Best and Worst in 2012 as chronicled by TheRightJack

Best: The buck stops here. - - - Harry S. Truman #33

Worst: More foreclosures on tap for 2012. Not good! Still blaming Bush 43? It could get worse in 2013.

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Best and worst run states [finance.yahoo.com] 12/25/12

Best

1 North Dakota

2 Wyoming

3 Nebraska

4 Utah

5 Iowa

Worst

50 California

49 Rhode Island

48 Illinois

47 Arizona

46 New Jersey

A significant amount of the data we used came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Data from ACS included percentage of residents below the poverty line, high school completion for those 25 and older, median household income, percentage of the population without health insurance and the change in median home values from 2006 to 2011.

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States with the highest and lowest taxes [247wallst.com] 10/23/12

Highest tax burden

10 Pennsylvania

9 Maine

8 Massachusetts

7 Minnesota

6 Rhode Island

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5 Wisconsin

4 California

3 Connecticut

2 New Jersey

1 New York

Lowest Tax Burden

1 Alaska

2 South Dakota

3 Tennessee

4 Louisiana

5 Wyoming

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6 Texas

7 New Hampshire

8 Alabama

9 Nevada

10 South Carolina

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What do the Poorest 10 Cities in America Have in Common? ... The first thing is their poverty level. The second is that they mostly have been governed by Democrats over the years.

Detroit, Michigan – 36.4% poverty rate

Cleveland, Ohio – 35.0

Buffalo, New York – 28.8

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 27.0

St. Louis, Missouri – 26.7

Miami, Florida – 26.5

Memphis, Tennessee – 26.2

Cincinnati, Ohio – 25.7

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 25.0

Newark, New Jersey – 23.9 [godfatherpolitics.com] 11/10/12

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Meet the wealthiest person in each state [finance.yahoo.com] 10/25/12

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Most educated Nations
5 New Zealand

4 United States **

3 Japan

2 Israel

1 Canada [finance.yahoo.com]

** TheRightJack is shocked that the USA is as high as #4. One might be tempted to believe that the USA would fall much lower. Consider this. A large percentage of our student population does not finish high school. On top of that, some youngsters grow up being taught on the streets that education is out of character and highly unfavored among their peers.

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Best cities for retirees

5 Pittsburgh PA

4 New York City

3 Palm Bay FL

2 Corvallis OR

1 New Orleans LA

[kiplinger.com] July 2012

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Least Tax-Friendly States for Retirees

10 NEW YORK

9 NEW JERSEY

8 CALIFORNIA

7 OREGON

6 NEBRASKA

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5 MINNESOTA

4 MONTANA

3 RHODE ISLAND

2 VERMONT

1 CONNECTICUT


[finance.yahoo.com]

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What first catches your attention?

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Most sick housing markets in USA

5 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif.
 
4 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.

3 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.

2 Toledo, Ohio
1 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif [realestate.yahoo.com] 7/15/12


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Top state for doing business.

Texas is first 
Utah is 2nd
Virginia is 3rd, 1st in 2010
North Carolina is 4th
North Dakota is 5th
Rhode Island is last
[finance.yahoo.com] 7/10/12
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I have a great fiscal plan for California, Illinois, Michigan and the Democrats in the US Congress. Raise taxes and continue to spend, spend, spend until there is no air in the balloon. =TheRightJack 7/11/12

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15 hottest American cities

1 Brooklyn NY

2 Seattle WA

3 Austin TX

4 Portland OR

5 Boulder CO

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6 Raleigh NC

7 Detroit MI - not in my plans

8 Philadelphia PA

9 Nashville TN

10 Bentonville AR

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11 Burlington VT

12 Mountain View CA - but CA is broken

13 Pittsburgh PA

14 Salt Lake City UT

15 Williston ND [finance.yahoo.com] 6/28/12

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States most at risk for natural disasters 

1 Louisiana 
2 Florida
3 Texas
4 Mississippi
5 Alabama
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6 Tennessee
7 Missouri
8 Oklahoma
9 Ohio
10 Illinois [finance.yahoo.comvia Kiplinger] 6/19/12 

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And then there are political disasters like California and Michigan but that is a report for another time. 

