I Never Liked Long Division

I don't watch State of the Union Addresses. They bore me and I have plenty of old "South Parks" to keep me entertained until I pass out in my recliner. However, I do pick up a snippet or two the next day just to make sure that Obama is still scamming the weak-minded. I was not let down. His Warren Buffett/Warren Buffett's Secretary scam was a beauty.

Here is the ruse. Obama is claiming that "It's just not fair"  that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. He knows that is all he needs to say to help divide the providers from the providees even further. Class warfare is a term that we have come to dismiss as just another political catch phrase. I think "Divide and Conquer" is more appropriate to describe Obama's agenda to assist his total takeover of our economy. His diversionary tactics are working too well for our own good. There is more division of ideals in this country than I can remember. All the past presidents from both parties since I was born, talked of bringing Americans together in one, unified effort to make America strong. Somehow, I feel that he wants to divide us to weaken our resolve and make it easier to slide his Socialist programs through. What scares me the most is that it has been working up to this point.

The fact is, Warren Buffett pays the same exact tax rate as his secretary. All Americans use the same tax calculator in the back of the 1040 booklet. Nearly all of Buffett's taxes are capital gains which are taxed at 15%. Any capital gains that his secretary has would also be at 15%. Income taxes are paid based on income. And both Warren Buffett and his secretary would pay the same rate based on the income tax schedule.

On the brighter side, I think in spite of the abject failure of government schools to educate our children, America is beginning to catch on. I strongly believe Obama will be ousted in November. It will not be because the Republican candidate beats him with great oratory and charisma, but rather because we are listening more and liking what we hear less. Maybe you can divide us only so much. Then we come back together even stronger with a will and a purpose that defines who we are; Americans.