President Obama, Crybaby Harry Reid and the rest of the Democrats and John Boehner and the GOP are in Washington (or at home) arguing about the tax cuts both sides really don't want. They are arguing about crumbs compared to the rest of the real world.
For the average person, we are probably talking about $10 a person per week in a tax cut. Great, argue about that, but let's look at reality.
Gas prices in Las Vegas are running around $3.25 a gallon, much higher than a year ago and certainly much higher when Obama took over.
Food prices are sharply up. A gallon of milk costs almost as much as a gallon of gas. Other food prices are way up.
Non food items prices are also higher than a year ago.
Electric rates are going up about $15 a month starting Jan. 3 in Nevada.
Unemployment is still way over 12% in Nevada.
No large construction is going on.
We have lost millions in investments into green energy while coal fire plants are not being built or are shutting down.
Democrats are putting environment over people.
Restaurant prices are going up or portions are going down.
Washington D.C. wastes money left and right to help government workers but are doing just about everything in their power to cripple small business through regulation and the threat of higher taxes.
Green Energy is given preference over fossil fuels, at the expense of consumers and taxpayers.
Large businesses are eating up small businesses.
Many people are being thrown out of their house through illegal foreclosures.
Many HOA's in Las Vegas are nothing but a money mill for lawyers, contractors and haven for other illegal activities.
And we arguing about $10-20 a month?
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When Andy & I got married in 2008, gas was $4.65 a gallon in Los Angeles. Here in Vegas it was well over $4. $3.25 is really pretty far down for the year, I remember paying well over $3.60. Was it really dramatically lower last Christmas?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the payroll holiday thing is really more like $20 per week, per person. That's $80 a month per couple. That would pay our gas and water for the month. Is it life changing? Not for us. But we make twice the average household income, and we have 0 children. For some people, it could mean the difference between paying the bills, and letting a couple lapse.
Green energy--while surely having growing pains--IS ultimately the future. If we aren't part of it, we'll be passed by. Coal and oil are getting more difficult and more dangerous to get to and use. Natural gas too, with fracking causing combustable water and earthquakes, is problematic. Solar, wind and geothermal energies would be PERFECT in our Mojave Desert with the right focus. I don't understand why conservatives dismiss it.
Oops, my math was off. That's $160 per month. You're starting to talk about more than a little bit of money there if you budget over a year's time, wouldn't you say? And if your $10 per week was right, that would still be $1040 per year for a couple. Nothing to sneeze at.
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