I have learned that this election really isn’t about the issues. People don’t seem to care about anything except who has the best tax plan. Sure Obama had potential ties with a domestic terrorist. Sure McCain maybe can a little help from Verizon and AT&T who both erectedmobile cell towers at his ranch that in one report said was free (telecom companies showing favoritism? say it aint so.) Sure both of them spent a trillion dollars in a week. But no one seems to care about that, they just want to know who will give them a better tax break?
My response to that is I don’t know. What I do know is that we are in an economic situation right now where we owe a ton of money to China and other foreign countries. The Fed keeps lowering the interest rate and now I believe it’s at 1.5%, it used to be up in the 7% range so when they lowered it yeah it had an impact, it actually MEANT something. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lower it another .25%-.5% . It’s going to really be a bad day when they hit 0% and have no leverage anymore. But then again, at 1.5% how much leverage do they have currently?
The issue we have now is our government keeps lowering everything… Except spending that is.
It seems like our governments mentality is that taxes should go down, interest rate should be reduced to increase lending. And while we are getting less money into our government let’s spend a trillion dollars to bail out our friends on wall street. I ask this to you, where exactly is that money coming from? Certainly we don’t have an abundance of money. After all we have a huge national debt. And if we did have all that extra money wouldn’t it have been a much wiser decision to spend it on fixing the broken systems of America like ohh say Social Security, a system I have paid into since I was 16 years old and working and yet will NEVER see a dime from it? And some say, there is a chance you will. Well I read yesterday they are boosting some of the handouts they are giving to help those struggling which if my math is correct means it will be depleted even faster. Guess I need to get a second job so my neighbor can continue getting her check.
I don’t think we need a tax break or cut. I say raise taxes…on certian conditions. Do I really want to give my money to the government? Not at this time. But, if the government was more fiscally responsible I would have no issue at all paying more money to live in this country and make it a better place. but it seems like the more we put in the less we get out of it.
For example, AIG was given billions on 2 occasions by the government to help bail them out. Almost immediately the company took a $400,000 break and booked a resort where they could “talk about the problems.”
Isn’t that what they have a giant building with board rooms for? And what part of “talking about the problems” require you to get thousands in Spa and massage charges? Ohh I’m sorry I guess the stress of your friends in Washington handing you billions was too much.
Then AIG asked for more money and the government gave em more. And guess what, AIG executives took a hunting trip that racked up another $100,000+ in debt.
So I ask you Mr. Government what are you going to do to punish these people? You see I have no problem paying more money to you to help better the country in which we live. I don’t believe in socialism or elitism. I believe that you get what you give in life. I’m tired of poor people that don’t go get jobs and rely on food stamps complaining that they can’t make it, no jobs are available etc. I say quit being a victim and go make something out of your life. The government needs to quit supporting these people, they need to quit giving money to the rich for bailouts and they need to start showing the working class that the money they are paying in is doing some good.
You want to know how ridiculous the government is? A few months ago my wife needed a new laptop so we did some research looking for a great deal. After a few weeks I found that Office Depot had a great tablet PC (HP brand) on sale for $600. We went down and found they only had the display model left so I asked for an additional discount, after rebates and discounts we walked out with a $900 laptop for $500. Not a bad deal. My neighbor who works for the government was issued a similar laptop recently, guess how much the government paid who by the way buys in bulk so additional discounts should be awarded to them and not have the prices jacked up! They didn’t pay $500, not even $750. Nor did they pay $900, $1500 not even close. The government instead paid $2000+ for a similar laptop to the one my wife now has and they paid 4 times what they should have paid for 1. But since they bought in bulk I would think they should have gotten it even cheaper.
And we wonder why we have debt as a nation?
Let’s see someone in Washington have the guts to talk about financial responsibility. Let’s see our tax money being spent wisely and then I don’t care to pay more taxes to help the country rebound. What we don’t need are more cuts to drive us deeper into debt UNLESS we as a nation file bankruptcy and call a “do over.” Wouldn’t that be nice?
Come to think of it, we are the strongest nation in the world. We always help other people. Why don’t we charge the countries we assist a fee? I mean we are extorting our own citizens. Isn’t that what congress, the house and the president did when they kept telling us if we didn’t pass the bailout plan we would suffer? Sounds like a mob tactic to me.
So in the end, we got the straight talk express whose priorities appear to be crooked and likes to call everyone “my friends.” And then we got Obama who presents himself very well but from what I have seen in the debates he never fully explains his answers so he really to me appears to be to Green, that meaning his stance is not known on a lot of things. Perhaps that is what we need, I don’t know, it’s up to the voters to decide. But at this time both the candidates appear to be focused on taxes and as of late “Joe the Plumber.” So I say unto you, raise my taxes if you show me what you are doing with my money. And no I am not a 6 digit income person. It sure would be nice but I manage my household , it seems like all the citizens of this country should demand the government manage their spending as well.
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