Daily Quote: "The most important single central fact about a free market is that no exchange takes place unless both parties benefit."
Milton Friedman
Springfield, IL Tax Day Tea Party
Welcome! Please join us at the New State Capitol Building from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm on April 15th. The new State Capitol is located on 2nd St between E Monroe St and W Edwards St.
This is an out door event. Unfortunately, there are no alternate sites incase of rain- so if it looks like rain, bring an umbrella or get wet!
There are plenty of restaurants near the capitol for those of you who are interested in lunch or drinks.
The Springfield Amtrak station is located E Washington St & N 3rd St Springfield, IL 62701. Not far from the rally.
***Note- 2nd St on East side of Capitol will be blocked off from 11:00 to 2:00
There will be a sign up table for people that wish to be part of this growing movement. The Land of Lincoln Freedom Group has been created and has a new website where people can register to stay in touch with like minded people and get information on future events. Register at our new website at http://freedomgroup-spfld-il.webs.com/
Agenda: WMAY Radio - will be doing live broadcast from Rally
Dave Kelm is the MC for Rally (available from 11:30 to 1:00)
11:30 to 12:00- Arrival time
12:00 to 1:00 - program to start .music , various speakers with various topics
Need some volunteers to clean up afterward
Continue to pass the word around, bring signs, and hope for good weather !
Also, bring a video camera if you have one. We hope to get a compilation of rally videos and edit together a nice video.
Parking:
4th & Capital-about 2 blks from rally
4th & Washingtin- 4-5 Blks from the rally
7th & Adams- 5-6 blks from the rally
Underground on Square ( between 5th & 6th and Washington & Adams) 4-5 blks from rally Visitor parking , cars, buses and RV's , Pasfield and Edwards
Here are 3 rules to follow while at the rally (stolen from the San Antonio Tea Party!)
RULE 1: No Violence
We are not anarchists. We are concerned citizens using the freedoms secured by our nations founders and declared in the Bill of Rights to petition our government. Any who advocate, in general, any act of violence or other active civil disobedience will be told (not asked--TOLD!) to leave our reserved area. Any who advocate, in specific, any act of violence will be reported to the San Antonio Police or to the US Secret Service, as appropriate. Our Founders gave us the Bill of Rights and we will use them. Talk of "battles" must be reserved to the context of "Battle of the Flowers" and "political battles." We will act in a peaceful, lawful manner, period. PERIOD. Your alternative is to form your own protest, separate from ours. We have no problem with those who want to organize their own Tea Party. Good luck, and may God Bless your efforts.
RULE 2: Be Polite
We will not use profanity in our speeches, on our signs, or to any members of the press who might be present. While we will raise our voices with spirit when appropriate, we will deport ourselves in general with decorum that is respectful of the seriousness of the occasion.
RULE 3: Be a Good Citizen
We will be courteous and helpful to our fellow citizens. Should we see someone in need, whether they need a place to sit, medical attention, or just a friendly smile, we will ensure their needs are met in the best tradition of the American spirit. When we are done, we will all help ensure our Tea Party location is clean and ready for whomever should use it next.
*This is a work in progress so please check back often. If you have any questions please email.
Check out:
http://www.meetup.com/CentralIL912Project/
http://www.americanuprisinginc.com/
Submitted by smarquez on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 11:04am
Corporate Taxes, and Their Real Impact On Small Business
" it isn’t really the corporation that pays the tax, but instead it is the shareholders, employees and customers who pay them through lower returns, lower wages and higher prices, respectively. "
Submitted by rresendes on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 8:08am
How Obama Will Change American Capitalism
Whether one feels capitalism is nice or not, empirically there is no debate that no other system governing a society has produced more wealth for all its citizens in a shorter period of time than American capitalism. No society has been able to produce a better standard of living for its citizens, or generate greater amounts of charity around the world, than America over its short history as a nation.
