Florida Primaries Prediction: Ron Paul can do really well

It should be obvious to all by now that the people who are supporting Ron Paul are the ones that care about personal liberties and the economy. Although virtually unmentioned, Ron Paul came in second in the caucus in Nevada. Nevada has large population of people who live off of tips, care about the freedom to gamble and they have a housing market that once supported spec buyers and now they all are stuck with over priced properties they cannot unload.

The people in Florida have a very similar set of circumstances to the people in Nevada. They too like to gamble, they are feeling the effects of the housing market crashing and they care about freedom. So what does all this have to do with Ron Paul? A little over a year ago, Congress passed a bill called the Safe Port Act. They snuck into that act, a bill that makes illegal gambling illegal called the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Although you wouldn’t think that a bill that simply made illegal things illegal would have much of an effect, the UIGEA put the onus on the banks to make sure that no illegal gambling took place and they would be the ones to get into trouble if such actions occurred. Naturally, the banks, afraid of not knowing what is legal and what is not (the law at this point is not clear) decided to simply stop all forms of gambling online including poker.

Millions of people play poker for money. They play it in their kitchen, in their local casinos and they played it online. When this UIGEA bill was made into law, online sites in other countries were virtually shut out of the American market because the banks refused to do business with them, unsure of what would or would not be illegal. Needless to say, this was very expensive for these overseas online poker sites and overnight publicly traded stocks lost millions, individual investors saw savings wiped out and the little nation of Antigua got upset. So they sued the gigantic United States for violating trade agreements.

To shorten this story, let me just say, one of the consequences of this bill is that due to sanctions from the WTO for the UIGEA, off the coast of Florida, large oil derricks are being built that will hurt the housing prices of those that have views of these lovely monstrosities, may cause irreparable damage to the ecosystem of Florida and is cutting into commercial fishing lanes.

Ron Paul was one of the only members of Congress to vote against the bill.

Ron Paul also is the only man running who has extensively studied economics, knows why our economy is crashing so quickly and therefore knows how to fix it. You cannot fix what you do not understand. Please go to www.ronpaullibrary.org and read some of Ron Paul’s articles about the economy and what it needs.

We do not need any more politicians who pretend there is no problem in this economy and that everything is rosy. People are paying more for groceries every single week, the price of gas does not look as if it will ever come down again and for many even if they own a house, they cannot sell and get out without owing money. That is not to mention the people who got in with teaser rates that are now ballooning and they have no way to pay the new mortgages. (Most of those people expected to stay in their house a few years, then sell it and make a hefty profit before those ballooning payments came due – too bad no one mentioned that it was likely the prices would drop instead of rise. No one that is, except economists like Ron Paul who understand why the housing bubble happened and how to prevent such bubbles from happening.)

We also do not need any more politicians telling us how we can spend our money and on what. In South Florida there is a casino called the Hard Rock and the residents enjoy going there. So why is that a person can legally get into their car and drive to a casino a mile or two away, gamble to their heart’s content but if they are ill or unable to drive they are not allowed to do that same activity in the comfort of their own home?

Ron Paul has stood up for the rights of Americans since he came into office. That is one of his major appeals. He believes in freedom. He believes in the United States Constitution which, contrary to what most believe, is a restriction on government action and is not a document granting people rights. You start with the rights and then the Constitution limits what the Federal Government can do about those rights (and originally, it was not much). No where in the Constitution, does it say the Federal Government can crash a stock, destroy an entire industry and prevent people from gambling at home but allow them to gamble one block away.

Ron Paul will restore our rights. Ron Paul will restore our economy. The people of Nevada knew that and the people of Florida should be told that. —

Jennifer Reynolds, Gambling911.com

Originally published January 24, 2008 1:18 pm EST

Our Beautiful Mumbai! (Bombay)

Our Beautiful Mumbai! (Bombay), originally uploaded by AlkanRambo.

*Who says Mumbai is not beautiful??? *
*Band Stand, Bandra*
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View of the Marine Drive from Girgaum Chowpatty *
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BEST Bus*

Bhel Puri

BMC Office

Chowpati
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C Beach*

CST Night View (Station)

Gateway of India

Haji Ali
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Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chouk) *

Marine Drive

Renaissance Hotel, Powai
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Taj Hotel *

Our Beautiful Mumbai! (Bombay)

Our Beautiful Mumbai! (Bombay), originally uploaded by AlkanRambo.

*Who says Mumbai is not beautiful??? *
*Band Stand, Bandra*
*
View of the Marine Drive from Girgaum Chowpatty *
*
BEST Bus*

Bhel Puri

BMC Office

Chowpati
*
C Beach*

CST Night View (Station)

Gateway of India

Haji Ali
*
Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chouk) *

Marine Drive

Renaissance Hotel, Powai
*
Taj Hotel *

Our Beautiful Mumbai! (Bombay)

Our Beautiful Mumbai! (Bombay), originally uploaded by AlkanRambo.

