Monday, May 2, 2011

3 Billion per year to Pakistan! Bang for our bucks? Enough is enough?



3 Billion per year to Pakistan from U.S.A.! Bang for our bucks? Enough is enough?

I somehow cannot wrap my mind around the reasoning for sending money to any Country when the U.S. is teetering on the precipice of economic Depression.

That is not theatrical rhetoric - but it is statistical fact!

The Politicians just returned from a two week vacation.

I cannot remember when I had paid vacations with a job. I know of no one in my large circle of friends who has that now.

All my peers fall over themselves to try and work on holidays.

They work to try and put food on the table, pay for gas ...

And if there is a chance to get time and a half or extra hours - they eagerly forsake their families.

In order to survive - you sometimes have to overlook or turn your head from being with your wife or husband - watching your children grow - parents grow older .... holding hands with your partner ....

WE the PEOPLE need gas in the car, food on the table ... a roof over our head ....

I went to buy some powdered garlic at Walgreens.

The sale price used to be 2 for $1.00 for two 6 oz. little plastic shakers. That ended last week.

NOW - a different brand = 3 ozs, one little shaker for $1.00 (Not even 99 cents).

A can or corn costs about the same - but the can is smaller.

Have you noticed - some things stays the same in price - but the amount you get in the can or jar is so much smaller.

In 3 days - 3 days - ALL cans of cat food at Safeway - Randalls went up exactly 30 cents per can.

However, the Safeway - Randalls generic/store brand of a can of tuna remained 65 cents per can. It is more like shredded tuna or soup - but cats still eat it. People could, but other than mixing it with an egg and scrambling it - it is useless for a salad or sandwich.

MY POINT - our point - WE the PEOPLE make decisions every day ... what we can and cannot do with our money.

When I lived decades in NYC - moved after being a witness to 9/11 - when you were paid -

1. Rent. 2. Subway tokens to get to and from your job 3. Cigarets, coffee and misc.

You ALWAYS have to have rent and utility money. ALWAY food and necessities ....

Sometimes you do, and sometimes you almost don't.

But you choose not to live in a box under a bridge somewhere ....

Elected officials - almost 93 per cent are millionaires.

They love the un-checked spending ... promises made to their "lobbyists ...

WE the PEOPLE somehow gave them a blank check with our hard-earned tax dollars.

As long as thy have jobs - the demands of, the needs of WE the PEOPLE is secondary.

Our weapon is our VOTE.

Just venting ....

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