Monday, December 17, 2012

"FISCAL CLIFF???"

All of this talk about the so called fiscal cliff drives me crazy.  It never ceases to amaze me that the Republicans in Congress want to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security but are perfectly happy to keep their own heath care benefits as well as their very generous pension.  This is uncalled for and very hypocritical.  They sure want their big piece of the pie but do not want seniors or the poor to have their small piece.
Where is the media in all of this?  Why aren't they pointing this out and making a big deal of it.  Probably because they are so secure in their big salaries that they do not see the hypocrisy in all of this.
There are areas of the budget that can be cut for sure but Social Security has not contributed one penny to the deficit that the Republicans caused with two unfunded wars and huge tax decreases for the wealthy Americans.
Now I have no problem with people being successful and making a lot of money but they should be paying their fair share and not hiding income overseas in tax havens which rob this country of income.  Corporations are also robbing this country by hiding their profits in tax havens.  Lets cut the subsides to big oil and big agriculture.  They are making huge profits and do not need the money that tax payers are paying for.  Let them help cut the deficit.
I urge everyone to call their senators and representatives as well as the President and make the case that there are ways to make cuts without hurting some of the most vulnerable..

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