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Tomorrow, November 4, 2008, is the day where you get show that you are a patriot.

It’s all well and good when people show flags on their car, despite being an improper display of flag etiquette. I’m not talking about any silly criticisms of wearing (or not wearing) a flag lapel pin. I’m talking about the single most important duty of a citizen in a democracy.

I’m talking about going to your polling place to vote. Naturally, I’d prefer that you vote for the party and candidates that I support. More importantly, I want you to vote.

I’ve heard all sorts of responses leading up to election day this year, just like in years past. Some are diehard supporters of one candidate or the other, some hold their nose and some refuse to vote claiming that it doesn’t matter.

If you think it doesn’t matter, then don’t whine about how bad things are while you endanger the foundation of democracy. You claim to care so much yet show me that you care so little.

Pay attention, really learn about the issues, make your choice and engage others in discussion. Show yourself and others that you value living in a free country. Participate and take your duty seriously. We are all responsible for what happens in this land.

Vote. If you are local and don’t have a way to get there, call me. I’ll drive you there, even if you vote differently than I do.

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Tomorrow, statewide in Massachusetts, there are 3 ballot questions. They are elimination of the state income tax, decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and elimination of dog racing.

Here’s where I stand. No on 1, yes on 2 and 3.

Question 1: I think, I hope, that the selfish insanity of libertarianism is finally starting to taper of. Question 1 is a libertarian ideal. What will happen if state income taxes are eliminated? Local aid with be eliminated and towns will have to replace that revenue from somewhere. Where you might ask? Property owners. Mitt Romney’s revenue cuts about 6 years ago caused property taxes to go up roughly $2B, even though reducing $50 per person less would have meant not police fire fighter or teacher layoffs and it would have meant that people would have died. Local aid was slashed as a result and property taxes went up.

Question 2: I don’t like pot and I’m allergic to it. But it is absurd to to lock so many people up in jail, hurt their chances for jobs and education, etc. for using or possessing small amounts of marijuana. Nobody is going to buy it and use it because it’s a minor infraction now. And really, it’s banned because of hemp, which got lumped in because of the cotton trust which is absurd too.

We have the highest rate of incarceration in the world, much of it because of minimum mandatory sentencing over what should be petty drug offenses. We’re building more prisons than schools. Let’s help stop this nonsense.

Question 3: Dog racing should be banned. It’s true; I love dogs. I like them better than most people. Dog racing has cruel and inhumane conditions and for that reason, it needs to end.

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State issues in Massachusetts on the ballot

Expecting the economy to get better?  If we re-elect a Dermocrat or a Republican don ‘t expect a different result.  At this point in time it is turning into madness with the big money corruption these guys buy into.  Time to get another party in here to balance things out.  Funny how it is the independants that are supposed to swing the election but the media and the debate committiee won’t let Nader or Barr near the door.  We aren’t in enough pain yet.  But it is coming.

Raymond Keating, chief economist for the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council argues that the presidential candidates’ proposals for changing employer regulations could potentially add a huge financial burden to small businesses – even more than the tax plans everyone’s arguing about. His analysis suggests that Sen. Obama’s regulatory proposals would be far more financially burdensome to businesses than Sen. McCain’s “sketchier” outline of what regulations he would push for.

Sen. Obama, for instance, supports expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act to apply to all businesses with 25 or more employees, compared to the businesses with 50 or more employees that must adhere to it now. What’s more, Sen. Obama supports changing the labor rules to make it easier for labor unions to organize, and tying minimum wage increases to inflation. “These key measures from Obama would be anything but positive for small businesses, and therefore, the economy,” Mr. Keating writes.

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Obama and McCain Huge financial small businesses meltdown

According to Lloyd Chapman, President of the American Small Business League he feels that John McCain will be detremental to American Small Businesses.  I can tell you that during the primary I asked to interview him and they felt that I was better off speaking with their campaign finance chairman.  I declined the interview which might have been short sighted, however judging by McCain’s ACTIONS and not his words he has no intent to help small businesses.  If he was soooooo busy during the primary’s umteen monts of campaigning and he couldn’t speak with My Success Gateway for 10 minutes he does not deserve the White House.  Obama, Clinton, Romney, Guiliani all declined as well.

Hold on to your hats folks we are going to get some change and what we won’t see change is the greed, back stabbing, lack of leadership and integrity.  Both parties and the public (we keep reelecting the same louses) have demonstrated that we need more of the same sewer antics as we have asked for.

You only have to look at Senator McCain’s website to see a glimpse of the future for small businesses under a McCain Presidency. The top issue on Senator McCain’s website under small business is “increased domestic exploration of oil and natural gas.”

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McCain Administration Will Kill Small Business Programs and Maybe SBA

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