The Three Stooges and Their Pledge to America
I, being of sound mind and body, born into freedom, and tethered to a corrupt two party system, soundly reject the fantasy induced Republican pledge. Sometimes I wonder what these guys have been drinking or smoking. Do they really believe we have no memory whatsoever of the past? You can read and download the pledge here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/37958976/GOP-Pledge-to-America
John Boehner doesn’t have all the solutions but wants to have an “adult“ conversation with the American people. Please, he cannot even do that with the Democratic Party. He has been absolutely saying, “No!” to everything that has been put before him while offering nothing in return. This pledge for America is a scare tactic on taxes. If you read through the plan, they give all kinds of scenarios meant to target the middle class voter and families to vote for the Republicans, because the Democrats are going to raise your taxes on January 11th 2011. In reality the Democrats have talked about leaving in place those tax cuts for those making under $250,000. These are the very people targeted in this so called plan. In the plan you don’t read anything about the tax cuts for the “wealthy” because the wealthy are lumped into everyone else. If you want to have some fun, play around with this program. http://www.moneychimp.com/features/tax_brackets.htm
Put the year 2000 and then go back to 2010, put in your marital status and then look at your income and then look at the top incomes and tax amounts. The Democrats have talked about leaving in place the tax cuts for people making $250,000 and less. Do you really think this is unreasonable given the current national debt, our deficit spending, and the fact that we are still involved in two wars?
This ad for John Boehner is worth showing again.
This man is so out of touch with the rest of us that we need to be constantly reminded of what an absolute sham he is trying to pull over on the American people.
Yes, I also am unhappy with the problems in government and the lack luster economy. I just don’t want to go back to an even bigger nightmare of deficit spending by Republicans that want to control my liberties as well. The Republicans talk big on how they are conservative and they don’t spend money like the Democrats. It’s all a lie. The only thing they are conservative on are those “wedge” issues like gays in the military, or abortion. Truthfully, they like to control our freedoms. As much as they talk about the “pursuit of happiness”, they do everything they can to curtail the rights of many people so they, the Republicans, can feel safe in their “lily white world”. Don’t be fooled about how Republicans value your tax dollars. I’m going to repost this chart.
Look at it closely under Republican rule. President Obama inherited this mess. Just like an out of control credit card, when you’re constantly paying that old debt off, they keep charging more interest on top of the old interest. You cannot seem to ever get out of the hole you have dug yourself into. The only way this is going to change is by more tax money coming in. It would be nice if more jobs could magically be created. However, until that is a reality the wealthy need to step up and do their part for America. I think they should take the pledge to, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!” John Kennedy drummed that into me when I was a kid. The wealthy people need to step up and help our country get back on its feet. It’s a simple idea. Just go back to the Clinton years of taxes for the wealthy. As I recall, those wealthy people made plenty of money under Clinton. I’m sure they can afford it. If John Boehner can afford those exorbitant golfing fees, I’m sure he’d be just fine with a tax change.
If you read farther into the plan, you will notice that they also want to spend more on a missile defense system to protect us and our allies from Iran. Yes, we tax payers, can pay for taking care of the rest of the world but we can’t take care of our own. I would like to know where that “Star Wars” money to pay for this is going to come from. Once again they want to spend more on defense which is already way over bloated, and less on PEOPLE. Hey guys, you have to wait until you’re 70 to get Social Security under these guys. That may be fine for the wealthy but come on for the rest of us, it is painful. Many of the unemployed are in their fifties. About the only thing an unemployed fifty something has to look forward to is that magic day when they can at least collect their Social Security because jobs are scarce.
This Republican pledge is really about getting the “common” people to think that the Democrats are going to take away your meager tax break. It’s just another scare tactic to try and get votes. They have done nothing to earn a vote and talk is cheap. They want us all to get on board so we can actually help them help their rich buddies. The tax cuts they’re really worried about are the ones for the wealthy and the corporations. Do they care about the unemployed? Hell no! Do they care about health care for everyone? Hell no! Do they care about privatizing your Social Security? Hell yes! Do they care about cutting Medicare? Hell yes! Do they want to keep their rich golf outings? Hell yes! Do I want to reward them for their spineless behavior? Hell no! This is really the “Hell No” plan. Vote for them and you’ll be saying, “Hell no!”
Here is a link to John Stewart, just because it’s funny!
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-23-2010/postcards-from-the-pledge