I think I am still thirsty, but I haven’t any tea. I know I used to have some somewhere but where in this house could I have put it. You know, its been a rough year and I feel the older I get the more my memory fails me. In just a few days I will be 38 years old and I barely remember writing something about tea a year ago. I know what you must be thinking, why would anyone want to write about tea, especially with everything happening in this world today. I forget what exactly happened last year that angered me so much that I just had to write about tea. Hmmm let me think about that for a moment.
I remember something about putting the last two tea bags I had in with my taxes. I know I followed the directions step by step exactly the way the news told me to do. If I remember correctly, I eventually sent in my taxes, even though they were a few days late, but why did the news station want me to send in tea with my taxes???? I am unsure what changed, if anything, ever since many people including myself sent in tea with our taxes. I mean come on; foreclosures are still rampant in my neighborhood, banks have gone belly up, I still see many jobs being sent overseas, and unemployment is still destroying this once great state I reside in.
I really am unsure what to think this was all for. I mean if something did change maybe I would have found a better job this year, or maybe I wouldn’t be fighting with my mortgage company as much as I have. Hell, maybe I thought I could afford better insurance, but nope, that hasn’t happened just yet either. I think one thing that did change is the fact that I can no longer be denied for my pre-existing conditions, but I don’t think sending tea in with my taxes had anything to do with that. Hmmm, maybe it was sitting back and doing nothing to help my neighbors from being thrown out of their homes because they have lost their jobs, or they couldn’t keep up with their medical bills??? Hmmm, nope, I don’t think that helped either. I wonder if things have changed because so many people sat back and let the banks continue to economically destroy this country and blame the government for this, and then turn around and blame the government for handing out billions of our dollars to bail them out while the banks economically raped the people through interest rates and new fee after fee???? No, I think that made things worse in this country too! So what the hell was this tea party thing ever for????
You know, when I think about this “tea party” thing even more, I start to wonder and ask myself what was it all for and what did it really do for this country? I remember something about people complaining that the government was sticking its nose and meddling with the free market, yet, I have not seen these same people complain or do anything to stop the free market from meddling with the government and mandating their services upon us.
What amazed me even more about these people is the way they portrayed the president of this country. I have never seen such vile signs comparing him to Hitler, seeing the racist signs screaming nothing but hate. Like I said, my memory may not be the greatest, but as I looked up Hitler in the history books I noticed that he massacred millions of people by genocide and had nothing to do with health care reform. It was amazing how these same people screamed socialism when they in fact support communism more and more by refusing to protect American jobs and refusing to buy from American companies.
Now the health care reform circus now wasn’t that pleasant to watch? I have never seen such rhetoric and bullpucky from the tea baggers like I have when it came to basic humanity. I was shocked to see how many people hid behind the bible yet cared nothing about their fellow man. Its easy to say people like me want a handout, but these same people have never had to deal with a life threatening disease just to survive and be economically raped by the free market. FREE???? LMFAO
I have never heard so many excuses from so many people that I didn’t plan enough for my disease and that I wanted nothing but a hand out. You know, when I was stricken with cancer at age 27 I had health insurance and I was told it was one of the best insurance plans I could get. What amazed me even more is that when it came time to use it, I was given nothing but hell and heartache from the company that was supposed to protect me. After living the American nightmare and wanting reform not just for me, but for many other hard working Americans, these same people called me a socialist and lazy. How interesting they felt they knew everything about me yet never once met me in person or had the gull to even come ask questions. I guess they would rather believe that all knowing “Sarah Clueless Palin” than actually going out there and finding out the truth for themselves.
Another major LOL was these same people swore they were defending true democracy and freedom where the same people spreading fear and propaganda about giving them darn gays equal rights and the FREEDOM to marry their partners because they wanted to protect the sanctity of marriage, yet refused to vote to make divorce illegal. How ironic they fought so hard to take away the freedoms of others but were petrified and screamed hell to high waters at the top of their lungs that their new president was taking away their freedoms. You know if I think about it, I think there is a word for that.
The last thing that blew my mind was all the rhetoric on global warming. How interesting that was to watch. I mean come on, you can believe it is happening or you can believe your corporate gods that we must consume and destroy nature at full force, but regardless what you believe, what is really wrong with the thought that maybe we should cut back on pollution and consumption? Maybe we should start to use more recyclable materials and renewable energies. What is more important to you, clean air, or more money for the oil giants? What on earth is wrong with being responsible with the only home we know???? You know, just because your lights are out, does not mean you are doing anything to celebrate earth day.
Actually, now that I think about it there, the last year was nothing but a political joke. Screw the tea; I am now switching to coffee. A little bit of cream and 2 doses of reality, its amazing what you will learn if you just open your eyes and look back at what really has been going on. Tea, not only can our country not afford it, I am not going to buy it anymore. With all the TEApocracy and rhetoric I just don’t see the point.
