Cut 518 billion from Pentagon, that is a 1% boost in the military. WTF? It's being called a cut because they had intended to buy so much shit they can't now, this is only a cut in the jump, it's not a fucking cut, it's an increase.
Cut 3.5 billion for low-income heating and utility subsidies, a 25% cut, it is an actual cut. Somewhere some will freeze, some will fall ill, some will have to move out, some will forego meds for heat. Welcome to the lifestyle of the wretched and famished.
There is an unaddressed side of this rich vs. poor debate which the Republicans come down on the wrong side of, too.
ReplyDeleteThere are too many babies born into poverty. We need to address this. Not just by social programs, financially supporting poor children, but by slowing (halting would be great) the production of babies (sorry if that sounds too clinical) to poor people.
Naturally the Republican party and their 'base' are adamantly opposed to Planned Parenthood, anything other than abstinence education is schools (Just Say No!), all forms of birth control (maybe they're not all that far over); basically anything that would address the problem at the source.
Why? Economic reasons? (Capitalism depends on a surplus work force?) Religion? Libertarianism? What is it?
Oh, they also slipped in a big cut on student loans, and some permitting exemptions for the oil industry, good deal, at last they can get into some locations and just do what they want, screw the rest.
ReplyDeleteFringe and Kevin,
ReplyDeleteDo not be silent. Darrell, you are fighting a total GOP controlled state. Kevin, you people are about to oust an asshole Republican Governor.
Me? Nothing until I move down home and then I will be a voice - I LOUD voice. Well, venimous emails. And, Darrel is right - Get in their asses hard and deep and you get a form reply from a staffer.
This next town meeting - stand up and call them out for what they are.
Sarge