07-17-2012, 03:04 PM
swampy wrote:
I'm not saying we don't need teachers, roads, electric grids and all the rest, I'm just saying we PAY for these things either through the free economy or our taxes. It's not like teachers work for nothing. My business depends on other people DOING THEIR BUSINESSand doing it well.
The government doesn't build roads. People and businesses build the roads. The government, with my tax dollar, PAYS for materials and labor. It's all about COMMERCE. Obama wants it to be about altruistic warm and fuzzy, caring and sharing. Is that's what they teach in economic classes at Harvard?
No. You know that. However, if the rich keep getting richer and the middle class continues to shrink, what do you think will happen? It's a house of cards. Look at your own profession. Teachers' income and benefits have not kept up and as result the very people like you who once chose to teach look elsewhere. Those that do choose to follow in your footsteps have great difficulty attaining the same lifestyle you enjoyed years ago. With that comes less commerce as they don't have money to spend on anything aside from the basics.
What you are failing to see is that the very people you are protecting, the super rich individuals and corporations, practically own this country and do not care about you. You're essentially the slave who thanks master for the cup of gruel while evangelizing how good they are. There is most certainly a need for a more level playing field.
Where's your outrage at giving wall street a 3 trillion dollar bailout? Where's your outrage at the incestuous relationship that exists between the FDA and pharma? You don't mind that your tax money goes into those deep pockets instead of the teacher next door? Or the corner business that can't get a loan at a reasonable interest rate?