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Most dangerous cities in American, 2012

5 Memphis TN
4 Oakland CA
3 St Louis MO
2 Detroit MI
1 Flint MI [247wallst.com] 6/12/12

Click Here to see the entire list

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Most educated countries in the world


10 Finland
9 Australia
8 United Kingdom
7 Norway
6 South Korea
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5 New Zealand
4 United States
3 Japan
2 Israel
1 Canada [247wallst.com] 1/31/12 
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Wonder if they also have high employment rates. Work is good.

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Happiest countries

1 Denmark
2 Norway
3 Netherlands
4 Switzerland
5 Austria
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6 Israel
7 Finland
8 Australia
9 Canada
10 Sweden [finance.yahoo.com] 5/24/12

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Worst “caught in traffic” cities [TheCarConnection] 5/24/12

10 Chicago – 32.8 hours per year
9 Boston - 35 hours
8 Austin – 30 hours
7 Seattle – 33 hours
6 Washington, D.C. – 45 hours
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5 Bridgeport, CT – 42 hours
4 New York – 57 hours
3 San Francisco – 48 hours
2 Los Angeles – 56 hours
1 Honolulu – 58 hours

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Best high schools. Ranking of 22,000 public high schools. Rankings by state included. Methodology explained. [usnews.com]

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The most violent states in American based on the US Peace Index

Louisiana is #1
2 Tennessee
3 Nevada
4 Florida
5 Arizona
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6 Missouri
7 Texas
8 Arkansas
9 South Carolina
10 Mississippi [patriotupdate.com]
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The US Peace Index, link

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US cities where homes sold the fastest [CNBC]

10 San Diego CA

10 Washington DC

8 Vallejo CA

8 Santa Cruz CA

6 Austin TX

6 Chico CA
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5 Santa Rosa CA

4 Honolulu

3 San Francisco CA

2 San Jose CA

1 Midland TX

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US cities where home prices fell the fastest [yahoo] 4/3/12

5 Santa Rosa CA

4 Honolulu

3 San Francisco CA

2 San Jose CA

1 Midland TX

Interesting to see the same cities on both lists.

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Most popular cars. After interviewing more than 38,000 people, the study found that the most popular car among Republicans is the Ford Mustang convertible, followed by the Audi A8 sedan, the Mercedes GL-Class, the Ford Expedition, and the Ford F-150. ... For Democrats, favorites included the Honda Civic Hybrid, the Volvo C30, the Nissan Leaf, the Acura TSX Sport Wagon, and the Ford Fiesta. [theblaze.com] 4/1/12 Where are the Volt lovers?

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More on Rides from Wheels

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Most and Least religious states. See map.

Most

1 Mississippi

2 Utah

3 Alabama

4 Louisiana

5 Arkansas

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Least

1 Vermont

2 New Hampshire

3 Maine

4 Massachusetts

5 Alaska [theblaze.com] 3/29/12

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Best things you should buy in bulk [not ranked]

• Toilet paper

• Bottled beverages

• Diapers

• Dog food and treats

• Gum

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• Laundry detergent

• Meat

• Storage products like foil, bags etc

• Personal care items

• Paper plates and plastic forks [finance.yahoo.com] 3/22/12

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Best places to retire [not ranked]

• Austin TX

• Clearwater FL

• Fort Collins CO

• Marquette MI

• Pittsburgh PA

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• Portland OR

• Santa Fe NM

• Walnut Creek CA

• Washington DC

• Winston-Salem NC [finance.yahoo.com] 3/8/12

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Declining real estate values, ever increasing national debt, growing unemployment, more people not looking for work, more people on Big Gov life support, inflation, and biased Big Media good news reporting continue to dominate the bad news. Bush 43 still blamed after 3+ years. Democrat Congress under Bush 43 not at fault. =TheRightJack 2/19/12

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States with the most foreclosures

5 New York

4 Nevada

3 Illinois

2 New Jersey

1 Florida

[realestate.yahoo.com] 2/13/12

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Homes Underwater = worth less than their mortgage, all at 40% or higher = lost value

