It's a pity that very few listen, they are the problem.
Republican Rep Kelly's Budget Rant | MRCTV
Republican Rep Kelly's Budget Rant | MRCTV
I guess I've officially become fully cynical. Whenever a politician claims he's speaking as an American rather than a politician, I immediately start shutting down.
Kinda summed up grumpy white guy for me. We all know we need to cut spending. The question is just where. He has a political answer to that, Democrats have another. Painting one side as fundamentally flawed and the other a white knight is kind of stupid. They both suck, we all know that!
By a pretty large margin, Americans don't like the Ryan plan's approach to SS and Medicare. The alternative -- raising retirement age, capping COLAs, and doing something about the cost of end of life care -- seems more poitically viable.
And we need to raise taxes marginally. Most Americans agree with that now too.
So when this guy is "speaking as an American" he of course is, but he is speaking for a minority of America.
These politicians are idiots.
I guess I've officially become fully cynical. Whenever a politician claims he's speaking as an American rather than a politician, I immediately start shutting down.
Sure. They pay for roads by which goods are transported and sold, and on which our economy runs. They pay for police to give our economic endeavors protection. They pay for Justice Departments and SECs and Attorney Generals who work to ensure that our markets are free from fraud and manipulation and anti-competitive behavior. They pay for defense to ensure a free flow of oil and other natural resources into our economy.
And so on and so on.