Published at Town Hall on 6/14/13
By Wayne Allyn Root
I don’t trust my government as far as I can spit. And you shouldn’t either.
There I’ve said it. I love my country, but I don’t love our politicians or government bureaucrats. Why would I? History proves that people in government the world over are liars, cheats, frauds, incompetents, common criminals, tyrants, and even murderers. Yet you think I should trust them with my phone records, emails, tax records, and healthcare? If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
Let’s not worry about the true despots of world history like Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, or Pol Pot who enslaved and murdered their own people. Let’s ignore King George and the British generals who ordered American colonists burned alive in a locked church. Let’s ignore Southerners who whipped and hung black slaves for daring to want freedom. Let’s ignore all that serious and deadly stuff.
Let’s just look at recent history – SEO (Since Electing Obama):
Obama’s IRS persecuted honest people for the crime of being conservative critics of Obama, yet nominated proven tax cheats like Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer, Hilda Solis, and Ron Kirk to major positions in his administration. He also criticized Mitt Romney for keeping his money in the Cayman Islands, but then named Jack Lew to become Treasury Secretary, even though Lew keeps his money in the Cayman Islands. Do you trust these cheats and hypocrites to monitor your taxes, oversee yoir healthcare, or listen to your phone calls?
Obama and Hillary lied about Benghazi, ordered Susan Rice to lie to the media for 2 weeks, then Obama even lied about the terrorist attack multiple times in front of the United Nations.
It now appears Hillary Clinton ordered a cover up of a prostitution scandal in her own State Department.
General James Clapper lied in front of Congress about the NSA surveillance program.
The head of the IRS lied in front of Congress about the scandal involving the targeting of conservatives. I know- I’m one of the victims that was targeted.
Obama claims he knew nothing about IRS persecution- even though he visited with the head of the IRS 157 times in his first term…and even though Obama met with the head of the IRS employees union the day before the targeting began. Liar.
Attorney General Eric Holder appears to have lied under oath about spying on journalists- including James Rosen of Fox News (and his parents). Holder said he knew nothing about it, while he was the one signing the request for surveillance.
Then there’s the scandals themselves. The IRS scandal. The Benghazi scandal. The Justice Department media spying scandal. The Kathleen Sebelius Obamacare extortion scandal.
These scandals all tie together. They represent “Government Gone Wild.” Our government is out of control. It is run by meglo-maniacs and control freaks, who lie with impunity. Everything is always “top secret” and “on a need to know basis.” And only they need to know. They will take care of us and protect us- whether we like it or not, want it or not, ask for it or not, need it or not.
Personally, I think the group we need protecting from is government.
I don’t want the same government employees who at the IRS decided to persecute conservatives like me, to be in charge of surveillance over my phone calls and emails. If I’m an outspoken critic of Obama, will they decide to listen in on my calls with the intent of finding a reason to persecute me? If I run for office as a Republican, will they be listening in to my calls to find dirt on me? Will they be reading my emails to find out my campaign strategy?
I don’t want the same government employees who at the IRS decided to persecute conservatives like me, to be in charge of Obamacare. When I need approval for expensive cancer treatments, will they withhold approval, or delay reimbursements until I die? Will they simply make my life miserable, while I’m dealing with a life-threatening illness? Will they run “targeted Death Panels” by denying treatment to critics of Obama?
I don’t want the government educators who recently held a “toy gun buyback program” at a California school teaching my children. Yes, I said a “TOY gun buyback program.” They asked young children to turn in their toy guns in return for books. Any educator who thought up that program shouldn’t be in charge of teaching children anything.
When I publicly criticize the obscene pensions of government employees that are bankrupting our country, should I trust that angry government employees won’t target, persecute, and spy on me? Or put me in prison on trumped up charges?
Should I assume that the same Obama administration that labeled Ron Paul supporters as “terrorists” and suggested law enforcement pay special attention, won’t target Rand Paul supporters for destruction by listening to calls, reading their emails, or auditing their tax returns?
Should we assume the government won’t listen in on the privileged conversations of lawyers and ACLU executives to gain an edge in a high-profile trial?
Do you honestly believe that if government wants to silence your criticism and dissent, they’ll wait for a warrant to listen to your calls? iBased on what we’ve seen with the IRS scandal, I’d expect our government to target conservatives’ conversations and emails, then only after finding something they label as “questionable,” ask a judge for a warrant.
What next? Looking through our garbage, tearing open our envelopes at the post office, planting video surveillance or recording devices inside planters placed at our homes and offices- something the IRS was shopping for only days ago, until public pressure shut it down.
