First Rubio/Crist debate on Fox News Sunday on 3/28

FNS can be viewed at 11 am on WFLX but is also shown on Fox News (cable channel 44) at 6pm. Now that candidate Smith has dropped out – these are our two remaining Republican candidates for FL Senator.

See details here. You can also post questions for the candidates on the FNS website or email them to fns@foxnews.com.

A summary of an energizing luncheon and outstanding movie!

Yesterday was a very busy day for RCPB – with both the luncheon, plus the Right Nights showing of Tea Party, The Documentary.  Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make both outstanding events!

Luncheon: 

We had a sellout crowd at the luncheon.  There were more than 10 walk-ins and the Bear Lakes staff had to scurry around to get more place settings set at the check-in tables.   Melissa Andrews (President) called the meeting to order, and Yvonne Inglis led us in the Invocation and Pledge.  Anita Mitchell, club 2nd VP, introduced our first speaker, Holly Benson – who is one of four candidates running for Florida Attorney General.  Holly cited her experience as the Former Secretary of the FL Agency for Health Care Administration as vital to supporting and following up on Attorney General Bill McCollum’s suit on behalf of Florida against the Health Care law.

Sid Dinerstein, the Palm Beach County GOP Chairman introduced his long-time friend and our main speaker, Aubie Baltin – Editor of “Uncommon Common Sense” an e-mail Economic, Political and Financial newsletter.  Aubie spoke about his views of the current banking system (it’s broke), advised buying gold, and told an interesting story from his youth with the resulting point: ‘don’t play the other guy’s game’.  That’s one we have to keep in mind as we fight the political battles ahead of us.  Melissa extended his time as we wanted to hear more.

After Aubie, candidates Sharon Merchant (Fl Senate, District 27), Pat Rooney and Nancy Cardone (both FL House 83) and Tami Donnally (FL House 85) had their few minutes to call for action.  Richard Bowman Carr spoke on behalf of Francisco Rodriguez – also running for FL House 83.

Right Nights:

Ken Barnett in Revolutionary attire ahold of his Gadsden flag, greeted people in the plaza outside of Muvico Parisian at City Place.  Attendees were directed downward by club VP John Jamason, and welcomed by Melissa Andrews – our club President.  Lots of other club members helped out at merchandise tables and holding signs to inform the public about the movie.  Melissa kicked off the meeting with the Invocation and Pledge lead by David Donnally.   Ed Lynch – Republican candidate for the April 13th CD19 Special Election spoke about the importance of the election and the short time remaining.  We all have to get involved to make it happen!

Time for the movie – and it was great!  As one of the several folks in the club who marched on Washington last September 12 – it brought everything back – the march was amazing!  The movie traced five normal people (read non-activist) who first got riled up with the bailout of the banks and TARP in 2008, then even more incensed by the Stimulus Bill in early 2009, and each ensuing outrage which turned them into activists.  The audience applauded in agreement several times throughout the movie.  It was extremely well done and lasted about 105 minutes.

After the movie, Melissa held a drawing for a free copy of the DVD and Sec’y/Treasurer Bette Anne Starkey sold additional copies.  If you weren’t able to join us – see the club for additional copies that may be available or find a friend who bought one.  You won’t be disappointed.  And if you’re feeling down after last weekend – the movie will get you energized to keep on fighting. 

If you’re not involved yet – stop complaining and STAND UP.  SILENCE IS CONSENT!

Here are some pictures taken by member Shirley Schaff – thanks Shirley! Click on the picture to see the full size version.

Election Schedule in Congressional District 19

The election is fast approaching. Polls open at all reqular polling locations on April 13, and early voting in select locations starts on Monday April 5, ending April 10 in Broward and April 11 in Palm Beach Counties.

For the location of your regular precinct polling location CLICK HERE FOR PALM BEACH, or CLICK HERE FOR BROWARD.

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Early voting in Palm Beach is from 10:00AM to 6:00PM (M-F) and 10:00to 2:00PM (Saturday and Sunday), at three locations:

West Boca Branch Library
18685 State Road 7 (441)
Boca Raton, 33498

Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, 33446

Supervisor of Elections
240 South Military Trail
West Palm Beach, 33415

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Early voting in Broward is from 10:00AM to 6:00PM (M-F) and 8:30AM to 4:30PM (Saturday), at two locations:

North Regional Library/BCC
1100 Coconut Creek Boulevard
Coconut Creek, FL 33066-1647

Northwest Regional Library
3151 University Drive
Coral Springs, FL 33065-6134

Klein, CD22, says he’s ‘comfortable’ with his vote for health care overhaul

In today’s Post on Politics, George Bennett quotes the indomitable Ron Klein:

“I really have a good sense of the district and a sense of benefits that this bill will provide to the district,” Klein said in an afternoon conference call with reporters.

