Ohhhhhhhhhh, Congress is really doing their job, aren't they? NOT! Big businesses, greed, and stupidity have them under a thumb. I won't go into the bull-pucky, we all know. Most of us have been or still are being seriously effected by our wonderful democracy. I'm just going to jump into my opinion on stuff.
Where are the budget cuts supposed to come from? Any government crappola that is not directly in the advantage of the people's needs. Who gives a shit (pardon) about the mating habits of animals, bugs, or reptiles, especially if they've been dead for eons. How does that info really help anybody? How about the huge sums of money distributed as important sounding but is actually used to build golf courses, and rich people nonsense. Where should the money really be going? Into Social Security, Public Assistance Programs, Medicaid and Medicare, Education, Public Safety and research that actually benefits us. Where does the money come from? All those rich people who, although they claim the recession is hurting too (waa), have more than one home, 'scuze me, mansion have yachts, personal aircraft, and basically more money than they need or, in most cases, deserve. The money should come from the big businesses who have profited big time by shipping our jobs overseas in order to fatten up their bottom line; who took away insurance or jacked up the premiums on their employees; who stopped retirement or shrunk it excessively while taking away the retirement money from those who busted their asses for decades to earn a comfortable retirement.
And how about the billions being thrown away fighting someone else's war, helping them rebuild when our country is literally falling apart. Our infrastructure is a disaster. It is time to pull ALL our people out of the other countries that are sapping us dry and concentrate on building new roads here, fixing up buildings, cleaning up the filth that has been spreading itself all over.
It's time for Congress to get their heads out of their behinds and actually see our country's impending demise and fix it. No more free money to people who aren't even full citizens. As a matter of fact, if they don't become full citizens within 3-6 months after being deeply investigated and given working-visitor status, then out they go. And no more paying them our wages (pittance that it is) under the table. You earn money here, you pay taxes. With the illegals, give them 2 chances to come here the right way, 3rd attempt gets them sent away the hard way; feet first in a box. Time to tell businesses to bring the jobs back into our own country, back to "Made in the USA" or face higher taxes. They can afford it since they aren't paying any workers liveable wages or benefits. Time to re-employ our own and take good care of them, too.
Congress also needs to start sticking its nose into the health care system and find out the truth behind the constant raises in insurance and health care. Make providers stop overblowing the cost of the products they use on a person. Acetametaphin is practically free so why are they charging people the price of an exclusive golf club membership for two pills. Have you ever seen the itemized bill of a hospital stay? Why do they charge so much for bandaids, gauze, and tape? Hell, if I ever need to be hospitalized I'll bring my own stuff. I'll sign a waiver if I had to. It is absolute greed to charge a 5000% mark up on one pill, I don't care how much research or procurment of the ingredients cost. If a pill actually costs $2.00 to make, then that's all we should have to pay. Check it out sometime, people. It's true. Oh, and the same crap is being pulled by all the governments for purchases of inexpensive items. They pay $3.00 for a box of nails, but charge the taxpayer hundreds (maybe a very slight exaggeration) per nail. Oh, yes they do. Check out Reader's Digest's "That's Outrageous!" archives. I'm betting other reputable media have done investigations.
And, just because it pooped into my head just now, has anyone really noticed how the economy and debt fluxuate between presidents? Back when Regan was President things were starting to get out of control, but he managed to keep it from bouncing around too drastically. Then here comes Bush Sr. He sticks our nose in other people's business and our debt shoots up like a rocket. Clinton takes over and he actually clears the debt and we have a surplus. The economy is great. Then, not even a year into his first term Bush Jr. has us in debt, again, up to our eyeballs. He continues the Bush family legacy of oily greed and war and plunges us into Vietnam, the sequal. Then the people finally speak loud enough to almost be heard by bringing in Barak Obama, who has been sticking to his promises to fix this huge mess, at least trying to. Which brings us back to our wonderful Congress, best friend and knight in shining armor to the people (snort!) who keep blocking every attempt by the President to get the goods a-moving.
So, what do we have? Well, unless your rich, not a damn thing but poverty and fear. We started the cry for an end of the stupidity and greed by voting in a President who really IS for the people. Now let's make it loud enough to be heard in the next galaxy. Clean out Congress. Hasta la bye-bye incumbants, especially those who've held office since the Washington Administration. Put a huge scare into the new ones. Let them know that they might have the power to make or break our country, but WE have the power to make or break them.
Oh, and one more thing I should throw in here, those who've been retired do not get Social Security payments equal to their current income. No free medical coverage, no Secret Service protection for the rest of their lives. They either use their own money (they have more than God) or live the way the rest of America's retiree's and disabled live; paycheck to paycheck, not enough to get by on, paying outrageous costs for health care needs, having to decide between a can of dog food for this weeks dinner or splurge on bolagna and bread. No protection from the evil forces out there (because they cut public safety).
Nah, I' am not vindictive. I have common sense. What say you?
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