Social Security Scam and Cutthroat Conservatism

I'm one of those 50-somethings who has alot invested in Social Security. I want to make sure that I have a "guaranteed" income to fall back on when I retire. So, the Social Security scam proposed by the radical, right-wing, runaway-rogue faction of the Republican Party is particularly scary and upsetting for me.

Take the words "social" and "security". The word social implies that it's for everybody. Security means that it is secure, or guaranteed. Social Security was never meant to be anything other than a disability and retirement insurance program - but the unholy trinity and their legion of unholy demons in Washington, D.C., are trying to dismantle it. Why? So that the wealthy will benefit.

Who won't benefit? The workers who need it the most. The elderly, the widow, the orphan, etc. The very people that we are commanded to look after (Biblically and morally speaking).

The thing about Social Security is that the wealthy pay more into it than those who are earning minimum wage or slightly more. But wealthy people are less likely to draw Social Security, and since many wealthy people do invest, their dividends and other unearned income usually keep any Social Security paychecks they might receive, low. On the other hand, someone who's worked hard all their life earning minimum wage or somewhat better, has paid less into Social Security, but will end up drawing more out of it in the long run.

And that, my friends, is it in a nutshell. Huge tax cuts for the upper crust wasn't enough for this administration; now they want to rob the middle and lower classes of their insurance payments, to boot.

It's called greed. GREED. Coupled with greed is a total lack of compassion or concern for others. So what if you've worked your ass off for 50 years. It's YOUR fault that you weren't lucky enough to be born into a wealthy family; it's YOUR fault that you weren't talented enough to get a good paying job or start your own business, or that you weren't successful at your business; it's YOUR fault if you or your family weren't responsible and self-disciplined enough to make sure everyone was taken care of in their old age or when illness struck. The bottom line: it's YOUR FAULT, and they don't care if you roll over and die, as long as they can take more money to the bank.

These Republicans are rogues. They do not represent the mainstream, decent, hard-working Republican who may differ on political issues but have many of the same values as Democrats or Independents, or even Greens. NO, these are radical, extreme right-wing, fundamentalists. They are the equivalent to the Osama bin Ladens and the Saddam Husseins in that their ideology is not mainstream - they are radicals. And they are willing to go to great lengths to perpetuate their agenda - for example, Iraq.

Curiously enough, people aren't listening to what these people are actually saying. If they were, they'd be scratching their heads and wondering what planet these guys and gals come from, and how the hell did they get in power in the first place. For some perplexing reason, most Republicans and even some Democrats, et. al., don't bother to compare the words spoken by these people and their actions.

For instance, these radical right-wing Republicans are constantly spouting the Bible. But do they actually evince an accurate understanding of God's Word? No, they don't.
If they did, they would understand that the majority of the Bible has to do with how we treat people. Jesus was constantly admonishing those that judged others, and he was also continously telling the rich that if they were to follow him, they must first give away their possessions to the poor. Naturally, that went over like a lead balloon, which is why Jesus said that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

I guess George hasn't read this part - oh, wait a minute, I forgot, George doesn't read. Well, no wonder they don't get this part of the Bible. See, most fundamentalist evangelical preachers, the ones you usually see on TV or in the huge revivals that take place in sports arenas, are always preaching that God wants us to have the abundant life, and that means God wants us to be rich. Hmm, I wonder why. Could it be that they're always asking for the believers to send them money? And they're getting rich, so obviously they have to tell their followers that it's not only ok to be rich, but that God WANTS them to be rich. It's just a cover for their own bamboozling of God's people. And think how many people they've led astray. And how many more people have gone on to bamboozle others in the same vein.

How many people has G.W. bamboozled? Legion.

I'm sure God doesn't care if we're rich as long as we take care of the needy, the widow, and the orphan, etc., but Jesus knew it was hard for the rich to actually follow him. Why? Because "MY ways are not YOUR WAYS", saith the Lord. Jesus's ministry was about SERVICE to others. Not just those deemed worthy, but service to ALL. Remember what he said to HIs disciples as He washed their feet? If you want to lead, you must first serve.

I don't think George W. is used to being a servant. Or Cheney, or Rove, or Rumsfeld, or the whole lot of them. So, no, I don't think they can be trusted to talk about God's Word or anything else even remotely Christian, because they don't know the first thing about it.

Preachers need to start standing up to this Republican moral ruse. They need to start making an example of them to their congregations, instead of keeping quiet because they're afraid of repercussions. Although, that fear may be very well founded.

It is becoming well known that if you don't toe the radical Republican hard-core line, there will be political and personal repercussions by those "leaders" in the Party that take care of these things, i.e., Rove and his henchmen.

So, I challenge all good citizens that think that the Republican Party is the "moral" party to write and tell me just why you think that, and we'll discuss it next time.

Patriot Gal