So, apparently, the Republicans' ongoing shenanigans of playing Russian roulette with the American economy continues with their so-called “Sequestration;” you know...those bizarre, Draconian cuts put into place because the Republican House of Misrepresentative decided, for the first time in American history, to abrogate its fiscal responsibilities by failing to simply raise the country's debt limit, as all other Congresses before it has done, Republican and Democratic.
And now that the Republicans' continue game of political chicken has brought us to the precipice of this country failing to promise to live up to its debt obligations, because of Republican intransigence, incompetence and irresponsibility, we are all facing, in effect, a new nationwide tax.
It's called “Sequestration,” but it is, in fact, nothing less than a tax. When our federal government's actions, or lack thereof, result in less money for ALL Americans that is nothing less than a tax.
And the Republicans, with their gross negligence and incompetence in failing to act in a responsible way regarding our debt ceiling, have decided to impose this new Sequestration Tax on ALL Americans.
It's a tax because it is money taken out of people's pockets by the federal government. The only question is how badly and for how long the effects of the Republican Sequestration Tax will be.
We know that everyone will be affected because it will impact our economy, our national defense and directly impact the take home income of millions and millions of innocent people. People who will have their salaries reduced due to job cuts. People who will have their unemployment and other government benefits reduced due to indiscriminate budget cuts. Investors who will lost money in the financial markets due to the uncertainty created on the economy.
Well, this American, for one, is sick and tired of our political “leaders” (a word used very loosely here) dithering around with OUR MONEY, causing us to lose money each and every single day that they fail to do their basic jobs.
So...here's my proposal: from this day forward, whenever our government (the White House and Congress) fail to solve the Republican-created Sequestration, problem we need to frame this for exactly what it is: The GOP Sequestration Tax, because it was caused by Republicans, with malice aforethought and because it is nothing less than a tax on all Americans. And it's the worst kind of tax, because it not only costs all Americans money, but it all threatens our economy and, unlike all other government taxes, it raises not one penny in revenue to help address what Republicans claim to be their priority...reducing our national debt.
If Republicans were serious about wanting to reduce our national debt, they would, first and foremost, not allow this GOP Sequestration Tax to take effect.
Furthermore, since it is not actually the government's doing that we've lost that money, but rather the lack of action by representatives of the two private, political parties that play around with American lives...and our money...perhaps we should make the Republican leaders in Congress (or is that the Republican mis-leaders?) to personally pay, out of their own pockets, for the losses in revenue to Americans as a result of their negligence and incompetence.
Repeat after me: It's the GOP Sequestration Tax...the GOP Sequestration Tax, the GOP Sequestration Tax.
In fact, we should alternate calling it the GOP Sequestration Tax and John Boehner's Sequestration Tax, because, of all people in Washington, he is, singularly, most responsible for imposing this outrageously unfair tax on this country.