Growing up in NJ - I have old facebook friends from back in the day - who I had always considered rational, practical New Jersey people, even if they were somewhat unaware of politics. Since 911, and Obama, Fox has brought out the bigots in them (and some weren't all that bright to begin with.) This election season they feel all bamboozled. Anyway - I'm sure everyone's got people like this. so.. This guy, who is in every other way a bright guy, is completely out of touch with reality. He is basically your typical Fox viewer.
(For an idea of the things he said - imagine Archie Bunker really pissed.)
My response to him:
Hey (name of guy) I hope you're well, but honestly we just don't see eye to eye.
All I know is - the rich and the corporations are using the government (by buying it) to raid our treasury and not contribute, send our jobs overseas and then not guarantee to take care of the old and sick. And you know that everybody eventually usually gets hospitalized.
My mom had to go to the emergency room twice last month. Luckily her brain tumor seems to be benign - but the bill came and it was 20K. Now if her medicare 'voucher" (unspecified amount) didn't cover it - then what would I do? I'd have to raid what's left of any equity I have in my house. And that's just for an 'emergency room/overnight observation". ( Imagine people who really need the hospital - forgoing it - or being turned away) - -------
With so much debt, all over America, due to rising medical costs - Of course people will use up every last bit of their equity - since it's life or death - and drain every penny from their houses - (in a housing market that the BANKS control) - there will surely be another housing price collapse, many more underwater mortgages - another wave of people needing shelter - but guess what? Those people, now living in their cars basically - get labelled "lazy" so that these banks and the politicians they buy can keep raiding the treasury! I mean, can't you see it? It's the same as the robber barrons of the Victorian times, that paved the way for the 29 crash. It's the same culture! With its representatives blatantly there for all to see: The super rich guy who's hiding his tax returns (ie: a robber barron) coupled with the guy who has the tool box to seriously ROB THE TREASURY.
It's robbery. It's the truth - and they know it.
I have yet to hear back.
