Occupy Wall Street?

Don’t protest Wall Street, protest the government that made the the rules and regulations they are required to live by.

Blame the government that rewards Wall Street, banks and other financial institutions for failure by guaranteeing investments with taxpayer backed securities.

Blame the government from regulating and taxing manufacturers until they leave the country because it is cheaper to do business elsewhere.

Blame the government that gives loans to these same manufacturing companies to “save the workers” and then give the money to unions while stiffing the investors.

Blame the government that has set in place policies that are killing jobs, like the ban on carbon light bulbs and banning drilling in the Gulf.

Blame the government that has shut-off our natural resources to the point that we are no longer self-sufficient while allowing foreign countries move in to extract these same resources.

Blame the government that has thrown in so much red tape that opening a coal power plant will cost investors more than any profits they might make and take more time than it’s worth.

Blame the government that does not consider gas and food prices when figuring inflation rates. Bacon was $3 a pound 2 years ago, now its $7 for 12 ounces and gas is a dollar a gallon higher than last year.

Blame the government that lost 2/3 of the equity in homes in the last 2 ½ years.

Blame the government that has spent more than $4 trillion tax dollars to “stimulate the economy” and wants another $500 billion.

Blame the government who are investing our tax dollars in companies that are risky at best like Solyndra.

Blame the government that produces nothing and in order to give it to others must first take the money from someone that earned it.
The problem is not Wall Street, the problem is government.

Raising the SS Retirement Age -- Why?

No matter how the politicians in DC try to spin the Social Security problem, it like most of the other economic problems in this country, originated with them.

SS will run out of funds with the current funding options. Medicare is out of money and the reason is politicians decided to use the money for “other projects” This was an easy move for them because they are not on the same system we are. They found that it wasn’t lucrative enough to satisfy their greedy needs in coverage and lifestyles.

Instead of reducing the amount DC spends on pet projects, foreign aid, military actions, unwarranted environmental concerns and funding departments that do nothing or serve no practical purpose, they decided to raise the retirement age that a lot of us worked most of our lives towards.

A lot of things are going on in DC right now because of the economic depression we have been in and there is no one else to blame for this other than the government for this happening.

We paid in trillions of dollars to fund these bureaucrats and they in return did nothing for us. When the Wall Street crew got greedy, instead of Barney Frank cracking the whip, he held his hand out and got it greased and then turned around and stated, “that all is fine at Fannie and Freddie” all the while knowing that Franklin Raines and his crew were cooking the books.

Not one of these people whose job it was to oversee these agencies were fired, jailed, or fined.

So, with this battling over the debt ceiling, cutting spending, reducing the budget, I would think that one of the top things on this list should be securing SS and Medicare benefits.

Putting them in an account that is off-limits to all politicians, that the funds can only be used for their intended purpose and to make sure the stay that way, all those in congress must use the same system as the general public, including years served against amounts paid in.

Lets make it a law punishable by long jail terms for anyone suggesting or trying to alter the funds to be used for other purposes