taxes

A man recently gave A lot of money to Sioux Valley hospital ,in fact millions of dollars,It was A wonderful gesture on his part but that showes that he had A lot more money then he needed. He was evidently A smart man.Smart enough to make all that money at the expence of the working public that did the work that actaly produced the wealth and probably wasant quite as smart so he got all the gravey.Our tax system is bad it is making the rich people richer aatthe expence of the working public. not saying that some of the rich people dont work but their income is way out of line with what the rest of the public is making. If we had A proper tax system.for examplle if we were to increase the personal income tax one percent for every 500000.00 afer the first 500000.00 up to 80% he would still havve more money then he needed and still have plenth to give away and our government would have plenty of money to pay off the national debt,pay for A national health plan and for grants to support schools hospitals and other public works.At that rate of taxation an individual that made 15 million would still have about seven million left after taxes. He could spend one million and still have seven million left to sit on or give away. We shouldnt be putting A heavy tax burdon on bussineses because if we over tax busineses and shut them down we are putting people out of jobs, We should be taxing the individuals that are taking the money out of the busines. Now we have raised the minimum wagesso all our goods is going to be higher priced so we will be floded with cheap imports and our trade deficet will go thru the ceiling, Free trade might be A good thing if we trade dollar for dollar ,example we let you import A million dollars worth of goods if you buy A million dollars worth of goods and put A heavy tax on any excesses, now Bush wants to permantly remove the inheritance tax .I think that is wrong we already have A six million exemption,that ought to be enough for anybody.that would just be giving another big bonus to the multi millionairs if anyone feels their children or their busines needs help they should take care of that before they die then they wouldnt have to do it after they are dead. We live in this country under this governmentso if we make A lot of money during our life time we ought to be willing to give some of it back when we die.

wrong

I appreciate Jerry Hinkle keeping me updated on his blog the Holabird Advocate,It will get moreattention for my opinion and hopfulyinfluence more peoples opinions.My opinion might be wrong but at least I have the right to express it.Jerry Hinkle can be wrong to , He gives me credit ffor being 92 years old ,He is wrong I am 93 pushing 94.the bar J Z crew got back from the Black hills winter show , they didnt exactly burn up the show but they did manage to have first place bull calf and the reserve grand champion and top selling heifer in the limousin show and sale.My average bowling score is going down fast.did you ever try standing on one leg and throw A bowling ball .Take it from me it dosnt work to well. however the Bar J Z bowling team did win the first one half section ofthe bowling league wich isnt bad with two 90 plus cripples on the teamso we get to play for league championship at the end of the season .That might be A big joke but miricales do happen, with A big handicap and A lot of luck who knows what could happen. It seems every time an elderly person is involved in an accidentthe question comes up at what age should A persons drivers license be caceled, remember when you take away an elderly persons drivers license its like cutting off both their legs.I know there will be exceptions but if you were to check the statistics u you would find that there are A lot more accidents especialy deadly accidents caused by driversbetween 14 and 25 then by drivers over 75

Polls

I don't know where all the polls are being taken that show such a negative opinion of President Bush and the war in Iraq. I bet if the poll were taken in Hyde County or even in South Dakota, the results would be a lot different. We here live in a quiet and fairly safe community and hope to keep it that way.l We regret the loss of the life or the injury of even one person in Iraq where we are spending a lot of money and lives trying to make a safe and prosperous country where people can live in peace and enjoy life. A country that is rife with indiscriminate murderers that are being helped and supplemented with help from outside of its borders. A country that is unable to police itself.

All these suicide bombers that are being brain washed to think they will be martyrs and go to heaven if they kill themselves and a lot of other innocent people better think again. They are less than human, just plan murderers, and if there is such a place as hell, they will surely be there for eternity.

We are obligated to fight for what is right and our own protection.

If you came face to face with a mad dog or animal and turn and run, you have let down your defenses, and they will be right on your back. If we cut and run in Iraq, the same thing will happen. We've given them the incentive and the chance to get on our back. If we didn't tell the bad guys what we were going to do all the time, we might have more success in accomplishing our goals. Now we told the insurgents that we were going to clean up Baghdad so they moved out and are doing their damage in other parts of the country.

You can't fight an enemy that has no morals or scruples and uses every dirty trick they can think of by fighting by a code of ethics and telling them ahead of time what your plans are. It seems to me if we put more effort into communicating with the people and get them to understand what we are trying to accomplish and how much money and effort we are spending to accomplish this without any benefit to ourselves, and that we are anxious to finish the job so we could go back home. We could get more support from the general public and maybe get some of the tribal leaders together to settle their differences. Surely there must be some common sense people there that would listen to reason.

Social Security

I am inclined to agree with most of President Bush's ideas but not to privatize social security. Why would anybody expect people that cannot handle their finances well enough to provide for their retirement years to do any better with the money they saved from their social security taxes. Our social security funds would be in good shape if our government representatives wouldn't be taking the money out for all their pet projects and instead have invested it where it would be making a good income.

The most popular proposals in the State and National Legislatures is to raise the minimum wages. Evidently S.D. has the lowest or nearly the lowest average wages earned of any state in the Union. So what? I bet if all the statistics were in you would find the cost of living is also one of the lowest in the nation.

Seems the Legislators are going to spend a lot of time and expense on the abortion issue again. It was voted down once, why don't we just drop it and take care of the rest of our business.

Another thing the Legislators are going to spend their time on is arguing about eliminating the death penalty because some people think it is a cruel and unjust punishment. I would say to die by lethal injection would be a lot less cruel than being sent to prison for life without a chance for parole. After all when you enter the hospital they give you a shot to put you under, then cut you apart and remove your organs or limbs or whatever they feel is necessary and you never feel a thing. It would be a lot easier death than that of their victims in most cases and they would no longer be a menace to our society.

If we put them in jail for life without a chance for parole, we have to guard and feed them and take care of all their needs for the next 50 years or so. We are actually punishing ourselves more than the criminals. Besides there is always the chance they could escape and repeat their crimes.