Occupy and voice...

As promised, I thought I would type a bit about all this Occupy Movement stuff...

I think it is fantastic. We live in a country where we can protest without a military response. Where we can voice our disgust, our anger, our concern and our frustration with what goes on in our country, and do so relatively peacefully. Of course there is the occasional bastard cop that abuses his power and shoots people with pepper spray point blank for simply protesting. When people don't "move" as you want Officer Friendly, you arrest them, you don't shoot them with pepper spray. They have a right to protest as much as you have a right to do your police job, ironically the very people that you spray with pepper spray are taxpayers that allow you to have your job. You may want to remember that and have some respect.

Again I read how someone believes that the protesters are lazy people. As I typed in a Facebook update a few minutes ago, I seriously doubt they should be considered lazy if they are willing to march, protest and live in camps like the homeless in the crappy nearly winter weather we are having here and that's around most of the country, in order for their words to be heard. You try camping in this weather and call yourself lazy. There is a huge difference between a homeless guy on the side of the road begging with a cardboard sign with some lies scribbled on it to get some change from you, and people that are protesting all the crap that is going on in our government, in our financial system, in our business sector and in our very lives.

I see both sides of the story, I really do. There are people that really should adjust their way of living so that they can live within their means. Though when we have solders that are fighting our waste of money wars only to come back home and not be able to get a job, or having their job given to someone else because they've been gone so long or deployed multiple times, that is inexcusable. Yes business needs to go on, yes jobs need to be filled that are available, but you don't deny someone that gave their life, and put their civilian life on hold because you need to fill a spot. With all the money these CEOs are making in bonuses, it's not going to hurt to hold a job for a member of the military.

Banks, come on... seriously?! Fees to use your own services, you hold our money anyway, its like it's being held hostage because if we can't access it due to a fee, what can we do?! Absolute bullshit. Allocate your funds differently, paying fees to simply do business with you is ridiculous. Credit unions kick ass by the way.

Super Committee. You fail, you're just like the rest of government. One side wanting the rich to pay their fair share, the other side screaming that they don't want a raise in taxes. Hello, it's not a raise in taxes, it's a repeal of your tax breaks given to you by the very man that's caused this fucked up situation to begin with. G. W. Bush. Get your heads out of your asses. How is it there are people who are rich who are completely willing to pay their fair share, yet some of you have such a hard time with it? You guys keep getting richer on the backs and shoulders of those who must fight paycheck to paycheck to pay their bills. Remember who is paying your salary, those who are at the bottom of the totem pole. They do the most work for the least amount of money and are the very engine that is allowing you your vacations, your fancy cars, your lavish meals, and everything else that the average person rarely sees, Anyway, back to the Super Committee, since an agreement won't be reached, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Defense, among others are being cut. Who relies on these services for the most part?! The workers, the working poor, the average Jane and Joe. The very people that allow business to work, that allow the country to work. The majority are being screwed and it's a very sad situation. Wonderful set up for the future generations to look forward to.

I type this because I am frustrated too. There really isn't much more that can be done. Our government is out of touch, they have no idea what it's like to be a citizen of this country right now. They aren't the ones having to pay the price for the high cost of healthcare, having to live a day at a time.

On that... healthcare... hey government, you do understand that if you were to lower the cost of healthcare, you'd have more healthy people because they'd be able to afford it?! A healthier population means a more productive population, a more productive population means more tax revenue and more money to spend in the retail sector. More money spent means a more robust economy. While the argument that people need to eat better, or more healthy is valid, healthcare is just out of hand, example: My mother broke her arm in late January 2011, the total amount to put her arm back together because of how bad the break was, was almost $120,000, yes... this is not a typo. One hundred twenty thousand dollars!! That's half the cost of a small house. Insurance of course covered most of it, which she is thankful for, but come on... seriously?! Absolutely ridiculous cost.

As you can see, I've had a lot to say. Thank you again to those that have taken the time to read, and hopefully I made a difference in one way or another by doing so.

Take care out there. Protesting is not laziness!!

~~ Jim