Thursday, October 14, 2010

What Have You Done For ME...Lately

I realize that we are reportedly no longer in a recession. The White house and congressional leaders continue to make the claim that their "Stimulus" and "TARP" packages have kept us from sliding into another great depression. I doing so, Washington has expanded the size and scope of the Federal Government exponentially, creating an all new generation who will be feeding from the public trough. Programs and policies from this administration  have increased the scope of current entitlements, and created all new ones with legislation like ObamaCare. Washington has bailed out banks, insurance, and financial service companies, purchased Automobile companies (without submitting to shareholder approval I might add), and even appropriated taxpayer dollars to bail out states who, due to similar policies, are on the verge of insolvency. They then expressed great disbelief when the funds they appropriated, to be used to keep public employees on the job, were spent somewhere else and state workers were laid off anyway. What is the reason for all of this and other shenanigans that have been going on for generations? The answer is summed up in the question, "What have you done for me lately".

We the people, bear a significant responsibility for the problems facing this country today. Whether by complacency, apathy, or discontent, We the People have allowed this massive usurpation of our civil liberties. We live our lives under the assumption that  those we have elected to public office were doing so to represent our interests in the halls of power, and were we ever so wrong. The glaring faults in the politicians "Pie in the Sky" fallacies are being exposed for what they are, and we are all suffering for them.

In January, 2011, every American who pays taxes will see an immediate increase in their taxes and a decrease in their take home pay. This is due to our elected officials inability and unwillingness to address this issue and have De-facto allowed the tax rates cuts passed post 9-11 to expire. The net effect is that every American, regardless of party or ideology, race or gender, will see a net reduction in their paycheck after the first of the year. The majority in congress has wanted to raise taxes since The Anointed one took office, but trailing in most polls across the country, they did not want to have a vote taken on the issue precisely because it would turn more voters away from their beleaguered candidates.

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