tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628889017714699586.post7623454569935728205..comments2024-03-26T16:34:27.809-04:00Comments on THE OL' FISH-EYE: NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SECESSIONKevin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14096763369719767861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628889017714699586.post-79139220560377462692016-07-01T14:58:28.510-04:002016-07-01T14:58:28.510-04:00Some facts:
TEA Party is an acronym for "Taxe...Some facts:<br />TEA Party is an acronym for "Taxed Enough Already". Personally, I donate about 48% of my income to the federal government and the State of California. Of course that's just income taxes, but for the sake of simplicity we'll limit our discussion to that. In exchange we get failing schools, a hollowed-out military that is begging for parts to keep jets in the air, a two trillion dollar national operating debt, over 200 trillion dollars in unfunded obligations (goodbye, social security), rising poverty, crumbling streets. (stop me when I say someone that's not accurate) So when politicians tell me I'm not paying my "fair share", an amount they never identify because we know it's never enough, and as a bonus, call me names like racist, bigot, xenophobe, anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-everything, all because I think this country is heading in the wrong direction (a feeling held by the majority of Americans according to recent polls), it's kind of easy to see why we're feeling abandoned by our elected officials. Americans clearly disagree on WHY we're at this place, WHO is primarily responsible for causing it and HOW it can be fixed, but please, don't diminish the feelings of millions of Americans who have genuine concerns about their country. Stop analyzing them and demonizing them.Jim V.noreply@blogger.com