Rand Paul is asking for big donations from middle class Americans while at the same time cutting their throats.
Look at the list of cuts below and ask yourself where is the sacrifice from the rich and powerful? Where is the help from the Wall Street brokers that are getting the big Bonuses? Just today Eric Cantor walked out of the "Bi-Partisan" talks to cut the deficit because Biden said OK we are giving some, Now it's your turn. But Nope, GOP Tea Party Republicans are saying NO to any shared sacrifice. The middle class has to bear ALL the burden that the GOP Tea Party Republicans are going to heap upon the American middle class. They won't even consider closing loopholes to big oil. Let's walk through his cuts.
Rand Paul: "Specifically, my Cut Federal Spending Act reduces funding for the:"
* Department of Agriculture by over $42 billion.
OK maybe there are reasonable subsidies that can be cut. I bet this also cuts Food Safety Inspectors.
* Department of Transportation by over $42 billion.
Red Flag here. Cuts to DOT means cuts directly to safety. This means fewer weigh station inspections. More overweight and illeagle trucks on the highways and freeways deteriorating them faster. This means fewer State Troopers to check for tired or drugged truck drivers.
* Department of Energy by over $27 billion.
He wants to cut the very thing that will bring about new prosperity. We need to INVEST in Energy NOT cut it.
* Department of Health and Human Services by over $26 billion.
Yes lets cut where it will hurt the middle class and the poor the most. All those people that have been forclosed on and lost jobs will now have even fewer options to get by. What happens to them. All just so the rich can keep those Bush tax cuts that were supposed to create jobs but didn't
* TSA by almost $1 billion.
What happened to Home Land Security? Who will be inspecting Airports, Trains, and Ports of entry. These ideas are really scary.
* Housing and Urban Development entirely, excluding veteran housing programs.
We can afford to pay Wall Street Bankers, and the rich but not the middle class and the poor. We have to attack them and take away the only tool there is to keep decent wages (Collective Barganing)
* Department of Justice by over $9 billion.
How does that work?
* Department of State by over $20 billion.
You might want to read what they do here and then decide about this:
* Additional departments and programs bringing the total to $500 billion.
HMMMM? Seems a little vague but I bet NPR is in here somewhere.
My proposal is accomplished entirely without touching Social Security or Medicare, and believe it or not, still leaves 85% of government funding in place.
Not a word about creating jobs that would bring IN revenue (tax dollars).
It is the same old story over and over from the GOP Tea Party Republicans, Yes we made mistakes that drove the country into this horrible situation and now you should trust us. You can trust them alright. You can trust that they will give the rich that bought them the tax breaks and YOU will pay for ALL of it.
Just my opinion.
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