*Who says Mumbai is not beautiful??? *
*Band Stand, Bandra*
*
View of the Marine Drive from Girgaum Chowpatty *
*
BEST Bus*

Bhel Puri

BMC Office

Chowpati
*
C Beach*

CST Night View (Station)

Gateway of India

Haji Ali
*
Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chouk) *

Marine Drive

Renaissance Hotel, Powai
*
Taj Hotel *

Ron Paul 2008 › Comprehensive Economic Revitalization

America became the greatest, most prosperous nation in human history through low taxes, limited government, personal freedom and a belief in sound money. We need to return to these principles so our economy can thrive again. When enacted, my plan will provide both short-term stimulus and lay the groundwork for long-term prosperity.

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Ron Paul’s Comprehensive Economic Revitalization Package

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/Prosperity

Introduction

America became the greatest, most prosperous nation in human history through low taxes, constitutionally limited government, personal freedom and a belief in sound money. We need to return to these principles so our economy can thrive again. When enacted, my plan will provide both short-term stimulus and lay the groundwork for long-term prosperity.

Other candidates talk a lot about stimulus packages, but my record stands alone. I have fought for these measures for years as a member of Congress and will make them a top priority as president.

Ron Paul, a 10-term Republican Congressman from Texas’s 14th District, is currently the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. He has been named “Taxpayers’ Best Friend” for 10 consecutive years by the National Taxpayers’ Union. Ron Paul is also the author of several books on monetary policy and economics.

The Four-Point Plan

1. Tax Reform: Reduce the tax burden and eliminate taxes that punish investment and savings, including job-killing corporate taxes.
2. Spending Reform: Eliminate wasteful spending. Reduce overseas commitments. Freeze all non-defense, non-entitlement spending at current levels.
3. Monetary Policy Reform: Expand openness at the Federal Reserve and require the Fed to televise its meetings. Return value to our money.
4. Regulatory Reform: Repeal Sarbanes/Oxley regulations that push companies to seek capital outside of US markets. Stop restricting community banks from fostering local economic growth.

1. Tax Reform

• Eliminate Taxes on Dividends and Savings. The basis of capitalism is savings, and Americans who do so should be rewarded.
  • Pass HJ Res. 23 to encourage savings over consumption.
• Repeal the Death Tax. Attacking small businesses and breaking up family farms smothers growth and kills jobs.
  • Pass H.R. 2734 to make the Bush tax cuts permanent.
• Cut Taxes for Working Seniors. Grandmothers and grandfathers working to make ends meet should keep all the fruits of their labor.
  • Pass H.R. 191 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
• Eliminate Taxes on Social Security Benefits. That money belongs to seniors, not the government. They paid into the system for a lifetime, and they should be free to spend every penny as they see fit.
  • Pass H.R. 192 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
• Accelerate Depreciation on Investment. We need to help companies grow and create jobs.
  • Pass H.R. 4995 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce corporate marginal income tax rates.
• Eliminate Taxes on Capital Gains. Investment should be embraced and rewarded.
  • Pass H.J. Res 23 (The “Liberty Amendment”), proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.
• Eliminate Taxes on Tips.The single parents and working students who earn their income chiefly through tips deserve to keep all of their money. This tax on “estimated income” is unfair and should be ended.
  • Pass H.R. 3664 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes.
• Support the Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act. Working families who lost their homes should not be punished a second time with a big IRS bill.
  • Pass H.R. 1876 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the gross income of individual taxpayers discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations.

2. Spending Reform

• Reduce Overseas Military Commitments. Our bases and troops should be on our soil.
  • It’s time to stop subsidizing our trading partners in Europe, Japan and South Korea.
• Freeze Non-Defense, Non-Entitlement Spending at Current Levels
  • I vote against all bloated, pork laden spending bills and will veto them as president.
    

3. Monetary Policy Reform

• Televise Federal Open Market Committee Meetings. An institution as powerful as the Federal Reserve deserves full public scrutiny.
• Expand Transparency and Accountability at the Federal Reserve
  • Pass H.R. 2754 to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to continue to make available to the public on a weekly basis information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate and its components.

• Return Value to Our Money. Legalize gold and silver as a competing currency.
  • Level the long-term boom and bust business cycle by passing H.R. 4683, which would repeal provisions of the federal criminal code relating to issuing coins of gold, silver, or other metal for use as current money and making or possessing likenesses of such coins.

4. Regulatory Reform

• Repeal Sarbanes/Oxley. It has seriously wounded our capital markets and helped make the UK a financial center at our expense.
  • Ending these misguided regulations would bring jobs flooding back to the United States
    
  • Pass H.R. 1049 to reform Sarbanes-Oxley and reduce the burden it places on small businesses.
• Repeal or Remove Costly and Unnecessary Federal Regulations. Neighbors know best how to help their neighbors.
  • We need to make it easier for community banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions to better serve their communities and to help people in these communities get access to credit and capital.
  • Pass H.R. 1869 to enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.

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It puts a freeze on spending, and gives the economy several doses of human growth hormone.

More people working and making money, more small business opportunities, and more savings will lower the cost of social entitlements dramatically.

When most politicians talk about a cut in spending, they are talking about a cut in the rate the spending increases. Actually freezing spending levels is a huge across the board “cut” in those terms.