“Ultimately I think it’s the right thing to do and people will judge you based on using your best judgment and I’m very comfortable that I’m using my best judgment in making this decision.”

When asked how he will explain the $500B cuts in Medicare to the 125K seniors in the district, our Congressman answered:

“These are not cuts in benefits. They’re cuts to their profit margin,” said Klein, citing Congressional Budget Office and General Accounting Office estimates that the savings can be achieved by curbing overpayments, waste, fraud and abuse.

To Ron of course, “Profit Margin” and “overpayments, fraud and abuse” are one and the same thing. This is our “champion of small business” talking.

Klein’s replacement after the November elections, Lt. Colonel Allen West, had this to say:

“That figure will mean a decrease in services to our seniors and also with this bill passing you’re going to see doctors refusing Medicare patients. Our seniors are going to be adversely affected.”

You go Ron! FAR AWAY. Please.

For the full article, CLICK HERE

It's a Culture Crises, Not a HealthCare Crises

This Letter to the Editor, written by Doctor Jones about health care in America, is from the August 29th edition of Jackson, Mississippi’s newspaper, the Clarion Ledger.

Dear Sirs:

During my last night’s shift in the ER, I had the pleasure of evaluating a patient with a shiny new gold tooth, multiple elaborate tattoos, a very expensive brand of tennis shoes and a new cellular telephone equipped with her favorite R&B; tune for a ring tone.

For the rest of the story, click here:

Letter To Editor: Time To Unite

the following letter to the Editor was submitted to the Palm Beach Post on 3/19/10:

Dear Editor:

It breaks my heart to write these lines, but as an American who was born in Cuba and knows first hand the harm that could be done to any country by a “progressive, socialist, or communism” form of government, I consider it my duty to share with the readers my fear of what it could become of our beautiful nation if the present trend established by this administration continues.

It is scary to see how thousands of workers have lost their jobs, and a large number of Americans holding a college degree can’t find a place where to work. The economy is at its all times low…the education of our students is in jeopardy (no by lack of funds) but due to the need of bringing back the values, respect, discipline, proper curriculum, and truly professionals to the classrooms. At the time of this writing the Health Care Bill that the Majority leaders in Congress and Senate are trying to pass it anyway, (as it has reported) will cost us, the tax payers billions of dollars, a debt that even our grand-children will have to pay…also funds will be taken away from the seniors Medicare plan, etc. This is not the America that we know.

As I watch and read the news everyday I have a flash back of what happened to Cuba fifty one years ago and the people acted as if they were blind and deaf to what was coming their way.

A totalitarian form of government works just like a malignant cancer; that moves from inside out…destroying healthy cells in a way that when we find out (at times) it is too late, however…there are aggressive treatments for both. In the case of a nation it is for “WE THE PEOPLE” to do whatever it is in our power to control it like contacting our representatives and senators by sending faxes or e-mails, write letters (As I am doing now), calling their offices telling them our opinion, and above all, before the next election read about their platform and elect the ones that represent our philosophy and way of thinking.

The time has come for all of us to work together as a team and ask God Almighty to take care, protect, and bless our beautiful country, The United States of America, “The land of the free and The home of the brave.”

Thank you,

Mercedes M. Garcia

RCPB March Meeting 3/24

“AMERICA, WAKE UP!”

 

DR. AUBIE BALTIN, Publisher/Editor “UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE”, Economic, Political, & Financial Newsletter

Connect the dots between “Communism and Progressivism” with this freethinking, contrarian maverick—the penultimate nonconformist

READ:  “Freedom – A New Contract With America” and bring your questions.

See also: Capitalism the Unknown Ideal and Progressive Democrats and Neocons.

Introduction by Sid Dinerstein, Chairman, Republican Party of Palm Beach County

HOLLY BENSON, Republican Candidate for Florida Attorney General

 

 

WHERE:              Bear Lakes Country Club, 1901 Village Blvd, West Palm Beach

Club Rules: Business Casual Dress (No Jeans); Please Silence Cell Phones

TIME/DATE:      Wed. March  24 ; 11:30 Gathering; Buffet and Program 12-1

COST:                   $20 Members/  $25 Guests  /  Complimentary Valet Service

RSVP:                       by MONDAY, March 22 NOON — 561-697-4911 or email:  info@gopclubpb.com

 

 

Fill the Theatre with Friends and Family at the Movies with Florida Premiere

TEA PARTY: The Documentary Film

at MUVICO, City Place, 7 pm/  ONE NIGHT ONLY, Limited Seating

Follow the struggles of five grass roots individuals and their transformation from home town rally goers and  organizers to national activists in the 9-12 March on Washington.

 

WHERE:              MUVICO’s Parisian Theatre, City Place,  West Palm Beach

TIME/DATE:      Wed. March  24 ; 7 p.m.

