I was asked recently why I write this blog. My answer was as I have said before “to get it off my chest”. Another reason is because I watch way too much news and I am home alone and this is my way of talking back. I heard someone say “people don’t drown because the water is too deep; they drown because they stop kicking”. This is one way that I kick.
I know sometimes I write about some sensitive subjects and some people prefer that I didn’t. I have a gay friend that thinks I need a body guard. He doesn’t like to be called gay because he is really bisexual but I call him gay anyway. That is an inside joke and I just felt the need to put it in here. Either way I write about what is on my mind and sometimes I am reacting to what is in the news that day.
Today I am complaining about the amount of money in politics. Last night they had recall elections in Wisconsin. They are reporting that between 30 and 40 million dollars was spent in that election. That is insane. I have never heard of that kind of money being spent on a state election. They are saying that most of the money was from out of state. The question is why? Why is the state senate election important? The answer is unions. I am a union supporter but not the multi-company unions. Like anything I think some companies are too big and the same goes for unions. That is just my take on unions.
There is nothing to stop me from getting too big because I have rights and thanks to the Supreme Court the same goes for companies. They say companies have the same rights as people. WHAT? Those rights include allowing them run election ads. Well I will let you read for yourself.
http://supreme.justia.com/us/558/08-205/
This is insane. This has nothing to do with parties but everything to do with a Supreme Court that has been purchased. All three branches of our government are owned by multinational companies and they don’t really try to hide it. That is why I write.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Compassion
I’m going to shift gears here and talk about something I think some of us are lacking and that is COMPASSION. I’m not talking about anyone in particular so don’t start emailing me because you think I am talking about you because I am not. If you feel guilty then look in the mirror and evaluate what you see.
The Government continues to cut money from social program like Medicare and education. There is only so much money to go around. When money is being taken from one program it is being moved to another. I think it was in 2003 when then President W. Bush cut taxes from 39% down to 35%. That is all good if he felt like the government was bringing in too much money. President O’bama has continued the same policy as if the government is bringing in too much money. My problem is the cutting of programs. Why does the government continue to cut money from programs like Medicare and Pell Grants? Maybe it is because those people don’t have influence in the White House. Social Security is in their crosshairs. They are working on a way to sell it to the public. Mark my words.
They can do this because too many of us don’t have compassion for those that have so little. We seem to feel like as long as it doesn’t affect my family then I don’t care. We complain because we see someone in the grocery store with food stamps getting a T-bone steak when WE feel that they should be getting ground beef or no meat at all. Rather than view that as the exception to the rule we view it as the rule. I don’t believe people on food stamps are eating steaks every day. I also don’t think that because someone buys a steak they should be removed from the program. Now, do I believe there are people out there abusing the program? Yes I do. I don’t think there is a program out there that is not being abused by someone.
The same goes for tax breaks. I don’t think all tax breaks are being used the way they were intended. They said they were reducing tax rates so there would be more money to create jobs but unemployment continued to go up. We should be complaining about that. Jobs continue to be shipped overseas and to Mexico and the companies call that profit. We should complain about that. CEOs, Wall Street and Big Oil continue to have record profit but the wages of others stay flat. We should complain about that. Hedge Fund people pay 15 to 18% in taxes on 100s of millions of dollars. We should complain about that.
It’s like when people are complaining about voter fraud because 1 or 2 people were caught outside their district voting and by the way it is very rare. We don’t say a word while a very organized group is committing election fraud. Go online and see just how easy it is to steal an election. They get us to fight amongst ourselves over the little things while they do the big things.
I only write this stuff because I believe there are more of us WITH compassion than there are those without it. WE have to be heard. You see what happened when President O’bama was elected. It scared people so much that they formed the Tea Party. They thought their country was being taken away from them.
Compassion is being taken away from the government. I don’t mind paying taxes as long as it is used to educate the children, take care of the poor and defend the country. Those three things I feel the government is obligated to do. I know there are more but I put those at the top of MY list. Only after obligations have been met should tax breaks be given. Anyone that cuts social programs while giving tax breaks should be impeached. I feel that TAX BREAK is a way of saying we have money left over.
Maybe I have too much compassion for others and I am missing something. Let me know what you think.
The Government continues to cut money from social program like Medicare and education. There is only so much money to go around. When money is being taken from one program it is being moved to another. I think it was in 2003 when then President W. Bush cut taxes from 39% down to 35%. That is all good if he felt like the government was bringing in too much money. President O’bama has continued the same policy as if the government is bringing in too much money. My problem is the cutting of programs. Why does the government continue to cut money from programs like Medicare and Pell Grants? Maybe it is because those people don’t have influence in the White House. Social Security is in their crosshairs. They are working on a way to sell it to the public. Mark my words.
They can do this because too many of us don’t have compassion for those that have so little. We seem to feel like as long as it doesn’t affect my family then I don’t care. We complain because we see someone in the grocery store with food stamps getting a T-bone steak when WE feel that they should be getting ground beef or no meat at all. Rather than view that as the exception to the rule we view it as the rule. I don’t believe people on food stamps are eating steaks every day. I also don’t think that because someone buys a steak they should be removed from the program. Now, do I believe there are people out there abusing the program? Yes I do. I don’t think there is a program out there that is not being abused by someone.
The same goes for tax breaks. I don’t think all tax breaks are being used the way they were intended. They said they were reducing tax rates so there would be more money to create jobs but unemployment continued to go up. We should be complaining about that. Jobs continue to be shipped overseas and to Mexico and the companies call that profit. We should complain about that. CEOs, Wall Street and Big Oil continue to have record profit but the wages of others stay flat. We should complain about that. Hedge Fund people pay 15 to 18% in taxes on 100s of millions of dollars. We should complain about that.
It’s like when people are complaining about voter fraud because 1 or 2 people were caught outside their district voting and by the way it is very rare. We don’t say a word while a very organized group is committing election fraud. Go online and see just how easy it is to steal an election. They get us to fight amongst ourselves over the little things while they do the big things.
I only write this stuff because I believe there are more of us WITH compassion than there are those without it. WE have to be heard. You see what happened when President O’bama was elected. It scared people so much that they formed the Tea Party. They thought their country was being taken away from them.
Compassion is being taken away from the government. I don’t mind paying taxes as long as it is used to educate the children, take care of the poor and defend the country. Those three things I feel the government is obligated to do. I know there are more but I put those at the top of MY list. Only after obligations have been met should tax breaks be given. Anyone that cuts social programs while giving tax breaks should be impeached. I feel that TAX BREAK is a way of saying we have money left over.
Maybe I have too much compassion for others and I am missing something. Let me know what you think.
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