Also, the plan mentions closing some of our foreign military bases. There will be a significant reduction in military spending there, the idea being that instead of the troops subsidizing the Japanese, German, British and Korean economies (amongst others), that money will be earned and spent in the United States.

Imagine adding another 500,000+ (military) consumers and their families, back into the US economy. And supplying bases locally with food, energy etc.

Think local businesses would thrive?

We’ve gotta address the leakage of domestic wealth into foreign markets, that is not only enabled, but mandated by government.

9 Reasons Why “The Digg Story” Sells

Why does the Digg story sell so well? Here’s a look at 9 elements that make a good story – one that people embrace and propagate through their networks – and how Digg has taken those principles to heart.

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How to get your Story on the Digg Front Page?

It has been reported by InformationPile.com, an article has appeared on TechCrunch, written by Muhammad Saleem.

The writer has briefly writen about the phenomenal success of Digg, and some other Social Bookmarking sites.

So, what does it take to create a good story? What sort of stories see success on Digg?

I was very impressed by that article on TechCrunch. The writer has done a commendable job. Check out this article on

9 Reasons Why The Digg Story Sells

Martin Luther King Day, Vietnam and Dr Ron Paul

The following is excerpted from ‘Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence‘ by Rev. Martin Luther King, delivered on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City

They must see Americans as strange liberators. The Vietnamese people proclaimed their own independence in 1945 after a combined French and Japanese occupation, and before the Communist revolution in China. They were led by Ho Chi Minh. Even though they quoted the American Declaration of Independence in their own document of freedom, we refused to recognize them. Instead, we decided to support France in its reconquest of her former colony.

Our government felt then that the Vietnamese people were not “ready” for independence, and we again fell victim to the deadly Western arrogance that has poisoned the international atmosphere for so long. With that tragic decision we rejected a revolutionary government seeking self-determination, and a government that had been established not by China (for whom the Vietnamese have no great love) but by clearly indigenous forces that included some Communists. For the peasants this new government meant real land reform, one of the most important needs in their lives.

For nine years following 1945 we denied the people of Vietnam the right of independence. For nine years we vigorously supported the French in their abortive effort to recolonize Vietnam.

World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace out of which a system of peace can be built.

And the leaders of the world today talk eloquently about peace. Every time we drop our bombs in North Vietnam, President Johnson talks eloquently about peace. What is the problem? They are talking about peace as a distant goal, as an end we seek, but one day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means. All of this is saying that, in the final analysis, means and ends must cohere because the end is preexistent in the means, and ultimately destructive means cannot bring about constructive ends.

I want to say one other challenge that we face is simply that we must find an alternative to war and bloodshed. Anyone who feels, and there are still a lot of people who feel that way, that war can solve the social problems facing mankind is sleeping through a great revolution. President Kennedy said on one occasion, “Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind.” The world must hear this. I pray to God that America will hear this before it is too late, because today we’re fighting a war.

I am convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. Our involvement in the war in Vietnam has torn up the Geneva Accord. It has strengthened the military-industrial complex; it has strengthened the forces of reaction in our nation. It has put us against the self-determination of a vast majority of the Vietnamese people, and put us in the position of protecting a corrupt regime that is stacked against the poor.

It has played havoc with our domestic destinies. This day we are spending five hundred thousand dollars to kill every Vietcong soldier. Every time we kill one we spend about five hundred thousand dollars while we spend only fifty-three dollars a year for every person characterized as poverty-stricken in the so-called poverty program, which is not even a good skirmish against poverty.

Not only that, it has put us in a position of appearing to the world as an arrogant nation. And here we are ten thousand miles away from home fighting for the so-called freedom of the Vietnamese people when we have not even put our own house in order. And we force young black men and young white men to fight and kill in brutal solidarity. Yet when they come back home that can’t hardly live on the same block together.

The judgment of God is upon us today. And we could go right down the line and see that something must be done—and something must be done quickly. We have alienated ourselves from other nations so we end up morally and politically isolated in the world. There is not a single major ally of the United States of America that would dare send a troop to Vietnam, and so the only friends that we have now are a few client-nations like Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and a few others.

This is where we are. “Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind,” and the best way to start is to put an end to war in Vietnam, because if it continues, we will inevitably come to the point of confronting China which could lead the whole world to nuclear annihilation.

It is no longer a choice, my friends, between violence and nonviolence. It is either nonviolence or nonexistence. And the alternative to disarmament, the alternative to a greater suspension of nuclear tests, the alternative to strengthening the United Nations and thereby disarming the whole world, may well be a civilization plunged into the abyss of annihilation, and our earthly habitat would be transformed into an inferno that even the mind of Dante could not imagine.

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Wikipedia has no respect for any Religion!

I am not amazed.

http://digg.com/political_opinion/Wikipedia_has_no_respect_for_Religion

Wikipedia, which is a major source of information on the internet, has no respect for any religious beliefs whatsoever.

Whether it comes to Piss Christ (derogatory), or images of Prophet Muhammad (insulting), Wikipedia has everything, without any discretion!

Come, join our debate, and discuss if this position held by Wikipedia is correct or not?

The debate is on Digital Point Forums