Gang of Six Should Wear Masks - They're Robbing You

If there was ever a time to call your reps in Congress, it is now. You are about to get robbed blind. You are about to get mugged, beaten, held by the ankles and shaken until the last of your change pours out on the street. Then, those sons 'o bitches will laugh and congratulate themselves as they scoop that change into bags with "swag" crossed out, and "Top 2%" stenciled in.

The Gang of Six, six US senators, three Democrats and Three Republicans (until one walked out), have come up with a plan to address the deficit and bring both sides together in this debate over the debt ceiling. President Obama has expressed his love for this plan, as have many Democratic senators. Only Bernie Sanders (independent from Vermont) is an audible Senate voice in opposition. He will be ignored by just about everyone who is not on talk radio. All signs are that the Senate will gladly pass it, "maybe even with 60 votes" one gleeful senator said.

So...what's up my ass so far that my head is turning three shades of purple you ask? Seriously, most people I know don't care about the debt ceiling or deficits beyond the headlines, and are glad that the President is doing something about it. Or, they are glad that the Congress is fighting the Muslim President and his plans for out of control spending as part of implementing Sharia Law. Why am I so pissed?

Because we are about to get a TON of our money taken, and given to the top 2%. Right in front of our noses. And, because this robbery is facilitated by two branches of government that are just making this crisis up. Totally. And and, because they think that we are stupid enough to fall for it, and powerless enough to have to sit back and take it. And and and...both sides think we will show up and vote for them. The leaders of both parties might as well just spit in our faces and call us dumb-fucks.

And honestly, I was falling for part of it. You know, the other day, Bill Clinton told the story of how the Gingritch Republican House toyed with the idea of not lifting the debt ceiling. He said that he made it clear that he would love that fight. He felt sure that he could have made the case to the American people that the debt ceiling has NOTHING to do with current spending. Because it doesn't. He was going to explain to the American people that this was simply allowing the Executive branch to cut the checks and pay for things that Congress ALREADY BOUGHT! He was sure, as he said, that his White House was smart enough to make that case successfully.

When I read that, I did the forehead slap. God dammit! These fuckers are conflating current spending levels with their OWN PAST SPENDING. These fucking people, these thieves in suits, are threatening to not pay the bills that they ran up unless we get robbed! And when I say "bills that they ran up" I understand that it was government spending in part on my behalf, but they voted for that spending, and now want to cut up the Visa card and light our retirements on fire. So please understand before I rant on like a lunatic, that cuts in domestic spending have nothing to do with the money that is already spent. It has been spent. The debt ceiling is the equivalent of the bill.

So with this absolute fucking facade in mind, how are the Gang of Six proposing to deal with the deficit? Well of course, they are going to cut Medicare. They are also going to cut Social Security.

Ahhh...I have raged about this so often that I feel almost too tired to press the keys on this subject again. But I will. Social Security is not part of this deficit or debt ceiling AT ALL! It is separate from tax collection, and has over a two trillion dollar surplus. The problem is that the SS fund has been raided by these same fuckers who are in favor of the Gang of Six's plan. They have left US Treasury bonds in place of the cash. Or, as Cat Food Commissioner Alan "All Americans Are Tit-Suckers" Simpson calls them: "worthless IOUs."

Funny, nobody calls the ones that China or Saudi Arabia holds "worthless IOUs." Just the ones held by the  hard working families of America. They want to tear up wads and wads of these so that they can transfer that money to the richest Americans. I hate this. I have looked at my SS statements and have figured that according to the Cat Food Commission's report, their plan would cost me about 50,000 dollars. 

Goddammit, I can't afford to give Paris Hilton $50,000 dollars of my retirement! I may not be able to retire as it is. And, I may not live to get health care through Medicare if they raise the age.

And that is also in the Gang of Six plan, raise Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67. Now, Medicare is also separate from our taxes. But I am convinced that, unlike Social Security, Medicare is in huge trouble. Medical costs are rising at a rate that makes paying the bills for retirees unsustainable. Under the current system, Medicare WILL crash in 10 to 15 years.

But is the solution to cut the legs out from under the most vulnerable part of our population? Apparently, for these so-called leaders that we have. But what's stupid about that is that none of this will change people getting sick. They will get care, and if they can't afford it WE ALL PAY ANYWAY! That's what's wrong with the damn system now! And, the Affordable Care Act did not fix this. A public option may have, but national single payer will. Medicare for all is the answer. Either that or Soylent Green.

