GOP agenda is becoming blatantly clear. Reduce the Middle Class wages, benefits & pride so low that they'll literally work for sweatshop labor wages. GOP absolutely INSIST on Tax CUTS for Top 1% and CUTS in Middle & Lower Class jobs, wages & benefits.
Here's the Deal:
Corporation's hire Lobbyists to Collectively Bargain politicians, whose campaigns they own & fund, to garner awesome Corporate Deals.
As a result of the Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals, Corporations are REWARDED to ship US jobs to sweatshops overseas. Here are just some of the
Partial Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals:
* Corps get more than $92 BILLION of Taxpayer cash YEARLY.
----- Digest that, Corporations who send US jobs to sweatshops overseas GET more than $92 Billion in Taxpayer cash YEARLY.
* Same Corps pay little to ZERO in Federal & State Income Tax
* Same Corps get all the perks of "living" & having their headquarters in the USA - Income Tax Free
* Same Corps Quarterly post Historic Record Profits
* Same Corps pay their management Millions, sometimes BILLIONS, in yearly bonuses.
* Same Corps, in 2008, got $1 TRILLION of Taxpayer cash to bailout greedy bankers & Corps who caused a Global Economic MELTDOWN - ($1 Trillion -Interest FREE & Tax Free)
* Same Corps, in 2008, got BILLIONS of Taxpayer Cash when they played Russian Roulette with the Workingman's home mortgage and LOST ALL THE WORKINGMAN'S MONEY on their Derivative Wall Street Scam.
Trickle Down Effect that rains on the US Workingman from Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals - ie., REWARDS
* Tax Revenue depleted by giving $92 Billion Taxpayer dollars YEARLY to Corps.
* Tax Revenue depleted by allowing Corps to pay little to ZERO Fed & State Income Tax
* Tax Revenue depleted by using Workingman's Tax Money to pay for Corporation's TAX FREE use of:
Military: to defend everything Corp's own in the USA & their goods being shipped in from sweatshops overseas
Police Patrol: to protect Corp's headquarters and multiple homes of their management personnel.
On-Call Firefighters: to protect Corp's headquarters and multiple homes
Coast Guard: that protects Corp's goods being shipped in from sweatshops overseas
Port Authority: that protects Corp's goods being shipped in from sweatshops overseas
Infrastructure: Federal/State roads, Bridges Airports used to transport Corp's goods
Public Education: Corp benefit from a well-educated public. Just ask Bill Gates.
Hospital: Who take care of them when they're sick.
WOW! Look at all the goodies Corporations get from their Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals! Man, just think of how many $$TRILLIONS$$ of dollars all those goodies cost the Taxpayer.
But wait, the GOP are chant "We're broke!" ... "The problem is SPENDING!" ... "We're SPENDING too much" ... "Everyone needs to SACRIFICE!" Everyone ... except those Corps who got those awesome Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals ... that is.
REALITY: The problem is not "spending" the problem is WHAT we're spending Taxpayer money ON. When we're giving more than $92 Billion of Taxpayer money YEARLY to give to Corporations who send US jobs to sweatshops overseas and allowing those same Corps to pay little to ZERO in Federal/State Income - the problem becomes - Not enough Tax Revenue to be spread around to both Corporations and the US Workingman.
Additional Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals: Include GOP Demanding:
Cut Unemployment Insurance used to aid the Workingman whose jobs were permanently sent to sweatshops
Cut Food Stamps to help feed those whose jobs were permanently send US jobs to sweatshops
Cut Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Cut Aid to Dependent Families
Cut Aid to Prevent Unwanted Pregnancy (birth control for the poor)
Cut Air & Water Safety (EPA) Standards that prevent Illness
Cut Public Education money - who needs a smart public
Cut Medicaid
Cut Medicare - who needs a healthy society
Cut Consumer Protection
Cut and/or fire teachers, cops, firemen, nurses pay & benefits
Cut Unions ability to negotiate fair wages & benefits
Corporations Collectively Bargain to have politicians:
STRIP the Working man of everything Workingman of all dignity and force the workingman and his/her family to become so hungry, ill, and desperate that the Workingman will work for Corporations for Sweatshop labor wages, zero benefits and most likely, unsafe working conditions. You know, like the way the Workingman was subject to live in the 1920's & early 30's.
That's the ultimate goal in Corporate Collective Bargaining Deal's - and that is Corporations contribution to the USA - break the Workingman & bring back sweatshop labor wages & benefits.
BUMPER STICKER:
When Unions Collectively Bargain USA gets strong Middle Class=Strong Economy= Strong Country
When Corps Lobbyists Collectively Bargain we get Elimination of Middle Class=Weak Economy=Weak Country
Since Corps are rewarded so handsomely from their Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals for shipping US jobs to sweatshops overseas, paying little to no Income Tax, & getting all the perks US Taxpayer money pays for -- all of those programs the Workingman would need to rely on when their job gets shipped to sweatshops - will require MORE Revenue - as opposed to less Revenue (Cuts) that the GOP demand.
