Democrats seem to think that if we trade with our enemies, they will like us. Both Presidents Obama and Biden have restricted American oil production and increased reliance on Arab oil. While they state it is due to environmental concerns, it also aids the Arabs by pouring millions of American dollars into the Arab economy. That money is not going to aid the Arab people. The Arab States remain fairly poor. That money is being funneled into the pockets of the leaders and into the terrorist organizations that have stated that they intend to wipe out Israel and the United States. In that way, we are supporting the terrorists in their campaign to destroy us. It also makes us vulnerable to blackmail as the Arab States threaten to cut off our oil supply if we don’t stop attacking the terrorists. As a result, America has vastly reduced its attacks on terrorists and in fact turns a blind eye to the genocide being carried out against Christians in Arab countries. While it means less attacks against the United States, 9-11 showed us that it only lasts as long as we keep supporting them. If we withdraw our support of their terrorist activities by switching to more American oil, they attack us again. It is a false security that doesn’t last. Like any blackmail, it only lasts as long as you give in to the blackmailer’s demands. In addition, they opened our doors and gave China favored trade status. As a result, China undercut American manufacturers and now we are dependent on China for many of our products. We saw that when Covid shut down imports. Many of our medici
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Politics-AB-AC
Democrats state they believe in diplomacy instead of military intervention. They have a very narrow view of the situation. The Arabs have stated that they intend to wipe out Israel and have been involved in the attacks on the United States, who have supported Israel, including 9-11. They openly proclaim that they will wipe out the infidels, which includes the United States. They are determined to make everyone Moslem, if someone doesn’t convert, they kill them. That is very similar to what Hitler did when he said he would rule the world. He attacked country after country while western nations continued to try to negotiate a peace. Every time they offered a concession, he came back and demanded more. It didn’t work with Hitler and it hasn’t worked with the Arab terrorists. You can’t negotiate with someone who wants an entire pie. Offering them part of the pie won’t work. Every time you give them part of it, they come back for more of your share. They aren’t interested in dividing the pie, they want it all. You can’t negotiate with someone who wants you dead. You can’t offer to let them rough you up a little instead, they won’t be happy until you convert to Islam or are dead. Diplomacy may work when two countries have a dispute but doesn’t work with dictators and radicals who want to rule the world.
Ohio Constitution Amendment
People in Ohio are concerned how easy it has been for outside interests to insert their pet projects in our Constitution and saddle Ohioans with them. It currently requires only half of the counties to submit petitions and only a simple majority to pass. People in Ohio are moving to amend the Constitution to bring it in line with other States, many require a 60% approval. The federal government requires 2/3rds of Congress and 3/4ths of the States to pass an amendment. Here is a brief video on the issue.
Rev Robert Barr
Neighborhood Ministries of NW Ohio
Politics-A-H
President Biden continues to issue executive orders which violate federal law. First. he has no authority to authorize funding, that is the responsibility of the Congress. Second, he has authorized funds for abortion overseas in violation of federal law (Hatch Act) prohibiting funds to support abortion overseas and ordered State Medicaid programs to pay for abortions for those traveling to the State from States that do not allow abortions. Medicaid funds are State funds and are not to be used for non-residents. He has also reinstated President Obama’s mandate that employer provided health insurance must provide coverage for abortion in spite of the law authorizing Obamacare which prohibits insurance coverage from covering abortion. He has even included churches and religious organizations in spite of the Constitutional amendment prohibiting the government from interfering with the free expression of faith. Such open disregard for the rule of law is an afront to the American people. The people need to elect representatives to Congress who will uphold the law. The American people cannot be expected to obey the laws of this nation if its leaders do not.
