Ron is on a roll!

O.K. Now I’ve been in storms out in the middle of the ocean, I’ve lived in 6 different states, visited about a dozen countries, witnessed a live birth, got a MA degree, raised a buncha kids, been shot at, and spent time in at least one of two honky-tonks from time to time. But some things I just don’t unnerstan’.

Every time I hear a politician, especially a liberal, talk about the rich paying their “fair share” or extracting more revenue from big banks or big business to reduce the burden on ordinary taxpayers, I just want to pull their tongues from their mouths and slap them silly with ‘em.

First of all, half the people in the country don’t even pay taxes, and of those who DO pay, the top 10% pay more than 70% of the money collected on personal income taxes. If the tax rate on the rich is raised much higher, the result will be capital flight. That’s exactly what France is experiencing now.

Secondly, the mantra of relieving individual taxpayers by raising rates on banks and businesses is simply code for increasing revenue, which is nothing more than raising taxes. Wage earners, consumers, and taxpayers are the source of ALL monies collected from businesses. Period. Any time taxes are raised on a bank or a business, rates or prices are raised to ensure profitability. And if the product prices or the bank rates are too high for ordinary customers, those banks and business go OUT of business.

A long time ago a very rich man told me that it’s virtually impossible for the average guy to amass too much money because sooner or later no matter how much he makes, the government will find a way to take half of it away from him and give it to the deadbeats and entitlement crowds.

Any politician who wants to enforce a “fair share” on businesses and the very rich is either lying or ignorant. In either case, that politician is NOT the one we want making decisions and laws that affect capital investment, entrepreneurs, banks, and income tax rates.

And another thing: this business about transgenders being allowed to use any restroom facilities they choose is simply rank stupidity and political correctness gone completely ‘round the bend. If you do just a little simple research, you’ll find that a total of less than 5% (probably closer to 3.5%) of the US population is gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender. And if the bisexual component is removed, the overall percentage drops down to around 2%, that’s TWO PERCENT!

O.K. Now, how the hell would we ever know someone is gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender unless they announce their status to us? If a bisexual identifies and lives as a female, the only people who might know she’s using the wrong restroom would be her lovers, unless she’s some kind of moron.

The point is, of course, that if transgendered men (female born into a male anatomy) want to use the women’s restroom, they’ll have to use a stall anyway, since damned few women’s restrooms have urinals. And if a transgender woman (male born into a female body) wants to use the men’s restroom, she’ll also have to use a stall, right?

So what the hell is the problem? We seemed to get along just fine for hundreds of years with the occasional tranny or shemale or confused or bi or homosexual type answering the call of nature. Why are we allowing over 98% of the public to be annoyed or offended for the sake of less than one percent who just happen to have gender confusion or one percent of perverts who want to get a free peep show?

I just don’t get it. Seems just a little selfish for someone with a perceived problem to want everyone else to be inconvenienced because of it. Sometimes you gotta play the hand you’re dealt, and if exposing your genitals that you think are the wrong ones by taking a shower in a public place bothers you that much, then do it at home. Like the doc says to the guy who complained about breaking his arm in three places: “Well, why don’t you just stay outta them places?”

I’m also having a bit of a problem wondering how so many people voted for an inexperienced, unqualified, un-American popinjay – TWICE – and why we’re going to wind up with a professional criminal as our next CEO. (I think he’s referring to Cankles, not Trump – GOC) Guess I just didn’t spend enough time in those honky-tonks . . . or read too many of the wrongest books.