Look, don't be fooled or conned by that Frightwinger Favorite Fearmongering Lie they chant:
"Oh corps might leave the USA if we make them pay for all the goodies they get"
or this one "Corps might leave the USA if we don't let them ship jobs to sweatshops"
or this one "We have to give Corps more than $92 Billion per YEARLY so they don't leave the USA."
The Frightwinger Lie is NOT TRUE: Corporations would NOT leave the United States if they had to pay Income Taxes -- they never have and they never would -- because the Taxpayer paid benefits that make this country a safe is something they would NEVER leave.
If your still not convinced, just check out history. The Income Tax Rate that gave rise to the 1929 Great Depression was 24% (MUCH greater than the 0.00% Corps pay in Income Tax now).
When the economy started to recover and Corporations started hiring again, Unions were flourishing and Collectively Bargaining with Corporations for the Workingman's wages & benefits, and the Income Tax Rates were:
63% and got as high as 94% in 1945. The Income Tax Rate stabilized in the 1950's at 91%.
Ok, those are high Income Tax Rates - and do you know what Corporations did during those high Income Rate times & mandated Union Collective Bargaining times?
Answer: Existing Corps hired thousands & thousands of US workers, thousands of New US Corps formed, many foreign Corps moved to the USA - America was THRIVING.
Do you wonder why Corps stayed in the USA & why new US Corps formed & why foreign Corps moved to the USA when Income Tax Rates were high and Union Collective Bargaining was legal & mandated?
Answer: Because the Taxes used then, and now, to protect this country and used to provide public education and used to provide health benefits to low-wager earners WERE and ARE soooooo attractive that Corporations wanted to set up shop in the USA in spite of Unions & Taxes.
So the next time you hear a Frightwinger chant their Fearmongering Lie: "Corps might leave the USA if we make them pay taxes & hire US worker & if we stop giving them over $92 Billion Taxpayer money yearly - wah - wah"
Tell them: "Good! Let them leave! In fact, if they don't want to pay taxes for living in the USA & don't want to hire US worker - then PLEASE DO LEAVE - GET OUT OF THE USA IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE USA & US WORKING FAMILIES!!!"
IF: those Corps those move off-shore to Yemen, Samolia or some other 3rd World Country. Just Tax them for importing their goods.
... hmm ... I wonder how many people in management of those off-shore Corps would want to live in those 3rd World Country their Corp is using as a Tax-Haven? Probably NONE. So, what is wrong with making the management of those Corps pay Income Tax? WHO CARES IF THEY LEAVE.
You see, if Corps & their management contribute NOTHING to near NOTHING now, which is the case, then we clearly lose NOTHING if they leave.
Like I said, anyone who does NOT want to contribute money to keep this country safe, clean & a good place for education LEAVE! If you don't want to SUPPORT & contribute to the USA then LEAVE.
Actually, it might be good for the US economy if Corps who paid no taxes & who ship US to sweatshops did leave. If they left then the Workingman - who would hire US workers and would pay taxes could open NEW Corps - like before - and once again our Middle Class would thrive and so would our economy.
Remember, a strong Middle Class = a strong economy = a strong country.
Bottom line: Politicians are full of crap. And the GOP is full of MORE crap. And they are full of crap because of the awesome Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals they've made.
Some recent quotes from GOP politicians who are fighting really, really hard to keep Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals INTACT:
Tim Pawlenty (R) said Banks and Corporations that pay ZERO Federal or State Income Tax - pay TOO MUCH in Income Tax.
... Yeah, Tim Pawlenty wants the Workingman to believe that Corporations who pay ZERO dollars in Income Tax pay too much in Income Tax?
Speaker Boehner (R), Eric Cantor (R) & Paul Ryan (R) admit that their GOP Budget cuts will cause over 200,000 US Workers to lose their jobs and say, "So be it"
... TRANSLATION: Yeah, who gives a rats ass if 200,000 US workers lose their jobs - if they're hungry enough & humiliated enough they'll go work for Corps at sweatshop labor wages
Missouri state Senator Jim Lembke (R) "Ninety-nine weeks is too long. People need to get off their backsides and get a job. Maybe they'll have to get two jobs or three jobs to make ends meet, but they need to quit stealing from their neighbors."
... TRANSLATION: Corps get rewarded for shipping the 99'ers jobs to sweatshops and if those 99'ers don't like it - tough crap get 2 & 3 jobs at sweatshop labor wages cuz we need to give more than $92 Billion Yearly to those Corps who shipped your job to sweatshops.
