Here are the policy riders

These are the policy riders that the republicans want on the budget in order to get it passed.  They are only for the special interest and not in the interest of the people. 
http://www.ombwatch.org/files/budget/OMB_Watch-HR1_Policy_Riders.pdf
They dumb it down to a fight about abortion and clean air.  

Jill In Brazil: Empower our Sisters!

Jill In Brazil: Empower our Sisters!: "So, I’m skimming through Facebook and I see that my friend posted a petition for people to sign for Planned Parenthood. I agree..."

Empower our Sisters!

So, I’m skimming through Facebook and I see that my friend posted a petition for people to sign for Planned Parenthood.   I agree… so I reposted.

A Male friend of mine wrote a comment “Planning for parenthood is great. People that need the help should pay for it themselves, or plan better.

I got a little heated and wrote back, “Planned Parenthood does more than just offer abortions they offer many services to women and men.  They provide education, birth control, yearly pap smears, mammogram, rape counseling, STD Testing, and Free Condoms.  It is low cost but not free; at least it wasn’t when I used them in College.  They offer help and service to women whom can’t turn to their parents because of their closed minds about the realities of life.  I do not think a man could ever start to comment on Planned Parenthood especially when it’s easy to say that and walk away.  Sorry, but I disagree.  Here is a link for those who need to read more; http://www.plannedparenthood.org/”

e, at least is wasn't when I used them in College. The offer help and service to women whom cant turn to their parents because of their closed minds about the realities of life. I do not think a man could ever start to comment on planned parenthood especially when it is easy to say that and walk away. Sorry but I disagree. Here is a link for those who need to read more: He responded “I’m sure the services can be beneficial but it should be self-supportive”.

Then it began and you can read all comments on my Facebook profile. The next comment is what this next blog is about. 

Comment Another Male Friend “So you actually “believe” that propaganda that Reed and Pelosi put out????  Come on Jill is it much more complicated than that!!!!

Another woman “Talking to republicans about this is like trying to have a discussion on foreign policy with Sarah Palin”.

Comment Male Friend” I get your point with Sarah Palin—trying to have a complex political discussion with a naive and unintelligent woman is useless—Point well taken!!!

You got that right… it isn’t about how great Planned Parenthood is…It’s about ABORTION!

I do not believe any propaganda as I have experienced the benefits for myself as have many American women who are quite successful. The reason why we are even talking about this issue is in fact that, you are taking about the women who usually use Planned Parenthood for birth control, counseling, abortions, & STD’s… need I say that she is there because of a choice she made with a Man, and that’s 2 people.  And are you aware of how old these women usually are?  18-25 would be my guess.  You are right it is more complicated and let me tell you why Men and the Tea Party/ Republicans have their hands on women’s rights. 

One thing we all know is that the Govt. subsidizes tons of projects and programs, really bad ones & some good, that we ALL pay for in my opinion.  This is not a money issue; it’s under fire because it’s POLITICAL.  The Tea Party/Republicans take up issue with Planned Parenthood because of the Abortion issue and the need to fire up their base whom are usually One issue voters on Abortion, Guns, Gays & Religion or extremely rich.  After all, there is funding for abstinence in their bill.  This bill is all about special interests.  I am obviously pro-choice and pro-women.  I think Republicans/Tea Party want to love the fetus but don’t give a damn about the children after they are born...  For example, they want to cut spending on the free lunch program in the schools, and unfortunately for some children this is sometimes the only meal a child gets.  I say this because they want to cut spending on anything that has to do with helping the less fortunate and don’t talk about the money that they throw away at special interests that are often never under fire.

What do you want America?  You think the welfare system is abused and costs too much.  Let me tell you about a country who doesn’t offer welfare and they have disregarded their poor for so long that 2 realities exist simultaneously.  Two extreme realities.  So much that these Brazilians whom can afford to go to school, go to school full time and work full time jobs 6 days a week just so that they can live differently than what they see every day. You should be Proud that America has taken interest in our less fortunate and that we have Public Education. 

Poverty and Lack of Public Education is directly related to crime.  In Brasil the criminals walk the street feely and the other people live with gates on their homes.  Do you want this and how much is it worth to you?  Pissed about Taxes? Try living in a foreign country.

