Appalachian Patria

Appalachian Intellectual. To me that means plain thinking. I am A Non Commissioned Officer in the Army Reserves. Let me say...My views expressed here are mine and not those of The U.S. Army, Army Reserve or my fellow brethren in The National Guard. This is entirely Sua Sponte. This is My Thinking. I'm single and in my mid 30's. Politicaly, I'm a Libertarian. (Again, Sua Sponte.I do not represent the Libertarian Party.)I love my native Appalachia, Rock n Roll and...I love God.

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Location: Brevard, North Caroilina

I started blogging for two reasons. I was concerned about the changes to the area I live in, Southern Appalachia and I was about to go to the war. I was in Iraq in 06 and 07 and now Kuwait in 11 and 12. Blogging was a means of documenting my experiences and hoping it would help gain clarity. I don't feel that way about it any more. It's said people write blogs because they are frustrated, that's why people read them too. That makes us sound apocalyptic. Are we? Let it be said, what I say here is of my own thinking. This is entirely Sua Sponte and not an official representation of the U.S. Military or the U.S. Government as a whole.

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Seriously Posting

The last few nights when I've had the chance to post the net has been moving rather slowly for me. At last, I have the chance.

Fair Tax
The Fair Tax, a National Sales Tax, wich I support has made the news recently. Alan Greenspan liked the idea. And, yes, he did say that it would be a hard transition for the Government. In my veiw it is a transition needed. You know, "The only thing to fear is fear itself". I see it as needed for several reasons. It will boost our economy by lowering our tax burden by making everyone under the table pay as well. We need a strong economy, not one on paper, but, a genuine strong economy. We are at war with forces that do not fight conventionaly, if you will remember, Air Liners being flown into the World Trade Center. Our at the time recessing economy was dealt a strong blow. Make no mistake about it, we could receive another blow of the same proportion if not stronger. Americans don't have very much money saved either, wich, is not good. Monday I read this by Talk Master(and fellow Libertarian) Neil Boortz:
Yes, if you read it(and he is right) then the National Retail Federaration is afraid that we Americans will save too much money. If you checked my Southern Bitch link, you may have heard the part in the clip about "keeping us behind".
The Fair Tax is a good thing that we need. We live in a world of uncertainties, and as the strategist Col John Boyd. pointed out, the counter weight to uncertainty is adaptability. We need adaptability, the more money we have saved, the more adaptable we are.. We need the Fair Tax.
Oh, BTW, the book mentioned in the Boyd link has already been published.
My Plant Engineer told me he had read something saying that some "Conservatives"(face it some people calling themselves Conservatives are knee jerks to the Clinton Admenastration) don't like the Fair Tax because it would be too effecient. I can't afford Socialism either way around.

4 GW
4th Generation Warfare. As I pointed out above, we are enganged with forces that do not fight conventionaly.(well duh, I know) But, still many do not get this. They know it, but, they don't get it. Some just can not comprehind how it works, and much of it is unfolding to me. Here is an article by James Webb and another by William Lind that may help you get a better understanding of it. Like what is said or not. Definatly read this. Realy want those borders sealed up now don't you?

As a foot note before I get gone, some people are just lazy to the point of incompetance. I'm glad that's out of my system.
Appalachian Intellectual.

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