58% in at #1 Florida, then MI CA

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Cities with the fewest underwater homes = homes worth less than the mortgage

10 Honolulu HI

9 Pittsburgh PA

8 Oklahoma City OK

7 Lancaster PA

6 Huntsville AL

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5 Fayetteville NC

4 Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY

3 Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY

2 El Paso TX

1 Rochester NY

[msnbc]

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Worst housing markets poised to recover

10 Mobile AL

9 Syracuse NY

8 Las Cruses NM

7 Niles-Benton Harbor MI

6 St George UT

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5 Farmington NM

4 Yuba City CA

3 Yuma AZ

2 Carson City NV

1 Madera-Chowchilla CA

A majority have unemployment above the current national average of +9% [247wallst.com] 11/12/11

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Most miserable cities

10 Warren MI

9 Rockford IL

8 Toledo OH

7 Fort Lauderdale FL

6 Chicago IL

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5 Sacramento CA

4 West Palm Beach FL

3 Flint MI

2 Detroit MI

1 Miami FL

7 of 10 dominated by Democrat governments until the 2010 election gave hope to Ohio and Michigan. [RealEstateYahoo] 2/2/12

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Cities with cheapest cost of living

1 Brownsville TX

2 Pueblo CO

3 Ft Hood TX

4 Ft Smith AR

5 Sherman TX

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6 Springfield IL

7 Waco TX

8 Fayetteville AR

9 Austin TX

10 Springfield MO [kiplinger.com] June 2011
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There is cheap and then there is inexpensive. When you buy cheap, you take your chances!

http://realestate.yahoo.com/news/sickest-housing-markets-in-america.html

Your Social Security

Boycott Social Security. Why pay into a Big Gov system that is already broke!

This is posted by an old white guy just in case some of you young whippersnappers (not to mention you old whippersnappers) are not up to speed on this.

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Social Security is broken and broke. Both parties know it. Democrat refuse to address the issue. Then they sling mud at Republicans every time fixing Social Security is mentioned.

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Gaming the System. Obamanomics: Number Of Americans Collecting Social Security Disability Payments Hits Record High In December: 8,827,795… [weaselzippers.us] 12/26/12

Thankfully the SSDI system isn’t rife with fraud… no, wait?

(CNSNews.com) – The Social Security program ran a $47.8 billion deficit in fiscal 2012 as the program brought in $725.429 billion in cash and paid $773.247 billion for benefits and overhead expenses, according to official data published by Social Security Administration.

The Social Security Administration also released new data revealing that the number of workers collecting disability benefits hit a record 8,827,795 in December–up from 8,805,353 in November. See the headline above.

The overall number of all Social Security program beneficiaries—including retired workers, dependent family members and survivors and disabled workers and their dependent family members—also hit a record in December, climbing from 56,658,978 in November to 56,758,185 in December.

In 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there was an average of 112.556 million full-time workers in the United States, of whom 17.806 million worked full-time for local, state or federal government. That left an average of only 94.750 million full-time private sector workers in the country.

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It is easy to check out, if you do not believe it. Be sure to show it to your kids. They need a little history lesson on what's what, and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts!

Your Social Security

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary,

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program,

3.) That the money the participants elected to put Into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,

4.) That the money the participants put into the Independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'Put Away' for us -- you may be interested in the following:

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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the Independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the General fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically Controlled House and Senate.

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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.

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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US.

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Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving Annuity payments to immigrants?

AND MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, Began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!

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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people see this, maybe a seed of Awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what is not so. But it's worth a try. How many people can you send this to? Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.

And Congress gives themselves a 100% retirement plan for serving only one term. Do you think that it is about time for voters to make a change in that little perk that our representatives voted in for themselves?

[email from unknown source]

Russian view of America

Russian Newspaper Article - A must read 

The irony of this article appearing in the English edition of Pravda (Russian on-line newspaper) defies description. Why can a Russian newspaper print the following yet the American media can't/won't see it?

American Capitalism Gone With A Whimper

It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American descent into Marxism is happening with breathtaking speed, against the backdrop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.