DONATION         $10 Members and Guests  / RESERVE TICKETS on web: www.gopclubpb.org

                                  IN ADVANCE

RSVP:                       LIMITED SEATING  — Call 561-697-4911 or paypal:  www.gopclubpb.org

REC (Republican Executive Committee) of PBC Meeting March 10, 2010

Highlights from your Board:

**Attorney General Bill McCollum (Candidate for Gov.) stopped by to speak to us:
1) 11.9% FL Unemployment
2) Jobs are created by small businesses; government sets the climate
3) If the Federal Governtment requires us to purchase health insurance, as AG, Mr.

McCollum will sue the Fed. Gov’t!
4) Platform – Lower taxes, Reasonable regulations, Education, Litigation reform
5) Tourism and Agriculture must be strong in FL
6) To Resolve – Homeowner’s Insurance, Property Taxes and Water

**REC Chair Sid Dinerstein:
PBC has 12.5% unemployment
Chairman Dinerstein had warned the County Commissioners when they raised the property taxes by 20% – we will be in debt. Debt = $70,000,000.00+
$92,000 = average PBC government employee’s salary and benefits
$52,000 = average PBC private employee’s salary and benefits

**REC Vice Chair Beth Kigel:
VOTE NO ON 4

Presentation against Hometown Democracy Amendment

For more information, go to FLORIDA2010.org

**George Blumel (standing in for Phil Blumel):
TERM LIMITS
Sen. Jim DeMint, SC has sponsored a term limit amendment
Supports term limits for National and Local officials

**TARS – Teenage Republicans Club
President John Clark received a $500 check from Boynton Beach Republican Club

**Bill Skinner – Ballot Initiative Resolution
To be voted on at April REC meeting

Tea Party: The Documentary Film

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On Wednesday, March 24 – tickets can be purchased at the theatre.

 

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Watch the Trailer

Capitalism the Unknown Ideal

It is crucial that we become educated and informed so WE can take back our nation.

COME – HEAR – LEARN – ACT
MARCH 24, NOON, BEAR LAKES COUNTRY CLUB
BEGIN – by reading Dr. Albie Baltin’s article:

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE
For People Who Think

CAPITALISM THE UNKNOWN IDEAL

Before one can decide logically whether to be either for or against Capitalism one must first examine and discover what capitalism really is.

One text book that has been in recent use, defines capitalism as an economic system based on “Laissez Faire” that came into being in the early 19th century and is based on, limited government, private property, free enterprise and a Free Market. It gives private property rights to individuals and entities (companies) and relies on self interest and market forces to coordinate economic activity. In principle, individuals decide how, what and for whom to produce. “The Dollar Votes”. Individuals are encouraged to follow their own self-interest, while market forces of supply and demand, profit and competition are relied upon to coordinate economic activity. Distribution is to each individual according to his own desires and his own ability, effort and savings to satisfy his desires. While Socialist, Communist, Marxist philosophy is “Each according to his need, not according to his deed” The big question becomes what is a need?

Most Economists tend to assume that human behavior can be accounted for by treating all individuals as rational profit-maximizers. A wrong assumption they ascribe to Adam Smith as they overlook his many departures and ignore his first book Theory of Moral Sentiments completely.

However all this is a much too simplistic an explanation of a system, that might best be described as a system based on NATURAL LAW and that in reality did not begin in the early 19th century but has actually evolved over time, since the first man made a voluntary trade of one of his own arrow-heads for a stone knife with another free man both of their own volition. The Torah in actuality describes capitalism whenever it describes how one is to act in dealing with other individuals both friend and stranger alike. In actual fact Capitalism is the Economics of the Bible and it begins describing it as soon as there are more than one Man. The first 3 men Cain, Abel and Adam each had different jobs (describing specialization and Trade)
The big danger in analyzing capitalism or anything else for that matter, is to take things out of context and misinterpret them.

Self-Interest is the most misunderstood, misinterpreted, concept relating to capitalism and is all to often used as a synonym , for Greed and Avarice , When in reality self-interest in relation to capitalism may actually amount to self restraint, or at least RATIONAL TEMPERING of the most common, if irrational, of all human impulses “self-interest“. ADAM SMITH referred to this as ‘informed self-interest’ while 200 years later AYN RAND labeled it as “enlightened self-interest“. The link of self-interest to the mutual concern for others expressed by a sales clerk “Can I help you?” or “Have a nice day” is most often overlooked or even scorned except by those who have had experience with any other economic systems, such as Fascism, Communism or experienced it in their dealings with a government agency. Yet the assumption that “each individual will always act in his own best self-interest “ is one of the cornerstones of all economic thought.

