What’s All This Then!

With the North Carolina primary just a few days away, Hillary Clinton is in town preaching to the faithful and her husband. Barack Obama has been making his presence felt as well. Every night now we’ve been blasted by their ads extolling what they want to do to the American people. For example, you can’t help but get a lump in your throat when you hear Hillary and Barack’s noble promise to investigate those despicable oil companies who are gouging the public. For me, that lump in my throat is my dinner refusing to stay down. It would be different if those stately words weren’t coming from senators who are among the top pork spenders of government revenues. It’s fine to get people fired up about those evil oil businesses. Its especially touching since the Fed takes half of what those companies earn at the pumps. But if these candidates are so concerned about people being gouged, why doesn’t either of them talk about putting an end to wasteful and unnecessary government projects. Do we really need government funded golf courses and teapot museums?

Silly me! Hillary does have a plan for the Federal budget. She wants to increase spending while taking more money from the “rich” — the other rotten scoundrels. You do know that if you’re making more than $60,000 a year, you’re in the top 25% of moneymakers in America? Not only that, you’re in that privileged group that gets to be forced into paying 85% of the income tax bill. If you make less than $33,000 a year, you’re in the bottom 50% of moneymakers and can only pay 3% of the federal personal income tax. You would think that Ms. Clinton would want a moral method of getting more money for her government. As an all important senator, Hillary should know that federal government does accept voluntary contributions. Given that she makes a few hundred thousand dollars a year, I have no problem with her putting her money, instead of ours, where her mouth is. Naturally, this sentiment applies to all those politicians running for or already in public office.

I guess it is the nature of politics to get votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich while promising protect one from the other. Yet, the disturbing part about our democracy is that a majority of the hard working people seem to have no problem getting their pockets picked while the beneficiaries believe they’re getting something for nothing. I have no idea how to change this…

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