I’m sure many people are relieved now that the election is
over. Voting is a very personal thing but now that you’ve cast your vote it’s
been made clear that the people have spoken and President Obama was re-elected
for a second term.
Prior to the election, I posted my thoughts and views on the
choice we had before us. Therefore, you know that I’m one of the many minority
voters who felt that President Obama was right choice.
This Saturday is December 1st which means that
the election has been over for nearly a month. Yet Washington is back to playing politics with
the fiscal cliff/curb that will affect the lives of the American people.
With his victory, President Obama
secured a mandate or political capital (as George W Bush called it in 2004),
which means he can say that he doesn’t want a deal that doesn’t include not
raising taxes on the middle class, who can’t afford it. He wants to raise taxes
on the 2%, who can afford it to pay their share. The top 2% has paid lower tax
rates long enough. I know we’ve heard the reasoning that they are the job
creators but time has shown that simply isn’t the truth. The trickle down
theory doesn’t work.
The idea that politicians are
still playing around with this is ridiculous. This isn’t a dress rehearsal,
this is real life and their action and inaction have consequences that affect
all of us. After seeing what some members of the 2% spent on supporting Romney,
it’s obvious they had the money to burn so paying a higher tax rate shouldn’t
cause them to sweat.
Regardless of what some people
may think, the job creators are small business owners. Small business has been
the backbone of this country for some time. While they aren’t as large as the
big corporations, they employ more people, which is why President Obama
proposed lower tax rates for them too.
If you have had enough of the
political side show, go to the websites of the members of the House and Senate
of your state and tell them to work with the President to hammer out a deal
that won’t screw the majority. Although we’re not wealthy, we have the power of
the vote. The truth is time moves very quickly and two years isn’t as far off
as they’d like to think. I remember my 20th birthday. I thought that
forty was a whole twenty years away and I had plenty of time to achieve my
goals. Now I am north of forty and an AARP membership is inching ever closer. Although
the Rolling Stones sang Time Is On My Side, it clearly isn’t. We don’t have to
behave like old people but we do need to recognize that if we’re lucky enough
to age, we have to think about our future and that includes; Social Security,
Medicare and other programs that aid us to live our best lives as we get older.
Therefore the midterm elections are closer than most politicians think.
Remember what happened in 2010? Not only do we remember, many of us have seen
the errors of our votes and the errors of the people we put in office.
Therefore, when it’s time to run for their seats again there may be a different
outcome once voters leave the booth.
I encourage everyone who is of age to vote
to take a little time and let your voice be heard. Susan Rice is just a
diversion. I am truly sorry for the tragedy in Benghazi and the lives lost. I don’t take
that lightly. However, another woman with the last name Rice went in front of
law makers and the world to push the war in Iraq based on weapons of mass
destruction that didn’t exist, which has led to the longest 2 wars America’s
ever been involved in and cost many soldiers to lose their lives to serve our
country.
Together let’s tell our politicians
to stop the madness and get to the table to work out a real deal to keep us
going. Not only are we watching but now that we have a global economy the world
is watching too. If you don’t believe me check out the Dow, investors are worried
in the American and foreign markets.
