Okay so today it's not a day for scrapbooking for me. I have a few issues I would like to address. First let me say that I think our country is going to hell in a hand basket. I work every day and for a mere $22.00 an hour. The lowest I have been paid since 1999. I have listened to the news on a regular basis since that is the only channel allowed on in our workplace. (I am closed off from the general population at work in the server room, no windows and locked doors. We need to know what's happening.) The government has taken portions of my hourly wage to bail out banks, car companies, fund lavish parties and in general have made a mud pie of what's left for me to live on. Then there was the cash for clunkers. When I lost my job a few years back my credit went into the toilet and floated like a "log" until it finally just flushed so for me who could use a car that gets a better gas mileage would have been a blessing. I have a 1997 Ford Explorer brought new. I get maybe 18 miles to a gallon but I can't get the "new car with better mileage" because the car dealerships my money bailed out will not give me a loan. Oh you want to know how much of a loan, here look at this. My car qualified for $4500. The dealership (Kia) was giving an additional $4500 on selected models for which I was happy. The total car cost $13,000. With $9,000 off you think they could have loaned me the $4,000 to get the car? Nope. I don' t have any debt.. pursae so I can afford to make care payments up to $300 a month which would knock that down in no time, however the person who wanted to sell the car said they wouldn't (the finance company/bank for which I think I helped bail out ) will not make any money if I pay it off so soon. So where does that leave us? President Obama.. you keep saying that the "middle class" folks are being helped and I believe you.. It's the "POOR" folks like me that are getting shafted. Let's be clear on this. If you take my money, ask me if I want to give it. I have no more cheeks to turn, those that reside to my rear are blistered by the beating i'm taking and others as well and those on my face bear the marks of the industries that took our money and partied with it, gave out huge bonuses leaving me to fend for myself.
Get a grip on yourselves. No taxation without representation. Our representatives don't speak for us, they are self absorbed, egotistical, oafs who do nothing but garner their own agenda. I'm sick of it..
No I will return you to your regularly scheduled scrapping agenda... Relax, relate, release.... whosah!
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