Where’s The Leadership?
By Leigh-Ann Bellew
We need a Thomas Jefferson in this country. We need someone who understands how to pay off debt and make a country’s economy grow. We need someone willing to speak the truth based on the logical conclusions of facts from across the span of history.We need some one who understands that you cannot spend what you cannot pay back. Who understands you don’t take from producers to give to non-producers. That if you do tax internally, you do so fairly and equitably among the entire electorate and work toward lowering those taxes through finding new revenue streams from those who have the privileged of doing business within the American economy.
We need someone who understands that you cannot steal the fruits of the labors of one man and give it to another man who does not produce fruits of his own. Someone who gets that you do not steal from your children and grandchildren to support yourselves with needless programs that do not grow prosperity. This is not to say, a Government should not invest in its country. Investment is a wise decision, if it is wisely done. Wisdom and experience dictate that such investment should be the specific purpose of leading to greater prosperity for ALL who contribute to the economy, for that is the only stable growth of revenue for any government.
This downgrade of our nation’s credit rating basically stated to the average citizen of America means, you are going to be “taxed more” through higher interest rates, which will lead to higher priced consumer goods. It also means those few people with the resources to spend or invest will now begin to hoard as Cash will be king as credit dries up. And just as a suggestion, consider carrying a portion of your cash in dimes, quarters and half dollars minted in the U.S. before 1964; it might not be a bad idea.
The above will result in shrinking revenues into the government, as fewer people will be consuming and there for even fewer will be investing in the growth of their businesses by hiring or buying capital equipment to expand. This will exacerbate the anemic job market meaning more people unable or unwilling to contribute to the economy. It will also mean less investors overseas looking to invest in American markets and businesses leading to still fewer jobs and little to no pay increases in the private market because the resources to do so will just not be available. For those in the public sector, watch out, there is no one left to steal money from in order to support your job, benefits or retirement. As it is, the IRS released that 51% of Americans pay no income taxes.
America needs leadership. Will some one please lead this country on the path of prosperity? We are broke, and headed toward bankruptcy. Ask any small business in America… We are not growing; we are headed to bankruptcy. Every person who pays taxes in this country will feel these effects.
Calling all Americans we need your help, we can right this ship but we need leadership! Ok, I get it, we must do more than simply demonize those who caused this mess. We must do something to improve the future of this country by changing the direction of this country.
To those seeking our support for elected office, I ask you… What are you going to do to change the direction of this country? Where are your solutions? This is not about the President alone… the Congress, both houses, allowed this to take place on their watch.
So tell me, Sir or Madam what is your plan to make Americans prosperous again?
Leigh-Ann Bellew is “A Mom for America.” She is a student and teacher of history. She was the GOP nominee for the House of Representatives in the 6th district of New Jersey in 2006
Posted: August 6th, 2011 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Leigh-Ann Bellew | Tags: Leigh-Ann Bellew | 23 Comments »