What's Wrong With All the $$$

I recently had a discussion with a family member about government employees and salaries. I looked online at Government Salaries to find all the salaries. We both found it quite amazing that the top three paid government employees were all head coaches… for the same school. Mack Brown, the University of Texas head football coach, at 5.1 million dollars makes twice as much money as the next guy, Rick Barnes, the University of Texas head basketball coach, at 2.15 million dollars. If you look down further on the list you see that Will Muschamp who is only the assistant football coach is fifth on the list making 900,000 dollars. These numbers can upset some people. People wonder why are a football coach and basketball coach making so much money when tuition is going up and professors are being let go at the University of Texas. The reason that they are getting paid so much money is the product they put on the field or on the court is paying for there salaries. In the case of football Mack Brown supports his salary and probably pays for every other sports team besides baseball and basketball. Baseball and basketball probably break out a little ahead or even. Every other sport runs at a deficit. The football program pays for the entire athletic department. In most other states the athletic department runs at a deficit and the funs have to come from somewhere, whether that is from tuition or from the state. All I am trying to say to those people who are upset with how much Mack Brown is being paid is unless you want to get rid of all the sports teams that do not at least break even, or you want to pay those programs with your taxes dollars, cut Mack Brown a break. He deserves every penny he is getting.

How the Arizona laws could affect Texas

This is in response to the blogger Discglfr'sTXgovThoughts and his thoughts on whether Texas should adopt similar laws that Arizona. I have one thing to say about it COULD NOT AGREE MORE. Everything his said was right on. What the blogger said about the problems was absolutely right on. I have never had a problem with Immigrants coming into this country, but I want it done the right way. I believe that programs should be set up to get immigrants integrated the right way. I believe speaking the language is a must. It is very hard to be succesful in this country if you are not able to communicate with them. And the problem with the taxes and how citizens pay for some of these programs that illegal immigrants get such as medical treatment is not right. If they want some of these programs then they should have to contribute through taxes just like every other citizen. Again I just want to say that the blogger could not have been more right and I agreed with all his views.

What's With The Tea Party

Lately I have been hearing a lot more about the Tea Party in Texas and around the nation. I have been wondering what has been going on since they have not had a big story in the news lately. Apparently they are starting to fizzle out according to the San Antonio News. They are reporting that they are making a lot of noise still but are not sure if they are going to have any political power once the elections in November of this year have occoured. The more I hear about them the more I am intrigued what they stand for. From what I hear on the radio and television they are pretty much fed up with the stupid people in congress. They appear to be conservative but they are just as angry with Republicans as they are with Democrats. I feel in the last ten years, even though I have leaned towards Republican, that both sides are making things worse rather than better. I think that things could really be shaken up in Washington. I mean really things couldn’t get a whole lot worse right? Everybody is blaming everybody else with the problems with America. I haven’t heard too many viable solutions from either side. And every day it seems like government is getting bigger and bigger. When I see government getting this big I always think of what George Washington said about government being a nessacary evil. I don’t know what the Tea Party could do differently but I guess any change couldn’t put America worse off.