How freaking stupid; they’ve tacked on aid to just about everyone but the picture framers in this new bill just to ease everybody’s resentment. We didn’t do that to the farmer’s aid legislation and we’re still paying for that but at least it goes directly to them. Sometimes even double. Even when they’re blessed with good weather and raise the prices anyway.
How the hell are we supposed to do what was originally planned if everybody else wants a piece of the pie? I say, don’t pass it at all now.
A lot of folks don’t seem to understand that the plan is not to bail out rich folk by taxing the poor; but everybody who’s got some stake in property or a savings plan or a 401k or IRA and more; anyone who’s got a loan out or would like to buy a car or house or borrow for an education. Whose money were the bankers mishandling? Not their own–ours! Whose money are they in danger of losing, then, huh?
Remember the old saying "if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy." Replace mama with banks and you’ll get the idea. You can’t claim that the rich have all the power and then say let them fail. What if the electric companies were in danger–would you be willing to do without?
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