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Originally Posted by MaDalton
i know i am not american - and i don't say that right wing religious nutjobs carry no blame - but saying that people like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Marco Rubio etc. are not part of the problem seems highly unlikely.
(and i forgot the name of the dude that made them all sign that they would never under any circumstance agree to any kind of higher taxes - no matter if it made sense or not)
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But those people are not TEA Party members.
Palin and Bachman are religious nutcases.
Marco Rubio is just a Republican. Can't say he's an extreme religious nut...but in my opinion ALL people who run around babbling about "faith" in "Jesus" are either stupid or pandering to stupid people for votes.
People like Palin, Bachman, and other longtime Republicans who try to associate themselves with the Tea Party are just doing it to get votes.
They aren't real TEA party people at all.
As for higher taxes in the U.S., it doesn't make ANY sense to keep giving our govt. more and more money.
The revenues to the U.S. govt. are astronomical. And a big percentage of it is total waste and fraud.
I also wonder how many BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars the U.S. govt. has spent so far "collecting" all of our emails, phone calls, etc.
No, they need LESS money. Maybe start with the "Defense" Dept and strip that fucker down.
Then start cutting the waste and fraud.
Look at Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Senators are supposed to represent the people in Washington and SERVE.
Here's how he "serves":
Base Salary: $193,400
Health Care: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) and pays the lowest premiums in the country
Personal Staff Allowance: Hires up to 60 staff members (WTF???) with the top salary being $156,848 (as of 2005) and up to $75,000 that can be shifted to his own "Expense Allowance"
Expense Allowance: Expenses such as stationary, business cards, newsletters, domestic travel and lodging, and communication expenses
Franking Privilege – This privilege allows the Sen. to send mail free from postage so long as it is interacting with the recipient in the context of being a citizen of the United States.
Foreign Travel – Harry Reids foreign travel expenses are covered in this allowance, which also includes free use of any military air craft.
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Wow. That's just ONE Sen.
I don't think the Founding Fathers EVER envisioned someone living the high life at taxpayer expense like this.
That is the kind of thing the TEA Party wants to see ended.
And I agree with them on that 100%