True, the situation has been well prepared on and off for the past century, especially the past twenty years. The initial testing grounds was conducted upon our Holy Russia and a bloody test it was. But we Russians would not just roll over and give up our freedoms and our souls, no matter how much money Wall Street poured into the fists of the Marxists.

Those lessons were taken and used to properly prepare the American populace for the surrender of their freedoms and souls, to the whims of their elites and betters.

First, the population was dumbed down through a politicized and substandard education system based on pop culture, rather then the classics. Americans know more about their favorite TV dramas than the drama in DC that directly affects their lives. They care more for their "right" to choke down a McDonald’s burger or a Burger King burger than for their constitutional rights. Then they turn around and lecture us about our rights and about our "democracy". Pride blinds the foolish.

Then their faith in God was destroyed, until their churches, all tens of thousands of different "branches and denominations" were for the most part little more than Sunday circuses and their televangelists and top protestant mega preachers were more then happy to sell out their souls and flocks to be on the "winning" side of one pseudo Marxist politician or another. Their flocks may complain, but when explained that they would be on the "winning" side, their flocks were ever so quick to reject Christ in hopes for earthly power. Even our Holy Orthodox churches are scandalously liberalized in America.

The final collapse has come with the election of Barack Obama. His speed in the past three months has been truly impressive. His spending and money printing has been a record setting, not just in America's short history but in the world. If this keeps up for more than another year, and there is no sign that it will not, America at best will resemble the Weimar Republic and at worst Zimbabwe.

These past two weeks have been the most breath taking of all. First came the announcement of a planned redesign of the American Byzantine tax system, by the very thieves who used it to bankroll their thefts, losses, and swindles of hundreds of billions of dollars. These make our Russian oligarchs look little more then ordinary street thugs, in comparison. Yes, the Americans have beat our own thieves in the shear volumes. Should we congratulate them?

These men, of course, are not an elected panel but made up of appointees picked from the very financial oligarchs and their henchmen who are now gorging themselves on trillions of American dollars, in one bailout after another. They are also usurping the rights, duties, and powers of the American congress (parliament). Again, congress has put up little more than a whimper to their masters.

Then came Barack Obama's command that GM's (General Motors) president step down from leadership of his company. That is correct, dear reader, in the land of "pure" free markets, the American president now has the power, the self-given power, to fire CEOs and we can assume other employees of private companies, at will. Come hither, go dither, the centurion commands his minions.

So it should be no surprise that the American president has followed this up with a "bold" move of declaring that he and another group of unelected, chosen stooges will now redesign the entire automotive industry and will even be the guarantee of automobile policies. I am sure that if given the chance, they would happily try and redesign it for the whole of the world, too. Prime Minister Putin, less then two months ago, warned Obama and UK's Blair, not to follow the path to Marxism, it only leads to disaster. Apparently, even though we suffered 70 years of this Western sponsored horror show, we know nothing, as foolish, drunken Russians, and so let our "wise" Anglo-Saxon fools find out the folly of their own pride.

Again, the American public has taken this with barely a whimper...but a "free man" whimper.

So, should it be any surprise to discover that the Democratically controlled Congress of America is working on passing a new regulation that would give the American Treasury department the power to set "fair" maximum salaries, evaluate performance, and control how private companies give out pay raises and bonuses? Senator Barney Frank, a social pervert basking in his homosexuality (of course, amongst the modern, enlightened American societal norm, as well as that of the general West, homosexuality is not only not a looked down upon life choice, but is often praised as a virtue) and his Marxist enlightenment, has led this effort. He stresses that this only affects companies that receive government monies, but it is retroactive and taken to a logical extreme, this would include any company or industry that has ever received a tax break or incentive.

The Russian owners of American companies and industries should look thoughtfully at this and the option of closing their facilities down and fleeing the land of the Red as fast as possible. In other words, divest while there is still value left.

The proud American will go down into his slavery without a fight, beating his chest, and proclaiming to the world, how free he really is. The world will only snicker.

Stanislav Mishin 

Note from TheRightJack ... There have been comments similar to these from Canada and the UK.

New Federal Golf Rules

New Federal Golf Rules

Major rule changes in the game of golf will become effective January 1, 2013.