Economics-Government-E-E
While Democrats continue to claim the rich have to pay a bigger share, they ignore the basic problem. The problem is their inability to get along with what they have. While federal law requires a balanced budget, they add additional spending after approving the budget so it doesn’t show up in the budget. They spend freely running up the national debt and then raise the debt limit to accommodate it. They claim they will not raise taxes but quietly add new taxes or tax increases into other bills. The increased taxes are mostly directed at businesses, so they will be invisible to the average taxpayer. They feel that since those taxpayers are voters, they need to be kept in the dark. They say the businesses are getting rich and can afford it but those taxes are then passed on to the consumer. In addition, increased taxes decreases profit and discourage expansion and results in businesses cutting back on their labor force and on production of less profitable goods, resulting in the taxes bringing in less than expected. They also need to cut taxes. History has shown that cutting taxes encourages business expansion and usually more than makes up for the tax rate cuts in added sales and additional employees hired.
Courts-C-C
The liberals are continuing to push to subvert justice by stacking the Supreme Court. They had to back off on the addition of several justices due to the tremendous negative backlash. People were horrified that they would deliberately stack the court to get their way. However, they have not stopped their efforts to regain control of the Supreme Court. They have seen a number of their pet issues overturned and can’t wait for the conservative justices to retire. They want to regain control of the Court before the Court shoots down any more of their pet issues. They have made frivolous accusations against several conservative judges in order to discredit them and hopefully gain sympathy. While they call for the judges to be impeached, it is doubtful they could gain the support necessary. They are also calling for term limits for the judges. That would eliminate several of the conservative judges and open the way for them to appoint additional justices. Term limits would violate the Constitutional provision that the justices serve for life and would require a Constitutional amendment. The Constitution made provision for them to serve for life so Presidents would not stack the Court to approve their pet issues. Term limits would result in more rapid turnover and allow Presidents to stack the courts. The one thing the founding Fathers feared most. A Constitutional Convention would require 2/3 approval of both houses of Congress and they can’t even get a simple majority. In addition it would require approval of 3/4th of the States and they only control a few States. The States are heavily populated States so they control a lot of votes but they are concentrated in just a few States. That is why they want to do away with the Electoral College. The Electoral College guarantees that the President has broad support across the country and not just in a few States. Our country was founded on the principle that justice is blind and should apply equally to all but liberals have ignored the Constitution and State and federal laws when they prevent them from getting what they want. They have also used the FBI and Dept of Justice as well as the IRS to harass and intimidate conservatives, while turning a blind eye to crimes committed by liberals. It is time to elect representatives who will respect the law and restore justice in America.
Economics-Government-A-O
A sticking point that Democrats are talking about behind closed doors is to tax churches. Such a move would create a real rebellion because there are so many churches. As a result, no one is talking about it openly. Churches were exempt from taxation by the separation of church and State clause. The power to tax is the power to control and churches have always been tax exempt to prevent government control. However Democrats see it as a lucrative tax source because of the millions of dollars that flow through churches weekly. While open taxation is currently not an option, the IRS has been quietly extending its claws into churches by increasingly regulating how giving is done. Those rules are giving them more ways to control churches. They have been using their power to grant non-profit status to churches to threaten churches and religious organizations who speak out on social issues like abortion and Gay privileges. The IRS under President Obama held up applications for Christian organizations seeking to get non-profit status prior to the 2016 elections in order to threaten them into being silent on social issues. In some instances they have tried to silence churches by threatening to revoke their non-profit status. Sometimes, they tried to force pastors to submit copies of their sermons to show that they are not preaching against abortion and Gay privileges. That is illegal because churches are legally able to speak out on issues. In fact, the founding fathers felt that democracy could not survive if it was not directed by people seeking God’s guidance. How can people know God’s guidance on issues if the church can not teach them God’s principles. Churches do not lose their freedom of speech just because they are Christian. In fact, abortion and Gay privileges are religious matters and involve belief in the value of life and of marriage. To force them to support abortion or marry Gay couples would violate their religious beliefs and would be interfering with their religious practices in open violation of the Constitution. In some instances, they have tried to force churches and other religious organizations to turn over lists of their contributors in order to discourage people from giving to them out of fear that the IRS might audit them. Some cities are denying churches permits to build or expand in the city limits in order to force them out of the city. Since churches don’t pay taxes, they want to replace them with businesses that will bring in tax revenue.
