Revisitation of Paychecks and Politics

You know, it's amazing how much money can make me question my believes. By amazing, I mean crazy and pathetic, but it's very true. I'm definitely not the only one either, but that's a different story.


I got my third paycheck from work two days ago. If you know me, you probably know that I work at BPM physical therapy, rated the best physical therapy clinic on the west coast for the fifth year in a row by Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/0,28757,1730759,00.html. Anyway, I got my pay check and after 40 hours of hard work and dedication, two full days of work were taken out by taxes. Immediately I thought: "I HATE TAXES!!!" I know this will strike up some disagreements and what not but this is why I have a blog of my own. The story doesn't end here though. Here's how I feel:

-I'm in favor of taxes supporting the elderly or disabled (ones who physically cannot work), so social security going to help these people... right on. They've done their share.

-I'm in favor of taxes that support the people who seriously try to make a living for themselves but fall short. I wish I could think of an example for this but honestly I cannot. Seriously though, I don't know why people wouldn't be able to get jobs. Especially if they are adults. There area lot of menial jobs available. For instance, when I see "homeless" people around Salem (which I don't buy for a second), holding signs asking for money it makes me wonder, "Oh, they're holding signs begging for money. Verizon Wireless is a block away and they could actually earn minimum wage to hold a sign. There are also a bunch of home building companies that offer the same deal." But no, they are too lazy to subject themselves to commitment.

-I am against the taxes of the middle class going towards people who watch their TVs in their over grown "lawns" while sitting in beat up reclining chairs next to a refrigerator full of beer. Here's a story and food for thought. My sister used to work at Northern Lights Theatre Pub. One day, a guy came in appearing very sloppy, turning in an incomplete and sloppy job application. My sister asked him if he was serious, and he told her that all he needed to do was turn in job applications so that he could get paid for unemployment. He didn't want the job, he just wanted to be a leech to society and steal hard-working people's money.

I realized the amount of taxes taken out of my paycheck isn't even close to being worth complaining about, it's more the principle of the hard working middle class people who are cheated out of hard earned money because other parasites siphon it away.

My sister told me the other day that she heard someone say on the radio that Democrats and Liberals were ones for helping children, women, and the less fortunate (AKA Humanitarians), whereas Republicans and Conservatives are classified as ambitious people in business and something else (AKA selfish greedy people). At first glance I said, "Well, that's kind of true." But it's a left wing generalization intending to make the other side of the spectrum look bad. Would you say that my right leaning sister who's a bilingual elementary school teacher in a less fortunate area would not be one for helping children and the less fortunate. I don't think so.

Regarding politics, I found that I have a really hard time supporting anyone for president because I believe in far-fetched ideas (see first entry), and it's hard to determine what politicians actually believe. I just want to say a couple things.
-Barack Obama has spent more time campaigning for president than he actually has been in office. It doesn't seem like he's come forward with his beliefs. I definitely respect him for keeping morale high in this country, but I can't help but feel that people may be blindly supporting him.
-John McCain was involved in the Keating 5. Wikipedia it if you don't know what that was. Scandel in the past could just be a foreshadowing to a disastrous presidency. I can't say for either of them. We'll just have to wait and see.

Peace be with you all.