Right Out of Atlas Shrugged’..Exasperated AL Businessman Tell Feds – ‘I’m Just Quitting’

The Blaze ^ | 7-26-11 | Dave Urbanski

[MrB]

God created in us a strong desire to MATTER.
That is the “God-shaped hole” in our hearts that is supposed to be filled with Him.

Unfortunately, those who reject God still have that hole to be filled, and they’ll fill it with anything that makes them feel good about themselves.

“Saving the erf” makes them feel good about themselves,
and if you point out how their efforts are counterproductive or at least nonproductive,

you are attacking their sense of self worth, and they react just as you would expect - angrily.

[gakrak]

I was a business owner (17 employees) and sold out in 1999 at age 57.
I saw a lot of this crap coming and decided it just wasn’t worth it any more. I took the money and just quit. Amen

[penelopesire]

I honestly can’t think of a single industry in this country that these people have not targeted, destroyed, or harrassed out of business. Can you? Every producing sector of industry is a target. And they have been doing it for decades.

Atlas Shrugged really affected me a few years ago when I read it.It hit really close to home. My husband’s family owned a steel mill(just like in the book)for almost 70 years. His grandfather built it from scratch from the ground up. It employed a couple hundred people and by the time my husband began working there in later years, the government,the environmentalists and the unions were already pushing it into bankruptcy as best they could. The company put up a galant fight for years but we finally had to sell. Within another year..the place closed down for good..never to run or employ people in this town again.I remember hubby telling me that every year they had to pay anyone that lived within so many blocks from the plant to re-paint their cars. I never understood it because he went to work there every day for years and we never needed to repaint his car. The dust washed right off. He said it was cheaper for the company to just pay the people every year than continue to fight the frivolous lawsuits in court.

The unions were always causing trouble but if you would talk to the workers..they hated the unions. Most of them had been employed there for decades. They didn’t have much turn-over at all. We even had father and sons who worked there together. It was a family business and everyone was treated like family. The environmentalists were always harrassing them.

Very sad indeed.

[PGalt]

Defund the EPA, and retire all Congressmen who refuse to do it...

BUMP!

DEFUND socialist collectives, foreign AND domestic.

Great thread. Thanks to all posters.

[steelyourfaith]

... related ...

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Albion Wilde]

Bucktoothed and proud of it.

[factoryrat]

It’s been in the works for awhile now, but I agree with you, obama has started his proxy war on the US through the assorted alphabet soup agencies under his control. I can’t think of any other reason that his actions lead to.

[Aria]

Levin read “I, Pencil” one day on his show.

http://webpages.charter.net/mad_prophet/articles/other/pencil.html

We’ll be lucky if the EPA doesn’t declare pencils hazardous because they have lead.

[Aria]

“Under my plan of a cap and trade system electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Businesses would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that cost onto consumers.”

And he got elected anyway.

By his actions he seems intent on shutting down the USA. What motive does he have? There will be nothing left but huge Obama bribing corporations and an overpowering bureaucracy. He is literally destroying the USA. I can only assume that most of his supporters have no idea of the long term consequences.

[factoryrat]

This is nothing more than a straight-up power grab for the control of energy production and distribution in the United States. Obama knows that if he can gain complete control of energy production, through regulations, taxes, permits, and outright efforts at nationalization, he will own the means to bend this country to his will.

To date, everything that I have seen that involves the EPA is targeted at destroyng anything involving energy production. It was once said that those who control the food supply, control the country (or something like that). What I say is that when is the last time you saw a combine that didn’t run on diesel?

We are being deliberately cut off at the knees as far as energy production is concerned, and now is the time to put a stop to it.

[tubebender]

I asked our Pastor to Pray for the producers so there is money to provide for the sick and infirm he mentions every Sunday...

[zeugma]

Corporate America is winning.... they already employ lawyers, accountants, and politicians to maintain compliance. The little guy who does it themselves does not stand a chance in today’s environment.

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I am not sure , what is your definition of corporate America?

It appears to me that socialism is winning.

Actually I think we're much closer to a classical description of facism. 

