Yesterday, the US Senate voted to approve a House bill appropriating $26,000,000,000 (billion) to fund state and municipal employment for 1 year. Note that this bill is not intended to add any jobs to the economy. It is designed ONLY to preserve state and municipal jobs that are already filled! NO ONE WILL COME OFF UNEMPLOYMENT because of this spending.
What in the world are senators and representatives doing pooling personal and corporate tax money collected at a federal level and redistributing it to state and municipal workers?
It seems that this is a problem for the 10th and 14th Amendments to resolve. Shouldn't the US Supreme Court strike this act down?
In Iowa the president of the AFSME (government employees union) has declared that this bill is essential because the families of government workers cannot afford to lose jobs right now. That statement raises some questions in my mind.
First, when is a good time for a worker to lose his or her job? And what makes this union president think that now is a good time for me and my family to pay for someone else to keep their job?
Second, why is this not funded by an increase in taxes so that this year every American pays an extra $80 in income tax this year? Just add a line to the Form 1040, 1040 A and 1040 EZ that assesses each person on the tax return - including dependents - $80 to pay for a 1-year support fund for state and municipal employees.
Third, why is it alright for all Americans who earn enough money to pay income taxes to pay for someone else's livelihood for generations in the form of interminable debt payments?
And then we could fund the stimulus packages the same way. Each trillion dollar unit would be directly assessed at a rate of $3,000 per person per year. So, we don't incur anymore debt, right?
I'll bet we wouldn't see anymore stimulus, too! My family alone would be on the hook for more than $20,000 per trillion. I'd fight that.
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