Well said, John! There is a greater gap between the rich and poor in this country today than at any other time in history, and the gap keeps growing. The richest 10% control 90% of the wealth. We are used to hearing athletes, entertainers, etc.make millions a year. My students are always stunned when I tell them if you work 30 yrs. at 30 grand per year you have made only $900 grand -- before taxes! The comparison is indeed stunning. There are millions out there who could blow my life savings in one poker hand and laugh about it. And the situation is getting worse. The hammer is coming down on the have-nots with a vengeance. As I said the other day, our quad necessities are just sky-rocketing as funding sources go the other way. The measure of a society is how well it treats its most defenseless (Think Hitler for a negative example. The FIRST people he quietly eliminated were the physical and mentally handicapped. He considered them useless and a drain on society.) Our government spends billions on pointless, overpriced pork projects and leaves millions of the unfortunate dangling in the wind. I don't think it is a party-specific problem, although the Republicans seem more adept at it. And while I am ranting, all those people who bought McMansions (six bedrooms, six baths, four car garage, etc. for themselves and one or two children deserve exactly what is coming -- foreclosure. Such greed and materialism disgusts me. No 4-member family needs a 6,000 sq. foot house. And I see it all the time, right here in my small town. If our representatives bail out these greed mortgages, every one of them should be voted out.Whew! More ranting later. Hope everyone had a wunnerful Christmas.
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:20:04 -0800From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] is it a tax?To: [email protected] Tim,When I say its a tax, I meant a hidden tax. You can't overtly tax the poor without looking like a heartless boob. In fact, I did pay taxes before B-b-b-bush. I never had to pay for so many drugs out of my pocket. That is a hidden tax on the poor. I personally payed out over $2,000 on stuff that use to be covered by Medicare or Medicaid oir Waiver, each of these so called safty nets took me a long miserable battle that assured the world I was virtually homeless. If you add up everything they stopped paying for and "PLAN D FROM OUTER SPACE!", then I'm now receiving $2000 less than I got in 2004. And I'm told by my congressman it will be getting worse because they intend to make further cuts in services. That is a %20 tax increase on the poor. At least on this poor it is. Could you imagine the Shyt Fyt all those poor millionaires would throw if they raised their taxes 20%. I do appreciate the Sunday lunch at the church, but it isn't like I can trade it for condom catheters. Another little trick in Ohio...they want my next chair to be a Pride Jazzy. I suggest you guys depending on Medicare for chairs begin taking real good care of what you have. I'm getting all new wheels three new safety controllers and the custom back they said I needed 4 1/2 years ago, and then it is completely out of warranty.So, I call what they do taxing the poor. I'm sure some of you feel the gov't overtaxes you. I know I never liked it when I worked. They sure didn't spend my taxes to fix up the neighborhood I live in. Oh, I get it! You think I blame a party? I don't think there are 2 dozen people in Washington DC that give a crap about what they do and haven't sold out the American people. Reagan had Alzheimer's, Bush 1 believed Arabs loved him, Slick Willy was, well, Slick Willy, and Bush2 will probably be remembered as the first president to get the US into a religious war. I think theres way too much proof that we don't neeeeeeed no steeeeeeenkkeeeng president. Americans should do public service and take a test to earn the right to vote, and lawyers should never be allowed into politics. Tim, If you are doing better on this new system, I could sure use a few tips. Every bill I have has gone up dramatically. The guy that owns the building just raised the price of the washing machine to $2 a load. My electric goes up to $115 next month. My TV dinners even went up. If you have some income, hell, I'm happy for you. With Bush in office, people with lots of money have done pretty well. I'm just pissed cause I'm poor and Bush gives away more money to the worlds largest corporations than he spends on health care and aid for poor. He has done more to help people refinance 1/2 million dollar homes in 3 months than hes done for children in "no child left behind" in the last 6 years. If your a quad that wants to see things improve for handicapped people, well, some of the people do get fooled all the time. Happy New Year,john ----- Original Message ----From: Tim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 12:02:30 PMSubject: Re: [QUAD-L] is it a tax? You pay taxes? Are you saying before President Bush you didn't pay taxes? Hate to burst your bubble, but CONGRESS makes the budget and pass the tax laws. Believe it or not, President Bush wasn't the one in power when the DEMOCRATS started taxing Social Security. BTW, LBJ opened up Social Security money to pay for his entitlement programs. It was ALWAYS the Democrats who played with Social Security while playing the fear card that Republicans "were" going to cut benefits. Personaly, I'm better off now than when Slick Willie was playing games. Merry frakkin Christmas! tnt On Dec 22, 2007 4:02 PM, John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just found my anal statement from anal anthem and gosh I got reemed for drugs last year. IV drugs are the ones that go directly into you through a vein. Hangs on a pole and drips. My last few IV's messed up. so just to add this to the what do you have list, I paid $791 and change on medications last year. The longer I am on Med/Med the more I do pay. That stuff use to be covered.I only got $7.10 into the "initial coverage limit" I'll have to pay all of any other drugs I need this year. It will be over $900. Sure wish I could bitch about how bad my taxes are, pffffft! If it makes your rich friend feel better, let him know that Bush & Co. do tax the poor and when your as poor as me, it hurts a lot worse!john Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. _________________________________________________________________ Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007
