Whatever the outcome of the debacle in Washington, President Obama and his spineless fellow Democrats in Congress have already betrayed the nation's elder citizens, and the sick, the poor, the jobless.
The ransom the Republicans extort from the people in exchange for what has historically been the routine act of raising the debt ceiling will be taken from these, the people who can least afford it.
Oil and gas companies will continue to record the highest corporate profits in the history of money. Profits of private insurance companies will continue to rise even as they exclude more and more needy people from coverage. Wall Street banks will swell with cash and CEO pay and bonuses will soar. Corporations sitting on piles of cash -- Apple right now has more money on hand than the federal government -- will continue to ship jobs overseas to places where even children have to work, and workers earn pennies a day.
Meanwhile:
--45.25 million American retirees will have their Social Security income cut, their Medicare premiums increased and benefits slashed, their private pensions -- if any -- cut off because of failed or stolen funding.
--The number of unemployed Americans, now roughly 57.28 million, will continue to rise, while the nation's roads, bridges and water systems, already outdated and in disrepair, will continue to be neglected and deteriorate.
--More than 40 million Americans will remain without health insurance; some 20,000 unnecessary deaths will occur each year because of this. The nation's overall health care system, now 13th best among industrialized countries, will decline even more.
--The number of Americans living below the poverty level -- now almost 40 million -- will increase as older retirees by the millions lose the benefits they live on.
--The 6 million Americans whose only income is food stamps will lose that assistance. Presumably they will starve to death. Triage, GOP style.
This is America as designed by The Audacious Hoper, the Tea Party and the Republicans.
Don't complain, though. As Dr. Kidglove recently scolded, he's offering a glass half-full and we only see one half empty.
And this was before he siphoned still more out of that glass to appease the puppets of the corporations that rule us.
When will we ever learn?
"Don't tell Momma I'm a journalist; say I play the piano in a whorehouse."
Tom this one's for my dad.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all the Democrats have had 2 years under George Bush (Congress) and 1 year with total control (executive and congress)to push through their agenda. Bush allowed many of the Democratic spending excesses to buy political favoritism for Iraq and Afganistan. Bill Clinton gets unjust credit for balancing a budget because he was in a fictitious DOT.Com economy without having war debt other than Bosnia.
Neither party will deal with corporate greed because they clamor for the mighty buck. An example of this is President Obama which wants to rob from the rich, yet his policy boosted them via Stimulus Plan and TARP that fed the banks with money that was supposed to help ease the housing crunch (our money went to the banks to invest in a depressed Wall Street for hefty profits. Yet another example is his economic advisor from GE which coincidentally did not pay taxes last year as CEO!
I agree the Social Security investment needs to be repaid by our government. A nice end to Mrs. Obama's million dollar overseas visits along with cashing in Nancy Pelosi's jet is a start.
The number of unemployed is a joke. 9.2% is what our govt. reports, yet it is more like 16-20%. The problem with Medicaid is a lot of people abuse it to their own poor decisions. You would be surprised how many women I scan in ultrasound have had 8+ pregnancies.
As for the HEALTHCARE ACT....oooooh that chaps my butt! All the idiots that liked it are either on Medicaid and don't care or have now found what Nancy Pelosi meant when she said "you will have to read it to find out what's in it." People need coverage, but they also need to work for it so they can appreciate it! THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH HARSH REGULATIONS ON INUSRANCE COMPANIES ARE WHAT IS NEEDED. OUR GOVERNMENT CAN'T MANAGE ANYTHING RIGHT!
As for the poverty level.....We can say what we want about illegal immigrants but most of them are willing to take jobs that many Caucasian and African-Americans will not.
As for food stamps and welfare, that goes way back, but was bolstered by Lyndon Baines Johnson and last I checked he was a Democrat. Last I also checked the typical welfare / medicaid recipient normally voted Democrat because that was who they counted on to keep the system in place.
Of course the Republicans never to be outdone evened the score with the Democrats. They racked up Trillions of dollars in debt fighting an Islamic culture we do not understand. On top of that they came up with Sarah Palin who is trying to find someone else to see off her front porch!
As a business major, the only choice to try and turn around the economy was to put a cap on federal spending, henceforth the Budget Cap that 'Tea Party' or better known as fiscal conservatives have pushed for. If not for them we would be loaded with Eric Weiners, Nancy Peloci's, and Harry Reid's. We need about 500 more Marco Rubio's and we will be ok.
In closing I hope when I get to heaven that my Dad forgives me for going ultra liberal and voting for Barack Obama and the pile of sh_t he fed us about change. LITTLE DID WE KNOW WE VOTED IN THE WEAPON OF MASS DISTRUCTION!
Tom this one's for my dad.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all the Democrats have had 2 years under George Bush (Congress) and 1 year with total control (executive and congress)to push through their agenda. Bush allowed many of the Democratic spending excesses to buy political favoritism for Iraq and Afganistan. Bill Clinton gets unjust credit for balancing a budget because he was in a fictitious DOT.Com economy without having war debt other than Bosnia.
Neither party will deal with corporate greed because they clamor for the mighty buck. An example of this is President Obama which wants to rob from the rich, yet his policy boosted them via Stimulus Plan and TARP that fed the banks with money that was supposed to help ease the housing crunch (our money went to the banks to invest in a depressed Wall Street for hefty profits. Yet another example is his economic advisor from GE which coincidentally did not pay taxes last year as CEO!
I agree the Social Security investment needs to be repaid by our government. A nice end to Mrs. Obama's million dollar overseas visits along with cashing in Nancy Pelosi's jet is a start.
The number of unemployed is a joke. 9.2% is what our govt. reports, yet it is more like 16-20%. The problem with Medicaid is a lot of people abuse it to their own poor decisions. You would be surprised how many women I scan in ultrasound have had 8+ pregnancies.
As for the HEALTHCARE ACT....oooooh that chaps my butt! All the idiots that liked it are either on Medicaid and don't care or have now found what Nancy Pelosi meant when she said "you will have to read it to find out what's in it." People need coverage, but they also need to work for it so they can appreciate it! THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH HARSH REGULATIONS ON INUSRANCE COMPANIES ARE WHAT IS NEEDED. OUR GOVERNMENT CAN'T MANAGE ANYTHING RIGHT!
As for the poverty level.....We can say what we want about illegal immigrants but most of them are willing to take jobs that many Caucasian and African-Americans will not.
As for food stamps and welfare, that goes way back, but was bolstered by Lyndon Baines Johnson and last I checked he was a Democrat. Last I also checked the typical welfare / medicaid recipient normally voted Democrat because that was who they counted on to keep the system in place.
Of course the Republicans never to be outdone evened the score with the Democrats. They racked up Trillions of dollars in debt fighting an Islamic culture we do not understand. On top of that they came up with Sarah Palin who is trying to find someone else to see off her front porch!
As a business major, the only choice to try and turn around the economy was to put a cap on federal spending, henceforth the Budget Cap that 'Tea Party' or better known as fiscal conservatives have pushed for. If not for them we would be loaded with Eric Weiners, Nancy Peloci's, and Harry Reid's. We need about 500 more Marco Rubio's and we will be ok.
In closing I hope when I get to heaven that my Dad forgives me for going ultra liberal and voting for Barack Obama and the pile of sh_t he fed us about change. LITTLE DID WE KNOW WE VOTED IN THE WEAPON OF MASS DISTRUCTION!