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Nicely put Destroyer and Willy. There are only two distinct classes. The working class, comprised of anyone with a job, retired or those who by no fault of their own are without a job but looking, and the outta class who have found a way to work the system to their advantage. The redistrubution of wealth pisses me off and only serves to create generation after generation of the same outta class people sucking up my tax dollars. If you find yourself in this category without any skills or education, why would you give up the gravy train government handouts to climb aboard the working class bandwagon. For starters, you are already getting a better deal taking what the government is handing out than you would working a minimum wage job. If you don't think you are getting enough government help you can always have another child or three.(The system rewards you for that) Your employer may require a drug test, as mine does, so you would likely need to quit drinking and doing drugs to get hired in the first place, because you will be required to take responsibility for your actions and show up on time.(Basically becoming a contributing member of the Republic) Then after 10 years working dead end jobs and getting your EIC every year (That would be the refund of all that you paid in for the year in Income Taxes plus a bit of what I paid in for the year) you will aspire to earn enough money so that you can turn around and give roughly 10% (soon to be 15%) of your hard working money to the government (IRS) so they can dole it out to all those who are milking the system and have no intention of working (See Obama's Illegal Immigrant Kenyan Auntie Living in Massachussetts Government Housing and collecting a Social Security Check) To the libs in Mass, WTF? (Off track? Yes, Because politics in Mass are way the he// of track.)

The working class has some really rich guys, not all are poor like me. Some of those really rich guys were directly responsible for running GM and Chrysler into Bankruptcy. Yet others start corporations and hire workers to make things or offer services. I am in the same class. I choose to collaborate with the businessman that pays my wage. If I am lucky and work hard I too may become rich by moving up the ladder or starting my own business. That is why I vote Republican. "Republicans are for the rich" is a misguided concept. I hear it all the time from the liberal media. A poor man voting for a Democrat is the right thing to do because the Democrats will protect the working class. Horse Hockey! Democrats will keep the Entitlements coming and in doing so foster the lazy folks lifestyle. Republicans know how to get things done and because they like money they will use the money they have to create more by investing in business, investing in the future. What future is there with entitlements? By the way nearly all of our Congress are lawyers and most are millionaires Democrats and Republicans alike. The Dems talk big about taxing the rich at a much higher rate, it would directly affect their net worth so I ain't buying it. Lip service at best.

Obviously, nothing changes overnight. But my point is that handouts DO CREATE LAZY INDIVIDUALS. For the outta class to go to work at this point is inconceivable. We need jobs. We need to prop up the value of the dollar so that it will have more staying power and we need to drop crude off the CME. Nothing creates inflation like $100 +/barrel crude. Everything we consume (unless you live on a farm) gets to the final destination with fuel. And unless you are Ahmish, your farm uses tractors that run on fuel. Prohibit the shorting of the markets. Throw a few of the high profile, white collar types in jail for their counterproductive greed. Is Martha Stewart the only one that got caught with her hand in the cookie jar? Let's have an accounting of where every dollar really goes. Gut the government spending on foreign aid, consider military spending cuts. The pukeface liberal godless hippie Bill Maher claims we spend more on military spending than the next twelve countries combined. Is that really necessary? Where does all that money go? I mean are we still procuring hammers at $25/copy, $50 toilet seats? Take it all the way to the State and local government agencies. Every division of government has a budget, they spend every dime of their budget so they can get the same dollar amount or more when next years budget is passed. They never have to show a profit or justify their expenditures and that is why the government run programs will never be efficient. Hold them all accountable, right down to their pay which is outpacing the private sector.

To RWilson, great pics in your other thread BTW. Nice family you have there and above all else on this site, nice V. I kind of know what you are saying and I agree that people in politics are responsible from both sides of the isle but the European Democracy will cause our taxes to go up and with all the waste, I say NO WAY. Growing the government is not the answer. None of our current systems are efficient why would you assume new systems would be? I am not picking a fight, I respect your opinion.
We are all in the same boat, Pun Intended.

I am taxed at the highest level I am comfortable with now. Especially if you consider inflation / loss of retirement / 4 year wage freeze etc. If the government can't figure a way to make ends meet and leave me the he// alone I can assure you they will only get less in the future. I have been told by our great govt. to tighten the belt, so ordered. I have been told that retirement investments will come back (three times in my life now) BS! I am not panicked, I am trenched in with no trust in our financial system or hope for any change. I see another huge correction in the stock market soon. They called it wrong, the recession ain't over folks. The economy barely has a pulse.

In the words of Nancy Pelosi, "We aren't going to do anything until November when we have a new President." Nov- 2007 At the time I thought that odd because people were already hurting and we were already over a year into the recession, I mean what a time for party politics. In hindsight that was a step in the right direction in light of the taxpayer money that was wasted ramming Obamacare (Unconstitutional) down our throats and the fat cat bailouts that Bush started at the end of his presidency which Obama carried on. Pelosi should be hung as a traitor. The behind closed doors deals, introducing bills at 2:00 a.m., "We need to pass the bill so that everyone can see what's in it." Really Nancy, I may not be the only one that has tried to contact her on this site. Unless you are in her district, GOOD LUCK. Her constituents are fruits and nuts, last I knew HIV was still rampant in her district. HIV Positive = Not likely to obtain medical insurance, Obamacare fixes that. Coincidence?

Let's get back to some good old fashioned Parliamentary Procedure and let us have some Transparency that we were promised. Cut the pork barrel spending, amend the tax laws and close the loop holes. Make it harder to stay on welfare indefinitely.

If Obamacare IS NOT repealed or found Unconstitutional we will need to change a very old saying, "Nothing is certain in life except Death, Taxes and Obamacare."

Less National Lampoon and More Clear and Present Danger. That's all I got... Sorry if it offends, I am outta here and promise not to argue. Refute if you can rebut if you must...