Omnibus Bill adds too much debt
To the Editor: I’ve thought of writing for some time but outdoor sports were more important to me. As a long-time attorney, one would think that writing is one pastime that I could ignore. But, the U.S. Congress never lets us forget how lame and inept that they are.
The misnamed Omnibus Bill passed the U.S. Senate this very afternoon. This bunch or cabal can never surprise most of us who over 75 years have watched our chosen 19,009 try to dance on the head of a pin. If you watched the dance of the vultures this evening you might be grinning or crying, but the same jug services all of us, some 336 million U.S. residents.
If you watched or had the list of the worst expenditures to grasp our republic by the throat, some of you might approve and many will not. But no one who is competent or passed Math 101 should be gleeful.
Each citizen and maybe a couple of million illegal residents will be taxed by Uncle Sam some $5,100 for this reckless action by the U.S. Senate. For a family of 4, that’s just over $20,000, even if inflation sucks the juice out of our incomes, this 20K is still a strike at our standard of living.
I’m not so old that I can’t remember the difference between the GOP and the donkey adherents. Now they are taking on the same complexion, grey and getting greyer; not exactly twins but it is difficult to determine which bunch thinks with the left side of the cranium and the right-siders that think very little with either side.
How do we stop these alleged public servants from scamming all the rest of us, not only of our self respect but of the few depreciated dollars that we have left? Well, until our society can restrict the amount of money available for news, publications and wastage, we shall endure, curse, prevaricate and pontificate, all to no avail. We are on the cusp of a monumental degradation of our lives. Is it Armageddon or just a nightmare? Who knows, but all of us, including them, had better screw our heads on and greet reality, which has been some time getting here.
Be sure and check your left hip after you speak to any politico who avers the greatness of our country. Our military cannot, in my opinion, fight their way out a wet paper bag, being weighted down with him, her, them, all identifying former genders, the ones we still remember. In the past, the Congress approved the number of generals of all four ranks; we now need to reduce that number to reflect the number of enlisted personnel. Teaching socialism and “the Wizard of Oz” to mature soldiers/sailors is not a great way to protect this country.
KG Watson
Colonel, retired, JD, US Army War College
Maggie Valley
