When giving a look at what the republicans want vs. what we have consider this?. If you have grand parents, or parents who may be up in the years, and with health problems, or without any that aren't foreseen?. Many who have lived through many wars, even the Great Depression, and recessions. Some who may have lost pensions from companies they worked for, or to the infamous S&L scandal. Institutions that were the best at one time to have a savings with. Maybe some who worked hard and trusting, and decided to invest in the market through various venues, only to lose a portion or all of it.........its not hard to fathom considering how corrupt companies can be, and the market place is.
At best its a good place to lose money, lots of it, thats taken years, and years to earn through hard work to the racketeers of Wall Street, and the Hedge-funds that play on stocks every market day. If not them its the Insiders who use these publicly traded companies as if it were their own personal ATM's filled with cash just for the taking.
We don't have to go far to see it all in black and white, and its outcome over the last several years, and its not the first time. If its not enough Deregulating the banking industry, and the lack of enforcement thereof, its the derivatives market calculated to be over a quadrillion in bets at risk. In addition to all this we've had 3 of the most prominent rating agencies selling their intergrity for profit, just like Arthur Anderson, just like Madoff, just like the SEC. But yet there is no change. If anything the next time it will be easier for this to happen again.
At the top of all this its the Federal Reserve Bank and their secret society who lie, cheat, and steal as much as the rest. Greenspan knew what was going on, and sponsored it, so did Paulson, Bernake, Geitner, and so did Cox, as well as Mary Shapiro. Each and everyone of them is guilty.
But getting back to where I started with all this, how many here would like to take on the burden of support, health care cost, the hospital bills for our grand parents or parents?, perhaps rehab or the cost of costly pharmaceuticals when your trying your best to take care of yourself, and your immediate family?. What if any here have a child thats born with disabilities, or out of any of these scenarios some debilitating disease arises?. I pray none here have to experience any of this, or becomes wiped out financially when faced with the unsuspecting, but its there. People use to not live as long either because of having to go off to war, health care wasn't affordable, and hospitals were as abundantly available, and for the lack of technology. But because people are living longer today the politicians, especially the likes of Alan Simpson degrades them. IMO he has lived way to long. But he enjoys his career political pension, social security, and government health care...........He's a bonifide shithead!.
Something else to take into consideration, and though I have my own shortcomings, I don't admire Clinton, but he was running a surplus until Bush came into office following the Supreme Courts decision to give him the election. Just so happened Clarence Thomas was nominated by his father. Whatever the case we saw what happened to the surplus and trillions more, and the lives he spent, and the families he's grieved, and injured from his bullshit. I won't go there but we know Iraq was unjustified. We shouldn't have involved ourselves in Libya either IMO thats a European issue.
The point I'm driving at is that most who have wanted to become politicians had first the desire to become rich, if not already, and grab the power of owning that position for reasons of self service. It can open many doors, and none walked thru are to serve the American people or this country. There's just not enough money to go around because of the social programs that are in place, but just think of they weren't?........Just think if that money could be spent on other things, unlike our infrastructure, unlike our border issues, unlike more police to fight the war on crime, and gangs, unlike making our schools better, unlike strenghthening us as a nation. Better yet to give it abroad, to the Pentagon, and government contracts, and corporations, and subsidies to the wealthiest corporations who became wealthy on the backs of the American people.
Not one of these politicians know who you, me, your loved ones are, here, or in the service they give, or have died, or are suffering life long injuries inflicted by serving this nation up close and personal, nor do they really give a shit. It wasn't from a padded seat in DC thats empty most time, and permanently when they are campaigning for another elected position on the tax payer, and corporate dollar that may help to open up even something more abroad to profit from. The cost of more jobs lost, jobs that aren't here anymore to generate the kind of tax revenue the seek today..........So what were they thinking????
Choose your fight carefully when it comes to the bigger picture. Ask yourself is it their ideas, like the ones thats caused all this countries problems, or is it yours?.......
They always go after the weakest links, and the gullable American people who even today still want to believe their horseshit. Just like the Bailouts, and how deserving it all was. What indictments came out of all this?.......Madoff, Stanford?........scapegoats, now its the American people, the elderly and the disabled, and in many cases the Vets............the people that they really want to make pay for all their horrid decisions..............
The avg Ceo pay just under $10m today. Lieberman got his wish with no public option, the insurance State that he serves. Biden got his wish giving the Credit Card companies what they wanted, and changed the bankruptcy laws for the individual. But yet it gets no better for publicly traded corporations, even the Credit Card companies if ever need be?............, and or to big to fail. I could go on but for those who took the time to read this I appreciate you listening to my point of view, and ask yourself one question?........What has Washington not only done for you lately, but during your life over the last several decades?. McCain is doing well he owns 7 homes at last count.
He helped to make his girl Sarah very rich by giving her a stage. Are there any among us that can top this?, or have been approached by any advertisers who are willing to pay for you for your decision to the tune of $45m a year?........with the hope that the public will pursue their products as they drive them down our throats everytime we turn on the tv. Even if its just to see what these dirty policitians are up to now?
