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In reply to the discussion: This 53 year old has it right.... [View all]olegramps
(8,200 posts)How do we justify spending more on defense than the rest of the world combined? Why aren't those making out like bandits not contributing more into Social Security? Why do millionaires pay less of a percentage of their earning than the average Joe. They not only pay less but want even better breaks. Take Romney for example. Ryan proposed to rescind capital gain taxes that would result in Romney paying o.8 per cent income tax while the working class pays 20% or more. Its greed that is driving the country into the poor house. Unfortunately, the majority of those elected to protect the nation, Republicans and Democrats alike, are far more concerned with protecting their wealth than protecting the working class. I am strongly pro-labor and I was disheartened when I saw the working class buy the managements propaganda that they would be well taken care of and convinced them that unions were just taking their hard earned money. Well, we all know what happened. The workers jobs were outsourced, pensions cut and health benefits canceled. Workers just have to face the fact that they have little or no representation in congress. The Democrats elected to congress know that they aren't beholding to the unions to win and only pay them lib service when election time rolls around.