Bribery by any other name is still wrong
November 29th 2009 14:28
In the legislative branch of the US Government, they call it logrolling. But in reality, when all is said and done, it is bribery. They use our hard earned money taken at gunpoint from us to bribe other representatives to vote in favor of bad ideas. It costs the American people billions of dollars a year that we could be keeping in our pockets and using to stimulate the economy.
Just wait until the health care bill is finalized. It is already packed full of pork to get the votes for cloture, and everyone who didn't get anything yet is balking at the bill now in order to get some pork for themselves. The Baucus bill has the federal government paying the entire cost for the mandated Medicaid expansion in the following states: Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island and Michigan. And let's not forget the 100 MILLION dollars for Louisiana's Medicaid system. This is an attempt to bribe or reward the Senators and Representatives from those states using my tax money.
Other states aren't getting this sweet deal. Citizens in the other 46 states will have to pay higher State taxes to fund this scheme. Frankly, I think any Congressional leader who offers a tax-funded benefit for a state or district in order to secure a vote, and any member of Congress who negotiates to gain such a benefit, should be brought up on charges and go to jail for violating the anti-bribery law.
The laws are supposed to treat all of us equally. Any law that treats citizens of some states differently is inherently unjust, and any law passed using tax-funded bribery is inherently unethical. I believe the so called health care bill is both things, unjust and unethical. Any of you who still think that this bill is going solve ANY problems with the health care system are fooling yourselves. It is yet another case of egotistical politicians telling bald faced lies to try and convince us that they can solve the problem with more government CONTROL over our lives. Don't drink the Kool-aid. Less government is the only way to solve the health care problem.
Just wait until the health care bill is finalized. It is already packed full of pork to get the votes for cloture, and everyone who didn't get anything yet is balking at the bill now in order to get some pork for themselves. The Baucus bill has the federal government paying the entire cost for the mandated Medicaid expansion in the following states: Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island and Michigan. And let's not forget the 100 MILLION dollars for Louisiana's Medicaid system. This is an attempt to bribe or reward the Senators and Representatives from those states using my tax money.
Other states aren't getting this sweet deal. Citizens in the other 46 states will have to pay higher State taxes to fund this scheme. Frankly, I think any Congressional leader who offers a tax-funded benefit for a state or district in order to secure a vote, and any member of Congress who negotiates to gain such a benefit, should be brought up on charges and go to jail for violating the anti-bribery law.
The laws are supposed to treat all of us equally. Any law that treats citizens of some states differently is inherently unjust, and any law passed using tax-funded bribery is inherently unethical. I believe the so called health care bill is both things, unjust and unethical. Any of you who still think that this bill is going solve ANY problems with the health care system are fooling yourselves. It is yet another case of egotistical politicians telling bald faced lies to try and convince us that they can solve the problem with more government CONTROL over our lives. Don't drink the Kool-aid. Less government is the only way to solve the health care problem.
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