This will be a short post. And a very recent surprise post, since last time I wrote anything was in 2011. I just awoke from a coma nightmare and imagine my surprise when I saw the sorry state of affairs we're in now. This stimulus check we're receiving, why? $1,200 each, $3,000 for families? I mean, sure I'll take it. But, come on. It's a band aid on a severed artery.
No, the real key is taxes. We need to be taxed less. The amount of money the government wastes on the most ridiculous things is appalling. And it's OUR money, ladies and gents. We vote these people in, based on these promises they never fulfill, and then they just do whatever the hell they want (and whomever the hell they want if they're Bill Clinton). These politicians are basically running around unchecked; they're given carte blanche. And the only people who really check these people are, you guessed it, other politicians who want the opposite of them. So, really, what do we have? Two opposing sides who want very different things playing a game of tug-o-war with OUR money. All so they can make their constituents happy, get re-elected, make an obscene salary for public service, and do it all over again. These Senators and Congressmen/Congresswomen are paid $174,000 per annum. Their pension is about 80% of that pay. So they're making roughly $140,000k a year for life after five years of service. Three guesses as to who is paying for that. There's 535 members of congress too, including the Senate. That's CURRENT members, so that's not even factoring in the one's we're paying for who have done the Tokyo Sayonara.
Let's put it this way. The colonies of America decided that being taxed at 20% was too much. So that factored into their revolutionary ways. And it could be argued, as per the comments I've written above, that our representation is pretty much just a facade for these politicians to do whatever the hell they want under the guise of doing it for the American people. Now I'm not saying we should revolt. There's a lot of great things about our country and I do love it so. No need to throw the baby out with the bath water. But, there's a lot that needs to be fixed too. A lot. It's times like these that we need to focus on what's wrong so we can make it better for the next black swan event. Too much overhead. The government is not a for-profit business, and they should not be making money off us. And yet, all too often it does seem that's the way it is. This needs to change. Giving us our own money back in the form of "stimulus" checks is a joke and a political maneuver on a chess board.
Sincerely,
The Guy Blogging
