By John Fedele
The current fight in Washington concerning the so called payroll deduction tax, is an example of how the administration and the media pull the strings of the voters.
Consider this scenario:
You are the prez and even though you control the media and the Senate, those pesky Tea Party Republicans in the House and Senate are making you look bad, by clouding your plans with facts. What to do?
I am behind in the polls. My ratings are low. The economy sucks and unemployment is still bad. I need to get back in the good graces of the voters. I cannot get another stimulus package approved, most voters have figured that wasn’t good for them. Good for me, but not them. I guess I can take a play out of the socialist play book. Trick the masses into thinking they are getting something for nothing. I’ll use a Republican tactic. I’ll give the workers a tax break. That will stimulate the economy, and the masses will use that tax break to spend on Christmas. I must be sure that the tax break will be for a short time, so I can ask for a two month extension. By then, the masses, being normal, will demand the tax cut be extended or become permanent. The GOP will fight the extension, citing the pitfalls of a short extension and move to extend the tax cut for a year. The Senate will bulk, and nothing will get done. Mission accomplished! The GOP hates the poor and wor! king class.
The reality:
The administration cut the working person’s payroll Social Security Insurance contribution, which is not a tax at all. That means the 1000 dollars you supposedly will be losing, if the so called tax deduction is reinstated, will go into your social security fund. Think about that. That extra money you are getting is being taken from your SS fund. The administration has robbed you to pay you, and to get you to remember how nice they were and how evil the Republicans are. They are, as usual, buying your vote…..with your money. Can we be that naive?
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