Election Blues

Nathan and I are so seriously blessed to have the life we have! Not only are we blessed, but we have worked dang hard for it too. 

With that said, I do worry about the future of our country and what it will look for Lincoln. I just hope and pray that the next four years will not completely destroy America and what it used to stand for. This election has shocked me, and honestly I do not feel hopeful for our country politically and economically. Let me just say, that Lincoln will not grow up in a house where he thinks that he is entitled to anything. He will be taught that he needs to work and prosper no matter what obstacles come before him. In our case, our biggest obstacle in the next four years will be paying the gross amount of taxes we will owe because of the administration tax policies and praying that my parents, who are hourly workers, will not lose their jobs like those people who just did this morning through Hostess. 

If you are not aware what is going on please check out the story below:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/16/hostess-brands-says-it-will-liquidate/?hp

This is what is going to happen to a lot of companies if people continue to think that they are entitled to anything...and that is exactly what Obamacare has done. 

Just check out what this franchise owner is doing to make up the difference:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-restaurateur-to-impose-surcharge-for-obamacare.html

Nice work congress, senate and President Obama administration! 

Remember folks nothing is ever, ever free and it always comes with a price/consequence. This includes health care and all entitlement programs. 

What half of Americans do not realize, is that in the end the people who ultimate pay the price are the low-income workers, like my parents, and millions of other Americans around the country. The people who own Hostess are going to come out of this ahead because they will just liquefy their assets. The people who suffer are those who lost their jobs and those that the union represented. The fact that we have now created a culture where it is easier for a business to make more money by closing their doors, than staying open is scary indeed. 

Just remember, less jobs equals less tax revenue which equals more taxes for people who have jobs.

If you can't see the road that we're headed down as a country than I just feel pity for you. 

Nathan and I in the mean time will make it work like we have always done because I did my part and did not vote for the guy who got four more years. We will prosper regardless because that is just what Nate and I have always done as a couple. Any major life decisions we have made such as buying a house, car, starting a family, graduating college, where to live and other daily decisions we have always made together. We have always been supportive of each other and have never fought over these decisions. Yes I'm being completely honest, the biggest decisions we have made as a couple have never been fights, which is why I know we will be great parents. We fight over stupid stuff though, like how to connect the gutter system in our back yard or building a crib, but its all in good fun and we don't take it personal which is exactly why we will be good parents!

If this is progress than I don't want anything to do with it. 

Forward we go into another great depression.

Sorry for the bummer entry that is really not pregnancy related but it needs to be talked about!

Have a great weekend,

Julia