We keep hearing how America is falling apart, America is becoming extinct, Americans values are gone, and so much more. But there is a simple truth to where this country is headed....
The problem lies not with America, but with people who have something to gain, either ideologically or monetarily, and who keep voting the same people in term after term. Regardless of how they squander the taxpayers money or how corrupt they are, the idiots keep voting them in time and again.
Why? Because many people, regardless of color, are on the gravy train that never stops at a station except to collect more money and benefits. Politicians pander to those who will vote for them by promising, and giving, rewards. More welfare, forgiveness of student loans, more shelter dodges for illegals, etc. If you offered a dollar to anyone who votes for you, it would be a crime. So the politicians simply promise more "dollars" in the form of freebies and those sucking off the hind tit of society go for the politicians who give the best freebies. Thus Sanders and Clinton, whose platforms include more and more give-aways, and subservience to foreign governments. Just like the current "leader" the future will be bleak if we do not turn things around.
I am so damned sick and tired of the police being vilified because 99.99 percent do a good job and are honest, hard working men and women in a thankless job. Black Lives Matter? Sure they do, every life matters. But the same people screaming at the cops are the ones who turn a blind eye to the crime statistics of black people killing other blacks. But that does not matter to them, they won't get out and make their neighborhoods safer, they just bitch and moan and sit on their collective asses while the cops are trying to stem the rampant crime. And they complain that police are harassing them when the police are in their neighborhoods and make an arrest, no matter how righteous. Yet they want the police to be there if the crime is committed on them. Same with a minority of Latinos and others who seem to think the only time a cop should be around is when they need one to cover their butt, not to arrest illegals or criminals or gang bangers! How sad for the good people of all races.
What is really disheartening is how many great people of color there are in this world, and the small number who have nothing better to do than protest, result in much public opinion being turned against people of color in general. Factually, they have the same problem as the police; most are decent people who just want a decent life. Most work and support their families and don't have time to protest all day. But exactly what has happened to law enforcement in general has also broad brushed the black community. If you are against the activists you are called a racist. If you are against the police you are called a supporter of the activists, nothing more.
The shooter who killed police officers in Dallas was a racist, through and through. Such acts severely deepen the chasm between the races and foster hate and division. Yet some people see this act as good and praise the gunman for his vile deeds. That is patently wrong on every level. What is wrong that we simply cannot see there are bad and good in every race and broad brushing everyone is just wrong?
In my opinion, the proliferation of freebies for people on the the public dole who should be working but will not, Section 8 housing where it is not warranted, and people having multiple non-family members living in the house at taxpayers expense, mothers with multiple children from multiple fathers who walk away from their responsibilities and move on to impregnate some more women, (Black and white and every other race, color are included), scammers on the system who collect benefits they are not entitled to, and the lack of a decent justice system that actually punishes criminals, especially those repeat offenders, are major reasons we are in this mess.
Speaking of criminal acts, it is outrageous where a citizen can make an honest several hundred dollar mistake on their taxes and be hounded by the IRS and charged interest, fines, and fees, while others can owe millions of dollars and get special treatment because of who they know or are. And the same goes for claiming disability benefits when people are actually able to work a solid job, but scam the system and feign a disability while sucking off the taxpayers paychecks. And they think they are actually entitled to these benefits!! No wonder Social Security is in worse shape than ever, when money is moved to the disability fund from the Social Security Trust Fund at the expense of retirees who count on that money to survive. And, those who have to worry about their benefits being cut are the ones who actually worked and payed into the system all their working life! As a note, I am not against those who have an honest disability, just the scammers who screw us all over. And I am mad at the justice system that turns a blind eye to allow these scams to continue.
Student loans are another issue today. Why is it that if you decide to go to any school, many for way over the four years and spend the student loan money on a car, bar, vacations, dates and everything else plus your schooling, and run up a $100,000+ debt that the taxpayers should be required to pick up YOUR debt? If a citizen runs up their credit card, nobody else gets to pay the debt. Many of us actually worked our way through college, and scrimped and saved to pay the bills. We did it by hard work, those with student loans had to pay them off month by month over many years. A month on forbearance meant another months payments at the end plus more interest. Why in hell should anyone expect that their student loan be forgiven? Maybe the government will then forgive mortgages? I think not.
People who went to schools they did not fully vet before enrolling now want the government to forgive their loans because they failed to do due diligence. What? Just because some people are idiots and easily scammed by any school, especially online schools and those who advertise online, they think we should bail them out? I hope they never buy a nice car, a home or anything else of great material value because they are in for a rude awakening. Nobody is going to pay the bills for them. GROW UP and get real. You made the decision so suck it up!