This is only a preview as the complete rulebook (expect 2716 pages) is being re-written as this is being published.

Here are a few of the changes:

Golfers with handicaps: 

- Below 10 will have their green fees increased by 35%.
- Between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees.

- Above 18 will get a $20 check each time they play.

The term "gimmie" will be changed to "entitlement" and will be used as follows: 

- Handicaps below 10, no entitlements.
- Handicaps from 11 to 17, entitlements for putter length putts.
- Handicaps above 18, if your ball is on the green, no need to putt, just pick it up.

These entitlements are intended to bring about fairness and, most importantly, equality in scoring.

In addition, a Player will be limited to a maximum of one birdie or six pars in any given 18-hole round.

Any excess must be given to those fellow players who have not yet scored a birdie or par.

Only after all players have received a birdie or par from the player actually making the birdie or par, can that player begin to count his pars and birdies again ...

The current USGA handicap system will be used for the above purposes, but the term "net score" will be available only for scoring those players with handicaps of 18 and above.

This is intended to "re-distribute" the success of winning by making sure that in all competitions every Player above an 18 handicap will post only "net score" against every other player's "gross score."

These new Rules are intended to FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE the game of golf.

Golf must be about Fairness. It should have nothing to do with ability, hard work, practice, and responsibility.

This is the "Right thing to do."

So, please remember, if you shot a round of golf under par, you didn't shoot it yourself. Someone else built that course, and someone else cut the grass so that you could play on it. Someone else built the clubs and the cart. Someone else practiced and practiced and practiced.

You are invited to share this with everyone and anyone who made you a successful golfer.

Merry Christmas Wishes

Click below and enjoy the experience.

http://www.fark.com:80/vidplayer/7500750

Who is Muslim Brotherhood

Founded in 1928

Allah is our objective;
The Prophet is our leader;
Qur’an is our law;
Jihad is our way; and
dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.

Hillary suffers an historic political concussion. Unable to testify before Congress about nuthin related to guns for Muslim Brotherhood, money to rebuild muslim mosques, other shady dealings with terrorists and the Benghazi cover-ups. "I have no recollection of that" as she was quoted as saying during the Clinton affairs ...er...investigations. 12/17/12

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Compassion for? Obama sending military aid to Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

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Egyptians seem to be resisting the government take over by the Muslim Brotherhood. The people in Egypt and the USA know what is going on but Obama continues to fund and support the Brotherhood with guns and money. Will the blood flow again? 12/11/12
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New Muslim Brotherhood leader of Egypt, Mohamded Morsi, is doing exactly what he said he would not do during the election process. His plan was to sound moderate, win elections and then take over. The next phase was to institute Sharia law. Obama seems to be following that same path. Win the election by hook or crook and them make himself a 3rd term president and eventual Czar for life. Big Dem Media in USA quiet as a mouse as they get really serious about minor side stories and star personalities. 12/5/12
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Obama’s ‘Democratic’ Egypt Living Down to Expectations as it Enshrines Shariah Law. … Every prediction conservatives have made — and the Left has deemed “paranoid” — about the results of President Obama’s “Arab Spring” uprising in Egypt is coming true. [politicaloutcast.com] 12/1/12

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Muslim Brotherhood is doing just what they said they would not do but that is how they operate in order to take control.

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Useful Idiots. Learn how the secular Egyptians were duped and taken to the cleaners. [townhall.com] 6/23/12
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Obama and US State Department are totally irresponsible.
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Egyptian elections yield either a man with connections to the military leadership or a person from the Muslim Brotherhood. June 2012
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Muslim Brotherhood leader in Egypt, a multimillionaire, to run for office after "they" said that they would stay out of politics. It only took one month for them to reveal their intentions and change their promise. Gee. Are you surprised? 3/1/12
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Muslim Brotherhood taking over Egypt. February 2012
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Muslim Brotherhood Peace and Freedom [For Men Only] Party wins political control of Egypt. Seeking a lessening of military control. Reported on NPR 1/14/12. Muslim Brotherhood was previously banned by Murbark and his predecessors.
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Libya. Muslim Brotherhood poised to take control of Lybia and institute Shariah law. Democrats and Big Time Dying Democrat Media trying to convince us that the Muslim Brotherhood is nothing more than an international humanitarian relief group much like UNESCO and the Red Cross all rolled into one. 10/23/11
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Useful Idiots . . . Today, they are the political Leftists and their media who view terrorism and terrorists as their friends, not as non-threats.
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Dedicated to establishing Islamic Sharia Law across the Planet.

