Fiscal Sham

We are so fed up and disappointed in our congress, in Washington, with all the rhetoric and stupidity, how much do we hate them you may ask, well, just keep reading.

• President Obama – Reelected
• Speaker John Boehner – Reelected
• Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi - Reelected
• 393 members of the house sought reelection, 358, or 91%, won their election.
• 23 Members of the Senate sought reelection, 21, also 91%, won their election.

Americans are fed up with Congress like almost never before.  Congressional approval rating sit in the teens. What the heck is going on that we as an electorate keep voting in the same idiots time and time again?

Richard Lugar in Indiana was actually primary’ed out of his place on the ballot, which ultimately resulted in a seat being gained by the Democratic party. These guys have no idea what they are doing, they have no idea how to get us back to some sense of stability and normalcy, but man, can they get elected. And we are the chumps that keep voting for them!

Of course, all this frustration is coming in the wake of one of the worst pieces of legislation ever to come out of Washington in my lifetime, the Fiscal Cliff deal. Today, the 113^th congress is being sworn in. We are currently running the government on accounting tricks and gimmicks as we pass, yet again, the debt limit. The CBO says the last piece of legislation passed by the 112^th congress will add about $4 trillion in new debt to our country.  Everyone’s taxes are going up despite warnings that this will be one of the worst taxes to raise in terms of the economy, which I could accept if it was on the premise of reducing the deficit  but, as I already stated, this bill ADDS to the deficit.

Why would we pass a bill that does nothing but add to the problem that it is supposed to be trying to address? Why is this being touted as a solution in the first place? If making hurried decisions in the middle of the night when everyone was trying to make it to the bars for last call was considered a good idea, I would be CEO of Earth. Nothing is fixed, but congress did do one thing that it excels at, loading this legislation with pork.

• Tax breaks to Scooter Drivers
• Tax breaks for shooting movies in low income neighborhoods
• Tax breaks for people who own/operate race tracks
• Tax Credits for Algae and Asparagus owners

That’s it, I can’t take any more. I’m out of here. Someone please bring me back to sanity!