Politicians’ expense accounts cost us, not them

Jeff Moses

What the hell is going on in this country that it has become more important for politicians to have expense accounts than it is for Americans to have health care and food? 

Millions of American laborers take to their physically demanding and emotionally toll-taking jobs without health insurance, while our leaders maintain full health benefits to go with their six-digit salaries.

The United States of America is falling apart around us, and since the government refuses to cut the military spending, I say we cut the benefits. 

Cut the personal drivers, their office credit cards, their given health care, and the rest of it. Just cut it all.

I would suggest cutting the personal security details for the president and the fellas, but based on their loose definition of terrorism, that would probably make me one, too.

That would be some real incentive for the ‘fat-cats’ in Washington to balance the budget, wouldn’t it? 

Either figure out how to make sure Americans are not starving, and are able to afford medicine, or your life and the lives of your family members will be in mortal danger.

Too many Americans are working menial jobs for menial pay, trying to support a family, and are being forced to make hard decisions such as choosing to make breakfast for the kids or paying the electricity bill to keep the lights on in your house. 

At the same time this is happening, career politicians are using their tax dollars to take care of “official government business” over lunch with some young intern they are trying to cheat on their wife with.

Also, why are tax dollars still paying for these people to travel? 

I understand getting elected to public office seems like a job that should earn you a first class trip to that convention you only attended because it was near a beach or casino, but I’d say it is about time these people paid for their own travel. 

What about health care? I mean, good God, Dick Cheney just got a new heart! 

An out of shape, 71-year-old man used his government health insurance for a heart transplant while most American men, women, and children cannot even get a prescription for antibiotics.

Imagine how quickly we would see a budget turn-around if little Obama Junior could not get braces unless ‘daddy’ fixed the national deficit.

President Obama would not leave the war room until every single man, woman, and child had sufficient medical coverage that would even take care of breast implants.

The time to figure it out is now, ‘big-wigs,’ because there is a reason why England became so apt at rioting. 

It is hard to hear about the austerity from a leader in a million dollar hat.

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