This is where I will be placing additional resources (e.g., articles, web links, videos) relating to the 9 initial "planks" to the New Agenda for America" Click here to access the overview to the "New Agenda for America."
The arguments regarding health care reform are always guaranteed to generate heated debate. I favor a single-payer system mainly because 30% of medical profits currently go to HMO's, PPO's and other "health care organizations" that are basically getting paid for shuffling paper. Because all of the presidential candidates get money from these health care organizations it should be no surprise that none of them support a single payer system And while the current system is just great if you are an executive whose company is footing your entire bill, it is obviously the worst system if you are one of the 47 million American citizens that have absolutely no health care.
There are many indirect things we might also do to minimize the cost of health care. Here are a few examples of what I would like to pursue:
(1) Remove Polonium-240 from Cigarette production: Former Surgeon General, Sir Everett Koop, once said that 95% of the lung cancer, due to cigarette smoking, is caused by Polonium-240. This is the same radioactive toxin that killed a former Russian spy in England a few years back. The lethal dose is about 1 ten thousandth of a gram. Polonium-240 gets into cigarettes via the Phosphate fertilizer that is used on the tobacco plant. Why no one has yet pursued this research is beyond me as nearly 420,000 Americans die of Tobacco related disease each year in the United States.
(2) Legalize Marijuana and encourage its use as an alternative to Prescription Drugs In recent years research has uncovered a strange irony: people using Anti-Depressants are more likely to commit suicide. What most people also don't understand is the fact that Anti-Depressants are highly addictive drugs. This is confirmed by the fact that long term users of these drugs suffer severe symptoms when they attempt to stop using them "cold turkey." Of course your local psychologist will say I'm wrong, but the fact of the matter is that severe withdrawal symptoms are a classic attribute of any addictive drug (e.g., nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, opiates etc.).
(3) Institute real preventative medicine We need to be pursuing diets that are based on whole grains and complex carbohydrates -- not junk food that gives the "corn lobby" high profits for turning our population into a diabetic nation. Teaching stress reduction techniques, by teaching Hatha Yoga in all of the Public Schools might also cultivate better health and reduced stress. I would never use force or coercion to promote any health program (e.g., "seat belt laws") as I believe this to be at odds with a country that truly embraces the notion of liberty.
Of course the most persuasive argument against both Legal and Illegal Immigration is that we cannot even environmentally sustain the current US population. We are already beginning to see serious regional signs that portend battles over such essential resources as water. Of course the Illegal Mexicans and Illegal Indian Visa "overstays" are driven nuts by this argument because there is no convincing rebuttal to this argument.
Pat Buchanan - Day of Reckoning This is a great assessment of the perilous situation that the American People are now forced to face. Buchanan puts the blame where it belongs: on transnational corporations that have discarded American workers in favor of exporting our jobs to China/India and importing H1-B workers through various visa programs. He has also changed his position to support a moratorium on both Legal and Illegal Immigration into the US.
Cost of Illegal Immigration A Lou Dobbs report on the high cost of illegal immigration and how it is affecting american society. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY6t2ckpb5g
Immigration Reform Attrition Through Enforcement: A Cost-Effective Strategy to Shrink the Illegal Population, by Jessica M. Vaughan April 2006 http://www.cis.org/articles/2006/back406.html
Additional Links for Pro-Enforcement (e.g., Anti-Immigration) Websites No need to re-invent the wheel here. Frosty Wooldridge provides an exhaustive list at the following link:
Additional Links for Stopping Legal Immigration (H1-B Visa's etc.) Again, no need to re-invent the wheel here. Zazona.com, the "Job Destruction Directory" provides an exhaustive list at the following link:
Video Biography of Bruce W. Cain This covers various television appearances, debates with federal representatives, speeches at the Hash Bash and my run for US Congress in 1996.http://www.newagecitizen.com/Videos.htm
Michael Ruppert On Government Drug Laundering and 911 This 2-hour video details complicity of the US Government in the Global Drug Trade. Well worth watching! http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/261.html
Not just jobs but factories. The fact of the matter is that Michigan is in a Depression right now because our auto makers (Ford GM and DMX) have convinced our Congressional Representatives to treat the Michigan auto worker to a historic blood bath of job destruction. This is why Governor Granholm is watching state revenue go down the tubes as revenue is directly in proportion to the declining incomes of Michigan workers. Both the jobs and factories MUST come back. And how is it that our corporations have become so enthralled with COMMUNIST China? Same reason that brought us slavery, indentured servitude and labor arbatrage in general: cheap labor.
