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Posted: June 30th, 2011 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments »This morning, I was doing some reading about the
Gold Rush of 1849, in California. You had to be a
tough son of a bitch to survive in 1849 and a
really tough son of a bitch to survive the Gold
Rush. You can rest assured that there weren’t any
girlymen hanging around California then, and
certainly no Democrats.
When reading history, there are always little details
that are fascinating. Did you know, for instance, that
miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing
and pressing?
Due to the highly inflationary costs of the Gold
Rush, during the boom years, it was deemed more
feasible to send laundry to Hawaii for service.
When you look at the pictures, it certainly is rare
to see anybody who looks like they’ve bathed in the
last six months. Unless, of course, they hit the
jackpot… and then they became something other than
a gold miner.
Something else to keep in mind here. Business
activity in California created jobs in Hawaii. It also
created scores of opportunities in many other places,
as shopkeepers worked to keep up with what the
market demanded.
Listening to President Obama opine on the economy,
over lunch today, I was astounded by some of the
things he said. First of all, he takes absolutely no blame
for the shape of the economy. Nobody is asking him to
shoulder the whole load, as most of us are smart enough
to remember who preceded him. But there he was, blaming
everyone, but himself, for the economy. He even blamed
Congress for spending too much money and raising the
debt.
Pardon me, but weren’t those folks Obama Democrats,
crazed with power, that spent billions upon billions on
stimulus, then billions upon billions more on a health care
bill nobody wanted, and billions and billions more that we
don’t know about, because the Fed is keeping it secret?
Weren’t those the President’s people, giving him what he
wanted?
And he still stubbornly wants to spend more. But I will
tell you this: economics is Obama’s Achilles’ heel. When
Obama talks about money, he can’t get from point A to
B, without stumbling and meandering all over the place.
You’d think he was a lifetme stutterer whenever he’s asked
a real question about monetary policy.
His only answer is "tax the rich." Tax the rich.
I have an idea. Since Obama would rather play golf than
be an actual President, I say let’s tax anybody that has
time to play golf. The more important your job, the higher
the tax, when it comes time to play. You have to pay the
tax individually. No one else can pay it for you, or give you
an exemption. For the President to play 18 rounds, the tax
would be…$200,000.
Coming up with that number was simple. If you make $200,000,
Obama considers you rich. So that’s his tax if he wants to play.
I’ve often wondered how a socialist came to love a rich man’s
game so much, anyway. Oh…the other thing…he can only play
on municipal courses, no private clubs.
If he’s truly a man of the people, this shouldn’t be a problem.
And then we can tax vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard.
Then…in an astounding move, we vote to triple the taxes on all
registered Democrats (January 2013).
One thing we know for sure. We’ll get our laundry back from
Honolulu, before Obama fixes the economy.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more.
With my best wishes for your optimum health,
Dr. Bill
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