Treachery, terrorism and war are justifiable ways to bring this about. Obama Administration regards them as a combination of Welcome Wagon and Meals on Wheels. Much like Cuba and Iran, they gain influence by talking about democracy.

Once they gain power, they institute their radical political agenda with executions, limited individual freedoms, limited educational opportunities and no rights for women.

Those unfamiliar with the aims of the Brotherhood have to consider its motto and the obvious implications it holds for Egypt and ultimately the world. The Brotherhood operates solely by these words to achieve its goals:

“Allah is our objective;
The Prophet is our leader;
Qur’an is our law;
Jihad is our way; and
dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope”

The Brotherhood, as all forms of organized Islam, is very patient and focused on long term goals. They are very cunning. They are westernized enough to realize that by appearing moderate and keeping their motto out of western eyes they can get the “useful idiots” in the western media to make them look like Jeffersonian democrats. 2/11/11 Click Here to read more.

Obama campaign plan of 2008 is working

Fact: 73% Of New Jobs Created In Last 5 Months Are In Government…

(CNSNews.com) – 

Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments. [rounded to roughly 13.8%]

By November, according to data BLS released today, the total number of people employed had climbed to 143,262,000, an overall increase of 847,000 in the six months since June.

In the same five-month period since June, the number of people employed by government increased by 621,000 to 20,559,000. These 621,000 new government jobs created in the last five months equals 73.3 percent of the 847,000 new jobs created overall. [the increase is rounded to roughly 14% in five months]

Source: Weaselzippers.us 12/7/12

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The Obama campaign plan of 2008 is working. Grow Big Dem Gov. Smother the economy and job creation with more taxes, more regulations and uncertainty. That increases unemployment. Spend more Big Gov money on the unemployed, underemployed and those not wishing to work. Give more Big Gov grants to crony businesses, causes and projects here and abroad. Open the borders for more dependents to come aboard. Increase the spending of Big Dem Gov. Bringing the USA to its knees with “fundamental change” in less than four years. … and we voted for him to do this.

How to teach economics

How to Teach Simple-Minded People about Economics

Teaching economics is not difficult. You don’t need charts or graphs. All you need are a few good illustrations. One way to teach is with some humor. The Parable of the Two Cows is one way.

Bill Sherk mentions that a list has circulated throughout the United States since around 1936 under the title “Parable of the Isms.” A column in The Chicago Daily Tribune in 1938 attributes a version involving socialism, communism, fascism and New Dealism to an address by Silas Strawn to the Economic Club of Chicago on November 29, 1935.

Here are some of the better Two Cow Isms. I’ve tinkered with some of them:

BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. The government takes both cows, loses one while giving the cow to people who don’t know anything about cows because that’s what the regulations told them to do.

CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.

COMMUNISM (1): You have two cows. The government takes both of them and gives you some of the milk.

COMMUNISM (2): You have two cows. The government takes both cows. The government sells the milk in government stores. You can’t afford the milk. You starve to death.

COMMUNISM (3): You have two cows. The State takes both, and gives you a little milk . . . once.

COMMUNISM (4): You have two cows. The government takes both and gives you spoiled milk.

CUBAN COMMUNISM: You no longer have any cows. You risk your life by escaping from Cuba so you can buy some cows and a bull in Miami.

DEMOCRACY: You have two cows. Your neighbors decide who gets the milk.

DICTATORSHIP: You have two cows. The government takes both cows and drafts you to make sure he stays in power.

FASCISM: You have two cows. You give the milk to the government and the government sells it.

FREE ENTERPRISE: You have two cows. They get jobs working for Chick-fil-A for the company’s “Eat Mor Chikin” campaign. The chickens get upset and call for a boycott.

