A U.S. taxpayer earning the 2009 median income ($34,140) and paying $5,400 in federal income tax and FICA ponies up for the following, for starters:
Social Security $1040.70
Medicare $625.51
Medicaid $385.28
Interest on the national debt $287.03
Combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan $229.17
Military personnel $192.79
Veterans benefits $74.65
Federal highways $63.89
Health-care research (NIH) $46.54
Foreign aid $46.08
Education funding for low-income K-12 students $38.17
Military retirement benefits $32.60
Pell Grants for low-income college students $29.75
NASA space program $28.09
Internal Revenue Service $17.69
Environmental cleanup (EPA) $11.67
FBI $11.21
Head Start $10.91
Public housing $10.50
National parks $4.27
Drug Enforcement Administration $3.14
Amtrak $2.23
Smithsonian Museum $1.12
Funding for the arts $0.24
Salaries and benefits for members of Congress $0.19
From Feb 2011 Reader's Digest
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Rick Perry: Idiot
We have a drought in Texas... not much rain has fallen the past couple of months throughout the entire state.
We also have an idiot Governor named Rick Perry. What do these two things have in common? Well, I don't blame Perry for the lack of rain, though perhaps I should. His solution is for Texans to pray for rain. I guess his god just doesn't care about Texas... or maybe Rick isn't praying hard enough. Sky Daddy needs his appeasement!
Even more idiotic is Perry's absolute hypocrisy! For example:
Yes, this whining comes from the same man who talked about Texas seceding from the union and has rejected federal funds that could have helped many Texans. So let's see, we'll talk smack about the Federal government until things get really bad... then complain that the Feds aren't responding.
And this idiot stands a chance to become a leading Republican candidate for the presidency, perhaps as early as 2016. Well, he kinda fits the mold (Bachman, Palin, Trump...)
{sigh}
By the way, FEMA has made 20 emergency declarations for individual fires in Texas.
We also have an idiot Governor named Rick Perry. What do these two things have in common? Well, I don't blame Perry for the lack of rain, though perhaps I should. His solution is for Texans to pray for rain. I guess his god just doesn't care about Texas... or maybe Rick isn't praying hard enough. Sky Daddy needs his appeasement!
Even more idiotic is Perry's absolute hypocrisy! For example:
"You have to ask, 'Why are you taking care of Alabama and other states?' I know our letter didn't get lost in the mail," Perry, a Republican and frequent critic of the federal government, said after addressing a Texas emergency management conference.
Yes, this whining comes from the same man who talked about Texas seceding from the union and has rejected federal funds that could have helped many Texans. So let's see, we'll talk smack about the Federal government until things get really bad... then complain that the Feds aren't responding.
And this idiot stands a chance to become a leading Republican candidate for the presidency, perhaps as early as 2016. Well, he kinda fits the mold (Bachman, Palin, Trump...)
{sigh}
By the way, FEMA has made 20 emergency declarations for individual fires in Texas.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Follow Jesus? You'll Burn in Hell!
It says so right in your bible.
Luke 14:26 says that you must hate your family to be a disciple of Jesus.
1 John 3:15 says that if you hate your brother you are a murderer.
Revelation 21:8 says that all murderers will burn in hell.
So if you understand transitivity, christians are gonna burn in hell...
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Good Things Come From Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining, For Example...
The 40 hour work week
Child labor being illegal
Paid vacation days/weeks
Fair salaries
Paid health care
Paid leave with a guaranteed job upon return
Pensions
A "Middle" class
...And some of the more recent "good" things about unions...
Child labor being illegal
Paid vacation days/weeks
Fair salaries
Paid health care
Paid leave with a guaranteed job upon return
Pensions
A "Middle" class
...And some of the more recent "good" things about unions...
- Data from the March 2002 Current Population Survey (CPS), for example, shows that unionized workers are 16.4% more likely than similar non-union workers to be covered by an employer-provided health insurance plan; and 18.8% more likely to participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
- According to the Economic Policy Institute unionized workers receive 26% more vacation time and 14% more total paid leave (vacations and holidays).
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Is the Tea Party Libertarian?
If you've ever thought that the tea party folks were libertarian let's just sit back and watch how they react to the President's decision to stop trying to claim the "Defense of Marriage Act" is constitutional... you'll see... the tea partiers are just right wing republicans...
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Tea Party President
You know, I think we've already had a president from the Tea Party. You see, the Tea Party is in favor of balanced budgets. Now which president has presided over a balanced budget in the last 30 years?
Reagan? Ha ha ha, no way.
Oh, maybe it was a Bush? Nope!
The only time since 1980 that we enjoyed a balanced budget was during the last four terms of President William Jefferson Clinton.
So I think the tea-baggers should embrace President Clinton as the ideal president.
Reagan? Ha ha ha, no way.
Oh, maybe it was a Bush? Nope!
The only time since 1980 that we enjoyed a balanced budget was during the last four terms of President William Jefferson Clinton.
So I think the tea-baggers should embrace President Clinton as the ideal president.
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