Updated from: I think I am thirsty; maybe I should get me some tea.
There once was a man who had nothing. This man worked hard and received little pay. He lived day to day wondering where he was going to sleep and where he was going to eat. One day he happened to run across an opportunity. That opportunity was an escape from his current toils and a way to enjoy a better life.
He took that opportunity and made his job much easier. He quickly built up some wealth and built a place to live. His new neighbors started to see that he was accomplishing much more than they could and they started to ask the man what was his secret. The man was willing to share his secret for a small price. The neighbors agreed it to be a good price, so they bought his secret. With that secret the villagers’ life became much easier.
One day one of the villagers came across an opportunity. That opportunity allowed him to make the original opportunity bigger and better. So that villager worked on that opportunity and was able to accomplish much more than the other villagers. Again, the villagers noticed that he was able to produce more than anyone else, so they asked him what his secret was. He said, for a small price he would share that secret. The villagers agreed, purchased the secret, and soon, they were all producing much more than they ever have.
This went on for generations. The villagers worked together, toiled together, and grew together. New secrets were coming out all the time, and the villagers bartered and sold their secrets. Soon that village became a town, then a city, and then a thriving and happy metropolis.
One day a select few people in this metropolis got together and decided that they didn’t have enough and they wanted more. So they went to the elected officials and stated that things were not fair. You see, this small group was the descendants of the man who had the first secret. They said it was unfair that everyone was prospering off the secret of their forefather and they should be paid back for the toils of their family. The elected officials agreed that they should have their share. In no time at all a tax was levied upon the people. The people were in shock, wondering who are these people and why must they get more. Well, the people were happy; they were prosperous; and very complacent.
They paid the tax and went on with their daily lives. Well it wasn’t too much longer after that when the select few held a meeting. In this meeting, they discussed that if it weren’t for the first secret, the other secrets would not have come to be. They went back to the elected officials and stated their case. The elected officials agreed, if it weren’t for the first secret, no other secret would have been birthed. So another tax was levied upon the people. The people started to talk amongst themselves, and they started to complain, but they quickly paid the extra taxes and went on with their daily lives.
This happened a few more times, and the small group became very powerful and the people were starting to hurt a little. They couldn’t understand why they had to keep paying taxes and give up the fruits of their labor.
Well it wasn’t much longer when the small wealthy group held another meeting. They looked at the population in the metropolis and wondered why some of them were profiting off the secrets of the forefathers. So the wealthy group went back to the elected officials. They stated that it was unfair that the secrets of their fore fathers were being used by people that were new. The elected officials held a meeting and decided that all the newer people in the metropolis must start pay licensing fees to use the secrets. In no time at all, the licensing fees were sent to all those that were not descendants of the original village. These people started getting angry. They stated that they won’t be able to keep what they have. The elected officials ignored them because they were prospering off the toils of others.
Soon, those that were not part of the original village were falling behind in their fees. They had to choose between paying for use of the secret or to feed their families. As time passed, the wealthy group was getting angry that the newer people were not paying their licenses or their taxes. So they again went to the elected officials and stated that they should now take ownership of all their properties. They were owed this because of the original secret. The elected officials stated that they couldn’t do anything about it. There was not enough revenue coming in to force the transaction. The wealthy looked at the situation and decided they would pay for the services to have them evicted. There was too much to lose. So they paid the fees of the elected officials and soon took ownership of their properties.
Not much time passed and many people in the metropolis were living on the streets. They were hungry and they were without homes.
Again the wealthy group got together and decided that many were still profiting off the original secret. There were many that were using the secrets in places where they shouldn’t. So they went back to the elected officials and stated their case. They stated that it was not right that people were using the secrets at certain places and a certain times. The elected officials said there was nothing they could do; they haven’t the money to enforce this. The wealthy discussed it, paid the fees and soon the people were limited in where and when they could use the secrets. Many of the people were fined heavily when they went against what the wealthy group wanted. Soon, many couldn’t pay their fines, their taxes, or their licenses. The elected officials were forced to enforce the laws. Many of the citizens in the once great metropolis were being forced from their homes.
As time passed, the metropolis was not so great. Money was tight for almost everyone. The wealthy group did not have the revenue coming in like they once had. So they went back to the elected officials and stated that it was not fair, they were not receiving their share. The elected officials stated there was nothing they could do. The wealthy group demanded something be done. If it weren’t for their families the metropolis would never have prospered. The elected officials agreed and asked them what they should do. The wealthy group told them they should force them to use their secrets and pay what they demand, and the elected officials agreed. In no time at all, there was no prosperity, and no growth. Just a metropolis that toiled and worked hard so the wealthy group could be paid back for the secrets that once helped and made each of their lives a little easier. That once prosperous metropolis was now enslaved to the small wealthy group to a debt that could never be paid back, GREED.
