Personally, I haven't heard the term "fiscal cliff" too
often but reading the definition, on a classmate's blog
it totally makes sense to me. The budget,
itself seems like a cliff to me.
Yes, money always seems to be the root of
most issues. It isn't everything in life,
but it sure makes life a little easier.
Money is used to buy or attain happiness
all the time.
Depending on the issue at hand, I can really
go either way with one of the major political
parties. As for spending and taxpayers paying
more, I take more of a 'Republican' stance.
Of course it makes sense that the more money
you make, the higher the tax you will pay on
it. Coming from someone that is paid minimum
wage or middle class, the thought "why not
take it from someone who makes seven times
what the average income is."
The truth of the matter is, you don't know that person's story.
Maybe they were dirt poor growing up and worked
hard so they could be wealthy or maybe
they just sat back and inherited the money.
Whichever the case or situation may be, why
are we taking more money and increasing their
taxes when our president is costing tax payers
close to $4 million?
According to Huffington Post, the President,
First Lady and immediate family's cost of regular
and extended stay on vacation is almost $4 million.
I am sorry, call me ignorant or naive, but
why, when this country is fiscally in a
downfall is it okay for the President to take
a vacation of nearly $4 million? Why raise taxes
on the wealthy? So the President can take
a more expensive trip than he has previously?
So my comment is, yes money is the root of evil,
and during an economic downfall why bother
proposing to raise taxes and make cuts when
a vacation is costing $4 million? That $4
million could be put towards to debt this country
is in.
