April 15th, Same BS, Different Year.

For anyone that bothered to tune into the latest media lovefest, otherwise known as an Obama press conference/photo-op, you got to hear how the Tea party folks are just too stupid to understand that he has not raised taxes on them, but has in fact lowered taxes on 95% of them. That seems odd to me. I just don't understand how the Party General Secretary,,,er,,,um,,, I mean the President, could possibly know more about these folks personal finances than the people who see their own paychecks and bank statements, know. Maybe the PolitBuro,,,er,,,I mean Congress and the Senate, passed another one of their secret back room addendums to some bill, allowing the Government to actually do all of the s#*t that they always accused the Bush Administration of doing. In case no one noticed, none of the technology, or agencies, or for the most part, personnel have changed. What makes anyone think that suddenly the capability to spy on the public has changed. And it appears that this administration is even MORE willing to use it, than the last one was. If this bunch had access to Gulags, the Tea Party would not publicly exist. This current power structure does not accept differing points of view, at all. O.K. I'm going off on a rant, here, Taxes are the subject, here.
First of all, let us PLEASE get one thing straight; 53% of the public pays NO income tax. That's none, nada, zip, zero, zilch, NOTHING in Federal Income Taxes. That is not to say that they do not pay into Social Security and MediCare, they do pay into those, but that is different. The payments into Social Security and MediCare(FICA) are supposed to be interest bearing accounts, in the individuals name, so that the individual has a SUPPLEMENTAL source of retirement income, and medical funding. It has, in fact, been being robbed blind since it's inception, so it is by all accounts, BANKRUPT, and so the individuals that have been paying into it for years will receive nothing, but that too, is another story. These two payments are NOT taxes, by Federal definition, and no tax cut, or hike affects them, at all. We are talking about Federal Income Tax, and only the top 47% of wage earners are affected by changes to them.
So when the Douche Bag in Chief, or the Psycho of the House, or the Senate Majority Liar, talk about Middle class tax cuts, or tax cuts for the working poor, they're just blowing smoke up your collective asses. No changes that have been suggested for the Income Tax Code will affect the average middle class or working poor citizen at all. They're promising nothing, and that is exactly what they're delivering, nothing. Maybe my above descriptions were a bit harsh, since they're delivering exactly what they promised. Nah, I was after all, describing what they're doing to the public, in general.
Now please don't see this as a ringing endorsement of the Republican Party, either. It's just that the Republicans are not in power at the moment. I can assure all, that I was not happy with the Republicans either. I wound up in an argument with my father over the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, that it was too far reaching and independently powerful, without any real oversight. I also didn't like the USAPATRIOT Act; far too easy to abuse. Republicans were elected to power by promising to shrink the size and scope of the Federal Government, and they grew it by leaps and bounds. They outspent the Democrats that they replaced, and allowed themselves to not only be corrupted, but they didn't hide it very well, either(I suppose they didn't have enough practice at it). These S.O.B's need a wake up call, ALL of them. Find candidates for Congress and Senate that will do what they say they will, or at least try to, whether it's the popular thing, or not. Remember this November, it's not about campaign promises, or bashing the opponent, it's not about Left or Right, progressive or conservative,,,well,,,ok, progressive or conservative is kind of important, but it IS about right and wrong. Those wonderful values that most of us were taught in grade school. It really is that simple, regardless of what the think tanks and talking heads would have you believe. Those people want us to think that running a government is complicated and nuanced. It isn't. They work for us, they are there to do our bidding. If that seems too complicated, then get the hell out of the way so we can elect someone who can do what they're told to do. The President is NOT the Boss, the President is just our chief representative to the world. He or She is our public face, nothing more or less. The current crop of D.C. Jerk-Offs are without a doubt, the most arrogant, self important, self indulgent, and self entitled bunch that we have ever made the mistake of electing. This November, no incumbents get back in. Just like their tax cuts, nothing, no one, nada, zippo, nichts, none of them. As for the lobbyists, bar them from talking to any elected, or even politically appointed personnel. If they get caught violating the rules, you're not only out of your job, but you may well fond your over-privileged behind, in prison. Let our elected officials start doing what we pay them for, oh, and speaking of paying lawmakers, take their pay back to a level that was originally intended by the founders, adjusted for inflation, of course. Cut their pay, and give the Social Security and MediCare recipients back their COLA increases. If the Capital Hill Bunch want or need extra money, they can go on speaking tours, and earn it. Maybe if they have to actually earn their own money, they won't spend ours so frivolously. Needless to say, I'm not happy. I'll have more about this crap, later. BBFN