Is not the news interesting?
We see 5 days after the story broke, about the government secrectly monitoring bank transfers, Bush and and his monkey Cheney crying about the leak of this pogram to the American people. Did it take 5 days for someone to explain what was written in the newspapers to these two?
Did it take 5 days for Rove to come up with a response to help Bush in the polls?
Did it take 5 days for the right wing media to be briefed so that all the indignation could be focused?
What is really interesting is the right wing person on Hardball, who wants charges of treason to be brought against the newspapers, saying that anyone with a brain could figure out that this was happening. Does this mean that Bush and his monkey Cheney do not have a brain?
All of the experts on the show said that this monitoring program is all but obsolete because the terrorists know it exists and have changed their methods to avoid detection. In fact it was suggested that this program has been of limited use for some time( 1 to 2 years).
It was also reported that once the administration knew it was going to be reported they tried to leak it to other newspapers.
I believe that this indignation is false. It is bad politics. I also believe that America is catching on to this ruse. The rest of the world has caught on but the administrations hold on the media here has slowed the flow of information to the American people.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tax Cuts
Conservatives continue to tell us and pass laws that tax cuts are in the best interest of the USA.
I disagree. They did not work in the 80's and we can look forward to tax increases from the next three presidents to turn the tide on runaway deficits. ( to many recent tax cuts)
What interested me was a report on the Philippines. Not to long ago it was the second richest nation in SE Asia, right behind Japan. It is now one of the poorest. How did this happen? The tax rate was at 17% and is now 12%. There is not enough government income to take care of Government buildings or to keep the gutters clean of garbage. Obviously there is not enough money to provide the services that we expect. Conservatives have argued that by lowering taxes economies would grow and tax revenue would increase. The Philippines shows that arguement is incorrect. ( Where is all the new businesses? Somewhere where government is effective.)
Many people in the Philippines do not pay their taxes at all and there is corruption in the tax system. With the new tax cuts in the USA many rich people no longer have to pay taxes and only the rich can use and abuse the tax loopholes that are provided for their benefit.
Conservatives feel that taxes is their money spent unwisely on others. They would like to have all of their taxes returned to them and to hell with the government and everyone else. That is of course unless they are on the public dole. Then they only want programs cut that do not affect them. This leads me to believe that the rise of Conservatism coincided with the "me" generation.
At some point in time responsible citizens grow up and realize that they are not alone here in this country and providing needed services improves the life of all. (Even those that never collect a nickel).
I disagree. They did not work in the 80's and we can look forward to tax increases from the next three presidents to turn the tide on runaway deficits. ( to many recent tax cuts)
What interested me was a report on the Philippines. Not to long ago it was the second richest nation in SE Asia, right behind Japan. It is now one of the poorest. How did this happen? The tax rate was at 17% and is now 12%. There is not enough government income to take care of Government buildings or to keep the gutters clean of garbage. Obviously there is not enough money to provide the services that we expect. Conservatives have argued that by lowering taxes economies would grow and tax revenue would increase. The Philippines shows that arguement is incorrect. ( Where is all the new businesses? Somewhere where government is effective.)
Many people in the Philippines do not pay their taxes at all and there is corruption in the tax system. With the new tax cuts in the USA many rich people no longer have to pay taxes and only the rich can use and abuse the tax loopholes that are provided for their benefit.
Conservatives feel that taxes is their money spent unwisely on others. They would like to have all of their taxes returned to them and to hell with the government and everyone else. That is of course unless they are on the public dole. Then they only want programs cut that do not affect them. This leads me to believe that the rise of Conservatism coincided with the "me" generation.
At some point in time responsible citizens grow up and realize that they are not alone here in this country and providing needed services improves the life of all. (Even those that never collect a nickel).
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