Sacrifices vs. Contributions

The Messiah said on television yesterday with George Stephanopolous that everyone, and I repeat, everyone is going to have to sacrifice in this economy. Think back to 1992 when Wm. Jefferson "Bubba" Clinton told us we were going to have to contribute. Sacrifice and contribution are the code words for taxes. Please, remember that both promised middle class tax cuts. Bubba eventually told us that "I've never worked harder in my life but I just can't come up with a middle class tax cut". Obama has gone even further. He's going to give tax cuts to people who don't pay taxes. For you stupid people this means it's a government giveaway. It's impossible to give tax cuts to those who don't pay anything.
Here's the thing about "sacrifices". I am just sick and tired of some bozo politician telling me I have to sacrifice. We, like you, have been doing this since I started paying to the federal government.
Liz and I set up college funds for our grandchildren when they were born. Those college funds are a lot less now than they were two years ago. We have sacrificed. We, like many of you, have seen depleted investment portfolios. That's a sacrifice. We invested in a lake cabin fifteen years ago; scrimped and saved for that one. It is a legacy place for our children, grandchildren and their children. There are some homes on this lake that have been in the same family since the early 1900's. It's a possibility that, if worse comes to worse, we may have to get rid of our "legacy" so that we can sacrifice, again. What I want to know is: will our congressmen sacrifice? Will they take a cut in their salaries? Will our elected representatives give up their pensions and free health care programs? Will guys like Chris Dodd, Barney Frank come clean on their involvement in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Hey Chris, what about the $100K sweetheart loan you received from Country Mark. You promised to explain it. When? Did you read that former Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin, resigned as senior counsel from Citigroup? He took $115 million in bonuses with him. What is his sacrifice? Barry and Michelle Obama, what sacrifices are you going to make? I had a guy tell me to fight, fight, fight. Well, I'd like to but too many of us believe there's nothing we can do but complain openly. My congressman is the very liberal, Jim Oberstar, from the congressional district of northeast Minnesota. It's the one that has supplied Al Franken with more votes than there are voters. I know what has to happen. Obama needs to screw the people who love him. It'll happen. It's just going to take awhile for the brain dead to wake up. In the meantime, cut taxes for all so we can get this economy moving again. Get as much cash in circulation as possible.
Do you know what'd be a neat study to run. Take every congressmen elected in the last twenty years. List each person's total net worth when entering office. Then, list the same thing when they either leave office of at this particular time in history. Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Socialists or even dufus guys like Bernie Sanders of Vermont. What do you think it'd show?