How our Universities are selling us out to Communist China You will be filled with anger as Vince Wade, former Michigan investigative reporter, explains how UofM has partnered with China in order to sell them our military secrets; how UofM is selling out America by investing in Chinese hedge funds etc. President Sue Coleman should be imprisoned for such treasonous acts, except for the fact that it IS perfectly legal. You will definately want to view each of these videos:
How our Corporations are purposely discriminating against US workers and hiring foreigners Beginning in 2000, after the "dot com" crash, millions of American workers began finding themselves forced to training their younger foreign H1-B workers before being "let go" as "at will" employees with virtually no rights. We all felt that something was going on but could not quite define what that something was. But the puzzle pieces have been slowly falling into place. Possibly the most important puzzle piece came out in 2007 when we discovered that US Law Firms were actually conducting seminars to explain how these employers could get rid of their older IT employees who were costing them far too much in health insurance and other entitlements. During the same time period, 2006-2007, reports began coming in documenting how foreign H1-B workers were being paid less and worked more than their American counterparts. As we continue to "follow the money" I think it will become crystal clear that the American Working Class has been betrayed by both our Corporations, our Media and our Elected Representatives. It is time to get angry!
PERM Fake Job Ads defraud Americans to secure green cards Immigration attorneys from Cohen & Grigsby explains how they assist employers in running classified ads with the goal of NOT finding any qualified applicants, and the steps they go through to disqualify even the most qualified Americans in order to secure green cards for H-1b workers. See what Bush and Congress really mean by a "shortage of skilled U.S. workers." Microsoft, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, and thousands of other companies are running fake ads in Sunday newspapers across the country each week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU
Lou Dobbs -- Cohen&Grigsby seminar Part 1: 6/17/2007 Christine Romans reports on a video that appeared on YouTube of an immigration seminar. Topics included a tutorial for employers who want to import foreign workers by using H-1B, H-2B, and green cards. The video clips were put on youtube by a law firm called Cohen & Grigsby who held an immigration seminar on May 15, 2007 in Pittsburgh. Some of the subjects covered included instructions to employers how to avoid hiring qualified and interested American workers. Dobbs got it right when he said that this is a blatant attempt to screw American workers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsp2V3ifZjM
Glenn Beck -- Cohen&Grigsby seminar 6/26/2007 Glenn Beck is outraged by the video that appeared on YouTube of an immigration seminar. Topics included a tutorial for employers who want to import foreign workers by using H-1B, H-2B, and green cards. The video clips were put on youtube by a law firm called Cohen & Grigsby who held an immigration seminar on May 15, 2007 in Pittsburgh. Some of the subjects covered included instructions to employers how to avoid hiring qualified and interested American workers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGBIHmv7jo
Lou Dobbs: H1B visa scam hurts American college grads
No Need for Cheap Foreign Labor Lou Dobbs 11-13-2007. A new study by the Urban Institute shows that universities are producing more than enough graduates in Science and Math in this country, but corporations continue to claim there aren't enough Americans so they must hire foreign workers on H-1B visas. Perhaps the best moment of the video is towards the end when Dobbs challenges Bill Gates to debate the need for unlimited H-1B visas. Interviews with Vivek Wadhwa, from Harvard and Duke, and Paul Almeida, AFL-CIO.
U.S. Government is biggest employer of Illegal Alien Workers Federal and state agencies hire tens of thousands of illegal aliens. GOvernment officials refuse to use a pilot project that detects the work status of employees. Once again our useless federal government has no intention of following its own laws. Keep this in mind when Congress pledges to "crack down" on employers of illegal aliens.Visit www.pesosforcongress.org, and voice your support for work-place enforcement [Source: Lou Dobbs July 6, 2007] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA7MhXZvHWk
Religious freedom requires both freedom of religion and freedom from religion. Both Muslim footbaths (in public institutions) and Faith Based Federal Initiatives are examples of recent developments which violate our constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state. Though I live in one of the most densely populated Mid-Eastern communities within the United States -- and have nothing against any of the Muslim population -- I just think it prudent that we stop allowing immigrants into the United States from any Muslim country. Because Islam has become such a divisive topic, since 911, I will address Islam as a subtopic.
