Things you should me more angry about than AIG bonuses
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You wanna be angry? Fine, but be logical with your anger. If you’re focused on being angry with AIG, its harder to be angry about the following B.S., which is exactly what Congress and Obama want.
- Stimulus bill earmarks $198 million to compensate Filipino World War II veterans for their service. Most don’t live in the U.S. Let me repeat that. ONE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS FOR WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS WHO HAPPEN TO BE FILIPINO. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
- Non-emergency spending in stimulus: $100 million for security at upcoming political conventions. Hey, if its 700 billion, who’s gonna notice another $100 million?
- Stimulus bill gave Congress a pay raise. Democrats think rich people need to share the burden of tough economic times, unless those rich people work in Congress.
- Card check - removing anonymity from voting on unions will cause job loss
- AIG bonuses were explicitly allowed by Senator Dodd amendment
- President Obama started to propose a plan to make veterans pay their own health insurance (fortunately it failed)
- Obama is trying to cause a depression, not prevent one
- Obama budget deficit is 8.5% of our GDP: EU requires deficit be under 3%
- Obama’s war on trade. In pursuit of keeping American teamsters happy, the recent $410 billion earmark bill had a provision preventing some Mexican trucks from operating in the U.S. The result: Mexico has responded by placing tariffs on 90 U.S. exports. This will cost Americans a lot of money and jobs.
If you’re still angrier at AIG than you are at American politicians, then I have wasted my time. Please leave my site.
Categories: Barack Obama, Economy, Health Care, Military