Month: October 2021

Two Poison Bills: Biden’s Last-ditch Effort to Ruin America

President Biden

Whatever you’re doing right now, delay it until you have contacted your senators and representative demanding they kill the infrastructure and social engineering reconciliation bills. These two bills with thousands of pages contain legislation that will raise your taxes, increase prices of everything, quash your precious freedoms, and, worst of all, sink our already-submerging economy. Both bills are bad on balance, but there are some especially dangerous aspects of them you may not be aware of.

With the latest negotiations on the $3.5 trillion social engineering reconciliation bill, we are being lulled into thinking it is being reduced to something we can live with. Wrong! Most of the reductions come from simply shortening the duration of the obscene entitlement giveaways. In reality, those programs, when expiring, will be easily extended. Hardly any government programs ever expire. Provisions for unprecedented entitlements and climate change policy will ultimately be paid for by the poor and middle class. Do not be fooled by the rhetoric. Nothing is free! Even if the Democrats acquiesce to lower the price tag to below $2 trillion by dropping some programs, they will just move those programs into some other social spending bills. The president has publicly said as much. And the remaining programs will be the highest priorities of the radical left’s wish list.

Then there is the trillion-dollar Infrastructure Bill which passed the Senate with several Republican votes, because it was presumably to fix our roads, bridges, ports, and internet access. However, knowing some Republicans would want to support those valid needs, the Democrats sneaked in a liberal gender and LGBTQ piece that essentially includes the core of the Equality Bill that was rejected earlier this year. This insertion reads, “No individual in the United States may, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that is funded in whole or in part with funds made available to carry out this title” (Emphasis added). This would guarantee all transgender and LGBTQ persons the same rights as those protected by the 1965 Equal Rights Act. It could be catastrophic for churches and Christian business owners.

These bills together, at any level, will form the flagship for the Biden administration’s ill-conceived, sinister plan to move America radically to the left. The bills would be a giant step toward socialism becoming the cultural norm for our nation. The Infrastructure Bill would be acceptable if the non-infrastructure pork and sexual perversion provisions were removed, However, Speaker Pelosi is adamant that the two bills must be voted on together in order to guarantee the passage of the larger, more controversial reconciliation bill. The only right answer is to completely defeat both bills and restart a clean infrastructure bill without the non-infrastructure attachments.

Our voices must be loud and clear against this legislative monstrosity. Enter the battle now!

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We Are Facing an Economic Meltdown

The Shrinking Dollar

The ill-conceived agenda of President Biden and the Democratic controlled Congress is extremely harmful to America in almost every respect. Probably the worst injury from the first nine months of radically liberal government actions has been the assault on the nation’s economy. The drastic cuts in domestic oil production, excessive unemployment pay, spiraling government debt, and the proposed largest socialist spending package in history have combined to raise the inflation rate to a level not seen since 1990.

I was an associate professor of economics at the college graduate school level for 11 years. The Biden Administration’s economic advisors in Washington are surely smarter than I am at keeping our nation’s economy in balance. It doesn’t really take much understanding of the basic concepts of economics to realize you can’t constrain essential production, pay people to not work, and borrow trillions of dollars to give more entitlements to people and expect the economy to thrive. The economists advising the Democrats are obviously focused on political maneuvering rather than fundamental economic principles.

Compared to a year ago, prices of gasoline and other oil products are up over 40% at a seven-year high due to shortages, food is up 4.6%, housing costs have risen 18.6%, and used car prices have soared 45% because of new car prices and shortages. These rapidly increasing rates of inflation point to the nightmarish decade of the 70’s when inflation hit 13%. The current jammed up supply chain is the direct result of inflation and labor shortages. The only thing that stops inflation is the reversal of what caused it. In the present case, swift and aggressive easing of production constraints, removing the disincentives for work, capping the debt ceiling, and stopping the massive, socialism spending bills are absolutely necessary.

Another basic economic principle has to be understood by all Americans. “Tax the rich and corporations” is a fairy tale. Those taxes are just passed along to the consuming middle class and poor in price increases. Price increases are the same as taxes–they take money from the consumer. Inflation is always harder on the poor than the middle class and wealthy, because the poor only buy essentials. So, Biden’s mantra about taxing the rich for the socialist spending is deceptive and ludicrous.

