Every person has some of their own self interest in mind as they go about their daily living, but the Tea Party members and politicians, the Conservative Republicans, corporate leaders and the wealthy elite has nothing but their own interest in mind as they look at federal problems. No where do they understand or care about the effect of their mindless chant, "no taxes", on the people of this country. When asked about Social Security and Medicare the seniors in the Tea Party movement say , no way on touching theses programs. Corporations cry about health care costs, but disappeared when it came time to have a national program. They are sitting on over two trillion dollars in cash and yet hiring Americans and paying them a living wage is not in their vocabulary. The elite sit on their piles of money and complain about the market reaction to problems, but scream if we talk about a modest increase in their taxes, to pay down the debt. The Republicans take pledges to never raise taxes and stand by this even if it makes no sense to do so. As if a politician never promises one thing to get elected and does something else after they are in office. All of the above I disagree with these groups on, but this is not why I hate them. I hate them because of what they are doing to real people.
During the last election all the talk was about, jobs. Well, where are the jobs? We have attacks on women's rights. We have attacks on gays. We have attacks on teachers. We have attacks on unions, that represent average American workers. We have attacks on the social programs that make the difference of whether people live with dignity or they die in despair. The list goes on, but nowhere are there any new, well paying jobs, so people can go to work, hold their heads up high and have some small slice of the American dream.
The poverty level for families increased from 9.3% in 2000 to 9.7% now. Children in poverty went from 15.6% to 18.5%. For Black and Hispanic children the rate is over 30%. These are real people that are suffering and yet we argue between ourselves about saving corporate welfare and act as if that is more important then education. The poverty levels will continue to increase unless we reverse the process and start investing in the people of America. We have let the companies and the elite have a free ride for far to long. We have to get serious about changing our social safety net for the rich. That is right we have to eliminate the safety net for the most elite among us, the wealthy. They have fed off the average American for over fifty years and it is pay back time. The people that say the tax increase will keep companies from creating jobs have it backwards. We have to increase taxes and use it to create jobs. The federal government must start and build rapid train systems, linking the entire country. They must place mass transit systems in every city. Our bridges and roads are falling apart and need to be updated. Our electrical grid is antiquated and is in need of serious modernization. Our water delivery pipes, sewers and clean water plants need repairs and updates. We need to find, develop and build new, clean and safe energy systems. All of this HAS to be started and funded by the Federal Government. The private companies need to get on board and help, but this has to be driven by government. The alternative is that we will become a follower, behind China and other industrial countries. We will become a second rate nation. We will become more dependent on government. If people made living wages and paid their fair share of taxes, we would go back to a strong middle class, driven economy. This is what made us the envy of the rest of the world.
This is why I hate the groups I mentioned above. They are narrow minded. They are not educated on the economy. They are self interested. They are driving America to it's death. They have to become aware that it is an entire country that is at stake here, not just them. We are in this fight together. We have to stop blaming the average American for the current financial mess. They have to realize that the problem is at the top and the changes have to come from the top. My friend Jon R. on his entertaining and informative blog, "The SOG Oracle" wrote an enlightening post the other day. I invite each of you to link onto the blog and read it. For the tea parties, the elite, the corporation, and the conservative republicans I have this warning. I will not give in. I and many more like me will continue to speak out until people learn to understand that you are the ones that have to change. The American people are weary, but, just when you think they are done, they will rise up and demand and fight for all that is fair and right. So be prepared, we are just getting started, we are coming after you. We will turn out at the polls and vote for leaders until they finally fight for us. We will win and take back America, for all of us, not just for a select few. So BEWARE. Here we come!
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