National Debt Email Sent to Mr. Millican

Dear Mr Millican:

What cost $1.00 in 1938 would cost $14.30 in 2007. According to http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

Therefore, adjusted for inflation the national debt in 2007 was much smaller than the national debt in 1938.

But the chart on your site makes it look as if the national debt in 2007 was larger than the national debt in 1928.

Thus the chart on your site is very incorrect.

Actually, it's very much more complicated than that. A loaf of bread cost about eight cents in 1938. But that was a larger percentage of personal income for most American families in 1938 than the cost of a loaf of bread is today. And the unemployment rate in 1938 was about 25%.

For example, my mother never worked a day in her life. My father (born in 1905, or something like that) was a lawyer, and he and his friends thought of themselves as upper class. (I won't say "middle class" because Lou Dobbs uses that term to mean those at the bottom of the economic scale, not those in the middle.) However, their suburban houses would fit into the "family room" of most suburban houses today. And most families had only one automobile. As in the case of my father, it may have been a Cadillac, but it was the only family car. The things people think they "need" has increased even faster than incomes have increase.

And, of course, as the population grows and people around the world get richer, the price of those things whose quantity can never increase goes through the roof. For example, the best French wines.

But to accurately report even the rough data for the national debt, you need to find a chart that is adjusted for inflation. As it is, you are reporting a "fact" that is both meaningless and dishonest.
A lot of people would like to earn a 2007 income and pay 1938 prices. But that is impossible.

With every best wish,
J. Rogozinski

We All Want the Same Thing

America is in real trouble, I agree. We must unite to stop the North American Union. Why not lead the effort to unite all of the independent candidates and Congressman Ron Paul, who all want the same thing: a return to the Constitution, freedom and truth. We will not win this fight unless we all unite.

N. Cone

Comment From the Conservative Times

Mr. Millican or one of his supporters has been posting at our website, www.conservativetimes.org. At the website I have asked a couple of times what Mr. Millican's views are on foreign policy. Is he for or against the Iraq War? In general is he pro-intervention or anti-intervention? We would appreciate a reply. We will even be happy to post it as a Guest Author column.

Thanks,
Red Phillips

Catawban can lead U.S. back to greatness

Your Voice
Hickory Daily Record
Monday, January 28, 2008

“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” Henry David Thoreau wrote that and I believe it is referring to my candidate for the presidency. The only one who is striking at the root of America’s problems, Tom Millican. The freedoms of America laid out in America’s Constitution are worth defending regardless of the cost and it is, I believe, our duty to defend them against all attackers. Our freedoms as spelled out in America’s Constitution is our inheritance from our founding fathers which were purchased by them for us with their sweat, tears, great fortunes and ultimately their blood and ultimately transmitted those freedoms to us with all do care and diligence. It would be unforgivable of us if we should lose them by violence without a fight, or to be tricked out of them by those that dangled “globalization” in front of us.

How many of you have lost your jobs do to these globalizists? The globalizists are working toward world wide free trade at yours and mine expense. You and I have paid for globalization with the loss of our jobs, the very jobs that we planed our lives and our futures around. We believed that our elected officials were looking out for our best interest but instead it was only their interest that mattered to them.

Now in this season for vote harvesting they come back to us vowing to “CHANGE.” How can we believe them when the majority of those running are members or immediate past members of the lowest rated congress and senate in the history of America?

The two ex-governor candidates and ex-mayor candidate choose to ignore enforcement of the1996 immigration law. Yet, they followed government mandates to spend our money on the illegal aliens through our social services, schools and hospitals. I am a believer that their action speaks louder than their words. You know, Albert Einstein had a way to prove stupidity. He said, “If you continue to do the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome then the answer is obvious, you’re stupid.” So, if you are going to do the same thing over and over again by voting for a republican or democrat and are expecting a different result from their service then you fit Albert Einstein’s definition. So, show your intelligence get behind Tom Millican and help him become the first citizen’s president since George Washington.

Tom will remove all illegal aliens from our country. Tom will build the fence on our borders with Mexico. Tom will secure all of our seaports. Tom will fight and defeat any terrorist threat to America. Tom will speed the creation and delivery of a non food competitive alternative fuel emancipating America from its dependency on foreign oil imports. Tom will work for the passage of the “Fair Tax” ultimately doing away with the need for the IRS and income tax fillings. Tom will bring back to America the manufacturing jobs that the democrats and republicans did not fight to protect and keep.

Tom will put an impenetrable pad lock on all future social security payments. Tom, through the help of the “Fair Tax” passage will develop the best alternative for solving the Medicare debacle that if left unattended will bankrupt America. Tom feels that America is on the verge of great leaps in space exploration and will vigorously work to take America further into space than ever before re-igniting the desire in our youth for math and science education.

No guts no glory. Now is the time to get behind my choice for a great future for America. Come out and help our fellow Catawban create real change that will take America back to its destined world leadership. http://tommillican.com

Ms. Rhyne
Maiden