Economics-government-D-F
While some say that is not fair because the rich pay more, they are better able to afford it. There are certain drawbacks to the graduated tax. It does create an incentive to reduce taxable income to stay in a lower tax bracket. If someone earns too much, it will put him in a higher tax bracket at a higher tax rate. How much of that is done is hard to estimate. The problem comes with the deductions. There is no problem with the standard deduction because poor people can’t afford taxes on what little they get though setting the amount of deduction is tricky. Too much and a lot of people can get out of paying taxes, too little and it makes it hard on the working poor who don’t make enough to live on. The real problem comes with deductions. Our system has become so complex many people need professional tax preparers to fill them out and that is costly. While there is no problem with deductions for necessary expenses, it can be abused by throwing in all kinds of non-related expenses. Having a party with friends would not qualify if it is not related to the business. There are also incentives to encourage things like charitable giving. Incentives encourage people to put money in certain purchases or activities. A certain amount of giving is assumed though that may not actually take place. Certain types of income are also exempt from taxes. The rich have money to do so while the poor do not. Smart people with money can put money in tax shelters and may pay less than lower income people who can’t afford shelters. Exemptions and deductions seek to balance the tax burden but may make it worse if not properly set up. While some call for a straight tax, I don’t think they would get much support. .
Economics-Government-D-E
Democrats say they support a progressive tax which is good. We already have a progressive tax at the federal level, however, many State and city taxes are straight taxes. A straight tax is where everyone is taxed equally. For instance everyone is taxed at 10 %. That seems fair but it puts a heavier burden on the poor. A millionaire can afford ten percent but someone earning just enough to live on can’t afford ten percent, so we have a progressive tax where the higher your income, the higher percentage of tax you pay. That way the rich carry a heavier part of the burden. That may seem unfair but it puts the burden on those who can best afford it. However, the problems are in the details. Those earning less than needed for a basic living still suffer. As a result, we have a standard deduction for the taxpayer and any dependents to allow a minimum basic income before the taxes begin to exempt those earning below a living wage. That helps them to put all their income into surviving. We have a system where the tax is taken out as it is earned. That is good because there is no allocated tax burden waiting for you at the end of the year, if you lose your job. There are also deductions for work-related expenses for those who are self-employed. An employee gets paid for his work and gets to use all that for what he needs to live on, however someone who is self-employed does not get to keep all he earns. If he buys books for $5.00 each and sells them for $10.00, he can’t keep all that. He must use $5.00 from each book to buy more books to sell. As a result, our tax system allows him to exempt the cost of the books he purchases and other expenses like rent, utilities, and other expenses that are needed to sell the books. That is far since he is only taxed on what he gets to keep.
Economics-II-N
Democrats say Republicans want to increase the burden on families. Wild Democrat spending is creating runaway inflation, and increased taxes and interest rates are putting a further burden on families and depressing the economy, while the budget cuts and tax cuts instituted by President Trump, curbed rising inflation, eased the burden on families, and stimulated the economy creating jobs, which meant more people working and fewer on government assistance. Many Seniors took advantage of the available jobs under President Trump to take part-time jobs to supplement their Social Security and pad their retirement savings. While Democrats say Republican proposals will weaken the economy, President Trump showed that they will stimulate the economy and expanded it while President Biden has shown how Democrat policies have weakened the economy and shrunk it as more people have gone on government assistance. Social Security and wages from jobs have not kept pace with inflation and many workers and Senior Citizens are struggling to make ends meet. When it comes to favors for special interest groups, the facts are even more telling. President Obama handed out billions of dollars to special interest groups in order to buy votes. The President is not granted the power to authorize spending outside the budget, allocating funds is the job of Congress. President Trump canceled those spending orders to help balance the budget, but President Biden reinstated them as soon as he took office. If voters are going to vote based on the state of the economy, they need to know the facts. Our media no longer reports the news objectively but has become a propaganda arm of the Democratic party.