Ya know, I listen to a lot of music. A LOT! I have heard a song recently that got me to thinking quite a bit. Not bout life, love or the lack of. This time a song actually got me to thinking about the state of the world.
I heard John Rich's "Shutting Detroit Down".
I know I am just an average Joe, and I can't do much, but it just drives me nuts. Ok, here I am living on less than $50,000 a year. I am making ends meet, and I am having to pay for what I buy, I am having to pay for what I use. If I buy a new truck for $28,000, I am expected to pay for it and there are repercussions if I don't.
Now why is it that corporations can go and rack up millions in debt, make mistakes, and then the government expects us to pay for those mistakes? I did some basic math, and over the course of the next several years, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $38,000 just to pay for these corporations mistakes.
You want to fix the economy? Here are some simple ideas. Stop considering low income as below $250,000. Low income I always thought were those living on about $25k. Are the politicians that far out of sync with the world?
1. Don't make me pay for someone else's mistakes. It helps my money go into the right places, and not to pay for Joe Billionaire's hug severance package.
2. Give money back to the people who have to buy things, not those who want us to pay for their stupidity. If I have $1,000, doesn't it make sense that I will spend $1,000 thus reinvesting in the economy?
3. Stop worrying about trickle down help. IT NEVER WORKS! If you want to help the average taxpayer, give them the money, not the corporations. Trickle down economics is only in the case of cost increase. It does not mean that if the company has more money, they reduce costs. What it means is it helps their profit margin.
4. Stop paying contractors who don't do what they say. If a contractor promises this, make sure that is exactly what they give. I worked as a project manager, and saw one project's cost grow by 100%! If you promise something for X dollars, they government should pay, X dollars, not X to the 3rd power.
5. Let the people decide how we are going to spend the money a bit more.
Maybe I am just tired of seeing my tax dollars wasted. Maybe I am in the wrong, maybe I shouldn't be upset by it. BUT I AM TIRED OF SEEING THE GOVERNMENT PAY FOR THOSE THINGS THAT DON'T DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO!
