If you listen to the political promises, you know that everybody is talking about jobs. We need more jobs. We have a high unemployment rate. Mr. McCory has the delightful circumstances that the Republican party in 2010 refused to keep a half-cent sales tax that a majority of people in North Carolina said they would accept. The refusal to keep that half-cent resulted in a much reduced budget for education and a large number of teachers, teacher aids and administration people lost their jobs. Those unemployed teachers helped to make the unemployment numbers in the state rise. Now McCory comes and blames the Perdue administration for doing a bad job with the economy because the unemployment figures rose during her term. A smooth move for the Republicans. But North Carolina was 4th in the nation in new job creation under Perdue and her administration. Why does McCory keep blaming the Democrats for job losses created by the legislature?
Richard Brand: Why?
If everybody knows that more jobs and more employment is the focus, the question has to be asked Why did the Republicans not do anything to help create more jobs in the last two years? Why were there no pieces of legislation passed by their new found majority that addressed creating new jobs?
If the most important work that the Legislature needed to do was create more jobs, why was one of their most important issues the issue of Voter Id? It does nothing to create more jobs. It is a piece of legislation that is absolutely not needed because there is very, very little voter fraud now. Our nation has been working hard to increase voter participation. We are disappointed when there is a very low turn out for elections. We have passed one person-one vote laws. We have pleaded with people to vote, and now the Republicans want to create a whole new level of restrictions to prevent people from voting. Something, voter fraud, that does not exist. Why? Where are the jobs in this?
Why? If jobs are the most important thing that government needs to do for the state, why are we being distracted by a constitutional amendment question that bans same sex unions? Preventing same sex marriages will not create more jobs. In fact, there is a great danger that that amendment may keep certain major corporations from coming to North Carolina. Why are we being asked to debate a same sex amendment as a defense of marriage, when the amendment does nothing to enhance or better marriage between a man and a woman. Marriage is already defined as between a man and a woman. This amendment will not even affect marriage. Why are we wasting time on this amendment? Where are the jobs in this legislation?
If creating more jobs is the number one priority of politicians in this state, then why aren’t any of the things that the Republicans did with their new power focused on creating more jobs?
Rick, you have 3 major points listed above in your misguided discourse. You commence with, JOBS, as being the focal point of your opinion.Below listed I have taken each of the 3 “major” points to discuss.
1) the half cent sales tax: How in the world can any reasonable person of fairly good intellect believe that a CANDIDATE, not a person in office yet, has any ability to DO anything about the employment situation of anyone except his staff and those who he employs? Your jab at Mr. McCory is, as usual, ill-advised and, as usual a veiled attempt to slam any and all Republican workings in the Legislature. While I agree with the concept of the sales tax as being the FAIREST of all tax, if you buy you pay, I strongly disagree with your simple thought process to disgorge the predictable Democratic mandra of “anything Republican is Satanic, all things Democratic are Blessed by the Almighty Himself !” At the minimum, this Elected body ATTEMPTED to take some of the burden off the taxpayer. I have not seen that yet from the Democrats. Oh, yes, under Perdue N.C. did gain some jobs but expalin to me why we LOST more since 1999 than we have ever lost. During those times we had NO Republican majority anywhere in this state. That’s right blame it on Bush, he is the root of all things evil, not-with-standing the DEMOCRACTIC Congress and Senate.
2) Voter ID: Do you have something to hid? Are you who you say you are? Why would anyone NOT want to show a LEGAL ID to vote? Let me explain. We are required to show our ID to make a bank transaction, ( even if you are KNOWN to the bank employee), We must show ID to gain access to other venues and activities, such as the grocery store, Doctor’s offices, hospitals, retail outlets, and many entertainment businesses. Unless you DO have something to hid, what difference does it make?! You say that voter fraud is very low, I agree, but I want it to be GONE,DADA, NONE, as in NEVER happens. This is what every American should want. As did our Founding Fathers. You are following the Guidelines printed in the field manual of the Democratic Party to the letter. You should be proud, you NEVER have to really think for yourself, just look it up!
3) Marriage Amendment: I can not understand how you, of ALL people, could print your support for this bill. This country was founded on the principals of Christina beliefs. That was the religion most prevalent then. Our Founding Fathers did NOT want the State to be enabled to establish a Church (*think Church Of England), that would mandate ALL people who wanted to believe, MUST belong to tht one church. Our populace has successfully twisted that into being whatever definition it wants and which changes with the whims and wishes of those who attemp to refute it. That is one of the major differences in our country from all others. I am not here to preach nor invoke Bible Teaching on you or anyone, but to merely state that, from my perspective, I do not think this amendment is one that belongs in our Constitution. I do not make nor propose the rules. I just vote. I am a verteran and proud to have served my country in that unpopular “incident”, but it called and I went.
Rick, I hold no ill-will toward you. I am suppose to attempt to uplift and encourage not tear down and destroy. From my view, the latter is what this present day Democratic Party has been about for almost a century now. They no more favour the orginal Party than water does fire. All I can do is stand ready to defend my beliefs, be ever vigilant, always guarding the process of the greatest government ever conceived on this planet. I leave you with this note; I shall have to answer for the sin of voting a STRAIGHT Democratic Ticket, can you say the same?!
Simple Question:
How can one equate raising taxes to creating jobs if the jobs created are paid for from the tax increase? What exactly does it produce and if you take it away what exactly is lost? If it is statistics we need, then can’t we look at the continued expansion of the education budget and therefore jobs, but see a disproportionate increase or even decline in the quality and results of the educational system? How do you sell that kind of failure, and why should the public buy it?
Isn’t this a fair way of looking at the results of our budgets and operations?
“If jobs are the most important thing that government needs to do for the state……..” Where in the Constitution does it say anything about creating jobs being something the govt should do? North Carolina is controlled by the Republican party now, and those folks were elected into office by voters, people that agreed with their values. And that trend will carry over into the 2012 election. And McCrory, a well liked businessman, will probably be our next govenor, despite the personal attacks yet to come.
Mr. Brand just a question ? what BIBLE do you read mine states ADAM AND EVE NOT ADAM AND STEVE? Jobs are created by the people not government . By the way on the voter id bill i am all for it because we have so many illegal gimme -grants that are living and getting everything free here in vance county as well as nation wide!! If we were to send them back , then that would create thousands of jobs for the UNITED STATES CITIZENS. I AM TIRED OF BEING TAX TO DEATH TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE ILLEGAL AND THOSE WHO THINK THAT THE GOVENMENT OWES THEM SOMETHING . THATS WHY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WANT TO GIVE THEM FREE PASS TO BE CITIZENS FOR THE VOTES.THATS WHY MY HEALTH CARE IS SO HIGH AND TAXES GOING UP TO MUCH GOVERNMENT. GO PAT McCROY YOU HAVE MY VOTE!!!!