Indulge me for a minute.

 

My Resonse to the rebuttle on Face book… and hopefully my last.

Along with a lot of back an forth about politics and not even catching a glimps of eye to eye...and thenTroy Said again:  I like the quote by michael savege, liberalism is a mental disorder, it’s like talking to a brick wall.  And what built this country? Hard work or free rides? By the way, the rich pay almost all of the taxes, do your home work...  and I write...

All programs are flawed and there is always someone taking advantage of a system at every level not just the poor. Why do you focus all of your energy on those people?
Where do you get 50-60% taxes and why would you think that is what liberals want? You got a tax break last year, or didn't you know. This is fear that you are spewing and that you have been sold. Why are you so worried about what your boss makes? Just that statement shows me that you have been sold fear. As the middle class dwindles be happy that you woted for your boss because he will be just fine.

Your principals are strong and I understand them well, however these days your principals will only take you so far.  What about fighting for the middle class?

Indulge me for a moment if you will.

When you pay taxes… Where do they go?  Have you ever walked into a store and put money on the table and walked out expecting nothing?  I know that you have noticed that the poor collect; do you notice that the rich collect too?  We, the middle class expect the same but are too proud to ask for a dime and never get a penny. 

What about unions, do you hate these too?    Breaking down unions lowers the general pay; it stops the collective bargaining…when the unions are gone ….as you vote, you will see what happens to peoples salaries across the board.  The main lobby of the People is the unions.  When they go, so will the nation.  Maybe you don’t work for a union and so you don’t like them.  Big Business doesn’t either, but they help the middle class.  You know who the middle class is right?  People making fewer than 250K a year; that’s about 20K a month.  Look what is already happening the jobs of teachers, firefighters, etc. 

In a nutshell what I am trying to say is that if you make under 250K a year than voting conservative these days is voting against your own best interests.   This is not your Father’s party anymore.  And voting your principals in this society with these candidates is cutting you nose off to spite your face because you do not receive any benefits for just being a good person and a hard worker. 

I bought my first house at 29, and I had to work harder because my payments were high even with good credit rating.  I worked my whole life too because I watched my parents work hard and my parents told me that besides being a good person, I would need good credit.    A single lady with 2 kids bought a house near me for way less that I would had to pay a month because she needed the help… supposed ably I would say.  Ok, now we are both 2 women and we both own a home but she had kids so her payments were lower.  Financially she was doing better because her payments are lower but my life was better because I didnt have kids...right?  This sucked, I thought.  Of course it sucks for liberals too.    Then I realized that life isn’t fair for the middle class.  We pay because we are proud, then we give our earned money to help good causes because we feel good and because it is expected of us, then we work harder because it is what we learned and hope to have enough money for retirement which most people don’t ever have the time to enjoy because this is the time that they get sick.  Then they are happy to have Medicare and start to draw their Social Security which would supplement their pensions and savings if they have them.    By the way, Medicare and Social Security are Democratic programs, ask around and find out how many people collecting their benefits (and I include disability) don’t need them or would like to give them back, because this is what you are voting for.  Again you are voting against your best interest. 

I know that it was these principles that built America, but I didn’t go out and vote against my best interest, I voted for the party that is more likely to help me when I need it.  Again, what has the Republican Party ever done you (the middle class) or small businesses in the last 10 years? 

When you are making over 250K…switch parties but if your income is unlikely to change during the next voting cycle, I know who will get my vote while we still have a 2 party system. 

However, I will always vote to help the middle class when I am rich and famous (let’s say) and if I help the poor along the way, then so be it because one day their child may be sitting in class next to mine and also because I like to leave the front door unlocked when I am at home.    Not all poor people are lazy have you checked out inflation vs. the minimum wage?  If you are a family of four and make $20,000 a year, you are considered poor in America.