Look at this picture...it speaks something to me that I hope to convey properly. Whether we as a people want to admit it we are truly of the WIFM doctrine.
What’s In it For Me.? That’s our perspective, however shallow or short-sighted, it’s us.
We go about life seeking a leg up or a position of comfort. Selfish, consumed with making sure we get ours.
I am concerned though, are we sure of what's in our best interest?
The picture shows what the money is being used for. It shows where it goes. But does it tell us what applies to us? We are a WIFM group, right? So let’s examine money the way we should look at it...by who the money is really spent on.
If you look at the picture is shows the dollars and the departments, like agriculture. Now that's farming, so of course, farmers get that money. What about those lazy farmers that receive all that money for subsidies? Why do we keep giving them so much money? I hate the fact that they can dole out 5.8 BILLION dollars to those farmers! Wait, it’s not that much? But, it says it does. Oh, it doesn’t all go to rural family farmers? Who else is there?
Agro-corporations get about 5.4 BILLION, while the rural areas are failing and disappearing. So the Johnson's are screwed by the Monsanto's?
Energy is a good investment, right? Look this up...Percentage Depletion Allowance or Expensing of Exploration and Development Costs There is a LOT of money going to rich companies as an incentive to drill for oil, gas, or coal. Wait, hundreds of millions of dollars are going to companies that are already making billions of dollars in profits as an incentive to drill? Damn!
Most of these companies get tax breaks for sending OUR jobs to other countries. We are giving tax breaks to countries that have protectionist’s laws in commerce. So one goose is saying screw the gander!
Don’t even ask how much money goes to the rich in our Military Industrial Complex...
Just know that a private in the military makes $17,000 a year...you do the math.
I could go on, but if you need more info, look here:
http://www.taxpayer.net/index.php
What I am saying to my fellow Americans...What is supposed to be in it for us isn’t going to us! We aren’t getting the tax dollars that we put in. It’s like winning a hand of poker and the house still gets the cash! WTF!
So let’s get back to what we are, small businessmen and women. As long as we look at the "lazy people" i.e. poor people, as the bad guy, the lazy rich guy will keep collecting a check on our dime!
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