Bye.
Going Galt = Cold Civil War
so, this is your farewell opus?
What a brilliant idea, never before posted as a riveting vanity presentation.
Enjoy.
To each his own..........................
While I get what you are doing and support it, it is not nearly “gong Galt”. That means shutting down all financial contribution to the government. You must shut down your business completely to even start towards that.
Let’s don’t start diluting our own terms.
Yeah, giving up DD coffee and cable tv would be extreme...and honestly, no other way to fight back at the moment?
Yes, there is, but it would entail sacrifice and some risk. Beyond even those creature comforts.
No more talk radio..................//.............. there is no other way to fight back at the moment.
Does not compute, does not compute, does not compute ............
Good on you. There’s no reason to continue feeding the beast that is devouring the world.
LOL. Good luck with that.
Excellent idea. Cutting out expensive coffee is going to send a powerful message!
You need to re-read Atlas Shrugged. “Going Galt” means closing the doors on your business and walking away. By not hiring more employees, I suspect that you are just going to keep piling more work on the employees you currently have. That isn’t noble. That’s just using the election to exploit your workers.
I like the idea of stopping donations. Let them petition the govt they supported for funds.
I see the ‘eat their own’ friendliness out in force here. Where a little sympathy would be nice, the sophisticated kick you while you are down.
We are all hurting - any little thing we can do to take back some of our dollars will help. Unfortunately not all of us are in a position to FULLY disengage from the economic cesspool we are in - but that doesn’t mean that baby steps wont help.
I think I understand what the OP is trying to say... He is just entering survival mode - economically and otherwise. Foregoing some comforts and ridding oneself of distractions is just a start. A part of being demoralized an turning Galt (at least partially) is that as Conservatives we have been and certainly are now fighting TWO ENEMIES... obama and the Leftists... plus the core of the Republican Party - the Elitist RINO Establishment that hates us almost as much as obama does. We are to just sit down and shut up as per the Jeb Bushes, and Roves of the Repug Clan... We may sit down and shut up - but automatically voting next time is in question.. Unless a break off of Conservatives results in a Third Part that replaces the Republican Party ... I don’t plan on voting for more McCains, Romney’s, Jeb Bushes, et al... So yes - I will take my marbles and go home... We have a Political Party that doesn’t want 40 per of their support ... so I will help them out ...
Don’t forget to shut down all you freewill donations to various governments: nothing to the IRS, no sales tax, thell the city and county to pound sand.
None of the rest amounts to a hill of beans, they’ll be chugging along spending your money regardless.
Thankfully, it’s still (somewhat) a free country, and you can do all that stuff if you wish. Just don’t try to tell us it’s fighting back at anything.
You need a break, so do I. Nothing wrong with unplugging every once in a while.
See ya when ya get back!
So how will you know this “mess” is over if you hide under your blankie.
Cool story bro!
I retired effective Wednesday morning. I am finishing a very small number of tasks, handing the rest over to others (former employees who I set up as competitors a few years ago), and taking no new jobs. I am also cutting my purchases to a minimum, and putting more time into hunting, gardening, doing my own repairs, and otherwise moving outside the sphere of federal taxation as much as possible. My 2010 and 2011 taxes were less than 10% of my 2006 (pre-Pelosi) taxes, 2012 will be significantly lower, and they will drop to near zero for 2013.
Taking your fighting tactics from the French Army. You go girl!