When Government tries to fix things…

January 10, 2012 

Friends,

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Now more than ever…

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$2 Billion Later…

December 12, 2012

Friends,

It’s now December 12, and the headlines are the same as they were two weeks ago:  The so-called “Fiscal Cliff” is looming.  From watching the news and listening to the politicians in Washington, DC, we would believe the sky will come crashing down January 1 if the President and Congress don’t miraculously save us – from the very mess they themselves created.

If the sky falls, it won’t be because of the Fiscal Cliff.  The panicked politicians will undoubtedly once again pull out the duct tape and baling twine and somehow put together a deal that will let them pretend that a crisis has been averted – for now.  But at the end of the day, they will have really done nothing.

Even if we go over the cliff, federal spending  would only be reduced by about $65 billion in 2013 – a pittance compared to a deficit of more than a trillion dollars.  Where is the proposal for spending cuts that will actually eliminate the deficits that are the REAL fiscal cliff? 

How can anyone believe the politicians are serious about cutting government when, according to Investor’s Business Daily, the federal government has added an average of 101 NEW employees every day for the past four years?  Faced with deficits in New Mexico as Governor, I was able to actually REDUCE the number of state employees – significantly, without firing people and without hurting the delivery of critical state services.  It was not difficult to do – with a little common sense and simply doing what needed to be done.  And we did it with a Democrat legislature. 

Beginning early next year, I will be hitting the road again – visiting college campuses, media outlets and activist groups across the nation.  My purpose is simple: To tell the truth, and let Americans know that we don’t have to settle for political games that will accomplish nothing.  There ARE solutions to the budget, taxes and the ever-increasing of government in our lives.

America is more ready than ever to respond to that message, especially with this “Fiscal Cliff” charade.  And thanks to you, we have built the foundation from which to mobilize young people, activists, and political independents who understand that the principles of Liberty, economic freedom and small government are the keys to avoiding the real fiscal cliff we face with deficits as far as the eye can see and a $16 trillion debt hanging over our heads.

Your continued support will make this mobilization possible, and I am excited to have you join me in giving voice to our shared ideas and vision for America.  Please go to www.garyjohnson2012.com today and make the contribution that will let us seize this moment.  I can’t do it alone, and your support is critical.

It is mind-boggling to me that the Republicans and Democrats spent more than $2 billion in an election that, when all was said and done, returned the status quo to power – the status quo that has put us on the brink of economic calamity.  We don’t need $2 billion to deliver a message of REAL change.  But we do need funding, and your contribution at www.garyjohnson2012.com will provide the resources we DO need.

Thank you, as always, for your support, your friendship – and your dedication to real Liberty!

Sincerely,

Governor Gary Johnson

P.S. Keep an eye out for announcements about the Campus Tour we are planning for early next year.  We have some GREAT activities planned, and look forward to working with you.

$800 Billion…or $800 Billion

December 5, 2012

Friends,
 

Have you been watching the insanity in Washington about the so-called Fiscal Cliff?

If so, you are seeing the same thing I am:  It is all a concoction by the status quo politicians to distract us from the REAL cliff we are headed for.

To listen to the politicians in both parties, you would believe this is all about taxes.  Somehow, the nation is approaching financial calamity because the government isn’t getting enough of our money.  And the two “sides” have managed to create the illusion that the debate is over how to best increase “revenues”.  (In Washington, of course, increasing revenue means turning more of our dollars into THEIR dollars.)

Here is how the charade is playing out:  President Obama is demanding that the so-called Bush tax cuts be allowed to expire for what he calls the wealthy to produce $800 billion in more “revenue” for the government.  In what only a politician could call a negotiation, the Republican Speaker of the House has countered with an offer to – you guessed it – raise revenues (taxes) by $800 billion.

If this wasn’t so serious, it would be laughable.

The only difference between the two “sides” is what they want to call their plan for the government to suck almost another trillion dollars out of the private economy to finance their wars, their take-over of our health care, and the never-ending erosions of our freedom.

Obama wants to call this money-grab a “rate increase” for the wealthy.  Speaker Boehner wants to call it “closing loopholes”.  I’m not seeing the difference.  The money all ends up coming from the same place.  Ask a school teacher or a construction worker how many “loopholes” they used last year to reduce their tax bill.