Greed is what will turn our system and it will become a place where an average American will not want to live.  Be grateful.  The big corporations say that they pay 35% taxes but there are so many loopholes they end up paying nothing and we (middle class) pay it all.  It was proposed that the corporations pay 25% and do away with loopholes and hours ago that was squashed, now it is 25% with loopholes & they pay themselves in dividends to avoid paying taxes.  You think the average citizen knows these loopholes or could hire an attorney/accountant to find them.  Get F-ing Real People.  If your rich people I get it, it is in your best interest to vote Republican but if you are the average American look at your life as it is and realize voting for the possibilities of getting rich is called the “lottery effect”.  It is more probable that you will never win.

I want to have money and I work for it, just like everyone else.  Do I want to be rich beyond my imagination?  Hell Yes!  It is the American Dream, and it’s still alive if we work on new business and innovation and new ways to power our cars and homes.  If we continue to let the Government appointed by the rich get away with this... we will continue to see the separation of classes and the middle class which we are almost all apart of will continue to dwindle and guess where you will be?  Not at the top.

You know why Americans don’t tolerate foreigners?  It is because we are told that the foreigner is the problem.  They aren’t the problem; the problem is that the average American doesn’t know who to be mad at.  Well let me break it down to you in numbers! 

Fortunately and unfortunately those whom are making tons of money and own large corporations have to come to the table and tell their stockholders how much they made for them the previous year.  Ok, no problem.  Now if you’re supposed to turn a profit every year wouldn’t you get a little creative?  So, we find out that shutting down an American factory and moving it to a foreign country is a great option and oh boy the stock holders will be so happy when they see the effect in their pockets.  Great so we shut down the company and move it oversees.  What is the effect, morale is low because people are losing their jobs.  People are depressed and on more drugs.  People are angry… so the corporations and media get a story all lined up in the news about the Mexican who crossed the border and shot a cop.  Not good however still not the problem.  Do you know that around 80% of Products made in America are now made oversees?

The numbers:

Minimum wage in America at 40hours a week= $1256.00 ($7.25 x 40hours x 52 weeks a year divided by 12 months).  Please correct me if I’m wrong.

Brasil as an example, minimum wage= $540/month ($337 U.S Dollars)

Products sold in America for their value and paid in American dollars. Products sold here in Brasil are sold at American prices.  The value has the exchange rate included.

So, add it up.  We pay American Dollars for the product from the company and they pay the other county in American Dollars for the labor.  Sounds like a good deal for the corporations but what about the people… eventually it will catch up with us if everyone abuses this idea. Why wouldn’t they, everyone wants to make a buck. 

As far as Planned Parenthood goes;

The people who visit Planned Parenthood are not Homeless People, they are your daughters and your daughters’ friends whom have parents and whom don’t want to use their parents’ money.  They are women whom are making a choice right now for their lives, they are our young and they need these services.

You can hide under the fact that it should be self-supportive, the truth is that the people whom use it need the assistance because they are usually still under their parents insurance and know that they cannot turn to their parents.  Want to change the world talk with your kids and talk about the issues that are considered Taboo in your home, because life is out there people.

All Systems get abuse!!!  All systems need an overhaul! So if it is about abusing the system well then stand in line because we take it in the shorts from the rich too, but since they control our media and our government I guess this doesn’t get highlighted too often.  I know you are upset with the abuse of government programs, but it is going to happen in any system and in any country but it is worth the fight in the long run.

I live in a foreign country with extreme poverty and where abortion is illegal, I can see what it is like to go back in time on women’s issues and one thing is for sure.  If they cram a bill through to change the rights of women’s health, what’s next?  Will it be to eliminate birth control, and then what take back our vote?  In this unusual time, I am not being extreme.

In conclusion, I have had many experiences abroad and one thing is for sure… America is a progressive and a beautiful place.  I am proud of the strides and sacrifices that people have made for our country and I understand it better now than I could ever have imagined.  I think we have gotten off track and it’s time to put this bickering and tit for tat shit aside and start to understand that people are different and not just because of their income levels.  I believe it is your duty in humanity to teach the less fortunate or you will never achieve greatness, money but not greatness.  Like I always say to my kids,” are you a part of the problem or part of the solution”.