Finally, the "celebrities" who are absolutely nothing make statements that the "press" publishes, as yellow journalism does. These people are not celebrities but boils on the butt of society and how can anyone even consider listening to the tripe that emanates from them? Come on. America, wake up and get real. A wanna be singer, rapper, actor, artist, You Tube maker or anything else is just that...a wanna be that means zip, zero, Nada. Everyone should aspire to greatness,but these people will never be great, just mediocre at best.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Sunday, February 1, 2009
California Taxpayers - Screwed Again
Once again, the infantile mentality and downright lack of conscience of our state legislators leads the news in California. It's small wonder this state is known the world over as a bunch of freaks and assholes, judging by it's government. When you're governed by what is assuredly the greatest collection of buffoons and idiots ever placed in office, even worse than Washington DC, granted placed there by the votes of people in the highly populous counties who have not a clue what's happening in the real world, (read Proposition 103 that passed among others for a clue about how they vote!), you know you're in trouble. Add to that the 9th District Circuit Court and their outright crazy decisions, and it's small wonder this is known as the Granola State...Fruits, Nuts and Flakes. Don't blame me, I didn't coin the expression, nor did I create the aura that surrounds the state and makes people think of it as another planet!
The latest move by these bureaucrats, who have not been able to agree on a budget in seven months, is to withhold paying income tax refunds to the people who have them coming. They're now holding the refunds for at least 30 days and state they will issue IOU's to taxpayers, as they don't have the funds to return your money and meet other state obligations. But in the interim, the legislators and the Governor are getting their paychecks and their other perks. Now ain't that sweet!
The middle class taxpayer who supports all the welfare recipients, illegals, Medi-CAL recipients and lazy asses, including the politicians, all year can't get their tax refund money back so they can pay their own bills!
Then the State has the balls to tell you that no, you can't pay your income taxes with the IOU, nor can you stop paying your income taxes because you don't have the money, because they didn't refund it!
And, to kick you again, they won't give you interest unless they don't refund until after 45 days beyond April 15, even if you filed on January 25. But They want interest if you owe them tax, and didn't pay your estimated tax on time!
California taxpayers, you have my sympathy. You live in a place where the only perk is the weather, and if Sacramento could possibly screw that up, they sure would. Oh wait, that's coming too. As a measure to shore up the economy, some "brilliant" politician will figure out how to tax you on the number of sunny days in your region, multiplied by the number of average breaths you take and charge a "Life Tax" for living here. Of course, it only applies to the employed, and those who are on the dole, illegal or otherwise screwing the taxpayer will not be charged. You, the workling class will pay their share, so breathe deeply and enjoy the sunshine! What's that you say, the air has a putrid odor? That's politics you smell, my friend and in California it always smells rotten.
The latest move by these bureaucrats, who have not been able to agree on a budget in seven months, is to withhold paying income tax refunds to the people who have them coming. They're now holding the refunds for at least 30 days and state they will issue IOU's to taxpayers, as they don't have the funds to return your money and meet other state obligations. But in the interim, the legislators and the Governor are getting their paychecks and their other perks. Now ain't that sweet!
The middle class taxpayer who supports all the welfare recipients, illegals, Medi-CAL recipients and lazy asses, including the politicians, all year can't get their tax refund money back so they can pay their own bills!
Then the State has the balls to tell you that no, you can't pay your income taxes with the IOU, nor can you stop paying your income taxes because you don't have the money, because they didn't refund it!
And, to kick you again, they won't give you interest unless they don't refund until after 45 days beyond April 15, even if you filed on January 25. But They want interest if you owe them tax, and didn't pay your estimated tax on time!
California taxpayers, you have my sympathy. You live in a place where the only perk is the weather, and if Sacramento could possibly screw that up, they sure would. Oh wait, that's coming too. As a measure to shore up the economy, some "brilliant" politician will figure out how to tax you on the number of sunny days in your region, multiplied by the number of average breaths you take and charge a "Life Tax" for living here. Of course, it only applies to the employed, and those who are on the dole, illegal or otherwise screwing the taxpayer will not be charged. You, the workling class will pay their share, so breathe deeply and enjoy the sunshine! What's that you say, the air has a putrid odor? That's politics you smell, my friend and in California it always smells rotten.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Now What??
Well, once again, the big boys will get the gravy and the small fry will get screwed. Our government will haggle over pennies, while bailing out the big companies that have been pissing away the stockholders money for years, while pocketing the profits and stuffing their Brooks Brothers suits with hard cash.
