Money, Money, Money

Money, Money, Money The same night I posted two weeks ago, my husband talked to someone from around here and came back with a story which can almost be considered a follow- up of our little pool saga. Just listen to this. That man's sister put up her plastic pool and -little surprising- soon after got a visit from the local building inspector who told her that she had better get a permit ASAP and handed her a warning. The woman, obviously not intimidated by him at all, responded saying he should shove it whereupon the aggressor left. Wishful thinking should you now assume that that was it. No, actually quite the opposite! That building inspector turned her case in to the empirical state of NY - ASAP. They hurried back with a $5000 fine plus a final sweet warning which was, they would put her in jail if she still resisted to put that pool of hers down for once and all! Really? - By the way, our new pool was returned to Walmart, and of course, my hubby was asked for the actual reason. When he explained, the woman behind the customer service desk said more and more people were bringing back their pools as nobody felt like being bothered with that kind of crap. That was going to hurt the pool places as well as retail places trying to sell pools including all the products coming with them, so my husband. Suddenly he found himself in the middle of a heated debate between advocates and opponents. When I got word of that incident later, my sarcasm started to spark all over the place. No doubt, my husband is absolutely right. By pulling this cheap and stupid trick on us now about having to acquire permits including more costly precaution devices allegedly for the sake of NY's children and thus by deliberately hurting manufacturing and retail places dealing with pools, they are clearly crippling the national economy down the line. This somewhat reminds me of the dumb kid coming home from a hunting trip and explaining that he very well fired his gun but shot himself in the foot. All of this clearly serves one purpose only, and this is to pull even more money out of people's pockets. Since the politicians' intentions are generally anything but positive, the carousel will eventually and inevitably come to a halt. The fact of the matter is that ever the fewer people can afford paying higher and higher taxes thus more and more houses are ending up sitting on the market. This is especially crucial in urban areas where the latest tax spikes are ultimately putting the last die hards over the edge as well. Slum (land) lords are coming in and buying abandoned houses cheap and in bulk bringing in a shipload of welfare folks, drug dealers, low lives and criminals. Seemingly nobody wants to tackle the golden calf called Welfare, so until then if at all ever, the loyal tax- paying class will keep dwindling away and finally vanish completely. What will be left though, are hundreds of thousands of abandoned and foreclosed homes. On the other hand, there will be lots and lots of apartment housings filled to the gills and more senior facilities in constant need to be built. In the meantime the riffraff will keep breeding and multiplying like crazy, most of whom will be carried by welfare. Entire cities will turn into ghettos riddled by racial wars, crime and chaos. Great! Who the heck is going to pay for all of that? Detroit just declared bankruptcy, and other metropolis will follow soon. And then what? Right, there will be nothing but war between our own borders. It is literally high time to change gears! Taking the very last from the hard working folks is clearly not the right kind of approach. And sorry to all those bums who've been enjoying the welfare ride of their lives, but the time for change is definitely over- due. If they don't want to work and become productive members of society, they will be out there on their own. No more food stamps and extra treats to con- artists and losers! - What's more, even if it will be a blow to their egos, schools will finally have to scale back 50% or more. Just look at other countries and stop complaining! No school needs sports facilities and stadiums like professional players. - Last but not least, retirees' and veterans' pensions must no longer be touched. After all, it was them who have worked and fought hard for your freedom.