First time blogging from my phone, so excuse any errors in typing…I have fat fingers.

I have seen so many posts on Facebook and Twitter lately that prove our country is heading in the wrong direction.

One online conversation I had today was about how voting for the right politician as our president can fix income inequality in our country. Whoa, hold the phone there buddy…take a step back and look at the big picture. Income inequality, along with most social issues can’t be fixed by the government.

The posting was a meme about how 1/10th of America’s population has more money that 90% of American the population. Why is that so wrong?

The super rich in our country have earned that status. Most of them have worked for their money, they have become super rich because we as a society have made them super rich. There was a comment about how a company like Walmart pays their CEO Millions Of Dollars Every year, but the majority of the employee’s make low wages. Who’s fault is this? Do you shop at Walmart?  I do, most everyone I know does. We conine to suport that business model. Thus income inequality is our fault. A bigger or different government is not going to fix this issue. We must fix these issues as a society.

People are constantly complaining about income inequality. Who is to blame…we are!! Well I am voting for so and so because he stands for the middle class…Bullshit! Nobody gets into politics these days to stand up for anyone but themselves and their personal agenda. Being a politician is all about the money, it didn’t used to be that way…but again our society has driven this trend as well.  We have built a monster. Commonly known as the US Federal Government.

The funny thing is, we have the power to change it. We as a society can change the way we think and act. If you don’t like the inequality, stop shopping at big brand stores, shop local mom and pop stores.  Stop buying new cars or use public transportation. Stop using credit cards and keep all your money in a shoe box. It’s simple yet complicated. This is the system we built over the last century…and now it is difficult to change. If we truly wanted to change it we could. Typical Americans, we will just complain about it and carry on with our lives.

Personally I have grown accustomed to this lifestyle. I support businesses like Walmart. I try to but American when I can. But I realize that we built this system. We import and export. You can’t always only buy American anymore, you should be able to, but you cant.

Why are so many people leaning towards becoming a socialist country? Why should the super rich be forced to share with you what they have earned? Let’s say you worked most of your life, built a business that is very successful and become super rich. You pay more money per year in taxes than everyone else in the country and you generously donate a lot of money to charity. You are doing your part, and living a successful life. Mr. Tax man comes knocking on your door one day and says he just doubled your taxes…pay up! You can afford it, but is that fair? 47% of American household pay no federal taxes…why should you pay more?  You have worked for your earnings, you pay more than your fair share, you are already charitable. Jealousy, greed…these are not attributes of the rich any more than they are of the poor. The 99% say the 1% should pay more…well friend…they already do!!

If we dont like what our society has become, we need to chamge it. We cant change it by voting for bigger government. The 99% do hold the political power no matter what Dwight says in this meme.  We have to flex our brains and our muscles to show our government who the real boss is. If you want things to change, go out and change them…don’t vote for them!

Dick