Sunday, December 11, 2011

You Deserve A Break Today!

McDonald's had the slogan, "You deserve a break today."  I would like to adopt that slogan for an initiative to help our fellow citizens who are down on their luck.  Submit to me a name and a reason why your recommended family needs a break and I will buy that family dinner at my place and take care of the tip also.  Submit a family that has been out of work, or a family who has barely enough money to make ends meet, let alone go out for dinner.  I need your help.  Submit to me names and phone numbers and let's give these people a small break in life.  I am not trying to embarrass anyone or make a fellow citizen feel bad, I just want to make them feel happy.  I will do the best that I can.  This offer will take place at my restaurant only:  Tommy Brann's 4157 South Division Avenue Wyoming, MI.

Please submit to:
You Deserve a Break Today
Attn:  Tommy Brann
25 Commerce Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Monday, November 28, 2011

10 to Defend

1.      Creating a job is a compassionate thing to do.
2.      Billions of dollars are paid by Free Enterprise when an entrepreneur owns a commercial building and pays property tax.  (This helps local schools, police and Fire.)
3.      The employer and employee are the backbone of Free Enterprise.  Three’s a crowd so Government can sometimes get in the way.
4.      Anyone with good work ethic and makes an honest effort can participate in Free Enterprise.
5.      Free enterprise even provides for the unemployed.  Businesses pay 100% of unemployment insurance.
6.      Michael Jordon, the best basketball player ever, is often applauded because of his skills, Successful business people should be applauded too.  We don’t take away from Jordon’s accomplishments; please don’t take away our successful accomplishments.
7.      Free Enterprise is not free==Participants work hard to create jobs and pay by spending long hours away from their families working to be sure they can meet a payroll.
8.      For every hour a person works in a Free Enterprise business a portion of their Social Security and Medicare taxes are paid by the business owner.
9.       When Steve Jobs was 24 years old he told his girlfriend he was going to become a millionaire someday.  Free Enterprise is for dreamers—don’t take that dream   away or America’s future will be a nightmare.
10.  After Steve Jobs died admirers laid flowers at his home.  They respected him as a businessman and a participant in Free Enterprise.
 

THAT IS THE AMERICA I LOVE

 
Please join me to support Free Enterprise at my TEN to DEFEND Rally on Wednesday, December 7 from Noon until 1:00 pm at the Calder Plaza, downtown Grand Rapids.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Strange World

Superman comic books were my favorite back in the day. Superman would sometimes end up in a different world which was opposite of his normal world. We are living in that world now. Movie stars are idolized while job creators are not. Free enterprise has made this country great yet free enterprise is looked down upon. I get a credit if I hire a felon but if I hire person who stays out of trouble, no tax break. You throw out garbage from your car - a fine, but throw out a lit cigarette - nothing. We have had a dying state for the last 10 years, but try to change it and people wish you were dead. We have a day honoring small business. It is so small of a day that I don't even know when it is. The word business is looked upon as cold brick buildings, yet everyone wants more jobs from these cold brick buildings. Farmers who buy expensive equipment to feed us have to pay tax on that equipment every year, yet with my John Deere lawnmower I pay no taxes to cut my weed infested yard. I am Tommy Brann and I eat at Applebees. This is a strange world.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Name Calling in Politics

Name calling in politics is alive and well.  I walked in a parade with Dave Hildenbrand who I supported for Senate; it was raining heavily that day.  After the parade I went up to Dave's opponent David LeGrand, stuck my hand out and said I'm supporting David Hildenbrand but just wanted to say hi.  LaGrand said, "You must be tea party."  I told him "I sell tea at my restaurant, I drink hot tea but I am Tommy Brann."  We shook hands.  LaGrand really doesn't know me, that's not his fault, so here it is, this is me.  I like Social Security and Medicare so does that make me far left since it was FDR's idea?  Or does that make me a moderate because FDR got support from Republicans on this?  I like life and am pro life so does that make me far right?  I like lower taxes and less government so does that make me far right again or tea party?  I don't think all government is bad; government employees are American citizens and good people, so does that make me far left or a moderate?  I don't really care what people call me; I think that makes me an independent republican with my own views.  Like I said, it was a rainy day at the parade and I know one thing:  the person that I was supporting, Dave Hildenbrand, did not use an umbrella while he was meeting citizens, but his opponent did.  Dave Hildenbrand and I might be all wet at times, but I would not have it any other way.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Discipline in Spending

You have to believe in your product.  My Dad believed in the sizzler steak he invented and he stood by it.  Our Congress should believe in capitalism and the free enterprise system and stand by it.  In my opinion, the $787 billion stimulus package should not have happened.  Our Country can't afford it, let free enterprise prevail, it will if we don't strangle it.  When Bin Laden took down the Twin Towers he did it to hurt our Country's economy.  The Taliban can retire now because they have our own politicians hurting our economy with their over spending.  They are taking over Bin Laden's job.  Does this sound strong?  I know, it does to me, too, but am I wrong?  No.

As a small businessman I have to make spending choices everyday, one of my choices is to sweep my parking lot myself to save money.  Everyday my spending decisions are about the survival of "my baby," my small business.  I don't think Congress has the same feeling about our money.  Maybe while I'm sweeping my parking lot I should throw my broom into my truck and drive to Washington D.C. and sweep out all of the free spending congressmen who don't treat it like their own money.  Congress needs more Tommy Brann's in D.C.  If I were there I would sign a contract saying Washington D.C. would not change me and if any of my constituents saw a change in me I would welcome a kick in the butt from them.  Our Country deserves discipline in spending and people who go there to serve our Country and not themselves.

We don't just need common "sense" from a politician; we need to save "cents" from politicians.

Wearing an apron and likes to serve.
Tommy Brann
http://twitter.com/tommy_brann

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Running for Congress Anyone?

It will help solve your financial problems, if you serve just 5 years, you can get a pension.  5 years, is that fair?  I own my own business and have worked 40 years and still have to work.  This is not fair and no wonder Congress sometimes can not relate to what you and I go through in everyday battles of life.  Benjamin Franklin did not want elected officials to get paid for their service and I am not saying that is right, for they do have families to support.  I am just asking to change the 5 year pension because after 5 years how can they relate to us little people when they have it made, in a sense.  At least Congress knows we have social security, and I have a suggestion for a new law I would write if I was a Congressman.  Anytime Congress uses Social Security money to try to balance our nation's budget, we the citizens can go in their pensions and screw around with their money.  How about that?