Give us a break. Both sides have an agenda. Both sides are equally rotten. Most people on this site are going to be pro-Dem, and anti-Repub because of the stands on abortion, and gay rights. Ironic isn't it that a gay Republican organization is the one that sued to get Don't Ask Don't Tell repealed? Yes, it was the Log Cabin Republicans that fought to get the repeal.
Dems scream TAX THE RICH! but they are just repeating what the public wants to hear. The only rich that will get soaked are the ones that don't have protected trusts. Most of the ultra wealthy have protected trusts. 10% of Congress is in the wealthiest 1% of Americans. The wealthiest 15 members of Congress are split 8 dem, 7 repub. You aren't going to get help from either side.
BTW, the annual income of the 1% starts at $343k. It is full of doctors, lawyers, and engineers.
Warren Buffet says tax the rich but most of his money is tied up in protected trusts. The income on which he would be taxed is a drip of what he earns. He has already transferred mega billions to the Gates Foundation. He fully intends to see to it that his fortune does not go for inheritence taxes. He needs to just shut the hell up, and take that money out of trusts. Then, you won't hear him screaming raise taxes.
Congress is full of egotists who want power. They will give their support base whatever it wants whether it is good for the country or not. The country has an "I want it now!" attitude, and gives no thought for the future. Congress gives it what it wants, and we are in shambles.
I was reading the Annual Report, and Prospectus of a mutual fund. The chief investment officer was refreshingly honest. He made the statement about Congress not doing what is best for the country but whatever it takes to get elected. Very few seem to pay attention to the fact that both parties in Congress repealed laws, and passed legislation that screwed us up. They helped create this housing mess, stock market mess, and banking mess. They ratified NAFTA and the trade agreement with China. Clinton signed them but Congress could have killed them. They did not. Jim Turner was the congressman for this district. I had voted for him. I called his office. An aid told me he was going to vote for the trade agreement with China so that the timber companies in his district could sell trees to China. The next election, this district put him out of office.
It boils down to this, they are going to fight to get elected, and do whatever crap it takes to stay in power. Not only are they fattening their own bank accounts at our expense, power is the ultimate high for them. It makes them hard faster than Viagra.
Right now, the Republicans want the public to have a chance to vote on an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced budget. Certain Dem leaders refuse to let it pass through Congress. If the budget has to be balanced, neither party is going to be able to use pork barrel projects to buy votes. I say let us have the chance to vote on the amendment.
Have you noticed how both parties have put public workers on the chopping block? They aren't about to admit they screwed this nation to bits. They don't want to admit they have been on a spending spree for decades, and the nation is broke. They want to appease the public by diverting attention away from themselves. They get free health care, a large pension in which they do not pay, luxury meals, haircuts, banking services, and other perks for pennies on the dollar of what they cost. You are the one holding the IOU for it.
Opensecrets.org is a non-partisan group that publishes who gave what money to compaigns. Big business, trade groups, unions, and wealthy individuals have bought our politicians. We were lied too about most of the money for the last Presidential election coming from small donors. The heavy hitters in finance, real estate, and several other groups got major influence in the current government. Goldman Sachs was a big contributor. If Lehman had forked over the big bucks, the government might not have let them fail.
I tired of hearing politicians claim responsibility for good things that someone else did. It was the UAW that came forward with big concessions to save GM. It was NOT the government. In fact, the government wanted an orderly bankruptcy that would have left the workers in trouble.
Start looking closer at what is going on folks. Quit believing what the party mouth pieces, and spin doctors say. Both sides are lying out their butts. Neither side gives a damn about you. They are counting on you being stupid enough to let them screw you, and they won't even kiss you. Hell, they won't even use Vaseline!
