this is my day to piss somebody off so, it might as well be you. most of the people i know are hovering right around the lower class status as determined by the fed govt: that is; legal earnings $25,000 or below &, based on your family size, you may also be living below the national poverty rate. some of you are legally working & still qualify for some form of public assistance &, there is nothing wrong with that so, don't paint me as uncaring asshole....
my concerns are: public assistance is provided by the gov't via our tax dollars. less people working means less revenue the govt collects &, for them to continue to provide aid to those that need it, means---they have to cut other programs, raise everybody's taxes, print more money or, create more jobs.......fortunately, the states don't have the ability to print more money whenever they need it &, nor do the city's---they cut programs which is the same as saying they cut JOBS...whether it be police, firemen or teachers, etc. our fed govt just borrows more money against our children & grandchildren's future. you all know first hand what happens when you can't make your rent payments, car payments or light bill payments---they evict you, take your car & leave you in the dark---hell, it might get so bad that you find yourself in that food bank line nobody ever admits going to or, you go to the salvation army to get those warm blankets for the winter...IF YOU NEED IT, YOU NEED IT & I'M NOT KNOCKING IT AT ALL NOR AM I MAKING LIGHT OF IT.
my problem is this: my twitter account was blowing up because of gov romney's comments about 'BIG BIRD'. why? if people really understood his message, they'd be happy to have somebody like that in charge. however, it was so easy for you to attack romney without even knowing what he said. so, i ask each & every one of you this: at what point do you quit painting & beautifying your house & actually get around to fixing that big-assed leaking roof? at what point do you quit putting ass-kicking stereo systems in your car & get an engine or battery that will work next week? we all know someone like this---females get their hair done, get their nails & toes done, wear the latest gear, go clubbing on the weekends & never have enough pampers or food for their kids &, even though they work every week & get paid on friday, they're borrowing money on saturday. men, don't laugh, you're just as bad...you always have the chronic but you never have the newports or a lighter......
my solution is this: pay your own way. if you can't afford it, don't buy it. don't show me a $300 watch while your big toe is sticking out of the side of your worn out nikes. don't try to impress me with your $2,000 stereo system & you're wearing the same clothes 4 days straight. hell, let's keep it real. if either of my sons fall on bad times & there's a choice between them getting food or watching 'BIG BIRD', i'm here to tell you that 'BIG BIRD' is history. besides, to cut the federal funding to PBS isn't a whole hell of a lot of money but, the point was, if we don't need it, it has to go so that we can provide for the other services that are needed. besides, cutting fed funding from PBS won't bother them one little bit. they are funded by member station dues, corporation for public broadcasting, foundations, corporations, private citizens & gov't agencies. the next time you watch a PBS show, buy the video & you'll know. they are okay financially with or without our fed dollars.
my conclusion is this: to the budget council of allentown pa...the next time you have to choose whether to layoff teachers or other public sector personnel over beautifying allentown for the different holidays, get rid of the teachers. the next time you have to decide between opening public pools in the summer or laying off city snow plowers, get rid of the plowers. the next time time you have to decide between laying off extra police for our holidays or hiring extra people to pick up our x-mas tree after xmas, layoff the police.
hopefully, you got the point. 'BIG BIRD' verses needed services such as public assistance---let's keep the BIRD. it's not essential to our getting our footing back under us & romney wants to do what obama should have started doing 4 years ago. &, before you open your mouth, who in the hell would implement a 2.3% tax on medical devices costing $100 or more & not expect that cost to be passed on to you? yeah, we're talking leg braces & teeth braces, etc...maybe the present fed gov't should tell you the truth & just maybe, you'd fully understand where we are really at...oh, i'm sorry, obama did tell you...he said, 'i'd hire 100,000 more teachers'---who pays for 'BIG BIRD' then?
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