaps you can kick and scream about "socialized medicine". Until then, you really have nothing to bark about.
FormerRomanJr.
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November 21, 2012
12 states have opted out of mandates by Obamacare to set up an exchange, including Georgia..

You think the FEDS can put those in place by 2014?

There's more loop holes in ObamaCare than the brain of a Kardashian!
Trelicious
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November 20, 2012
What AncientRoman is saying is that more than fifty percent of Americans now believe that one's need entitles them to the property of others. It's not a new philosophy, just newly embraced by a majority of Americans. AncientRoman is absolutely correct in his assessment of Americans.
AncientRoman
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November 20, 2012
Fortunately most Americans refuse to live in the conservatives' twilight world of conspiracy and fear. Everyday they jump out like Mr. Martindale and shout "Boo!" and wonder why fewer and fewer across the country listen. Following the election, they should seek solace in the alternate universe of Fox News, where their dark and spooky world will continue to exist undisturbed. Just ask Karl Rove.
Icarus10
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November 20, 2012
Mr. Martindale, nobody wants your BBgun.
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