My Political Opinions

Let me preface this blog by stating I am a Democrat, however I am on a tear this morning...

I am very frustrated with this administration at the moment. First of all, who really knows what is in the new health care package that has been implemented? It is over 2000 pages which seems a little ridiculous to begin with. I am a Independant Contractor so I pay for my own health care, and I was somewhat optimistic at the beginning. However, this is starting to seem like a nightmare now. We were promised by this administration that we would be able to keep our own doctor, however, that is not looking to be the case at the moment. We still aren't sure how much this is going to cost each of us, then on top of that, there were several bills that made it into law by "piggybacking" onto this bill. One of the craziest is folks like me will have to 1099 each vendor if we spend $1000 or more per year. That means if I buy a thousand dollars worth of copy paper over the course of the year, I will have to 1099 Office Depot. Talk about an accounting nightmare! Oh, then, members of Congress have made themselves exempt from the Healthcare Reform and they can retire after one term and keep the same pay for life! What?? We weren't given a vote on this of course.

Another issue that bothers me is the Stimulus package. I am still not sure how a few hundred dollars was supposed to help those in need. In my opinion, that was a huge waste of money. The old adage 'Give a man a fish, he eats for a day...teach a man to fish he eats for life" would seem to apply. That money should have been used to re-train those out of work, not give them enough money for a couple of days. Spending seems out of control and the economy has certainly been better. You can feel that there is less optimism now than before about the future. That has me worried...

I also realize the budget will never be balanced while there is a war going on...no to mention two wars. However, I believe we are heading in the wrong direction. This makes being a Democrat a little difficult at the moment. I am hopeful that either we will get a new person in the White House next term, or we see a radical shift in policies. This is my opinion and you are welcome to submit yours or make comments about this blog as I welcome all.