Will Taxing the Rich Pay for Washington Spending????

Taxing the rich.....sounds good in theory

Class warfare is a tactic often used by the Democratic party, and is clearly going to be used by president Obama in his bid for re-election. So why do they employ this tactic so often? Because it works.

We have increasingly become a nation of people who believe fairness is the new American Dream. We no longer keep score at our kids games because we don't want anyone to lose. We want everyone to feel good, to be treated the same, to be paid the same.  You get the picture, or should I go on... And while this sounds good in theory, the problem is NOT EVERYONE IS THE SAME OR PUTS IN THE SAME EFFORT. Some people are smarter, work harder, and goodness forbid may be more fortunate or even be luckier.

Those evil CEO's we love to hate did not party hard in college and get average grades.  They missed their kid's games, friend's birthdays, and didn't travel every weekend to watch their college football team play. Hell, they probably went to a college that didn't even have a football team. (gasp)

The truth is they sacrificed. They worked harder, smarter and dedicated themselves to their career of choice. And after doing so, they had the audacity to succeed and make money. How fricking unfair!!!!

But let's say for a moment I agree that we should tax the rich more to help pay for our government's over the top spending habits. Would this help?  I had no idea, so I asked my Magic 8 Ball-Google.
The reader's digest version is below:

• 2012 annual congressional budget:      $3.7 Trillion
• Total US household  income:
• (that's everyone rich and poor):          $8 Trillion
• Obama's definition of the evil rich:     Households earning $250k+ per year
• % of households making 250k+:         25% or $2 trillion

Let's do the math, shall we. 
$3.7 Trillion - $2 Trillion = $1.7 Trillion

So if we go with the brilliant Democrat/Obama strategy of 'tax the rich' and everything is gonna be alright, we could take 100% of the income earned by the evil rich making 250k+ and would still find ourselves short by $1.7 trillion.  And this is for one year only!!!  Imagine this happening year after year after year.....Oh wait, it already has, as our national deficit as of today is:
$15,246,920,582,814.

Is it beginning to set in, are you beginning to get what this means?????

Those of you who are so in favor of fairness, of taking from those who have more to pay for our government's out of control spending may want to rethink your position. Because once they finish confiscating more from those making over 250k in the name of fairness, they will come for you next.

Ask Rick santorum more questions!  Best quote of the night. Stop the

personal attacks, and non sense questions and let's get to the real

issues facing America!!! Amen Rick.

Cut to commerical and what is CNN-Wolfe blitzers next question-speaker

Gingrich you have called on mitt Romney to release his tax returns....

Blah blah blah. More personal attacks. I'm starting to think the

appropriate ticket maybe santorum/Paul

With a strong secretary of defense.

Can we get to the real issues now......please!!!!!!

Getting older is literally a pain in my a$$

There are so many positive things about aging I look forward to sharing with my children.  The increased sense of self and self confidence, the knowledge of what is truly important in your life.  The wisdom of knowing which relationships you will endure because they are worth it, and the ones you won't because they are not.  The type of wisdom only time and experience give you.

But there are some not so positive things age does to a person too, so many of which I am constantly becoming more aware of...The wrinkles, the gravity, the aches and pains and thinning of hair.  BTW  Thinning hair, seriously!!!!  This is very unfair to those of us who have struggled with thin (or as I like to call it FINE hair) all of our lives!  But I guess I cannot complain too much as I've been graced with my mom's good genes of very few grey hairs!  I am literally knocking on wood........and interestingly enough I found myself pulling on wood just yesterday, and no not that kind of wood, get your mind out of the gutter!!!  I was pulling on the wood of my desk to propel my aching a$$ up from my office chair.

Oh age, you have blessed me with arthritis in my tail bone and it turns out those 'old people' who used to say things like, 'Martha, it's going to rain.  My knee, back (insert any sore body part here) always aches when it is about to rain' weren't completely full of it.  My arthritic a$$ has been aching since Saturday and I literally dread having to get up to pee at the office because it is so painful.  Oh how I need some sunny days again!! 

But alas, even on those sunny days when my a$$ is not aching I am reminded of my age when I take the eye vitamins prescribed by my Dr to prevent macular degeneration--long story.  Oh yes, it gets harder and harder to pretend you are a spring chicken when you have to look at the picture on this box each morning!

Happy 42nd birthday to me!!!!

Chuck Norris Endorses Newt!

It's official. Newt Gingrich can't lose. He's just secured the coveted Chuck Norris endorsement. In case you are unaware of the significance of a chuck norris endorsement let me offer you the following facts about Chuck:
Chuck Norris was shot today. Tomorrow is the bullets funeral
Chuck Norris died 20 years ago, death just hasn't worked up the courage to tell him yet
Chuck Norris doesn't dial the wrong number. You answered the wrong phone
Everyone tries to be perfect. Perfection tries to be Chuck Norris
You get the picture.....With Chuck on your side, you can't lose!!

And another one bites the dust.....

Say it isnt so, Rick Perry out! And after entering the GOP race with so much promise and fanfare. It's amazing how quickly a bright star falls after a couple of sub par debate performances. Or was it the fact that if you closed your eyes and just listen for a few moments to Rick Perry that you were transposed to another place and time and thought you were instead
listening to the sweet sound of George w Bush. Unfortunately for Perry not everyone is brought to the same calm and serene place when they hear the sound of a Texas governor speaking about Christianity and the exceptionalism of America. But I have to admit I wasn't completely sold on the conservative record of a guy who campaigned for al gore, maybe it's just me though

And then there were 4: mitt Romney. Newt gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum
Or as I like to call them:
A rhino republican
A college professor
Walter (inside family joke)
A neophyte
Each of whom will make a far superior president than the left wing, socialist, college professor, inexperienced excuse of president we currently have