Wisconsin State Senator Grothman (R) said that Wisconsin protesters protesting for their rights to negotiate wages above the CPI and benefits, including safety benefits, are "Slobs, dirty filthy slobs."
... TRANSLATION: Look you effing US cops, teachers, firemen, janitor - your slobs and you don't deserve wages above CPI and who gives a rats ass if you have safe working conditions.
Wisconsin Governor John Kasich - called a cop "an IDIOT - HE'S AN IDIOT" because the cop had the 'nerve' to give Kasich an $85.00 ticket for speeding and yielding to an Emergency Vehicle who had their lights displayed.
... TRANSLATION: Kasich state just muscled through legislation cut wages, benefits & safety funding for cops, firemen & teachers because Kasich & his GOP brethren in Ohio think cops are "IDIOTS" and if they don't like their low wages get a 2nd or 3rd job for sweatshop labor wages.
Oh, but DO remember, a few years ago, Ohio passed a Corp Lobbyists Collective Bargaining Law that says:
Corporations literally pay ZERO in any State Income Tax - you know - as an 'incentive' for Corps to move to Ohio
- Um... did I mention Ohio's unemployment rate is above the national average at 9.6% ... so much for Corp Tax CUTS creating any Effing jobs.
Face it, Kasich (R) views US Workingmen & women as IDIOTS
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) is totally fulfilling the Corporate Lobbyist Collective Bargaining Deal he made:
In January, Gov Walker said Wisconsin faced a $136 Million dollar 'shortfall' - so - he immediately gave Corporation $140 Million dollar Tax Cut. Walker justifies that $140 Million dollar Tax Cut to his Donor by saying "that $140 Million dollar Tax Cut will affect next year's budget, not this years." - ok.
Walker then decided it was time to blame the middle class & unions & collective bargaining for causing deficits (hmmm - is that a function of Walker flunking out of school?)
Then, In February Walker went from saying he needed to bust unions & to pay for the $136 Million dollar "shortfall" to saying he needed to bust unions to pay for a $3.6 Billion dollar deficit. Now, I realize Walker flunked out of school - but - that $3.6 Billion dollar deficit is not a 'real' nor 'existing' deficit. It is a 'projected 2-year from now' deficit
- you know as in projected 2 years from now could ibe $3.6 Billion if Wisconsin does not raise REVENUE
Again, this might be a function of Walker's flunking out of school, but if he is not going to include the $140 Million dollar Revenue Tax Cuts this year, then why is he 'this year' bringing up a possible - maybe deficit that might happen unless Revenues raise TWO YEARS FROM NOW?
Walker is cutting $1 Billion in Education - (is that going to speed up giving Corporations Taxpayer money to take over public education)
Walker is cutting all funding to women's health and outlawing the insurance mandate on insurance plans covering birth control and pre-natal care
Walker is eliminating collective bargaining rights so that workers will be FORCED to work for sweatshop labor prices if those workers need a 2nd or 3rd job.
Walker is literally cutting so much I can't possibly fit it all in - but EVERY SINGLE THING he is cutting - ALL OF IT - benefits Middle Class wage earners, people who find themselves unemployed, underemployed and/or below poverty.
In short: Walker is literally ELIMINATING the current & future Wisconsin Middle Class -- so that those workers will work for Corporations at Sweatshop labor wages & conditions
Sick - just sick what's happening to America because of Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals. It's so sick that we now have GOP elected politicians not giving a rat's ass if 200,000 worker lose their jobs, calling US Workers "slobs, dirty filthy slobs," and "IDIOTS." ... Damn, do we even want to hear their description of the US Workingman when the camera is NOT rolling?
You don't have to be a rocket scientist or an economic guru to figure out the very simple solution to the US economic woes that have created high unemployment and loss in revenue. In fact, the solution is very simple that anyone who graduated 5th grade math could solve in no time flat.
Therefore, what all this means when you add it all together - the "problem" is not spending - the problem is Corporate Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals whose ultimate goal is to make life so horrid for the workingman that he/she will work for sweatshop labor wages with no benefits and possibly unsafe working conditions.
SOLUTION - which is simple & not complicated at all: Get rid of the Corporation's Lobbyist's Collective Bargaining Deals, stop using US Tax Money paying for Corporate Welfare ($92Billion Yearly), make Corporation pay more than 0.00% Federal/State Income Tax, Tax Corporations MORE if they ship US jobs to sweatshops, jail CEO's, COO's and fine any and all Corporations $10,000 per undocumented worker ... and then ... if we still have a "spending" problem - then and only then begin to cut programs aimed at helping the Lower Class move up to the Middle Class.
Remember the BUMPER STICKER:
When Unions Collectively Bargain we get strong Middle Class= Strong Economy=Strong Country
When Corps Lobbyists Collectively Bargain we get Elimination of Middle Class=Weak Economy=Weak Country