Nationalizing vs. Free Market

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"Tea Party of Louisiana Member Meeting”

MONDAY February 27, 2012, 6:30PM-7:30PM

At TJ Ribs Restaurant (Private Banquet Room)

(2324 S Acadian Thrwy – Right off I-10 Exit)

The Tea Party of Louisiana will host a Q & A

“Member Meeting” with YOU as featured guest speakers

Time for You to Voice Your Opinions on changes you want

We want to hear from you on matters you find important at

the local, state or national level to add to our 2012 agenda.

The Tea Party of Louisiana Board would like

to thank all of our members for supporting TPoL on

positions we taken, on matters we felt were important to

our State & Country’s future.

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Of course, the clueless media won't announce facts

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	January 2009	TODAY	% chg	^Source
Avg. retail price/gallon gas in U.S.	$1.83	$3.104	69.6%	¹
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)	$43.48	$99.02	127.7%	²
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)	$38.74	$91.38	135.9%	²
Gold: London (per troy oz.)	$853.25	$1,369.50	60.5%	²
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL	$3.56	$6.33	78.1%	²
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL	$9.66	$13.75	42.3%	²
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. fob	$13.37	$35.39	164.7%	²
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall	7.6%	9.4%	23.7%	³
Unemployment rate, blacks	12.6%	15.8%	25.4%	³
Number of unemployed	11,616,000	14,485,000	24.7%	³
Number of fed. employees, ex. military (curr = 12/10 prelim)	2,779,000	2,840,000	2.2%	³
Real median household income (2008 v 2009)	$50,112	$49,777	-0.7%	⁴
Number of food stamp recipients (curr = 10/10)	31,983,716	43,200,878	35.1%	⁵
Number of unemployment benefit recipients (curr = 12/10)	7,526,598	9,193,838	22.2%	⁶
Number of long-term unemployed	2,600,000	6,400,000	146.2%	³
Poverty rate, individuals (2008 v 2009)	13.2%	14.3%	8.3%	⁴
People in poverty in U.S. (2008 v 2009)	39,800,000	43,600,000	9.5%	⁴
U.S. rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings	5	9	n/a	¹⁰
Present Situation Index (curr = 12/10)	29.9	23.5	-21.4%	¹¹
Failed banks (curr = 2010 + 2011 to date)	140	164	17.1%	¹²
U.S. dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate	89.76	82.03	-8.6%	²
U.S. money supply, M1, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim)	1,575.1	1,865.7	18.4%	¹³
U.S. money supply, M2, in billions (curr = 12/10 prelim)	8,310.9	8,852.3	6.5%	¹³
National debt, in trillions	$10.627	$14.052	32.2%	¹⁴

Just take this last item: In the last two years

we have accumulated national debt at a rate more

than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire

nation's history. Over 27 times as fast. Metaphorically

speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH

and a car rockets past you in the left lane. 27 times faster,

it would be doing 7,555 MPH!

Sources:

(1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal;

(3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA;

(6) U.S. Dept. of Labor; (7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller;

(9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board;

(12) FDIC; (13) Federal Reserve; (14) U.S. Treasury

PRESS RELEASE February 7, 2011 - For Immediate Release Tea Party of Louisiana Calls for NEW Louisiana State Senate President !!!

(Baton Rouge) “The Tea Party of Louisiana (TPoL) calls for NEW Louisiana Senate President,” Tea Party of Louisiana Spokesman Bob Reid said. “The current Economic & Political times demand NEW Conservative Leadership in our Louisiana Senate,” Reid added. “The Tea Party of Louisiana is calling for a STRONG CONSERVATIVE LEADER to replace the current Liberal, Trial Lawyer Democrat as our new Louisiana State Senate President,” Reid explained.

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Nationalize vs. Free Market

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May 17, 2010 - Chris Matthews from MSNBC's Harball feels that BP oil should be nationalized in order to get the job done. Additionally he claims that people in China are more "brutal" and would execute people for making this type of mistake.

July 21, 2010 - An oil pipeline explosion occurred in China's Yellow Bay. The pipeline is owned by China National Petroleum Corp, Asia's largest oil and gas producer by volume. The cause of the explosion is still unknown. "We don't have proper oil cleanup materials, so our workers are wearing rubber gloves and using chopsticks," an official with the Jinshitan Golden Beach Administration Committee told the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper, in apparent exasperation. So far there haven't been any reports of persons being executed as a result of the explosion. Read More...

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Nationalize or Not - What do the people say? In a Rasmussen poll released on July 23, 2009, 75% of American voters prefer free markets over government managed economy. 14% favor a nationalized economy, while 11% are uncertain.

If 75% of America believes in the free market system then what does that have to say about Matthews credibility? It doesn't matter how much something is regulated there will always room for negligence. Many of the smaller independent companies are being priced out of competition through endless government regulations, leaving only the big names remaining. The trickle down effect will have a negative impact on all other related industries impeding not only Louisiana's economy but the US economy. The moratorium will create the loss of 10's of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in lost wages and revenue. In order to continue doing business some companies have left Louisiana for other countries. What kind of message does this send to The People?

Louisiana provides 35% of the nation's energy, either produced or imported and comprises of approximately 45% of the nation's wetlands which doubles as a hurricane buffer. Louisiana has a multi-billion dollar seafood industry to go along with it's outstanding recreational fishing. Louisiana is the largest producer of oysters in the world. The port of south Louisiana is one of the largest in bulk cargo ports in the world.

Twice the supreme courts have overruled the President's moratorium. How can one person have so much power with a stroke of the pen? This limitless power is dangerous. BP has nearly stopped the leaking. Will Washington stop the bleeding? Louisiana has recovered from three major hurricanes in the last 5 years. Will Louisiana recover from Washington?