just some thoughts

ISLNANA

Seasoned Expediter
our country-having some rough times now,and seems to be pulling itself apart.dems are in power and instead of trying to fix somethings are too busy placing blame on previous administration. want to try to spend our way out of this massive debt. i know when in my lifetime things were'nt going well financially i just knew if i kept spending money i did not have things would only get better!! republicans are just as bad,spending money like a kid in a candy store,and now whining saying "it was'nt me". all are at fault-especilly those of us who have been apathetic-not really paying too close attention to what is/was going on.
our border is wide open just hop on over,we won't prosecute if you don't have proper papers-just hang out for a while and all will be forgiven. my son can't find a construction job of any kind,not because of economy-there are a few companies hiring-and he has 10yrs.experience-it's because he can't speak/understand spanish-gee born and raised here in the usa who would have thought that would be such a neccesary skill?
stay out here on the road for 6-10 weeks at a time ,trying to make a living-hard to do on the rates we are being offered-loads i would have turned down without a second thought a year or so ago i know have to trully consider.and now at least in mn and in i am not to have any comforts in my sleeper!!states are raising tolls,talk of an increase in fed.fuel taxes,california making it **** near impossible to run there and now talk of this cap and trade b.s.maybe when everyone sees their utility and gas rates go sky high they will finally see that 'change' is what we truly need-not a pretender-throw all of them out-start anew-make your voice heard and if they don't listen-fire them!! we don't need a 2 party system blaming each other for all that has gone wrong.there are other options out there we just have to find them. bless the usa and let's try to keep this country the best in the world!!:)
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
It is going to get way worse before it gets any better. It is our fault. We keep voting in these goobers, both the Dumb-O-Crats and the Re-Bum-Li-Cans. We are, by our own choice, creating a rulling class, something that our govenment was not set up to be.

We, the People, are susposed to control who is in our government and what they do. They are susposed to be our representitives, our employess so to speak. They no longer feel the need to answer to us. Why should they? They know that they can do anything they want and still get elected.

We should DEMAND high quality candidates, not the swill that has been running for most of my adult life. We should DEMAND that our elected representitives do OUR bidding, not thiers. We should DEMAND that they are of sound mind ANd character, with NO criminal records. We should DEMAND that they follow the Constitution, in EVERY matter.

We will not do this, so it will not change. It will be the same old "stuff" and they will continue to "stuff it" to you until WE take back the control that is rightfully ours.

We must, starting in 2010 on the national level, vote out EVERY incumbent. Then do the same in 2012 and continue to do this until they get the messege.

The control of the Federal Government BY the people is our birth right. We have forgotten that. We are at fault. We either take back the control that is rightfully ours or we will continue down this path . If we get much further down this path there will be no return. 2010 may be our last chance to remain a free nation under our Constitution. Layoutshooter
 

ISLNANA

Seasoned Expediter
wonderful!! i could'nt agree more!!we are at fault and we are the only ones to fix it before it;s gone.
 

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
Yep...the new carb tax that is coming will be a nice additional tax everyone is going to pay that no one talks about.
The only difference is, it will be paid through the pump and your utilities.
I really think this country is in need of a third party. I think it is the only thing that will straighten some of the political mess out.
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
The question is, will we? So many in here, and all over the country, no longer believe in our way of life or Constitution. They want to be controlled. For some reason, despite all evidence to the contrary,they believe that our elected officials are smarter than we are. Many choose to give up thier Rights and responsibilities granted by our Constitiution.

Why? Maybe they are too lazy to accept those responibilities. Maybe they believe that government should control and that we should be subject. For what ever reason, they ceed the power to an elite few.

This Grand Republic is in trouble because of it.

Layoutshooter
 

davekc

Senior Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
It is really hard to tell where that breaking point is. Just now starting to see these tea parties, but I think they will have to get much bigger to be effective. Maybe that will happen when folks actually have to start paying for all the spending?
Right now it seems so many are stuck in that, "what is the goverment going to do for me today".
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
You are correct Dave. It seems that many today are no longer willing to take responsibility for thier own lives. They choose to be lazy and want cared for. That is a very bad thing for our country. The first thing and the most important thing that an individual must do is accept the "pink slip" on thier own life. You, the individual, carry the responsiblity for your well being, no others and not the government. It is sad to see just how many in this country no longer believe that.

