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"If You Want Hard Times, Just Vote For A Republican, And I Guarantee You Will Get Them."
(A quote that my father, one of the most astute political minds that I ever knew, drilled into our heads, admonishing us to remember it long after he was gone.)
This graph shows the percentage of the population per income groups $10,000 increments apart, except for the furthest two right columns which are separated by increments of $50,000
(This graph was prepared based on a 2006 United States Census Bureau Economical Survey. The figures remain fairly consistent today, however, with only very slight variations.)
According to this same survey prepared by the United States Census Bureau , only 1.93 per cent of all households have an income that exceeds $250k. Even if we consider all those households with incomes of $100,000 or more, we are still only looking at slightly more than 5% of the households in the United States. Today, an income of $100,000 does NOT place one in a wealthy category anyway--not by a long shot.
The primary agenda of the Republican Party is--and always has been--to represent the self-interests of the very wealthy and big business, their primary sources of money for campaigns.
That translates into as little governmental control as the Republican Party can either prevent or legislate out of existence. It has absolutely nothing to do with protecting anyone's first amendment rights. It is about accumulating wealth for the very rich and that is all it has ever been. In fact, today's Republican Party is nothing more than a mirrored reflection of the Democratic Party. If the Democratic Party says, "white," the Republican Party automatically responds "black."
They have no solutions for our many, many problems. What ONE idea has the Republican Party set forth to solve the health crisis that is draining our wealth and increasing our national debt every hour? What ONE idea has the Republican Party set forth to prevent another crisis on Wall Street?
The Republican Party would step on anyone's rights, steal his lifelong savings, encourage outsourcing of our businesses, let inflation run rampant, or sit on their hands when depression hits---and they have---time and again in America's history.
Now, lets talk about moral issues for a moment, considering such matters as abortion, gay rights, gambling, drinking, etc. One of the things that I read all the time on personal websites is that Obama is trampling on the individual's rights. Well, what about the rights of those who choose abortion, an alternative life style, or who like to gamble or drink? Does the First Amendment not apply to them as well?
We may or may not agree with their decisions, but is it our place to legislate those rights away from them? And I do not buy the religious argument. Those who follow the teachings of Jesus are well aware that he only issued two commandments. One was to love God with all one's heart and soul; the second was to love a person's neighbor as himself.
The only party that has EVER made any effort to protect the rights of the majority is the Democratic Party. So, why in the world are you a Republican if you do not earn more than 250k per year???
As for the argument that Obama is a liar, how can I possibly take that seriously from people who openly admit to admiring Glenn Beck, who couldn't tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth if I "set his pants on fire."
The man is not only a pathological liar; he is also a danger to us all because he constantly preaches hatred and encourages violence against our neighbors and our government. How, in the end, is he really any different from Al Quada?
Wake up, Middle Class Republican Americans. The Republican Party is using you only for your votes. They have absolutely NO intention of every doing anything that will make your life better; in fact, they will make it worse because every tax break and every piece of legislation will be exclusively for the benefit of big business and the exclusively wealthy Americans--not for you!
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau,2006
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