So why are the grown men and women in Washington playing this ridiculous parlor game?  It’s simple. They don’t want to talk about the real problem: Government is too big and does too much – and therefore spends too much.  And they certainly don’t want to talk about REAL tax reform, such as scrapping the income tax altogether and replacing it with a consumption tax.  Without their spending and their loopholes and complex rates, the politicians would lose the opportunity to pass out favors to their friends – and that is not something they want to give up, even at the cost of destroying the economy.

Right now, we need to be demanding that the politicians stop the games and deal with the real issues:  Deficit spending as far as the eye can see and a debt that is already more than $16 trillion.  The claim by Obama – and bought into by the Republicans – that we can’t balance the federal budget without raising taxes is nonsense.  Stop the wars, have a serious debate about Medicare and other entitlements,  stop sending borrowed dollars to other countries, and spending can absolutely be brought into line with revenues – without raising taxes on anybody, rich or poor.

Restoring Liberty as a cornerstone of America starts with making government smaller.  And making government smaller starts with drawing a line and stopping the politicians from taking more of our money.  More money for them means more government imposed on us.

I’m ready to draw that line – and I hope you will join me.  Your contribution at the www.GaryJohnson2012.com today will let me communicate the message of liberty on behalf of millions of Americans who are not today being heard.  The next three weeks, when the politicians will be making their deals, is critical.

Please go to GaryJohnson2012.com today so that we can give voice to REAL solutions: Cutting spending, cutting government and saying NO to more taxes.

The politicians in the White House and Congress won’t tell the truth, so we must!
 

Thank you,
 

Governor Gary Johnson 

That Sound You Hear…

November 30, 2012

Friends,

Since the election, I’ve been able to spend some time at home in New Mexico, recharge my batteries a bit, and most important, watch what’s going on in Washington, DC – which is really nothing good.

The news is filled with stories about the “looming fiscal cliff”.  Of course, in Washington, their definition of a “cliff” is that government spending will be cut next year by slightly more than $100 billion – IF Congress and the President don’t come to an agreement to cut spending by LESS than that. With a $16 trillion debt and trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see, only in Washington would cutting $100 billion be viewed as an impending disaster.
 

The real disaster – the real “fiscal cliff” – is the one we face if spending ISN’T cut by far more than $100 billion.  There are talking heads on TV saying, with a straight face, that cutting spending by a few small percentage points will devastate the economy. Where were those talking heads when the Democrats and Republicans were conspiring to run up an unsustainable $16 TRILLION national debt.  Who is pointing out the obvious:  That ridiculous levels of spending have already devastated the economy – and that the so-called fiscal cliff is a pothole compared to the real cliff that our Thelma and Louise government is driving us over.

And of course,  the “deals” on the table to prevent those $100 billion in cuts, along with $400 billion in tax increases, look very familiar:  Raise the taxes, and promise to cut the spending.  Sure, the Republicans and Democrats are arguing – at least for the cameras – over what to call the tax increases, but regardless, they’re all talking about solving their problem by taking more of our money.  And the spending cut promises?  As Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush learned the hard way, the taxes go up, but the spending cuts seem to never happen.
 

And here we go again.  Yes, that sound you hear is the can being kicked down the road.  The politicians will spend the next three weeks posturing and posing and pounding their chests, and then go behind closed doors and cut a deal to once again avoid dealing with the disastrous debt problem.

You and I know that this is exactly what will happen, UNLESS enough voices are raised to say “STOP!”  Stop the games, stop the posturing, and stop the political denial.

I will be one of those voices.  And with your help, we will make them listen.  It would be easy to sit on the sidelines and let this game play out, but that simply isn’t in my nature.  The future of America, the survival of economic freedom, and the liberty that government is destroying are all too important.

 
We may not have won the election – thanks to the rigged game our two-party duopoly has created, but I would strongly maintain that we won on the issues. More than a million Americans stood up for real liberty, truly smaller government, and bold steps to actually solve the problems the politicians in Washington are today kicking down the road.

 
It is ironic, but after an election that obviously didn’t change anything, our message has never been more timely nor more important.

As we schedule appearances, campus rallies and media interviews for the critical months to come, your financial support is key.  Your contribution at www.garyjohnson2012.com today keeps our voice in the public debate – and reminds the politicians in Washington that “kicking the can down the road” is not acceptable any longer.

Somebody has to tell the truth, and your support makes it possible for me to do just that.

 
Go to www.garyjohnson2012.com and keep up the fight for smaller government, an end to absurd spending, and the liberty we must protect from the politicians.

 
Thank you!

Governor Gary Johnson