Payroll Tax Holiday

Looks like the Democrats and Republicans will find something to agree on very soon, the payroll tax holiday.  Well what I can't seem to understand is why do we give even a temporary cut to the Social Security contributions when the system is said to be going broke.  Sure families enjoyed the extra $40 or so dollars in their paychecks but would they have gone under if they didn't have this money. 

I just don't get politicians, well yes I do.  All they care about is making us little people happy so they can get re-elected.  Would a business man running a failing business give his employees a raise to make them happy?  I think not. 
I am tired of our elected officials trying to pacify We The People with a bribe we can't even afford.  What I want is elected officials working together to solve our problems not trying to find ways to put We The People to sleep.  Keep the $40 in the Social Security system and work at changing things like:

• Medicare
• Social Security
• Tax Loopholes for the rich and business
• Our ridiculous tax code (why do I have to spend hours doing a tax return, just take what your supposed to and keep it.)
• Immigration
• Enforcement of our current laws
• Term limits for our elected officials
• Pension reform for all public employees especially our elected officials
• Our dependence on foreign oil 

I am sure this is enough to keep them busy for a while.

Politics

This was my second to last post on this blog.  I took some time away with the hope that when I came back things would be different.  I was wrong and I know for sure  

WE THE PEOPLE 

must stay at it until change does take place.  I am back.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Politics

Today I watched C-SPAN to watch the debate on the debt increase issue.  What a mess Washington is in.  Every Democrat say that we need more revenue and basically blame President Bush.  The Republican say that the bill being debated is a bipartisan bill.  It doesn't look like any of the Democrats know this.  It seems to me that We The People are represented by people who only care about how they look in public.
Why is it that this large group can't sit down and come up to many solutions that will make We The People feel that we are getting our moneys worth.  Nothing will ever get done if both parties do not sit down and compromise.  We have a two party system because we all know no one group has all the answers.  Is it time for a third party to come to power and cause the Republicans and Democrats to wake up and start serving the needs of We The People.
I think that if an elected official criticizes a piece of legislation publicly they should be required to make a suggestion of their own.  Nothing gets done because neither side want the other to pass any legislation that might solve a problem. 
Where is the leadership?  Where is President Obama?  Obama quotes Ronald Reagan, instead he should learn a lesson about leadership from the former President Reagan and get something done.

Our grandchildrens America

I got to hear a speech today on the floor of the United States House of Representatives by Democratic Congresswomen Gwen Moore of Wisconsin.  She was talking about the America she wanted her grandchildren to have.  After listening to her I was amazed.  She said that she wanted her grandchildren to have Head Start, WIC, immunizations and energy assistance.  Why would anyone hope that their grandchildren would be in a situation that they would need public assistance.
My hope for my grandchildren is that they have a good education so they can obtain a good career so they can afford to take care of their families without public assistance.  I do not want my grandchildren or my children to ever need public assistance.

Politics

Today I watched C-SPAN to watch the debate on the debt increase issue.  What a mess Washington is in.  Every Democrat say that we need more revenue and basically blame President Bush.  The Republican say that the bill being debated is a bipartisan bill.  It doesn't look like any of the Democrats know this.  It seems to me that We The People are represented by people who only care about how they look in public.
Why is it that this large group can't sit down and come up to many solutions that will make We The People feel that we are getting our moneys worth.  Nothing will ever get done if both parties do not sit down and compromise.  We have a two party system because we all know no one group has all the answers.  Is it time for a third party to come to power and cause the Republicans and Democrats to wake up and start serving the needs of We The People.
I think that if an elected official criticizes a piece of legislation publicly they should be required to make a suggestion of their own.  Nothing gets done because neither side want the other to pass any legislation that might solve a problem. 
Where is the leadership?  Where is President Obama?  Obama quotes Ronald Reagan, instead he should learn a lesson about leadership from the former President Reagan and get something done.

Clueless Elected Officials

What is wrong with congress and our President?  We The People have sent you all to Washington to govern for We The People not for you to have a better chance of getting re-elected.  This big drama over the debt limit has gone on long enough.  I am sick of the politics being played by the Democrats, Republicans and our President.  I find it amazing that this group of men and women cannot find a way to make a compromise that all sides can live with that will not cripple We The People.

We The People must continue to send our elected officials the only message they understand, at the voting booth.  If we do not have a group that can govern together, vote them out.  Party does not mater, governing for We The People does.  It is time that the bickering and finger pointing stop.

Prison or country club

What is all this talk about prisoner rights? Did these prisoners get sentenced to prison for committing crimes against We The People and are they not there as a form of punishment? When I hear that people like Charles Manson gets a hold of a cell phone it makes me sick. You have to look at the ways cell phones are getting into the prison system and criminalize the act of bringing them into the facilities. If it is a facility employee, then they should be charged with a felony and terminated from their position.
Prison is a place to rehabilitate inmates, not give them access to us in the outside world. They are there as punishment not to continue their criminal ways from prison. Sometimes it seems that some would like to turn our prisons into a type of country club so we don’t deprive the inmates of anything. I am not really concerned if an inmate feels deprived and I am sure the victim of their crime would feel the same way.
We need to reform our penal system so that our inmates get true rehabilitation in the form of jobs and education. Not rehabilitation in the form of body building and continuation of their criminal ways. Inmates should be kept busy the majority of their time in prison with very well structured programs that will lead to their rehabilitation. Free time would be kept to a minimum. I don’t know about you but I don’t have that much free time in my life and if we truly want to rehabilitate the inmates then the life they live behind bars should be just a busy as We The People’s lives trying to make ends meet. How would you revise our prison system?
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Taxes that protect us from ourselves

Currently the Federal Government taxes We The People on items they have determined as unhealthy for us. Gee, thanks for taking such good care of us or is this just another way to get your hand in our wallets.

Today the Federal Government taxes:

Cigarettes $1.09 per package

Distilled spirits $2.14 per 750ml bottle (80 proof)

Beer $.05 per 12oz can

Wine $.21 per 750ml bottle

Who could possible argue that use of any of these items in excess is not good for our health. Are these taxes to save us from ourselves or just hidden taxes? Have these taxes stopped people from using these products?

Now the Federal Government is looking at taxing soda. Evil soda is causing us to be obese and the government will save us once again from ourselves by taxing the evil item. The USDA has reported that a 20% tax on soda could result in a 13% reduction in consumption of soda. It has been estimated that a tax of $.07 per 12oz can could result in new revenues of $10 billion dollars to the Federal Government.

Do you really think the soda industry is the only cause of obesity in this country? I think there is much more to the obesity problem. Have you ever thought about why people purchase unhealthy foods? Could it have anything to do with the high taxation We The People are facing every day, causing us to work more hours, more jobs, and makes it virtually impossible for one parent to stay home and raise the family. Families have less and less time available to give to family and are searching for easy fixes when it comes to food. The average family is also looking for a cheaper way to serve meals. Eating healthy is more expensive that a hamburger at McDonalds.

If the Federal Government really was concerned about We The People they would lessen the tax burden and make it less expensive to eat healthy. Let’s educate We The People on how to serve a meal that is healthy, assuming there is anyone at home to cook the meal. We need to find a way to go back to one income families being able to survive so that the children can get raised and educated by their parents.

What will our government protect us from next, red meat, cookies, candy, whipped cream, ice cream, cake, pies, pizza, or gum? What do you think?

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