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Middle Class

Is there a Middle Class left out there?  If you mean not working poor then yes there is.  If you mean disposable income, then no there is not.  In recent years there has been a push from Washington D.C. to end the middle class.  As far as I can see they have won.  Currently if you do not have an income of the mid $100, 000.00 range you do not have any additional funds to spend.  What this means for Main Street America is you pay your bills and go to work just to pay your bills. 

The members of Congress don't seem to get it.  They all make around $250 K a year and have trust funds to pay them even more.  All they want is to protect what they have and keep getting more.  They don't care if Main Street America has a job or not.  They don't care if you, the public, have health care or not.  They don't even care if the economy keeps growing or not.  All they want is to keep THEIR MONEY and to grow THEIR MONEY without regards to who it breaks in the end.  This is all members of Congress so don't think the Democrats are any better than the Republicans.  Both sides are to blame. 

Middle Class America existed from around 1945-2002.  After that with all of the banking problems it became the working poor.  Oh sure there were a few hold-outs left by 2006 but after their savings ran out they became the working poor.  Once Congress got on the bash Obama bandwagon there was no middle class.  Since 2000 has your life gotten any better?

For most people the answer to the question is a resounding NO!!  If you make over $150 K then the answer is YES!!.  If you play the Stock Market then the answer is YES!!  However if you are Retired, Disabled, or making under $150 K then there has been no relief for your bills.  Medical has gone up, food has gone up, dental has gone up, and insurance has gone up.  Raises?  You have got to be kidding me.  A 1% raise is gone before I even see it. Ready Cash?  In my Dreams.  The bills alone eat all I have just keeping my head above water.

How are you doing since 2000? Let me know below.
VOTE for Change by VOTING CONGRESS out of office.  An Election Year is coming up this fall so you figure the cost of 2 or 6 more years of OLD REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT rule in Congress.

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