In my opinion, the best action America can take right now to save our economy is to open the Keystone XL pipeline and take the constraints off oil drilling and production, remove disincentives and provide incentives for everyone to go back to work, cap the debt ceiling, and stop, not just reduce, the so-called “Build Back Better” reconciliation spending bill. The bi-partisan Infrastructure bill should also be reduced significantly, taking out all the pork that doesn’t include construction of roads, bridges, rails, and ports. Yes, that is a huge commitment. I guess we’ll see how much backbone our conservatives in Washington have. They know the remedy for inflation, but will they fight for it?

Never underestimate the importance of communicating with your senators and representative. It’s easy. Just google their names, go to their websites, and tell them what you want. In this case, tell them to end work disincentives, cap the national debt, and vote against the unthinkable socialist reconciliation bill–at any amount. Please do that immediately. They work for you.

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My Signed Book Now Available from Personal Inventory

Daniel: Prophet at the King’s Command

When Daniel: Prophet at the King’s Command was released last March, I purchased several personal books from the publisher for anticipated signing events and group presentations. Due to COVID, there have been few opportunities for such events. Therefore, I have decided to make signed copies of these books available for direct purchase as long as supplies last. These would be perfect gifts for Christmas, birthdays, or other special occasions.

I will pen a personal note and sign a book for you or any of your friends or family, then ship it directly to you or them. This could solve your whole Christmas list! The unique novel will not only provide an exciting and informative reading experience, but will also deliver an influential and challenging Christian message. It combines the authentic biblical story of the prophet Daniel with thoroughly researched secular history, lessons in leadership and courage, and insights into end-times prophecies.

If you would like to have a book or books shipped to you or someone else, Please send a personal check for $24.50 ($18.99 + $5.51 taxes and shipping) to: Bounty Publishers, 102 Farr Shores Cove, Hot Springs, AR 71913. Include a note to me with the name of the person to receive the book and anything you might want me to mention in my note to them penned on the first page.

If you live in or near Hot Springs, AR, I would be happy to meet you somewhere mutually convenient and avoid the shipping cost. The cost without shipping is $20.50 ($18.99 + $1.51) in cash or check (I am not equipped for credit card or online payment). Just go to my Contact page at http://www.terrythompson.org for contact information and email, text, or call me.

I look forward to getting my signed book into your hands or the hands of someone you care about. Don’t delay. Order it now.

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Your Daughters and Granddaughters are About to be Subjected to the Draft

Women in the Army

Do you know that a few days ago, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which included the requirement for all women to register for the military draft? It is scary what Congress can sneak in to a major bill under the radar, especially when the nation is wrestling over critical issues like COVID, Afghanistan, and multi-trillion dollar socialist spending. Here is what happened.

Although American women have not ever been subject to military draft in the history of our nation, the liberal “woke” Democrats saw this year as a rare opportunity to underhandedly slip the legislation in to the already controversial NDAA. The House voted 316-113, including 135 Republicans voting “for,” to require young women to register with the Selective Service for a potential military draft. Since Vietnam, we have successfully defended our nation with an all-volunteer force with no draft needed. However, all able-bodied men over 18 are still required by law to sign up for the draft in case it would be needed in a national emergency. If this bill passes and is signed into law, all Americans, men and women, will have to sign up even though there is absolutely no military necessity for it to apply to both sexes.

Several studies have shown that a mixed-gender force is less capable than an all-male force. The studies also show that, during a national emergency, we could double the size of our armed forces to five million servicemembers which would require only 2.5% of the male population. Women should not be required to enlist ahead of able-bodied men. Since Vietnam, both men and women have voluntarily served in our armed forces honorably. But when it comes to compulsory emergency military combat service, there is great military advantage in a male dominant frontline force.

The concept of women’s equality is not owned exclusively by liberals. Equality for women should be the goal of every individual and government organization. But equality should be assured within the framework of physiological and sociological realities. It is both biblical and practical that men were created to be their society’s primary defenders. I believe that an able-bodied man remaining safely behind the lines of battle while a woman risks her life on the front lines is an anathema to God. It certainly is to me. Yet a random draft of both sexes would mean just that. Many women would be sent to the front lines before many men. That is un-American, un-Christian, and unconscionable in my view.

The NDAA in now in the Senate having been passed by the House. The Senate will pass their own version, then the two chambers will reach a unified conclusion in a conference committee. So, both of your senators and your representative will vote on this bill in the coming days. I urge you to tell your senators and representative to take the military draft of women provision out of the NDAA. Simply go to their websites and leave your message. While you’re at it, tell them to vote against the entire $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill being fought over right now. Tell them to NOT accept a compromise for a lesser amount!

When Washington looks more like a demolition derby than the seat of government for the greatest nation in history, we must interject ourselves. They work for us!

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