Make no Mistake, They are Coming for your Money

Progressives (now being turned into a dirty word by Fox News and the MSM) worked hard to elect a Democratic Congress, and a Democratic president in 2006 and 2008. We wanted to “change” the course of America away from the fetid ditch the Republicans were driving us into. And even after 2006, Democrats melted before the heat of Republican talking points. The one thing they fought on, that Cheney and his idiot couldn’t get passed, was the complete looting of Social Security.

Obama is “change”-ing that. They are coming for your money, right now. They are halfway there, maybe more. And, by the way, it is YOUR money – make no mistake. You have been paying into the system your entire working life, separate from income taxes, and so have your employers on your behalf. It’s yours, and they’re coming.

Now that the biggest banks and large corporations have harvested the economy, and left the fields depleted for your, and your childrens’ future, they want the last big pool of cash. The “entitlements.” They (mainly banks, Wall Street firms and conservatives) have been working tirelessly to change the common wisdom about entitlements. And it is taking hold right now. The word from Congressmen and pundits is “we’re out of money, we’re broke – so of course you’ll have to work until you are 70, and take less money out of the system.”

This is bullshit, but it is not being effectively countered, as usual.

It is not being countered because Obama has given his blessing to the Bipartisan Deficit Commission to reach deals that will cut the deficit. And, they started with the presumption that the deficit could not be addressed without slashing entitlements. Not cuts in military spending, not ending wars, or closing military bases in something-stan, no…take your money. Oh, and have we heard about raising taxes? Fuck no. But they are going to tell you that “we don’t have the money, what’re we gonna’ do?”

What these fuckers don’t tell you is that YOUR money was there. Social Security runs an enormous surplus. It’s not magic, it is basically an annuity. But they stole it, and spent it, and never had an intention of paying it back. The only way to pay it back is to raise taxes – to take the money from people who have the money, and nobody in DC will consider it because they are all whores who get some of that money too.

At a hearing recently, Alan Simpson, former Republican Senator from Wyoming and now chair of this committee said to a questioner “we’re out of money.” When the questioner brought up the surplus, Simpson said that it was “all IOUs,” and he made clear that the IOUs were pretty much worthless. What he didn’t say was that his name was on some of those IOUs. He wrote them without planning to pay them back. I call that stealing.

The other thing that Simpson said was that people are living longer now. To 78 years old on average. Back when Social Security was created, the average life span was 58. So retirement at 60 was easy! Most recipients would be dead. But it didn’t turn from 58 to 78 last year, as conservatives would have you believe by their framing. There has been a slow rise in life expectancy, along with a slow rise in SS retirement age. Again, no surprises.

So where did the money go? Tax cuts. Tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and largest corporations. Oh, and two wars that were “emergency” funded on a Beijing credit card. Now that the wealthiest Americans have taken your social security payments through the tax cut back door, they don’t want to fulfill the IOU by paying more now to give you what you are entitled to: your entitlement.

The other bad, bad thing happening at this moment is the forming of the conventional wisdom through the main stream media. On the radio, and on TV I have heard at least half a dozen times the words “we’re broke” when referring to the Social Security issue. As if it was Social Security’s fault that our country has a deficit. The other talking point repeated is that “we’re living longer now,” two times since it was growled by Alan Simpson, as if this was new news. My prediction is that we will hear this from several more Republicans, and then we’ll hear it from Obama. Then you know he is not on your side.

America is broke, but Social Security is NOT. Workers of America have paid their fair share – their annuity payments – and are entitled to the payout. The Alan Simpsons, the Bush Seniors, the Bill Clintons, the George Bush’s and now the Barack Obamas of American government took that money without your permission, and don’t plan to pay it back. They stole it from you, and are about to piss on the giant pile of IOUs they laughingly put in place of your cash. And, they are convinced that they can get away with it, and make you believe there is no choice. But the choice is easy: raise taxes.

Raise taxes on the rich, on corporations and on average folks if needed. Anyone who benefited from the tax cuts needs to put it back in the kitty – that’s only fair. Lift the SS cap from the first 100,000 in income to 200,000. I have heard that that alone will extend Social Security solvency for at least another decade. Also, how about we get the fuck out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Those wars only benefit military contractors and corrupt partners overseas. We can’t afford that if we’re so broke. And as we spend as much on defense as the rest of the world combined, we can cut a lot there too. If your deficit commission fights for this FIRST, then I’m willing to listen to why I should work a year or two longer (but not five out of the gate).

But they won’t do this because they don’t think you will get pissed enough to make a difference at the polling places. The loud Tea Party folks that get riled up are a loud minority. The vast majority of Americans (including Tea Baggers) who will get screwed royally need to get royally pissed. If what I’ve said already doesn’t piss you off, think of it this way:

• Around one million dollars a day, in cash, leaves Afghanistan due to widespread corruption, most of it YOUR TAX DOLLARS, and still they are COMING FOR YOUR ENTITLEMENT!
• In 2009, Exxon – Mobil paid exactly ZERO DOLLARS in American corporate income tax, and still they are COMING FOR YOUR ENTITLEMENT!
• In early 2009, Goldman-Sachs took a 13 billion dollar back-door payout from AIG, all of it from the American taxpayer (you!), and still they are COMING FOR YOUR ENTITLEMENT!
• For 2009, Goldman-Sachs declared around 13 billion dollars in profit, declared a job well-done, and paid themselves many, many millions in executive bonuses, all of it from the American taxpayer, and still they are COMING FOR YOUR ENTITLEMENT!
• The Federal Reserve Bank prints money like crazy (your money – the Fed gets its backing from the US Government), loans it out currently an near ZERO PERCENT interest to the largest banks, and then borrows it back from those banks at around FOUR PERCENT. No, no, no…understand this, we’re giving those fuckers billions in free money, and still they are COMING FOR YOUR ENTITLEMENT!
• Those same banks are NOT LENDING to small businesses or individuals, nor are they negotiating with underwater mortgage holders like they agreed to, and still they are COMING FOR YOUR ENTITLEMENT!

They are coming for you! They want to fool you, bully you and finish robbing you. It is robbery, and they can’t wait to do it. Are you pissed yet? Get pissed, and let your spineless, weasely representatives know you know they are stealing your Social Security, and that you will, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES support them in any way unless they fight tooth and nail to replace what was taken. They need to make good the IOUs, or they are thieves who deserve to be kicked out of office.

Yeah, yeah…I’m sure they’re scared. But incumbents are going down at a high rate, and if they are stealing from you, Democratic representatives as well as Republicans should have no safe seat. Email Obama and tell him the deficit commission is bullshit and a means of stealing our long-contributed earnings. Also, email CNN, and other “news” sources and demand that the talking points being foisted on us be challenged. Same with the raft of “liberal” talk hosts who broadcast from up Obama’s ass. Fuck them up, all of them. Treat them like the robber who breaks into your hovel (figuratively!) and lay on the bear traps, baseball bats and Second Amendment toys (again, figuratively!). Do not be a “good Democrat” if that means getting robbed.