LIBERALISM: You have two cows. You sell both of them to the rich. The government then taxes the rich the price of one cow and gives it to the poor who slaughter it. When they finish eating it, they demand the other cow.

NEW DEAL LIBERALISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and pours the milk down the drain insisting there is a giant storage tank where all the milk goes. Think Social Security.

POLITICAL CORRECTISM: The idea of “ownership’ is a holdover from the pre-Enlightenment era. Humans and cows are equal. The use of the word “cow” is demeaning. Cows should be allowed to vote.


Read more: http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/12/how-to-teach-simple-minded-people-about-economics/#ixzz2EIx5Q68w

Overwhelm the system

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WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: Overwhelm the system

Barack Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos -- thereby destroying capitalism and our country from within.

Barack Obama is my college classmate (Columbia University, class of '83).

As Glenn Beck correctly predicted from day one, Obama is following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement demands. Add up the clues below. Taken individually they're alarming. Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival ... and can be counted on to always vote for bigger government. Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.

-- Universal health care. The health care bill had very little to do with health care. It had everything to do with unionizing millions of hospital and health care workers, as well as adding 15,000 to 20,000 new IRS agents (who will join government employee unions). Obama doesn't care that giving free health care to 30 million Americans will add trillions to the national debt. What he does care about is that it cements the dependence of those 30 million voters to Democrats and big government. Who but a socialist revolutionary would pass this reckless spending bill in the middle of a depression?

-- Cap and trade. Like health care legislation having nothing to do with health care, cap and trade has nothing to do with global warming. It has everything to do with redistribution of income, government control of the economy and a criminal payoff to Obama's biggest contributors. Those powerful and wealthy unions and contributors (like GE, which owns NBC, MSNBC and CNBC) can then be counted on to support everything Obama wants. They will kick-back hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to Obama and the Democratic Party to keep them in power. The bonus is that all the new taxes on Americans with bigger cars, bigger homes and businesses helps Obama "spread the wealth around."

-- Make Puerto Rico a state. Why? Who's asking for a 51st state? Who's asking for millions of new welfare recipients and government entitlement addicts in the middle of a depression? Certainly not American taxpayers. But this has been Obama's plan all along. His goal is to add two new Democrat senators, five Democrat congressman and a million loyal Democratic voters who are dependent on big government.

-- Legalize 12 million illegal immigrants. Just giving these 12 million potential new citizens free health care alone could overwhelm the system and bankrupt America. But it adds 12 million reliable new Democrat voters who can be counted on to support big government. Add another few trillion dollars in welfare, aid to dependent children, food stamps, free medical, education, tax credits for the poor, and eventually Social Security.

-- Stimulus and bailouts. Where did all that money go? It went to Democrat contributors, organizations (ACORN), and unions -- including billions of dollars to save or create jobs of government employees across the country. It went to save GM and Chrysler so that their employees could keep paying union dues. It went to AIG so that Goldman Sachs could be bailed out (after giving Obama almost $1 million in contributions). A staggering $125 billion went to teachers (thereby protecting their union dues). All those public employees will vote loyally Democrat to protect their bloated salaries and pensions that are bankrupting America. The country goes broke, future generations face a bleak future, but Obama, the Democrat Party, government, and the unions grow more powerful. The ends justify the means.

-- Raise taxes on small business owners, high-income earners, and job creators. Put the entire burden on only the top 20 percent of taxpayers, redistribute the income, punish success, and reward those who did nothing to deserve it (except vote for Obama). Reagan wanted to dramatically cut taxes in order to starve the government. Obama wants to dramatically raise taxes to starve his political opposition.

With the acts outlined above, Obama and his regime have created a vast and rapidly expanding constituency of voters dependent on big government; a vast privileged class of public employees who work for big government; and a government dedicated to destroying capitalism and installing themselves as socialist rulers by overwhelming the system.

Add it up and you've got the perfect Marxist scheme -- all devised by my Columbia University college classmate Barack Obama using the Cloward and Piven Plan.

Originally posted at TheRightJack on 6/22/12