It is in the Enlightened, Informed, and intelligent pursuit of self-interest that Smith’s “Invisible Hands” comes into play. Whereby the individual in his pursuit of his own self-interest can’t help but benefit society even though that is the farthest thing from his mind at the time. Once the informed individual realizes that the best way to satisfy his own greed is to produce a better product, perform a better service, do a better job etc. and sell it at a better price, all of society can’t help but benefit.
Secondly, Once we take into account that monetary rewards are not the only form of remuneration that the individuals desire, then we can plainly see that the benefits to society are linked directly to the pursuit of self-interest by observing the plaques on the walls in every hospital, JCC or Andrew Carnegie Library etc. Upon examination we can see the even Ayn Rand was wrong when she stated that capitalism and altruism don’t mix.

Adam Smith in his “Wealth of Nations” published in 1776 also wrote “ The Theory of Moral Sentiments” the two together represent the most comprehensive description of what to day is commonly known as laissez- faire capitalism, even though he did not use either term and rather than call for the elimination of government actually predicated and called for the expansion of government.

The Wealth of Nations, focused on the analysis of the market process motivated by self-interest. It was written by one of the most admired philosophers of the enlightenment. A professor of Logic, rhetoric, jurisprudence and moral philosophy, sought to influence politicians and cause then to pursue the common good by appealing to their own self interest. Although he was concerned about the nature of moral excellence, he began by describing humanity as it really is. His project was to take man as he actually is and to make him more like what he should be, by discovering the institutions (Gov. the family, the church, the courts the community etc.) that make men tolerably decent and might make them more so, by concentrating on the social benefits of the individuals propensity towards self-love, egotism, self-interest and pride all properly channeled by social institutions to do the most GOOD for himself first which would then in turn extrapolate and expand to everybody else around him and eventually to the whole world..
Only A market economy is able to improve the standard of living, of the vast majority of the populace and can lead to universal opulence. Smith valued commercial society not only for the wealth it produced but for the character it fostered. It developed cooperative modes of behavior making men more gentle and self controlled and more likely to subordinate and temper their potentially anti-social passions to the needs of others. (In actuality Capitalism was the system that brought about and fostered the end of the 100 years war)
Smith did not even try to develop a science of economics free of moral judgments or ethical considerations. Rather He tried to bring about improvement, not through preaching, which is useless, but by designing institutions which would strengthen the incentives to act in a socially beneficial way, by bridging the gap between incentives and consequences. The best example of his philosophy is exemplified in our constitution and “The federalist Papers”, the most successful practitioners of psychological institutionalism; which pitted the passions against one another and channeled self-interest into serving the public good. Smith’s preference was for all public goods to be provided through the Market, even if government must supply the means, (vouchers) to its citizens, so that each citizen can purchase all goods and services they want through the market place.

EXPLAINING THE MARKET

The First Principle is “The Propensity To Truck, Barter and Trade” one thing for another which is innate in Human Nature. So each man in effect becomes a merchant and society itself grows to what is properly called a commercial society. (this is contrary to both Classical Republican [Aristotelian] and Church principles both of which were adamantly against commerce and money lending)
The second Principle is the Division of labor (FREE TRADE) which leads to specialization and increased human productivity and makes universal opulence possible. This systematic exchange of labor and the products of labor, Smith termed The “Market”., Self-interest – leads to market exchange – leads to division of labor – leads to specialization, expertise, dexterity, – leads to inventions, – leads to greater productivity resulting in greater total real wealth. It is the capacity to exchange that sets man uniquely apart from all other species and makes him uniquely capable of great progress.

SAVINGS. Without savings there can be NO progress. It is savings which allows men to make investments in tools to increase production, using the same land and labor. (Be careful not to confuse REAL SAVINGS with Fiat money)

There is also the Theory of Unintended and Unanticipated Consequences embodied in his Invisible Hands which plays a key role. Smith compares unintended socially positive outcomes of the market to the negative unintended consequences of government failed policies, which all too often substitute good intentions for sound policy. (God’s overall plan for man is incorporated in the Invisible hands)
Real Human progress could not develop until the production of food expanded to such an extent that hunger was no longer a problem of production and large amounts of people were released from the necessity of working only to get enough food to eat and feed their family.
Real Economic progress began in a community or country only after acquiring a basic minimum of food, clothing and shelter which became nearly a universal expectation. The impulse to acquire, the pursuit of gain, the pursuit of money and of untold wealth has in and of itself nothing to do with capitalism. These pursuits existed in people from all walks of life, from beggars to kings, in all times, in every land, under every conceivable economic system, wherever the objective possibilities of bettering ones lot in life has existed, since the dawning of time. The Naive conception of capitalism should be given up once and for all because of Unbridled avarice Which is not in the least bit the equivalent to capitalism and is even less so too its spirit.

This is the first of a series of missives on Capitalism “The Unknown Ideal”

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE
Aubie Baltin CFA., CTA., CFP., Phd.
Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.
aubiebat@yahoo.com

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