The founding concepts behind America that its citizens own the product of their labor and the government exists to preserve those rights has been extraordinarily successful. Yet it is amazing that there is even a debate as to whether or not that should be the way forward.
This article in the New Republic begins to highlight how Obama will look to fundamentally alter the relationship between the government and American citizens, by claiming that the government is fundamentally entitled to everyone's productivity and thus free to redistribute those efforts at will. Here is an interesting section of the article.
"Finally, there is the sheer size of Obama's intervention. Obama's stimulus program and its budget are going to lift overall government spending from the 30s to well over 40 percent of GDP. Its 2009 budget, along with other public spending, could reach 45 percent of GDP. That's in response to a crisis, but as has happened before, the extent of government intervention is likely to remain permanent."
Submitted by smarquez on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 8:06am
Who Pays for Climate Policy?
-In total, the annual burden from a cap-and-trade program would be $144.9 billion n American households, which would be about $1,218 per household.
-The analysis also shows that the burden of cap-and-trade would be disproportionately borne by low-income households because they tend to spend a larger fraction of their income on carbon-intensive products
Read Full Article by Matt Moon
Submitted by rresendes on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 7:33am
Obamanomics: Does It Make Him a King or Jester?
King or jester? Obama's views and decisions regarding GM and Chrysler are not looking good for his economic legacy. This WSJ editorial starts to flesh out many of his decisions and thier likley effects. It is instructive to read as it provides a perspective on Obama's decisoin making skills which will likely affect many other aspects of our lives.
Submitted by smarquez on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 9:34am
Global Warming: Unstoppable Solar Cycles
Submitted by smarquez on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 6:56am
Obama: "Cap & Trade Will Cause Electricity Rates To Skyrocket"
Submitted by rresendes on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 8:01am
Tea Parties Unhealthy?
On the Sunday talking head circuit, David Axelrod suggested the Tea Party Movement is unhealthy (story here). His logic is that Obama will cut taxes for 95% of Americans, so Americans should be happy with his policies.
While a nice sound bite, he is a bit disingenuous. The Obama administration is: creating record budget deficits - which crowds out private investment; extending government's reach into private businesses - putting government into unfair competition with private firms, and; raising the cost of private investing through increased capital gains and income taxes - which makes it more costly to grow or start businesses. When such policies are combined with increased carbon taxation, the end result is likely to be less economic freedom and reduced long-term economic growth leading to lower living standards for the typical American.
While economists may differ on the aggregate effects of Obama's economic policy prescriptions, calling Tea Parties "unhealthy" is at best a lapse of judgment and at worst a potential indication of how Obama and his team views opposition to his policies.
Update - Hat tip to Instapundit.
A Rasmussen poll just released shows the Tea Parties were very well received by the public, with 51% having a favorable view versus 33% with an unfavorable view. Particularly interesting, 54% of mainstream Democrats viewed Tea Parties favorably.
Not surprisingly, only 13% of the political elites had a favorable view of the events.
Submitted by rresendes on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 7:35am
Global Warming and Economic Freedom
The public is shifting its view on "global warming" according to a new Rasmussen Report. Currently 34% of those sampled believe human activity is the cause of "Global Warming", this is a significant decline from 47% a year ago.
Today 48% feel planetary trends are the root cause of "Global Warming", versus only 34% a year ago.
The "Global Warming" mantra is used by state and national politicians to push for broader and stronger regulations and taxation related to carbon energy.
As the "conclusive" evidence on climate change is increasingly criticized by the scientific community, it is silly to restructure the economy and reduce living standards until to evidence is conclusive that such a restructuring is critical to America's well being.
By creating highly invasive and complicated tax regimes related to carbon energy, politicians are again pursuing a massive power grab to gain further control of American's economic lives.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out if the public continues to demand harder scientific evidence to accept "Global Warming" as a man-made problem.
Ultimately, personal freedom is only possible through economic freedom.
The Tea Party movement continues to explode with citizens looking to take back our governmen and make it pro-individual freedom once again!
Register Here! Be Heard!
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