Cost of Government Expansion - Your Share!

You would have to be a mountain hermit to not be aware of what's happening in the US government.  The new caring legislative body wants to make sure that change includes a human response that trumps personal responsibility.  Caring is an important component of the American story.  No other nation on Earth has given as much to relieve the suffering of others - on a government and personal level.

Program	Tax on $75K	Tax on $110K
Uemployment Extension: Your Share	270.82	762.11
Climate Change (Waxman-Markey Bill): Your Share	3,604.19	10,145.52
Local Jobs for America Act: Your Share	440.12	1,238.54
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Your Share	1,707.30	4,804.48
Economic Stimulus: Your Share	3,783.26	10,646.44
TARP: Your Share	478.39	1,346.24
Totals	10,284.08	28,943.33

These represent only a small amount of spending put in place by the current administration and leadership. Value added tax and others are under discussion right now.

Are you ready for this.  Imagine if you and your spouse are high wage earners and your combined income is on the order of $180,000.00 - the total would be very significant.  You will notice that the healthcare bill isn't included.

Hazel Coffelt Spence

Hazel Coffelt Spence 1912 - 2010

Hazel Spence passed away Saturday April 10th, 2010 at the age of 97.  Hazel was born in Prineville Oregon June 10, 1912. Hazel is the daughter of James J and Mary Coffelt.  She is one of 5 siblings - Margaret, Claud, Orville and Marie.  She is survived my her sister Marie Cordon.

Hazel grew up in Springfield and Prineville Oregon.  She graduated from Crook County High School, Prineville Oregon, in 1931 and went on to attend Business College in Portland Oregon.  Following the completion of her college work, Hazel took a job in the offices of Hudspeth Pine Lumber company in Prineville. In 1941 Hazel married George Spence. George was serving in the U.S. Army at the time as an Master Sergeant Engineer stationed in the South Pacific.  After retiring from Hudspeth Pine in 1973, George and Hazel moved from Prineville to Bend Oregon.  During these years they enjoyed camping, visiting with family and making their Bend home a place to be proud of. 

Hazel and George were married for 53 years until Georges passing in May of 1995.  Shortly after the passing of her beloved George, Hazel moved to Sutherlin Oregon to be near her sister and her husband, Marie and Don Cordon.  In 2005, after Don's death, Hazel & Marie moved to Creekside Retirement Village in Beaverton Oregon, to be close to niece Deanna Martinson.

Hazel enjoyed reading, sewing and spending time with family. Hazel was proud to be a great great great Aunt to her nieces and nephews. 

Hazel was a member of the Soroptimist International.  Contributions to the Soroptimist International can be made in Hazel's memory at:

    Soroptimist International of Bend
    P. O. Box 1843
    Bend, Oregon 97709.

The care and support Hazel received from Providence Hospice, Portland Oregon was greatly appreciated by Hazel and her family. As an alternate way to honor Hazel, donations can also be made to Providence Hospice of Portland Oregon. Hazel will be laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery, Bend Oregon.

What Scares Some People

I heard about this letter from a friend who sent me the link to the verified correspondence from snopes.com.  The letter is a confirmed creation by Lou Pritchett who is the former vice president of the Procter and Gamble company.  His 36 year career at P&G came to and end in 1989 and in 1995 he published the business book, Stop Paddling & Start Rocking the Boat.

Who has more leadership experience - the author of this letter or the recipient?  As a voting American, can you accurately answer this question?

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

Dear President Obama:
You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core..

You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.

You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.

You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America' crowd and deliver this message abroad.

You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.

You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.

You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.

You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world.

You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations.

You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.

You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.

You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.

You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.

You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

Lou Pritchett