GE Gets Subsidies, Why Not You And I.

       Ya know, I worry about our Congress. I worry because our economy is beginning to flourish. Not much yet, mind you, but it is beginning to grow. What I'm afraid of is that the Congress will find out that it's growing and do something incredibly stupid. You know, like start a debt ceiling crisis or something. And that will reverse the momentum and send us back into recession.
       Did you know there are members of Congress who actually think that's a good idea. They think people need to suffer even more than they already have before this problem can be addressed properly. You know, people like you and me. That is unless you are independently wealthy. If you are, then these legislators think you should be rewarded rather than be punished.
       Now if you're unemployed or very underemployed, you should suffer some more. If you have a job, maybe you should lose it, or at least take a cut in pay, maybe. You know, anything that might be considered painful. Now, they believe this is necessary and they have good reasons for believing so. I just can't figure out why or what those reasons are.
       Partly they don't like the big entitlements like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid. Of course they do like the big entitlements that giant corporations have, like the farm subsidy bill. I still can't understand how it is that GE and others get to use the farm subsidy. Anyway, they'd like us to do away with things of little use like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid. So I guess until we're willing to give up those entitlements, they feel we'll just need to bare a little more pain.
      Funny thing is though, the so called Red States, where these legislators are mostly from, are the states that use entitlements the most. The Blue States folks are paying for the Red States folks to enjoy the entitlements. But it's the Red States Legislators that want to do away with them. I wonder if those Red State folks realize that?