The Breakdown

A look back at American history reveals that in 1789 Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton were locked in on-going heated disputes regarding the financial welfare of the American people.

I could pen several blogs on their heated disputes, but I would rather highlight the one basic belief they held in common:

The Federal Government should be treated as the golden trough to protect the money  that stimulates private commerce for Americans.  The golden trough should not be treated as a means to just "give"  money to its citizens.

Mr. Obama's reelection proves that we are not heading in the direction of a "welfare state".  In reality we are, in fact, in a welfare state right now.  In 1970 America's yearly cost of its entitlement program was $10.1 Billion.  In 2011 our yearly expense for entitlement programs was $569.6 Billion.  This does not include Social Security for seniors.

There was a time if you made $40,000 a year you could survive and get through. Today an income of $40,000 means you have to scrimp, sacrifice, and struggle, but you can still make it.
That symbolizes that the American people are all about. Many of Americans want to feel they are "makers", not "takers".

Today an individual, through the different entitlement programs, can secure a value of $40,000 a year by doing absolutely nothing. To them it doesn't matter that currently every individual has a debt to pay of over $200,000.  What a burden to lay upon our youth, as they emerge into the working world. The "gimmee welfare" population can receive enough through the entitlement programs that they need not seek employment. Why should they work?

Of course the obvious question is what happens when Mr. Ben Bernanke can longer just print money, and our dollar value plummits to a deep abyss? What happens to the millions of Americans when they are told there is no money for the pensions they worked so hard for?
Has anyone noticed the citizens rioting in the streets in Greece that is happening right now because they have just completely run out of money? Are we headed in that direction?

Our borrowing power with China is weakening, and many are fearful we are just two short years from becoming like Greece. While it can't be thoroughly proven if this will happen, when you look at the breakdown of people who decided to amass a 50-49 per cent of votes to reelect Mr. Obama , it appears we are well on the way.

This past year the liberal progressive Democrats, along with the support of the media, did a great job of convincing America that every individual who worked hard and became financially comfortable was a "fat cat" that had too much money, and must  "share" with the less fortunate. Of course this is done through welfare and numerous entitlement programs, and we all know that entitlement programs can only exist by making the hard working people pay more through increased taxes.

We all agree this country needs jobs, jobs, and more jobs. Has anyone discovered a way that a person on welfare/unemployment/food stamps can create a job?  And yet welfare is the largest expense in America today.

Please indulge me as I break down the voting blocs in the Presidential election. These are pure and honest facts. It reflects where our country is at in terms of the welfare state:

	Obama	Romney
INCOME
Under $30,000	63%	35%
30K-49K	57%	42%
50K or more	45%	53%
GENDER
Men	45%	52%
AGE
18-29	60%	37%
30-44	52%	45%
45-64	47%	52%
65+	44%	56%
MARITAL
Married	42%	56%
Unmarried	62%	35%
GEOGRAPHY
Big Cities	69%	29%
Midsized Cities	58%	40%
Small Cities	42%	56%
Suburbs	48%	50%
RACE
White	39%	59%
Black	93%	7%
Hispanic	71%	27%
Asian	73%	26%

So, it's obvious Mr. Obama carried the "gimmee" poor in the election. Am I the only one who noticed that Americans making $50,000. or more overwhelmingly voted for Governor Romney? No one gave these people $50,000 a year through entitlements; they earned it.
Am I the only one who noticed that 14% more married people voted for Governor Romney?

Given that Chris Matthews from MSNBC will call me a racist, a true fact is that Blacks have suffered a drastic rise in unemployment under Mr. Obama; more than any other President, and yet Mr. Obama enjoyed a 93% approval rating from Blacks.  I'll go way out on a limb and say if Mr. Obama were White he would not have enjoyed a 93% approval rating from the Black population.  Anyone agree?

It's also factually obvious that our youth, who have not spent many years in the work force, or  working to support a family, have strayed over to the "gimmee" state. I personally know a college senior with close to $50,000. debt in student loan who stated, "I voted for Obama because he's going to clear my student loan debt for me".

Another obvious fact is that female unemployment has risen dramatically under Mr. Obama, and yet there was an 11% voting favor for Mr. Obama with women. During the campaigning women, supporting Mr. Obama kept reiterating that Governor Romney was declaring a war on women, believing in their mantra, "Women must think with their smarts, not their body parts".
Well, Mr. Obama has no plan to increase employment for women, but at least they'll get free contraceptives and abortions. Now who's thinking with their parts, instead of their smarts?

Lockheed-Martin and Boing Aircraft combined are now in the process of laying off close to 150,000 employees, but were "persuaded" by Mr. Obama and his minions to hold off on lay-offs until after the election. Wonder how they were repayed for delaying these notices?

Folks, our country is in a mess, but please don't harbor any thoughts that Mr. Obama is going to do anything about it. He's in a lame duck four years, and he will just answer, "Can't get anything done with these Republicans in the House".  Then he'll just smile, hit the golf links, then the basketball court, and then tell Michelle to make plans for their next vacation.

The more serious information we must take away from this is that this country will not survive if we continue on the path of "gimmee welfare" instead of creating jobs. We are on a borrowing and money printing path to destruction. If Mr. Obama repeats exactly what he did or didn't do in the next four years we may reach a disaster that we may never recover from.

And that's Politics with Pete for today....God Bless our country...and our troops