04.19.09
What’s Really Going On?
I saw you downtown at the Tax Day protest and tried to catch you then but I was too late. I am as upset as everybody else but I’m not sure exactly whats going on. Can you shed any light on current sentiment?
Throughly Confused
Dear Confused,
I’ll give it a try but bear in mind this is only one mans opinion. Picture the country as a wagon with 10 citizens riding in it and 10 citizens in harness pulling the wagon. That is the approximate representation of the current breakdown of our taxpayers. It is now 50/50. Half the country works and pays taxes, half the country contributes pays nothing and lives on the other half’s money. The working half are getting tired and slowing down. Soon 1 or 2 of them are going to give up and climb on the wagon. When that happens the entire thing will grind to a halt. It has already happened in CA. IL. NY etc. The elected officials there are scrambling to blame this on someone else and at the same time dreaming up news ways to scam the few working out of more money. That is the juncture we find ourselves at. The pullers are tired and finally asking what in hell is going on. You see, the problem is that 50% of our citizenry is sucking on your tit and keeping these clowns in office.
The line item veto is one answer and term limits are the other. We need people in office concerned about doing right for this country instead of worrying about getting re-elected.
Start with the next election, deliver the resounding message that you have had enough and refuse to return the incumbent to the office. We need new blood and honest blood. Part of the answer is to throw the bums out and hope the next group gets the message. Finally we are delivering the message.
