Showdown! Ronald Reagan takes on Obama in theaters

Showdown! Ronald Reagan takes on Obama in theaters Film gives tea parties ammunition in battle to slice Big Government Posted: October 15, 201010:35 pm Eastern By Drew Zahn © 2010 WorldNetDaily Opening nationwide in theaters this weekend is a feature film aimed at showing the stark contrast between Ronald Reagan's vision for the American future and that of President Barack Obama. "I Want Your Money" is the creation of Ray Griggs, an award-winning director who grew up as the son of a U.S. military man serving overseas. The film combines interviews with economists, notable conservatives, WND columnists – and even animated appearances squaring off Presidents Obama and Reagan – in a dramatized debate over just how big and how expensive the federal government should be. "Two versions of the American dream now stand in sharp contrast," the film's website declares. "One views the money you earned as yours and best allocated by you. It champions the traditional American dream, which has played out millions of times through generations of Americans, of improving one's lot in life and the entrepreneurial spirit of daring to dream and to build big. "The other believes that the federal government, using taxpayers' money, should play a major role in leveling out the nation's wealth to guarantee outcomes to all, regardless of effort," the filmmakers say. "How America chooses between these two views of the role of government, at this crucial juncture, will have everything to do with the future we and our children and our children's children will enjoy." The moviemakers, who praise the tea-party movement in the film's trailer, are clearly hoping the movie will have a motivating impact on the "Don't Tread on Me" crowd in the upcoming election, infusing the preview with the tagline, "The only thing scarier than the truth … is doing nothing about it." FULL STORY Fiscal Child Abuse (deficit spending) Barry Popik Monday, August 24, 2009 "Fiscal child abuse” is another name for deficit spending—where the children (future) are left with the bill for the present. The term has come into increasing use in the United States as federal and state governments experience large deficits. “Fiscal child abuse” is cited from 1984, in a syndicated column by Paul Harvey. The term “fiscal child abuse” was often used in Congress in 1985 and 1986, especially by Rudy Penner, head of the Congressional Budget Office, and Congressman John E. Porter, from Chicago, IL. FULL STORY