Maybe Raising Taxes is the Solution

I am just flabbergasted that PA's governor wants to slash 1 billion of education funding, but impose absolutely no taxes/fees on natural gas frakkers. I know that he claims that it will 'create more jobs' but frankly that's bull. Those companies will hire workers regardless of whether they have to pay taxes or fees. Its not like they can effectively harvest the natural gas in another state, its in PA, so why not get something for it?

I'm tired of hearing businesses complain that their taxes are too high (hello GE who got a 14million refund). I've never run a business, so maybe this is incorrect. But aren't the wages paid to workers tax deductible as a business expense? Has anyone thought that perhaps if businesses paid their employees more, perhaps give them the same percentage of raises and bonuses given to executives, that their tax burden would be less? Then any tax hikes on those businesses won't actually affect them (much).

Maybe the reason maybe why businesses started complaining so much about what they paid in taxes is because they stopped increasing their workers' pay in the 70s and thus had less tax deductions and more 'profit' that was being taxes. Go back to increasing worker pay to meaningful levels and lower your tax burden.

Plus, those employees who now make more money can spend that money and increase their "consuming." That will then create even more jobs, which will make businesses grow and hopefully earn more money for everyone. More profits for the execs, more employees getting better wages, able to spend more, requiring businesses to hire even more workers. More people can afford to buy homes again and will want to, because their employer needs them to stick around and pays them well.

Win win for everyone. Yeah, maybe those execs/stockholders won't be super super super rich, maybe they have to just settle for super super rich. Is that so bad?

Another One, Seriously?

While I believe that politicians' sex lives shouldn't be important and as big a deal as our media makes it out to be, the fact is, our media does, and our public does. Otherwise, tabloid papers and paparazzi would be out of business.

So, knowing that it is a huge deal that is totally blown out of proportion, and knowing that anything once put on the internet is forever on the internet, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THESE MEN? I mean seriously, is it that hard to keep one's sex life private and off the computer? Is it that hard to stay faithful, or have an agreement with one's wife? Did you even try to talk with your wife about your issues?

These men have to know that every moment of their life has the potential to be scrutinized and publicized. If they don't want to be public figures, then stay out of politics. You can't have it both ways - obviously. They obviously know what they are doing won't be viewed in a good light, that's why they lie about it, which of course, makes it worse. And naturally, those lies will be exposed. You think that makes people view you better? Now you've exposed yourself in some way and you lied about it, in public. Way to go.

If you want to have your sex and politics, move to France or Italy. Otherwise, buck up, live within this society's prudish morals for politicians, and keep it off the internet.