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The controversy over the extension of the payroll tax cut (FICA) is a contrived waste of time and pure political theater. If the often cited twenty bucks a paycheck is an honest concern to those in Congress, why don't they take a bite out of all those taxing targets listed above and in the link. Why don't they give "we the people" real tax relief?
Let me make it clear, I believe the government has a right and an obligation to tax in order to provide a strong military, veteran benefits and assistance to those in need. I believe they need to provide us with security from our enemies foreign and domestic. I believe they need to be securing our borders. I'm sure you can list a few more that I can agree with.
I do not believe the government and taxpayer dollars should be involved in social engineering, corporate welfare, building cars, betting on winners and losers in the private sector or manipulating the redistribution of wealth.
For these reasons, I believe the entire payroll extension exercise was a worthless, contrived, calculated, politically motivated distraction to take our attention from a floundering, self-promoting Congress and Administration. Frankly and sadly, I don't expect more for the foreseeable future.
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I could not have written it any better! I agree totally.
If $20-$40 per paycheck is so important then let the unions cut their dues to make up the difference.
Another thing not so related to this but kind of....
I am all for giving to the needy but this year I watched as lines of cars were shown on our local station pulling up in cars newer than mine, mostly expensive cars, and they showed the people waiting and calling their friends on their IPhones to tell them they were getting free food.
We have 6.5% unemployment and there are jobs to be had here, get a cheaper car, a cheaper phone, a second job and then come get the free food!
Really!??
It seems that people(some not all) don't want to do the hard things to help themselves.