Yes, cutting SS and Medicare is a right wing wet dream, and it is about to become a reality under a Democratic president and senate. But that is not the only insidious way that we Americans are going to be robbed of our money. When this passes, we are going to see money transfer from us, the bottom 98% to the top 2%. It will happen in a rush.

The Gang of Six propose lowering the top tax rate to 29%, and raising taxes on the middle class.

Wait, you say. The Gang of Six plan lowers everyone's tax rate, and closes some of those evil loopholes, like the corporate jet deduction, and like oil subsidies.

No no no...it closes all of YOUR deductions. It takes away part of your mortgage deduction. It closes the deduction for medical expenses your employer doesn't cover. It closes the deduction for your retirement savings (which isn't really a deduction, it is just a deferment. Now that money will be taxed twice).

But hey, they are going to lower the corporate tax rate to maybe 23%.

Mother fuckers! This plan is going to cause real pain to the average American. I will certainly pay more taxes. I could live with that, except that while I'm giving up...I dunno'...food, the wealthiest Americans will get at least a 5% reduction in their tax rate.

This is so fucked up. And if you watch CNN you would think that this is some kind of grand compromise. If you listen to White House staffers, you would think this is some kind of victory for the cause of moderation and responsibility. No! It is a victory for the financial elite. They are betting that YOU are SO STUPID that you cannot tell the difference. And here's the real insult to you...

...this is how they (the Democrats anyway) plan to win in 2012. Well, I got news for you, Mr. President; there's something that people are going to do before they vote in 2012: pay their fucking taxes! If you raise them, and lower it on the top earners, the people will notice, and will hate you and the Democrats. If they are not paying attention now, they will pay attention by April 15, 2012. If, when the law is written, these middle class tax increases don't take effect until the following tax year...well, then the Democrats are just a bunch of cynical fucks who care only about their own seats and blowing the rich. They know they can't stand behind this robbery, so they will delay it until after the election.

Either way, we are not as stupid as the Democratic leadership thinks we are. We know when we are getting screwed, even if we don't know all the details. This will cripple the Dems in 2012 when they should be mopping the floor with the Republicans. Mr. President: you will LOSE in 2012 if you cut SS and Medicare and raise working class taxes while lowering taxes on the rich. Mitt Romney will grab all of your beloved independents, who won't care that you were "reasonable," but will care that their taxes got raised and that grandma can't afford basic health care or food.

And your "base," well, we're split. Read the comments on the Huffington Post (that you are so quick to thumb your nose at). This is not AlterNet, Huffpo is the Democratic bloc, and you have split it. Half think you are a genius, not for what you have done, but because of the brilliant chess move they expect to come. And the other half are like me - they think you are in the bag for the rich, and have fucked us hard. We think you disdain us, and we see evidence of this all the time. We hear you say (especially since you have made it a point to emphasize it lately) "you progressives see the glass half empty."

"You progressives." Let that sink in a minute. That's like when white folks say "you people." The superiority just drips from the phrase. Here's my interpretation: "you fucking peons will eat shit and like it. Don't you understand that the CEOs pay my goddam bills? Now, shut the fuck up and vote for me." And that's the problem that our genius, chess-master president doesn't appreciate - the fucking progressives got him elected! They were the on-the-ground, and on-the-web energy behind his candidacy. They are not motivated, in fact they are depressed, and though the Wall Street money will come again, the volunteers will not.

He NEEDS our votes - not the other way around. The most prominent argument for Obama on Huffington Post now is, "well, it will be a lot worse if a Republican is elected." But that is the argument by people who are into politics, who know that politics is a choice between two evils. We discern between minutia, like which candidate will be better for Supreme Court nominations, but that is not the bulk of voters.

So, Democrats, understand the peril. First, your (our?...I'm having a hard time claiming the mantle now) party is about to rob you blind. The Gang of Six plan is the final insult. If Dems help pass it, and if the President signs it, then you know they worked for the transfer of your wealth to the richest Americans. They worked hard to make you poorer, and the rich richer. To make you less healthy, and less secure in your retirement. You will know that they took your goddam money and gave it to bank CEOs and hedge fund managers. They gave it to Paris Hilton. Second, Obama will lose and the Senate will go Republican.

Call your reps. Let them know that you will not vote for anyone that helps the plan of the Gang of Six. Tell them that you know that the plan takes money from you and gives it to the rich, and you can't stand it anymore. And do what you can to support primary challengers in the Democratic party. Go Tea Party on their asses, and make them fear the "progressive" base.

Remember, we are being robbed, now! Stop the robbery!