“Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” — Aldous Huxley
We are told by politicians at all levels of government that we are broke and therefore can’t afford the government programs and services that tens of millions of Americans depend on each day, while seeking
(1) to protect tax breaks for the wealthy, Big Oil, and huge corporations;
(2) abolish the minimum wage;
(3) to privatize medicare when it already hasn’t worked;
(4) continue supporting $1 trillion in wasteful tax breaks;
(5) dismantle EPA regulations;
(6) slash next year’s funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — the federal regulator that oversees speculators in oil and other commodities — by 44% below what the president requested;
(7) to convince Americans that oil companies aren’t responsible for high gas prices;
(8) to defund Planned Parenthood;
(9) to stop gays should be able to serve openly in the military;
(10) to cut higher education funding by over $89 million over the next 10 years; (11) to freeze Veterans Affairs Department health care spending and cutting veterans’ disability benefits;
(12) to cut G.I. Bill benefits;
(13) to cut taxes as a way to deal with the public debt.
The list could be longer, but I think you get the picture. And with all the issues Congress is taking yet another recess from their work.
We are told that Democracy does not create strong ties between people. But it does make living together easier.
Alexis de Tocqueville
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