Spread the Wealth? I Say Spread the Pain.

Me

[FlipWilson]

Here we sit on the good ship USA sailing merily along. We have tried repeatedly to tell passengers that there is an ice berg dead ahead, a fiscal cliff, Greece, etc. Despite our warnings they have not and will not listen to us. We have tried to tell the people about the pain being caused to them. Again, they will not and have not listened. Instead, they voted to not only stay on the ship but to stay on course. Understanding how (some) of the electorate got there is important.

In my opinion some of it starts with the nature of the American People, a nature that is inwardly focused on the here and now. Sure, there may be an ice-berg ahead, but to many it is AHEAD and not actually HERE. So they say to us, "shut up and leave us alone." One has only to look at our history to understand why the people are content to party on while the ship approaches disaster. We are a country that sat fat dumb and happy about terrorism on September 10, 2001. Even before that we sat fat dumb and happy about the threats to our nation on December 6, 1941. Wash, rinse, repeat. Worse still is that we only temproarily learn from our mistakes and are quick to forget. Bottom line, until disaster actually strikes we are a nation content to swin in denial and, even, re-board another ship heading from the same ice berg.

Second, it is a bit hard to get the passenger's attention as to the danger when they are all drunk, so to speak. Why, for example, would they listen to Mr. Romney talk about unemployment -the central theme of his campaign- when most are getting a nice old check for umpteen months. The patient will care little about pain if he or she is anesthetized. Of course and lest we forget, those benefits were extended by a Republican House interested in compromise -sob one for me Mr. Boehner. Even more amazing is that the republican leadership's motivation was driven by not wanting the media to portray it as mean or evil. News flash to Mr. Boehner, the corrupt media will never portray you as anything other than evil.

In light of this, I have a new approach/motto. While democrats seek to "spread the wealth" Republicans need to seek to “Spread the Pain.” It is time to get out of the way. If Obama wants to raise taxes, then lets help him on the condition that he raise them on EVERYONE. If Obama’s policies are going to cause unemployment, then let the damn unemployed feel the sting of not having a job, no more bennies. No more pain killers for those who stay at home on election day or who vote out of "historical concerns" or a promise of amnesty.

Furthermore, no more charity or charity work. I know it sounds horrible but if government is so damn good at solving all our problems, then I intend to get out of the way and let all those who need the help go home to their deity for it. I am done donating and volunteering for these people who go out and vote for a government that can’t take care of them, just so they can come back to me and ask for help. You want government, you got it!!! Sometimes, tough love is the Christian thing to do.

Time to stop shouting “ice berg ahead!!!!” to the drunk passeners on the SS Hope N Change. No sir, full steam ahead and let us be done with it already. The sooner the ship hits the bottom, the sooner we can scoop up the survivors and put them on a new and better ship.

[tacticalogic]

The first thing we need to do is take them to court and get those Obamacare waivers revoked as a violation of equal protection. Make them take their own medicine...