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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 7, 2009

Protect me from the lunatics
The banter between Dallas Dunlap and his detractors on political issues and policies of our country can run between amusing and down right nasty.

His latest tirade about Terry Lyon is a prime example of the later.

It seams people who actually get off there dead duff like the Tea Party Group that protested in Washington are classified as dangerous and their tactics might lead to right-wing violence.

If you follow Mr. Dunlop's editorial pieces in this venue, you know that every problem this country has is the fault of the Republican Party and all the ills are directly the responsibility of George Bush or someone in his administration.

This must be true because Mr. Dunlop on numerous occasions refers to his administration as a dictatorship because of the U.S. Patriot Act.

To give any credence to his statements, you have to believe the Democrats must have left town and turned the government over to the GOP.

We also have the right to bear arms without being called "drooling lunatics." I know, Mr. Dunlop, that in your perfect world we would all join hands pass the bong and sing "Kumbaya" but this world isn't perfect, and as long as there are Harrys and Nancys and Baracks leading us down the path to ruin, I'm going to keep that well-armed option to protect myself from the "drooling lunatics in Washington."

Jim Woods

Brooksville

Give them 'I'm Stupid!' signs

It seems Congress is always able to surpass its previous level of either chicanery or stupidity. Either our representatives are making a wedding gift commemorating the unholy marriage between big money and big government or someone needs to hand it a sign saying "I'm Stupid!"

The recent hand over fist outpourings of Americans' money to lenders and others have already exceeded a trillion dollars and now they are considering dishing out as much again to everyone except those who need relief.

The current crisis is people are losing their homes and people are losing their jobs, making the purchase of goods and services beyond their reach which leads to more people losing their jobs and unable to pay for their homes. So, why are they giving the people's money to banksters and corporations that can afford to hand out 100+ million dollar bonuses to CEO's who have managed to fail their companies into government bestowed prosperity? Give them their signs.

Congress needs to put the water on the fire, not on the arsonists. One simple move could regenerate and stimulate our economy without writing a single check and would cost less than half in reduced revenues of what they have handed out and are proposing to hand out.

It couldn't be simpler or more obvious: Suspend the collection and withholding of personal income tax, effective immediately.

For no more than the initial $8 billion "bail out" to lenders and less than the current proposed "stymie us" plan, additional (and earned) revenues can be instantly injected into millions of working households across the country. No check writing, no administration, no weighing and balancing of requests and, most importantly, no printing (and borrowing) more phony dollar bills to further dilute the buying power of working and struggling American families. Just distribution would be self-effecting because not one dollar would go to anyone who had not already earned it.

The impact would be felt on the first payday following the suspension. What would those earned dollars do for those in distress as opposed to giving truckloads of the money they've earned to corporate and political cronies? What effect would that have on local, state and national economies? People who are struggling to avoid foreclosure on their homes may be able to save them (Wasn't that the problem?).

The economic boom would create the need for more workers to meet the increased demand for goods and services - people go back to work.

The boom would also generate a spike in local and state tax revenues, allowing them to reduce their dependency on federal grants. Isn't being independent a good thing? Isn't saving federal grant money a good thing? Give 'em their sign.

What would happen to the revenues the federal government receives (already accounting for 70 percent of revenues) on its scores of other taxes? Does the current "stymie us" plan automatically pay itself back in other revenues? Give 'em their sign.

Everyone needs to tell Congress to wise up, remove their "I'm Stupid!" signs and do what is best for America, its States and, above all, the people it is supposed to be serving. Suspend the collection and withholding of personal income taxes effective immediately.

James Kupcho

Homosassa Springs

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