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That so many companies have gone offshore in order not to pay taxes, to find cheap labor in many instances 'Sweat Shop" labor. Still the goods are brought back here and sold for the same prices as if they were made here.

That now, months later there has still been little done to help the people for the gulf coast all in all proving that the problem was Mass Incompetence and still is. For instance all the trailers parked without residents, sinking into the mud. Costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

That in the Hearings we are now seeing all we can see is one cover-up after the other for this mass incompetence and nothing really being done. Hearings where the Major Players do not even have to be sworn in even after they have been known to have lied before, under oath.

That armament is not adequately provided for our troops and then we hear that they will be penalized for buying and using their own.

That companies such as Halliburton have been given open ended no bid contracts for any and everything in Iraq and Afghanistan where there has been one scandal after the other over price gouging, non-delivery of goods, foul housing conditions for our troops and lousy food to name but a few.

That we have heard of investigations being started over these matters but soon swept under the rug and they are forgotten about until new charges are brought up.

That we are hearing more and more about Torture at Guantanimo and the Prisons in Iraq, yet we see few being brought up on charges for these offenses and when we do we see them get not much more than a slap on the hand. Some of this torture leading to deaths. Many prisoners so far not found guilty of any crime.

That we are now learning of prisoners shipped around the world to different torture camps and prisons where human rights laws are not followed.

That by our own practices qnd those Sanctioned by this administration we could be known as a Terrorist Nation that does not believe in Human Rights.

That our elected officals be elected by one man, one vote. Yet we find massive fraud in the elections, machines provided by those who have something to gain from this administration, no paper trails to voting, disenfranchisement, intimidation even the stoppage of vote counting and the supreme slap in the face, The Selection By The Supreme Court. We are still stuck with that decision.

That we have a government that is increasingly getting to the point that it is more important to elect someone who fits it rather than one that is fighting for what is right and what is good for our country as a whole. Wanting to give the country back to the people, taking it from the special interest groups and lobbyists.

That it is time to 'Weed Out' the politicians, that if you vote in a Democrat and he consistently backs the republican agenda, he is NOT a democrat and should not be allowed to hold office as a Democrat and there should be a way to remove him other than waiting until another election to do so. It is beyond me how they can say No to a man with the stature of Paul Hackett when they have one with the stature of Joe Lieberman in office.

That increasingly we wonder about the Mental Health of those holding office, do they get in there without any evaluation at all?

That companies such as WalMart are being subsidized with tax payers money while the Walton Family is worth billions. Yet they cannot or will not supply group insurance and livable wages for its workers,

That no longer can you walk down town or up town or to the Mom and Pop Store that has been this countries base for years. Where someone short on cash could put things on a Tab until the next payday. Now, you have to be mobile, you have to be able to drive to the edge of town and in some case miles away to shop as everything was driven out of business by the WalMarts and K Marts.That you can get a Sam's Membership card for 30.00 a year and end up paying more for some items than you do at one of the WalMart stores.

That we have now learned of the take over of six major seaports by Arabs. Seems to me that these are the same people that brought us 9-11, the terrorists coming from Saudia Arabia and not Iraq, the same people that were given leave to leave our country with any real interrogation at a time when all air traffic was shut down, knowing that some of those allowed to leave were members of the family of the man who planned the attack, in fact one of them sat with the VP while the attack took place, that is holding control over oil prices, the same people that the Bush family regards as Family.

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I am closing in on 70 years. I write because I am forced to do so by the times. It being my way of trying to do something constructive. I write from the heart and as I believe things to be. If you think I am wrong do not ask me to prove myself, it (more...)
 
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