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Falcon

“On December 29, the 7th Cavalry under Colonel James Forsyth surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers under the Sioux Chief Big Foot near Wounded Knee Creek and demanded they surrender their weapons. Big Foot and his followers had no intentions of attacking anyone, but they were distrustful of the army and feared they would be attacked if they relinquished their guns. Nonetheless, the Sioux agreed to surrender and began turning over their guns. As that was happening, a scuffle broke out between an Indian and a soldier, and a shot was fired. Though no one is certain which side fired it, the ensuing melee was quick and brutal. Without arms and outnumbered, the Sioux were reduced to hand-to-hand fighting with knives, and they were cut down in a withering rain of bullets, many coming from the army’s rapid-fire repeating Hotchkiss guns. By the time the soldiers withdrew, 146 Indians were dead (including 44 women and 18 children) and 51 wounded. The 7th Cavalry had 25 dead and 39 wounded.” (history Channel) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-army-massacres-sioux-at-wounded-knee?cmpid=INT_Outbrain_TDIH_HIS&obref=obnetwork

As you notice that this event did not end well for all of those involved. We need to learn from history. The Native Americans of the United States tried to stand for their rights and the federal government did as they wished. Remember it is We the People. Make sure your voice is heard regardless if think you are one person. Never sit silently and think there is nothing I can do.

GD

Falcon:

For those wondering why the Sandy Relief bill failed to pass need only look at our crooked politicians in Washington trying to line the pockets of their friends in states nowhere near hurricane Sandy’s area of destruction.

The Pork Filled and Expensive Non-Relief Sandy Relief Bill – Katie Pavlich

I would also like to mention those affected by water damage should buy themselves insurance and not depend on the taxpayer for their failure to buy insurance.  Many of the damaged homes are within feet of the ocean and should in no way be covered by the government because of poor decision making by the owner.  There was even millions of dollars stuck within the pork for the EPA our American version of the administrations Gestapo.  It is just sickening to see what these self-serving dimwits in Washington won’t do to get reelected or insure their power.

We need a law limiting what government is libel for in cases of natural disasters where people build homes and other structures in areas adjacent to possible storm damage zones from water and wind such as hurricanes.  Such as if the home is closer than one mile from the beaches and so on.  Some of the homes were less than a hundred feet off the ocean and should have been expected to be destroyed during a bad storm.  People that build in dangerous zones should buy their own insurance simply because they built in a dangerous area.

FD

Falcon:

I see where the Fiscal Cliff deal was pay day for many special interest organizations that will receive millions from the current administration even though the U.S. is broke.

Hollywood payback by Obama

Hollywood racked in $430 million in tax breaks for filming in the U.S.  It’s funny they would give an organization that has no morals and warps the minds of our children tax breaks which are probably tied to their support of Obama.

$9 Billion “sop for Wall Street banks and major multinationals”

As Dan Eggen has reported, this provision, first created in 1997, allows manufacturers and banks to defer taxes when they engage in a special type of financial transactions known as “active financing.” The break now costs $9 billion per year, and critics claim it encourages firms to create jobs overseas. But it’s a top lobbying priority for companies like GE and JP Morgan, who say that it helps them compete abroad, and it will get extended another year.

A Rum tax for Puerto Rico

Another longstanding item—this one dates back to 1917. Congress currently levies an excise tax worth $13.50 per gallon on all rum produced in or imported to the United States. Most of that money is transferred to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, who use the revenue to support their rum industries. In 2009, this tax raised some $547 million. The cliff deal would extend the current arrangement another year. (By the way, Puerto Rico’s non-voting representative in the House, Pedro Pirellis, thinks this tax set-up is too favorable to rum distillers.)

Cheaper office space for Goldman Sachs

Okay, it’s certainly not called this. Section 328 of the bill extends tax-exempt financing for the “Liberty Zone,” the area around the former World Trade Center, for another year. As Matt Stoller points out, this tax provision was supposed to help fund reconstruction after 9/11. Yet a recent Bloomberg investigation found the bonds have mostly helped finance new luxury apartments, not to mention the construction of Goldman Sachs’ new headquarters. Developers say the bonds were necessary to revitalize downtown Manhattan, but there’s a fierce debate over how they’ve been used.

Wind energy payday

The fiscal cliff deal has a bunch of provisions for clean energy—notably; it extends a key tax credit for wind power for one more year, thus preventing the U.S. wind industry from downsizing. (That credit will cost about $1.2 billion per year for 10 years.)

Help NASCAR build racetracks

Okay, it’s certainly not called this. Section 328 of the bill extends tax-exempt financing for the “Liberty Zone,” the area around the former World Trade Center, for another year. As Matt Stoller points out, this tax provision was supposed to help fund reconstruction after 9/11. Yet a recent Bloomberg investigation found the bonds have mostly helped finance new luxury apartments, not to mention the construction of Goldman Sachs’ new headquarters. Developers say the bonds were necessary to revitalize downtown Manhattan, but there’s a fierce debate over how they’ve been used.

Promote plug-in electric scooters

For years, Congress has been trying to promote electric cars through various tax breaks and subsidies. But what about electric bikes and scooters? Section 403 of the bill extends a credit for “2- or 3-wheeled plug-in electric vehicles.” Yes, these things do exist: The Observer recently reported that e-bikes have become ubiquitous in New York City, used for everything from Chinese food deliveries to expensive joyrides. Only problem? They might well be illegal to ride in New York, although the rules here are awfully confusing.

I think this enough of a sample to tell the American voter how their being constantly fleeced by Washington special interest debt paybacks.

LJ