Bend Over for "Reform"
Hey Folks,
Lately I’ve heard all I can stand about “entitlements” and their “reform” – like Popeye, I can’t stand no more !!
“Entitlements” is what selfish rich ginks call things that help people. “Reform” is a euphemism for “cut” or, preferably, “eliminate.” And the hucksters behind such talk can stick it!
First of all, if the people are entitled to these programs, then they are entitled to them; and the greedy pricks should look elsewhere to get off.
The term, however, isn’t used in its denotative sense; it’s used ironically, as if it’s understood that unworthy deadbeats claim they are “entitled” to rob the wallets of upstanding and worthy citizens who deserve to keep all of their money for themselves.
“Reform” is designed to do just that: put more money in the wallets of folks whose wallets are already fat, and the people who suffer as a result have "brought it on themselves."
"Reform" has, by definition, negative implications. The rich don't claim that Social Security and Medicare are good but need "improvement"; rather, they are "bad" and need to be sent to "reform" school to have it beaten out of them - or, as Grover Norquist prefers, be "drowned in a bathtub."
It is never mentioned that the vast majority of people who benefit from these evil “entitlements” need them in the first place because of the never mentioned “entitlements” of the rich.
Yes, the rich have entitlements, and no one EVER suggests they need to be “reformed” - since these entitlements hurt only the poor and the ever-shrinking Middle Class.
The rich can fire almost anyone for no reason at all. They manipulate the labor pool (and, hence, wages) via illegal immigration, licensing and certification requirements, outsourcing, and other gimmics. They have all sorts of ways to escape the taxes the rest of us pay. Millionaires pay social security taxes only on their first $90,000 – that leaves $999,910 of untaxed mad money on the first million, and the rest is gravy. The IRS concentrates on smearing the little guy and not noticing the big boys (check it out, if you don’t believe me). The law aids corporations and restricts unions. The Federal Reserve Board raises and lowers the interest rate to maximize profits and keep wages down. Free speech, according to the Supreme Court, is measured by dollars; those who are loaded cannot be stopped from essentially killing the free speech of regular folks because that would infringe on the free speech of the wealthy (sort of a variation of The Golden Rule: “He rules who has the gold”).
And this is a short list. The entire system is set up to serve the wealthy. The “Safety Net” exists only to divert the people from revolution, a definite possibility before Roosevelt instituted the New Deal. Now with revolution seemingly a more distant possibility, the greedy bastards are bent on dismantling not only as much of the “net” as possible, but also the middle class itself.
As the impoverished are ground deeper into poverty and more and more of the Middle Class drop into poverty, we are continually told that the economy is doing great. And it is – for the people who are abusing the poor and the middle class!!
And it will get even better for them with every step they take along the path of “reforming” those nasty “entitlements” enjoyed by the "unworthy deadbeats" who make up 60 to 80 percent of America.
If you have a brain, you know where the Republicans stand on these issues, and if you’re smart, you’ll watch where the Democrats come down. From what I’ve seen, they’re interested in “bi-partisan” cooperation, which translates to “entitlement reform” with a slightly smaller instrument and a little Vaseline.
- Uke Man
Lately I’ve heard all I can stand about “entitlements” and their “reform” – like Popeye, I can’t stand no more !!
“Entitlements” is what selfish rich ginks call things that help people. “Reform” is a euphemism for “cut” or, preferably, “eliminate.” And the hucksters behind such talk can stick it!
First of all, if the people are entitled to these programs, then they are entitled to them; and the greedy pricks should look elsewhere to get off.
The term, however, isn’t used in its denotative sense; it’s used ironically, as if it’s understood that unworthy deadbeats claim they are “entitled” to rob the wallets of upstanding and worthy citizens who deserve to keep all of their money for themselves.
“Reform” is designed to do just that: put more money in the wallets of folks whose wallets are already fat, and the people who suffer as a result have "brought it on themselves."
"Reform" has, by definition, negative implications. The rich don't claim that Social Security and Medicare are good but need "improvement"; rather, they are "bad" and need to be sent to "reform" school to have it beaten out of them - or, as Grover Norquist prefers, be "drowned in a bathtub."
It is never mentioned that the vast majority of people who benefit from these evil “entitlements” need them in the first place because of the never mentioned “entitlements” of the rich.
Yes, the rich have entitlements, and no one EVER suggests they need to be “reformed” - since these entitlements hurt only the poor and the ever-shrinking Middle Class.
The rich can fire almost anyone for no reason at all. They manipulate the labor pool (and, hence, wages) via illegal immigration, licensing and certification requirements, outsourcing, and other gimmics. They have all sorts of ways to escape the taxes the rest of us pay. Millionaires pay social security taxes only on their first $90,000 – that leaves $999,910 of untaxed mad money on the first million, and the rest is gravy. The IRS concentrates on smearing the little guy and not noticing the big boys (check it out, if you don’t believe me). The law aids corporations and restricts unions. The Federal Reserve Board raises and lowers the interest rate to maximize profits and keep wages down. Free speech, according to the Supreme Court, is measured by dollars; those who are loaded cannot be stopped from essentially killing the free speech of regular folks because that would infringe on the free speech of the wealthy (sort of a variation of The Golden Rule: “He rules who has the gold”).
And this is a short list. The entire system is set up to serve the wealthy. The “Safety Net” exists only to divert the people from revolution, a definite possibility before Roosevelt instituted the New Deal. Now with revolution seemingly a more distant possibility, the greedy bastards are bent on dismantling not only as much of the “net” as possible, but also the middle class itself.
As the impoverished are ground deeper into poverty and more and more of the Middle Class drop into poverty, we are continually told that the economy is doing great. And it is – for the people who are abusing the poor and the middle class!!
And it will get even better for them with every step they take along the path of “reforming” those nasty “entitlements” enjoyed by the "unworthy deadbeats" who make up 60 to 80 percent of America.
If you have a brain, you know where the Republicans stand on these issues, and if you’re smart, you’ll watch where the Democrats come down. From what I’ve seen, they’re interested in “bi-partisan” cooperation, which translates to “entitlement reform” with a slightly smaller instrument and a little Vaseline.
- Uke Man
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