Layoutshooter
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
Just wait, many know it will get worst but some, even the tea party crowd don't yet get the idea how worst it will get. I think that there should be a hard line defense with the tea party crowd, right now they are called everything from kooks to racist.

When we start feeling the effects of all this spending and BS programs some time maybe as soon as the last quarter this year, when the dollar value plummets to lows that unimaginable, when people wake up one day and realize that nothing is really working because the US government can't borrow any more money and has to raise taxes in an emergency to keep going, it may dawn on most of the tax paying people that there is something wrong that they have to correct. Most still think of income taxes as a savings account and don't get what really is going on.

A lot of people in this industry just get to me, we are on the front lines and the division in this industry is a reflection of the country as a whole, no one wants to actually fight for their survival, they want to just ride it out but soon there is nothing to ride out if they get their way in Washington. As I was explaining to a few wantabes today, this industry is made up of three types of drivers, the company driver who has nothing to worry about, the Owner Operator who has been in this business for a long time and the people who are stuck in the middle. The companies will absorb the cost of these new changes, most of the experienced owner operators will too but the people who are stuck in the middle, who make up a large percentage of the people on the road will be out of a job.
 

aristotle

Veteran Expediter
The working people of this country cannot bear any more taxation, while at the same time, deal with ever-decreasing wages. Has a tipping point been reached? Hard to tell. The coup de grace may come in a sudden dramatic fashion or through incremental steps equating to a death by a thousand cuts. Realistically, I see no return to America as we knew it just twelve short months ago. Profound change is happening now.
 

Poorboy

Expert Expediter
It is going to get way worse before it gets any better. It is our fault. We keep voting in these goobers, both the Dumb-O-Crats and the Re-Bum-Li-Cans. We are, by our own choice, creating a rulling class, something that our govenment was not set up to be.

We, the People, are susposed to control who is in our government and what they do. They are susposed to be our representitives, our employess so to speak. They no longer feel the need to answer to us. Why should they? They know that they can do anything they want and still get elected.

We should DEMAND high quality candidates, not the swill that has been running for most of my adult life. We should DEMAND that our elected representitives do OUR bidding, not thiers. We should DEMAND that they are of sound mind ANd character, with NO criminal records. We should DEMAND that they follow the Constitution, in EVERY matter.

We will not do this, so it will not change. It will be the same old "stuff" and they will continue to "stuff it" to you until WE take back the control that is rightfully ours.

We must, starting in 2010 on the national level, vote out EVERY incumbent. Then do the same in 2012 and continue to do this until they get the messege.

The control of the Federal Government BY the people is our birth right. We have forgotten that. We are at fault. We either take back the control that is rightfully ours or we will continue down this path . If we get much further down this path there will be no return. 2010 may be our last chance to remain a free nation under our Constitution. Layoutshooter

Re-Elect No-One, Simple as That and Eventually These So Called Politicians who are only Highly Paid Liars and Thieves will get the Message!
 

Desperado

Seasoned Expediter
every working person in USA needs to go on strike and when you change we'll go back to work and let the ceo's run things while we're off
 

Desperado

Seasoned Expediter
at the rate it's going if no change in about 16 mo won't have to worry about it we'll all be living on the streets
 

Poorboy

Expert Expediter
every working person in USA needs to go on strike and when you change we'll go back to work and let the ceo's run things while we're off

That would be fine if that Happened But you know as well as I Do That it Would Never Happen because People Can't or Won't Stick Together, Especially Truck Drivers!
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
What we really need is a tax revolt. All self-employed and small business owners stop sending in thier quarterlies and tell them where to stick thier taxes. We won't do it but the only way to control these bums is to take away thier monopoly money. Layoutshooter
 
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