AIG made a ton of money on your insurance policies and everything else so what the hell did they do with the money. Maurice "Hank" Greenberg was so damned smart and smug? If so, how did the company go down the tubes so fast after he left? You just can't take an empire that big and shovel it down the poop chute that fast, unless the underpinnings were already crumbling, and I suspect the keystone had already been yanked long ago!
Why should we, the taxpayers, bail out these companies who made so much money off the sweat of our backs? They took and took and made money off of us, and now want us to roll over and pay more taxes to bail their asses out because they can't manage their own problems. Same with all the whining homeowners who have the liar loans. They knew they couldn't afford the homes, and yet they did the mortgages anyway. And the bleeding hearts want us to believe it's not the fault of those who took out the loans? If they were so damned retarded as to not understand the terms of the loans and the risks, they should have been given Thorazine and not a mortgage! Once again, how many countries do we know of that you can f**k up royally, and then say I don't know, and get rewarded for it by someone eating the cost of your idiocy? Next thing we'll be rewarding idiots who shoot people because they didn't know the gun was loaded! Carlos Mencia, are you listening? Here's your next show!
It's going to get worse before it gets better. Those of us who entered into mortgage contracts and worked our ass off to have a decent home, one we could actually afford while feeding and raising a family, pay our mortgage and bills, are pissed off at having to now pay someone else's mortgage as well, because they're stupid and/or greedy. As above stated, if you can't figure out that you can't afford a half-million dollar home on a burger flippers salary, you're an idiot. Nobody needs to explain that six bucks an hour is not going to pay a two thousand dollar a month mortgage now, or in 5 years, and you're not going to get enough raises at the Burger Barn to cover the mortgage in your lifetime either.
And, if a real estate or loan person enticed you into thinking you could afford the house, they should be publicly castrated, and then drawn and quartered in front of their own real estate office, bank or brokerage. Because they're worse than an idiot, they're vermin that preys on idiots like a cancer, and should be eradicated. If only there were a vaccine against such filth!
But take heart, middle class America. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. With any luck, it won't be a runaway locomotive coming at us ready to crush the rest of our hopes and dreams, nor will it have that dumb "O" symbol on it either. Isn't that for Overstock? I think it's also become the symbol for the new democrat candidate as well. Obnoxious?
AIG made a ton of money on your insurance policies and everything else so what the hell did they do with the money. Maurice "Hank" Greenberg was so damned smart and smug? If so, how did the company go down the tubes so fast after he left? You just can't take an empire that big and shovel it down the poop chute that fast, unless the underpinnings were already crumbling, and I suspect the keystone had already been yanked long ago!
Why should we, the taxpayers, bail out these companies who made so much money off the sweat of our backs? They took and took and made money off of us, and now want us to roll over and pay more taxes to bail their asses out because they can't manage their own problems. Same with all the whining homeowners who have the liar loans. They knew they couldn't afford the homes, and yet they did the mortgages anyway. And the bleeding hearts want us to believe it's not the fault of those who took out the loans? If they were so damned retarded as to not understand the terms of the loans and the risks, they should have been given Thorazine and not a mortgage! Once again, how many countries do we know of that you can f**k up royally, and then say I don't know, and get rewarded for it by someone eating the cost of your idiocy? Next thing we'll be rewarding idiots who shoot people because they didn't know the gun was loaded! Carlos Mencia, are you listening? Here's your next show!
It's going to get worse before it gets better. Those of us who entered into mortgage contracts and worked our ass off to have a decent home, one we could actually afford while feeding and raising a family, pay our mortgage and bills, are pissed off at having to now pay someone else's mortgage as well, because they're stupid and/or greedy. As above stated, if you can't figure out that you can't afford a half-million dollar home on a burger flippers salary, you're an idiot. Nobody needs to explain that six bucks an hour is not going to pay a two thousand dollar a month mortgage now, or in 5 years, and you're not going to get enough raises at the Burger Barn to cover the mortgage in your lifetime either.
And, if a real estate or loan person enticed you into thinking you could afford the house, they should be publicly castrated, and then drawn and quartered in front of their own real estate office, bank or brokerage. Because they're worse than an idiot, they're vermin that preys on idiots like a cancer, and should be eradicated. If only there were a vaccine against such filth!
But take heart, middle class America. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. With any luck, it won't be a runaway locomotive coming at us ready to crush the rest of our hopes and dreams, nor will it have that dumb "O" symbol on it either. Isn't that for Overstock? I think it's also become the symbol for the new democrat candidate as well. Obnoxious?
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