Back to Basics

A lot of people who are going to be reading this blog probably haven’t been around long enough to remember the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. But, I’m sure you all have grandparents. If you talk to them, I’m sure they could tell you of a much different time: a time before the internet and cell phones, a time before government handouts, and a time before being pregnant at sixteen wasn’t a norm.

I’m sure they could tell you countless stories about how they or someone they knew literally worked until their hands bled, how they worked from dusk ‘til dawn, and how they had four or five kids and just had to work harder to barely make it by. It was a time where hard work was appreciated, and everything you owned was because you busted your ass and took risks. I’m sure they could also tell you about the kid who grew up to start his own company, and how hard he worked to build that company up. I’m sure they could tell you how competitive the market was back then, and how ingenuity, creativity, and determination could get you as far as you wanted to go if you were willing to work for it. That was the American Way, after all.

This country was built by men and women who didn’t quit because things just became “a little difficult”, nor did they look to the government to bail them out. Now with technology making life “easier” for everyone, I believe that people have forgotten about fortitude, responsibility, and self-worth. I believe this, because we elected this man to be our Leader.

Why does the government get to decide when we’ve made enough money? Whether you go out and work 10, 25, 40, or 60+ hours a week in a cubical, shop, hospital, construction site, or CEO office building, why should the government be able to say, “You earned this money, now give it to us and we’ll spend it, because we would make better choices in how to spend it more wisely.” HA! (See what’s in it for Congress here and other absurdities here)

Do you agree with the words of Jared Bernstein, where he said, “The most important thing we have to do right now is hold the line for the tax cuts for the millionaires and billionaires who, frankly, do not need the extra cash.” Is that really the mindset of some people?

Where, exactly, do you think jobs come from? Do they come from the middle class, who are currently struggling to pay their own bills? Hardly. (Yes, the private sector is the top employer in the country, but places like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, GMC, and other places that give VAST numbers of jobs are all run by wealthy people.) And we know they don’t come from the lower income class. So, that just leaves all of those “evil” millionaires and billionaires. The people with the money create the jobs. It’s just that simple. Tax them to death, and they’ll be a little less inclined to invest their money in the creation of new jobs and businesses. Tax them to death, and they’ll move their businesses overseas where there isn’t so much red tape. That “extra cash” those “evil rich people” have lying around could very well have been your paycheck.

Think about it.

*~~*T Jay*~~*