"Joe:
It is not a figment of my imagination when I disclose case-upon-case where our State has embarked upon a Socialist path. It actually came to the forefront when the Baltimore Colts tried to convince Baltimore's Mayor that he needed a more modern Stadium to house Maryland's original football team -the Colts.
But the average Joe Blow didn't hear about what transpired as the internet had not fully erupted on the scene just yet. But here is an excerpt of Robert Irsay's obituary posted in the Indianapolis Star Newspaper. I've even provided the link:
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/i/irsay_jim/stories/1997_0115.html
"It was, ultimately, a stadium squabble in Baltimore that brought Irsay to Indianapolis. He wanted improvements, including things such as luxury boxes. He also claimed he had been promised a new stadium. Baltimore officials, then and now, deny any such promise was made.
Irsay shopped the team around to several cities years before moving to Indianapolis, though he also insisted to Baltimore reporters that he had no intention of moving the team.
It all came to a head in 1984, when Irsay agreed to move the Colts to what was then called the Hoosier Dome. The Indianapolis financial package was less lucrative than Baltimore's final offer, according to some reports, but Irsay would later say money wasn't the only consideration.
"We didn't pick Indianapolis for the monetary value," Irsay said. "We took it because of the people here, the domed stadium, which is beautiful, and, in general, I took the best situation for my family and the coaching staff."
Irsay moved the Colts to Indianapolis one day after the Maryland Legislature passed a law allowing the city of Baltimore to take over the franchise by eminent domain.
Fifteen Mayflower vans loaded with all of the team's possessions began moving out of the Colts' office and training facility in Owings Mills, Md., shortly after midnight because it was feared the franchise would be seized after daybreak. "They not only threw down the gauntlet, but they put a gun to his head and cocked it and asked, `Want to see if it's loaded?' " Michael Chernoff, the team's general counsel, said after the move. "They forced him to make a decision that day."
I've got news for Robert Irsay. . . he made the right move because I know full well the Maryland Legislature would have confiscated his team. They tried a similar action recently with Wal-mart - FAIR SHARE HEALTH ACT.
So when you notice hordes of local businesses exodus our State, then ask yourself, why, and who is to blame. Personally, I wish the legislature wouldn't be allowed to go in session because it seems they do more harm than good. Maybe Abraham Lincoln knew more about Marylanders politicos than one gives him credit when he ordered his general - under arms - to force each member of our legislature to sign an alliance with the North.
'Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it'.
Johnnie Miller"
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Nice article Commrade Miller!!!
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ReplyDeleteName a state that's doing better than Maryland...
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ReplyDeleteMost all of them with exception to New York, Jersey, MD, PA.
We are not doomed to repeat history. That is a Hindu proverb. We Americans know that if we don't learn from our past, we are likely to be duped by the same lies which hurt us in the past. There is a difference. Time rolls on. What hurt us in the past, can and will hurt us in the present! However, our pain will be manifest differently from in the past, and perhaps will be unrecognizable or indistinguishable from the fate we suffered in the past.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, learn this and please do some research: The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was never fully ratified. Once established, the Fed helped destroy our economy when it contributed to the Great Depression by first making the flow of money easy, then, restricting its availability and creating a bust. Booms and Busts . . . this is what Ron Paul has tried to warn us of regarding the Fed. The Fed's military arm the IRS is its enforcement of slavery upon the U.S. citizenry. Currently, if the Fed raises interest rates (restricts money flow) it will result in the current recession (finally admitted publicly to exist) to turn into a depression. The Fed and the other private banks have created the housing bubble and have now burst it. Now they act as if they are our savior! Be cautious of the Fed and the money manipulation which is now under way.
"Most all of them with exception to New York, Jersey, MD, PA."
ReplyDeleteSorry, 11:37, It's really not so bad in Maryland.
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program last week announced it had approved 11 biotechnology research projects partnering Maryland companies with university researchers to develop high-tech products, half of the 22 projects totaling $3.6 million that were approved.
Maryland employers added 1,100 jobs in May, according to preliminary numbers adjusted for seasonal variations.
Maryland jobless rate of 4% is substantially below the nationwide rate of 5.5%.
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ReplyDeleteMost of the jobs generated are government based jobs. You just said that they were Maryland -(State)- partnering with University researchers - (subsidized) - by guess who's money - the taxpayers.
Isn't this under the auspices of more Socialization?
...Thank the lord if we move towards Democratic Socialism. The culture in MD could use a social lift. There is nothing wrong with keeping the govt we have and moving our society as a whole to a more cooperative and loving group of people who share the same interests.
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