The rhetorically virtuous TeaPartiers, in spirit, with their obsession and commitment to allow their financial backers to keep corporate loopholes and pay fewer personal taxes than the middle class, are showing their contempt for the average citizen. Hopefully, a time will come when the average citizen (by their vote) will be able to repay the contempt.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
WORDS THAT ADD A PICTURE TO THE MEANING
We all know the word to defecate, though one might wonder at my using it in the first sentence of this blog. Our government is full of those who would take from others with no conscience about what happens to others. A word for that action is defalcate. an intransitive verb meaning to misuse funds; to embezzle. Metaphorically, those who practice this deception are defecating on the rest of us.
The rhetorically virtuous TeaPartiers, in spirit, with their obsession and commitment to allow their financial backers to keep corporate loopholes and pay fewer personal taxes than the middle class, are showing their contempt for the average citizen. Hopefully, a time will come when the average citizen (by their vote) will be able to repay the contempt.
The rhetorically virtuous TeaPartiers, in spirit, with their obsession and commitment to allow their financial backers to keep corporate loopholes and pay fewer personal taxes than the middle class, are showing their contempt for the average citizen. Hopefully, a time will come when the average citizen (by their vote) will be able to repay the contempt.
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Weeks ago, S&P made it clear that they were looking for a plan that would reduce the deficit by 4 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Given that even after the debt ceiling brinksmanship, the government could only come up with rather modest savings, S&P downgraded our bond rating.
The problem is bipartisan: both parties have sacred cows that prevent them from making the cuts needed for the federal government to live within its means. Republicans want to leave the defense budget uncut, and maintain our role as world policeman. Democrats are loathe to make any changes in our entitlement programs. Any realistic plan to achieve a balanced budget will require saving in both defense and entitlement programs. The real heroes in this fight are the politicians who would allow savings from their party's sacred cows in order to stop spending our children's future. Such politicians are unfortunately rare. Two such politicians are Ron Paul and Rand Paul, who have bucked their party's stance on military intervention and spending; see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KirQwPliszQ
... and speaking of Rand Paul ...
http://www.randpaul2010.com/2011/08/senator-paul-calls-for-treasury-secretary-geithner-to-resign/
Speaking of Rand Paul...he is full of BS and offers nothing constructive. Sure, bring in an unknown to fix what, the TeaParty?
The Republican lack of financial and economic knowledge?
This country has to make serious budget cuts over the next few years. The current debt debate illustrates that when both parties refuse any trimming of their pet projects, we will not see any real spending decreases. That is why I admire Ron and Rand Paul: they have bucked their own party in acknowledging that budget balancing will require that the Pentagon needs to practice austerity, just like the rest of us. Their stance on the budget is not only constructive, it is vital to getting this country out of debt.
As to Timothy Geithner, I felt he should have left long before this, due to his obvious bias towards Goldman Sachs.
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