It's OK to Challenge "Religion" I found this video, by Canadian Micki Krimmel, to be a light but effective way to start the discussion.
Now to get a little more serious. As someone who has taken the thoughts of our founding fathers seriously I think it instructive to point you to some of their original writings on the subject of religion and their shared view that there should be a well defined separation between Church and State.
This website contains these complete works of Thomas Paine, pamphleteer, patriot, dreamer (1737–1809). Now "Age of Reason" is the work that criticizes the Bible and Religion in favor of reason. But I actually encourage reading all 4 works as Thomas Paine embodies the true spirit of what America should be about.
• COMMON SENSE(1776)Paine's call to arms for America. • THE CRISIS(1776-77)"These are the times that try men's souls." • THE RIGHTS OF MAN(1791-92)Paine's reply to an attack on the French Revolution by Edmund Burke. • AGE OF REASON(1794, 1796)Paine's biting criticism of the Bible and religion.
I have nothing against Muslims but EVERYTHING against Islam. That's because Islam is not really a religion but a formalized "meme" engineered specifically to dominate the world through a medieval system of Shania Law. I completely understand those that think I'm over the top with such a statement. But after exploring the following resources I have a feeling you will begin to see the light.
Pat Condell
Pat Condell is a wonderful commentator from England that has covered the Islamification of Europe in a humorous and informative manner. The video below depicts his commentary on how Islam is trying to wedge itself into Canada. Below the video I have provided a link to his YouTube web where you can watch dozens of additional videos that Condell has produced.
Few of your representatives and none of the 2008 Presidential Candidates want to rescind the Free Trade Agreements which began with NAFTA during the Clinton Administration. Even if they say they want to do this, their records say otherwise. It is one area where I am in agreement with the ethno-centric groups that support Amnesty for Illegal Aliens. So while I would send most of them back home, at least I would help improve on their economic conditions by making these agreement null and void. Such actions would eventually cause a rise in incomes for Mexican, Central American and South American workers. The North American Union is, without doubt, the most harmful free trade agreement yet proposed, as it would virtually destroy the sovereignty of Canada, Mexico and the United States. I believe that Bush's embrace of the NAU makes him a traitor to our Constitution and a whore of the Global Corpocracy.
The holy grail of energy independence lies in viable non-carbon sources of energy (e.g., solar, wind, water, geothermal). If we could reduce overall consumption it is possible the hemp-based ethanol production may be a viable strategy, however, it will still produce CO2 and will still contribute to global warming. It will also compete with land that is presently used to produce food crops. An Apollo-like research effort to move away from petrochemical energy will serve to both save the environment as well as defund Islamic Terrorism which is significantly funded by our primary source of oil: Saudi Arabia.
A few years ago the Arab country of Dubai attempted to purchase some of our ports: where goods arrive off ships from around the globe. Lou Dobbs and others identified this as a national security conflict and forced Congress to change its mind. More recently (late 2007/2008) China and the UAE have made offers to buy into Citicorp and JP Morgan. But this time there has been barely a peep from anyone. We are being colonized by both rich foreigners and foreign governments. And they are actually being helped out by our very own corporations that seek either cheap labor or foreign capital. This is something that needs to be stopped in its track immediately
Our Founding Fathers were adamant about never allowing the establishment of a Central Bank. But that is exactly what occurred in 1913 with the establishment of the Federal Reserve. In point of fact the Federal Reserve is neither a Federal entity, nor is it a reserve. In point of fact it is a private bank owned by both American and foreign elites. They are also able to effect the creation of new money and loan it out to you and I with interest. The more you learn about the Federal Reserve the more you will recognize why it needs to change hands to public control. This is one area where Ron Paul and I are in 100 percent agreement.
