Showing posts with label US government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US government. Show all posts

Thursday, August 20, 2009

De-bunking the top myths in the healthcare debate

Please read this article about some of the top myths being passed around (mostly by the RNC and other similar bodies).

Foreign Policy: The Most Outrageous Lies about US Healthcare

Just the facts ma'am, just the facts.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Stupid policy of the week

Proof that stupidity reaches all corners of the political spectrum.

The Democratic Policy Committee is considering proposing legislation, known as the Travel Promotion Act of 2009. (Read the brief here.) The TPA is supposed to help recover the waning numbers of tourist that have stopped coming to the US since 2001 (and their money). This new organization would be responsible for marketing the US abroad, promoting travel and explaining the stupid security regulations put in place.

Oh great, how are they going to fund this new organization, you ask? By charging each foreign tourist a $10 fee. That's right. Attract tourism by charging them even more money. Fantastic idea.

If you want to get these foreign tourists and their money back in the States....why don't you stop turning us into Fortress America? Fingerprinting? Excessive landing cards? ESTA authorization 72 hours prior to departure? Its not that the world doesn't want to come to the US because the cities aren't nice or they don't feel safe inside the country, its because the United States government has turned them (and the citizenry) into criminals. And nobody wants to visit a country where they feel and are treated like criminals.