It looks like our representatives are only representing the rich and the corporations. It looks like they are going to pass a bill that raises the debt ceiling and screws the middle and lower classes as well as the seniors. I’m seriously disappointed with our representatives across the board. What happened to We the People? What happened to representation by peers? What happened to taking care of the people within your district – all of them whether you agree with them or not?
Here is a basic budgeting tip for the government – not that any of them listen. If there isn’t enough money to pay the bills you do two things. You increase your income (i.e. tax those who aren’t paying their fair share – rich and corporation) and you decrease your spending. Now everyone of course has their own ideas on how to decrease spending. The problem right now with decreasing spending is that it will adversely affect our economy.
We’ve had a depression before (I refer all the people who aren’t up on history to the stock market crash of 1929 and the entire decade of the 30s). FDR spent a LOT of money on social programs to pull us out of the depression we were in. It is the same now. Obama’s programs didn’t work because they didn’t go far enough.
It’s time to represent the entire population not just the wealthy. It’s time for those not being represented to stand up and say enough.
I know that the economy is tricky because there are so many factors that go into what makes the economy work. I also know if you keep raising prices on essentials like food, gas, utilities and keep lowering wages then the upper middle and middle class will become the lower class. The lower class will become the disenfranchised and homeless (hopeless). This will not do our economy any good.