Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Higher Taxes or Smaller Entitlements: What Should Voters Choose?

It really comes down to two choices:



1) A United States the serves the interests of its citizens.



2)A United States that serves the interests of Transnatio­nal Corporatio­ns and their investors.



I believe the majority of Americans will agree that the first choice is the appropriat­e choice.



I understand that investors are terrified they will take a haircut if the United States doesn't adopt draconian austerity measures and eliminate the Social Safety net in order to funnel more taxpayer dollars into the coffers of their business interests, but that is completely acceptable­. The markets are a casino, and no investor is entitled to come away the winner. I don't think the United States needs to undergo a dramatic transforma­tion just to prevent investors from losing their shirt. And that is really what this entire "budget" debate is about.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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