I realize
that people place the blame on people rather than the system. Our country has
become so polarized that I don't care who is in office or who has control of
Congress will make much of a difference. Americans have to stop pointing the
finger at others and become knowledgeable. As long as the American citizenry
continues to be truly ignorant of the facts then we will have the best
government money can buy. The mantra of
"I got mine so what" has to stop. If we look at some of these hot
button issues during this election we will realize that backers behind the
super-PACs are betting on us to believe their message and not do our homework.
Social Security and Medicare-if we increase
the income limit if will hurt business, baloney, we can leave the threshold
that employers have to match at the same level, but for those who make more
than the threshold they should pay their share up to $ 1 million. Television
ads keep trying to confuse everyone between “payroll taxes” and income taxes.
The payroll tax has been set at 6.2% for the worker to pay and 6.2% for the
employer to pay, i.e. social security and Medicare. If you are self-employed you
pay the total 12.4%. For the last few
years, the worker share has been 4.2% so that more money could enter back into
the economy; drawback being less money going to fund Medicare and Social
Security. Because that temporary tax
deduction had a built in self -destruct mechanism, no one is “increasing
payroll taxes”. Pay attention to those who want to monkey around with income
taxes; they seem to change every year and deductions and credits can truly
effect the middle class, one way or another.
Illegal immigrants- they are here and
the vast majority of them pays taxes and performs jobs that most Americans
would not. For those who complain about illegal immigrants causing them to lose
their job and who have had their unemployment benefits stopped, large agribusinesses
have lots of jobs. There is always a need for migrant farm workers. Will you pick tomatoes for 5 cents per 100
pounds, or be part of a cleaning crew at minimum wage or even less. I don't
know about you but I can't afford to pay $4 a pound for tomatoes or more for
other produce. Those that are here and honestly working let's document them and
for those who are truly criminals, deport them. Period!
Healthcare-I am a retired medical department
officer. I don't like paying for health care anymore than any other person
(especially when my recruiter told me that if you do 20 years, you get free
medical care), but it’s much better than my colleagues in the private
sector. The "Obama-care"
started out as a noble idea to ensure that every American has some access to
basic medical care. It ballooned into a 2000 page monstrosity thanks to special
interest groups such as the American Medical Association, the American Hospital
Association, the Healthcare Insurance Industry, AARP and the list goes on. The magic question: Is basic healthcare a
right or a privilege? It can't be in-between. If you claim that your faith is
Christian, Jewish, Muslim or Buddhists, the basic premise is to take care of
your brother. If those of you who do not believe that each American should have
some basic healthcare, then you are a hypocrite. Enough said.
I served 28
years and as a Naval Officer I took an oath to protect and defend the
Constitution, including all of the Bill of Rights. I guess that makes me a Liberal
(defined as supporter of liberty) and yes I am a card-carrying member of the
ALCU because their sole purpose is to defend the bill of rights. Bottom line,
we need to come together and fix our country with humane ideals and those
visions that made us a great nation, not believers of the 30 second sound bite
of campaigning rhetoric!
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