Based on the IRS scandal, the Justice Department scandal, the Benghazi cover-up, the Sebilius extortion scandal, the nonstop lies (often under oath) of government employees and even political leaders, why would anyone trust government “to do the right thing?” If you’re smart, you should assume they’ll almost always do the wrong thing.
Trust government? Trust the IRS? Trust the NSA? Trust Obama?
You’re kidding, right?
Wayne Allyn Root is a Capitalist Evangelist, serial entrepreneur, and Libertarian-conservative media commentator. He is a former Libertarian vice presidential nominee. He serves as Executive Vice Chairman of the Conservative Caucus in Washington DC. Wayne’s latest book is the National Bestseller: The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide: How to Survive, Thrive and Prosper During Obamageddon. Wayne’s twitter: http://twitter.com/WayneRoot/

Why Does Obama Hate Financial First Responders?
As published at Fox News on 6/19/13
By Wayne Allyn Root
It is easy to understand why the U.S. economy is in crisis and decline. Forget the delusional stock market (fueled by Fed fake money printing). On Main Street our economy is sick and getting sicker. There are no jobs. 90 million working-age, able-bodied Americans are not working- that’s almost one third of the country. The workforce participation rate is the lowest in decades. The rate of business startups is the lowest in decades. Food stamps, disability, welfare, and Medicaid are at record highs. We face economic disaster. Why?
The answer is found in how we treat the heroes of the economy. Fireman are heroes because they run into burning buildings. Policeman are heroes because they run towards the sound of gunshots. That’s why they are called First Responders. Where would we be in a crisis without these heroes?
But our economy relies on heroes too. I call these heroes “Financial First Responders.” They are the business owners, investors, job creators, and taxpayers. They risk their financial lives, just as policeman and fireman risk their bodies. They run towards crisis, just like our First Responders. They are willing to risk their life savings on nothing but a business idea. Amazing! They even risk their money in the midst of an economic crisis. That takes guts.
Like fireman and policeman, who risk their lives selflessly for others, the Financial First Responders risk their money to create jobs, to provide a better life for their employees, and to provide products that consumers need at a price they can afford. Their courageous risk-taking is what fuels the entire U.S. economy- thereby paying the taxes necessary to fund government. Without Financial First Responders the economy and government would grind to a halt.
Obama famously said, “You didn’t build that” to business owners. That statement could be the most ignorant ever uttered by a President. The truth is the exact opposite. Nothing could get built by government without the risks taken by business owners. The reason we have roads, highways, bridges, airports, schools and hospitals is the tax dollars paid by Financial First Responders.
Yet while government praises traditional “First Responders” like firemen and policeman, Obama and his socialist cabal demonize, denigrate, and disrespect Financial First Responders. For our courage and heroic risk-taking we get kicked in the gut. We are targeted, punished, regulated and taxed to death for our success…and now we’re even persecuted by the IRS.
Next time you wonder why the U.S. economy is failing, just remember that President Obama has created a hostile work environment. Just remember the 80/20 rule. 80% of success at any business comes from the top 20% of superstar employees. The same holds true of government. Whether it’s Merrill Lynch, or Coldwell Banker, or Charles Schwab, or Facebook, or the state of New Jersey, or the federal government, success is dependent on the rainmakers. The top 20% produce 80% of your profit, pay 80% of your bills.
How do you motivate the rainmakers? It’s simple- the more these superstars produce, the more they get to keep. In any industry in the world, the superstars at the top keep more of what they earn. Plus they receive bonuses, fancy dinners, vacations, gifts, golf.
Can you imagine if a company came along that reversed that idea. What if this company treated the top 20% like crap. What if they punished them- the more they make, the less they keep! What if this company took away all the extra commissions and bonuses of these superstars…and redistributed the money to the worst 20% of employees. Can you imagine giving nothing to your superstars, but offering fancy dinners, golf, gifts, and trips around the world to the worst performers? How absurd. That company would be out of business in 30 days.
Don’t look now, but it’s happening. It’s called government. Under Obama the rules have been reversed. He punishes the superstars at the top for our success. He taxes us to death. The more you make, the less you keep. He puts in place so many rules and regulations, that it is impossible to run our businesses anymore. The Financial First Responders are now condemned and punished for our heroism. Capitalism is under attack.
That is why the U.S. economy is failing. There is only one way to save this country and turnaround this economy…
Celebrate and reward the Financial First Responders.
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