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A friend sent me this article by Bill Moyers. While normally, I don't enjoy Moyers and his brand of self-righteous and self serving journalism, this was something which caught my attention.
First, I want to say this about taxes: I am for the lowest possible taxes and tax rates. Since we've already seen that our Government will take the money and waste it, that our public's trust will be abused, the one thing you want to do is keep the weapon of choice out of the hands of Congress. A flat tax with a low rate will do this for the most part. It's not perfect, but it's a start.
However, Moyers makes several valid points, namely that 44 million Americans have no health insurance, that we're watching schools become worse and worse, while funding increases, in some cases exponentially, and we're watching Congress as it makes life easier and easier for the wealthiest among us.
I don't trust the wealthy. They've made it clear they'll screw me over in five seconds just because I'm there, whether there's a need to or not. But I sure as hell don't trust those who claim to be my friend because more often than not, they're trying to become friends of the wealthy. While we're thumbing our noses at ethics, we're losing not only our nation, but we're losing our nation's soul. And while I cannot stomach Socialism, the self-restraint which made the American Republic a greater force for good is seemingly on the wane, while this cancer (yes, I said "cancer") of greed eats away at the bones of what's left of my country.
And frankly, that makes more than a little sad.
First, I want to say this about taxes: I am for the lowest possible taxes and tax rates. Since we've already seen that our Government will take the money and waste it, that our public's trust will be abused, the one thing you want to do is keep the weapon of choice out of the hands of Congress. A flat tax with a low rate will do this for the most part. It's not perfect, but it's a start.
However, Moyers makes several valid points, namely that 44 million Americans have no health insurance, that we're watching schools become worse and worse, while funding increases, in some cases exponentially, and we're watching Congress as it makes life easier and easier for the wealthiest among us.
I don't trust the wealthy. They've made it clear they'll screw me over in five seconds just because I'm there, whether there's a need to or not. But I sure as hell don't trust those who claim to be my friend because more often than not, they're trying to become friends of the wealthy. While we're thumbing our noses at ethics, we're losing not only our nation, but we're losing our nation's soul. And while I cannot stomach Socialism, the self-restraint which made the American Republic a greater force for good is seemingly on the wane, while this cancer (yes, I said "cancer") of greed eats away at the bones of what's left of my country.
And frankly, that makes more than a little sad.