There is also a lot of crony capitalism thrown into the mix.

[Errant]

Truly the work of churches, charities and phlilantrophists. Government that forces a person to labor for another crosses the line into slavery. Taxes from the populace should be used for the benefit of all (defense, roads, bridges, other infrastructure).

Above said, there are other possibilities such as government monitored health, life and social security insurances. Maybe even the possibility of citizens sharing in the proceeds from resources as the citizens of Alaska do. Just don't take from one to give to another. I'm for not pulling the rug out until other arrangements can be made.

[geologist]

Having read this thread ... it seems we agree on the reality Obama and the progressive democrats are out to bring America down.

Why did Hitler do what he did?
Why did Stalin do what he did?
Why did Mussolini do what he did?
Why did Castro do what he is doing?
Why is Chavez do what he is doing?
Why did Mugabe do what he did and is doing?

Why did Mao do what he did?
Why did Pol Pot do what he did?
Why did Che do what he did?
Why did Caesar do what he did?
Why did Genghis Khan do what he did?

Great and small they all were seeking something and it looked ugly. Nothing new here. The world has always had and has tyrants.
To be remembered in history as the worst ever? The most powerful of all?

This is the battle between good and evil.
Mankind seems to be easily deceived ... over and over, since the garden of Eden. People do not learn.

God has given us His Word. It tells us how to live and please Him. It is not onerous. Let us do whateveer it is we do for the glory of God.

Rather many and even most follow the wiles of Satan. Never realizing that is what they are doing. Some do and do it anyway.

Until we turn to God, change our life and live according to His instructions, we will have destruction, hate, wars, disease, and other tribulations. Until the great day comes when Christ comes again.

We keep focusiong on how to have the good life when our government is looking to end the good life and make the whole world except for them (elite) a third world global society.

Choose who you will serve, good or evil, blessing or cursing, and life or death. Choose life.

We show our love of God by obeying/following His commands.

Praise God, honor God, love God, love our neighbor and do good to him. He loes those who seek Him and will bless them.

This is how I see it.

[volunbeer]

See post 72. It is perhaps best described as a corporate socialism sliding towards something worse.

GE pays no taxes and their CEO travels with the President and gets invited to advisory boards. The Government all but owns GM to support an unrealistic union wage structure. The same union that solely supports one political party.

There is no clear seperation between government and private sector for certain large companies. Look at the revolving door between Goldman Sachs and the White House economic team. Why does Goldman Sachs do so well economically? I am sure they employ lots of smart people but one can’t deny that it helps when “your guys” are making the decisions that lead to so many of those profits.

The politically connected businessmen are doing the best and that erodes the rule of law. The big corporations have former and future employees writing the business laws and regulations that they use to erode their competitors.

America is no longer a level playing field. Those who have the best lawyers, own the most politicians, and play the corrupt system the best win. Those who don’t (often the little guy) lose.

[jongaltsr]

Same here. I couldn't stand the thought that the tax paid on my productivity was being used to destroy the very way of life our fellow countrymen fought and died for.
Quietly accumulating ideas and hoping to join the restoration of America but also hunkered down for a rough period I see on the horizon.

The more that join the "Do Nothing" Revolution the quicker we can destroy the destructive socialism we are experiencing now.

Note to all those sitting on the sideline hoping to make a change in America - Do nothing - Produce nothing - Take advantage of everything available and destroy this socialism fungus that rules our country.

[dennisw]

Another Affirmation Action dumbass.

She looks intelligent to me with no need for affirmative action. She is another slick black racist (same as Lisa Jackson, head of EPA) destroying white people's jobs. Blacks do not work in coal mining. Black participation in all energy production such as oil drilling and gas fracking is very very low.

[Errant]

America is no longer a level playing field. Those who have the best lawyers, own the most politicians, and play the corrupt system the best win. Those who don’t (often the little guy) lose.

Well said. Large corporations like large government need to be reigned in. Not sure how to do that though. Maybe it's time to end legal entities??? :)

[ExGeeEye]

You have freepmail.

[C.O. Correspondence]

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