Firstly, I feel the need to point out that this post was not calling any person greedy or selfish.
And I'm sorry, I don't think there's a direct correlation between how much money the wealthy are taxed and how much they spend. That's where trickle down economics fails. Money put into the stock market or the banks do NOT help individuals so much as it helps the corporation.
And your hard earned money goes to a whole lot of places, not just pork barrel spending. It goes to pay for making sure the air you breathe and the water you drink is clean. It goes to preventing flooding in flood-prone areas. It goes to making sure that your country can handle itself abroad and internally. It goes to making sure that people like me can GO through college. And, yes, it pays for things you may not be for.
For myself, my taxes goes towards things I don't particularly care for either, such as a certain unpopular war. Such is the price of life in America, though, y'know?
I won't argue that pork is bipartisan, and that there's plenty of it and I'd even go so far as to say that I believe such items belong in the national budget not whatever law is on the table, but those are just my beliefs, not reality.
I know that you and I don't tend to agree, politically. And that's fine. I don't expect to change your mind. :)
For the record, I understand it's a hard choice, especially for P... but... I can see benefits either way, such as having someone home full time to be there for A. I'm not saying that's the BEST choice because I know P enjoys his job, but... there ARE benefits.
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And I'm sorry, I don't think there's a direct correlation between how much money the wealthy are taxed and how much they spend. That's where trickle down economics fails. Money put into the stock market or the banks do NOT help individuals so much as it helps the corporation.
And your hard earned money goes to a whole lot of places, not just pork barrel spending. It goes to pay for making sure the air you breathe and the water you drink is clean. It goes to preventing flooding in flood-prone areas. It goes to making sure that your country can handle itself abroad and internally. It goes to making sure that people like me can GO through college. And, yes, it pays for things you may not be for.
For myself, my taxes goes towards things I don't particularly care for either, such as a certain unpopular war. Such is the price of life in America, though, y'know?
I won't argue that pork is bipartisan, and that there's plenty of it and I'd even go so far as to say that I believe such items belong in the national budget not whatever law is on the table, but those are just my beliefs, not reality.
I know that you and I don't tend to agree, politically. And that's fine. I don't expect to change your mind. :)
For the record, I understand it's a hard choice, especially for P... but... I can see benefits either way, such as having someone home full time to be there for A. I'm not saying that's the BEST choice because I know P enjoys his job, but... there ARE benefits.