Remember Spartacus !!

The Republican leaders have just announced that the, so called, Grand bargain on the debt limit is not going to happen at this time..They point to the Presidents Stimulus bill as being a failure.What they fell to mention when talking about the stimulus was 40% was tax cuts which they insisted on before signing off. Said they are serious about deficit reduction and take $2 Trillion off the table to help oil companies and Yacht Builders keep their subsidy, unbelievab­le. Why is HELP called a SUBSIDY for oil companies and Yacht Builders, but when it come to HELP for seniors it is called ENTITLEMEN­ts.

People forget than under the great Ronald Reagan the debt doubled , while under Clinton the debt was lowered and the budget was ballanced.  At the end of his term the country was looking at surplusses for years to come !  Under Bush 43 the debt was tripled.  Then the shit hit the fan. He passed Medicare part D as an unfunded program.  He started two costly wars while at the same time cutting taxes!!!!!! CHARGT IT, CHARGE EVERYTHING !  The Republican leaders that now are worried about the Debt smiled and went along with him, as did the Democrats.

I fear that the main aim of the Republicans ,all along, was to plunge the country deep in debt in order to use this debt as a way to attack and eliminate SSI and Medicare, programs they always hated.

Business owners do not care if workers have money taken out for retirement and health care. They just hate laws that require them to match this money. Do we really want workers to return to the pre SSI and Medicare days ?  Medicare was started because Seniors were dying early because they could not afford care.  This happened in the 50's and 60's when it cost $5 to see a Dr.

Sometimes I get tired of trying to tell people about the history of workers in this country. I remember how bad it was when I started Teaching. I even worked in many unsafe conditions in the shops and loading docks that employed me. I sti  suffer some health problems contracted when I was young. Oh well ,when the wealth revolt they bring tax cuts and take advantage of their workers. When workers revolt they bring blood.  Look at History. Remember SPARTACUS  !!!!!!