Name:   Summer Lover - Subject:   Nice GF Date:   12/7/2020 9:08:33 AM

Those of us who are closer to Libertarian are also very concerned....  Concerned about the future of our country.  We have an incoming administration that ran with a platform saying that they WILL raise taxes, WILL move towards gun and magazine confiscation, WILL move us away from fossil fuels, and WILL have more Government control over the economy.  If you think this is good, you really need to stay in your mommy's basement.  HOW is any of this good? 

As far as the COVID thing - one size does not fit all either.  There are localized hotspots that perhaps could benefit from extra care, but lockdowns everywhere - no.  I will not live in fear of COVID, just as I do not live in fear of the flu.  I had "flu A" the end of January - symptoms for three days, then a cough that stuck with me for about a month longer.  So exactly when did the Coronavirus come to the U.S.?  I do not listen to politicians, and I find it difficult to listen to the CDC (which seems to be politicized), or the NIH because they are penciling in guidance.  I understand that this is a challenge, but are we just supposed to cower in fear when the virus mutates?

My wife has a nephew living in Seattle.  He and his wife have no car, live in a condo with no yard, and are content to sit inside to "help flatten the curve".  They have different "needs" than those of us who live in the suburbs and on the lake.  We have gasoline powered cars/trucks to travel from the house to the lake (106 miles), to our daughter's (260 miles),to my parents (128 miles), or to my FIL (170 miles).  We also enjoy boating.  Not only is E-85 less efficient, it is also a no-go in the marine and small motors..  Many of those in the cities probably do not understand.

Fear the Government that fears the armed citizen.  Biden wants to make firearms and magazines NFA items..  For those of you who do not know what the means - it is essentially turning lawful gun owners into felons if they do not register each of those items.  Right now, registration of NFA items consists of paying for a $200 tax stamp, submitting paperwork to the ATF and waiting from 3 months to 2 years.  If you have two 15 round magazines for your .22 rifle, that is two tax stamps and two different submits.  And with the Government efficiency that we all have come to expect - they are not batched - there are two different FBI checks even if they are submitted at the same time.  One may be approved in 3 months, the other may take 2 years...

 If this is the America that you want, you are a fool.