Debts and Deficits
February 20th, 2011Copied from my web page
Because of the situation in Wisconsin which is sure to cause a domino effect in other state such as Ohio and New Jersey, I am going to interject a short political writing between chapters one and two of previous post of “After the Cold Rush”. The protests in Wisconsin may represent coming protests of the 
federal government’s effort to destroy Social Security and Medicare under the guise of repairing the deficit and national debt. We need to learn the truth about who should pick up the tab for all the waste and corruption that caused these massive debts.
Deficits and public debts either state or federal were legislated by politicians and big businesses benefited, while tax payers paid the bills. The working class and unions had nothing to do with the debt creation. The state and federal politicians have allowed government contracts to incur cost overruns and outlandish pricing of goods which reflected in waste, kickbacks and campaign contributions. Now they want the working class to make monetary
sacrifices to pay for political corruption, while they still continue the practice of wasting our taxes. Next time you play the lottery notice how much paper is wasted. The lottery is known by everyone in the state yet they spend millions on advertising. This is done to enrich the businesses who print the paper rolls and the advertising media. These are minor practices that are repeated everywhere government spends money. The Iraq War was nothing more than an opportunity to steal tax dollars. The military dropped millions of dollars worth of weaponry to destroy Iraqi buildings and infrastructure that did nothing to expedite the capture of Saddam or Bin Laden. But what it did do was lead to billions of dollars for Halliburton in fraudulent contracts.
It’s not time to break the unions it is time to investigate the expenditure of OUR money. Those of you who feel guilty and have a strange allegiance to corporations and phony political liars and crooks call the capital and pledge whatever money you want but don’t interfere with those who want to be treated fairly. I will freely admit that unions have been corrupted and have lost sight of why they were created and we need to have a labor movement that both stops the corporate predation of the workforce and places the unions on notice that we want honest representation and an accurate accounting of workers dues. The American public has to demand that white collar crime be punished on the same level, with the same longevity of sentencing and in the same prisons as street criminals. And we must insist that Congress no longer be responsible for judging their own ethics violations and corruption. If this strikes a chord with you please help circulate this message.
federal government’s effort to destroy Social Security and Medicare under the guise of repairing the deficit and national debt. We need to learn the truth about who should pick up the tab for all the waste and corruption that caused these massive debts.Deficits and public debts either state or federal were legislated by politicians and big businesses benefited, while tax payers paid the bills. The working class and unions had nothing to do with the debt creation. The state and federal politicians have allowed government contracts to incur cost overruns and outlandish pricing of goods which reflected in waste, kickbacks and campaign contributions. Now they want the working class to make monetary
sacrifices to pay for political corruption, while they still continue the practice of wasting our taxes. Next time you play the lottery notice how much paper is wasted. The lottery is known by everyone in the state yet they spend millions on advertising. This is done to enrich the businesses who print the paper rolls and the advertising media. These are minor practices that are repeated everywhere government spends money. The Iraq War was nothing more than an opportunity to steal tax dollars. The military dropped millions of dollars worth of weaponry to destroy Iraqi buildings and infrastructure that did nothing to expedite the capture of Saddam or Bin Laden. But what it did do was lead to billions of dollars for Halliburton in fraudulent contracts.It’s not time to break the unions it is time to investigate the expenditure of OUR money. Those of you who feel guilty and have a strange allegiance to corporations and phony political liars and crooks call the capital and pledge whatever money you want but don’t interfere with those who want to be treated fairly. I will freely admit that unions have been corrupted and have lost sight of why they were created and we need to have a labor movement that both stops the corporate predation of the workforce and places the unions on notice that we want honest representation and an accurate accounting of workers dues. The American public has to demand that white collar crime be punished on the same level, with the same longevity of sentencing and in the same prisons as street criminals. And we must insist that Congress no longer be responsible for judging their own ethics violations and corruption. If this strikes a chord with you please help circulate this message.
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