I’ve heard too many occasions from each mates and acquaintances, that they might not vote Democratic due to all of the killings in Philadelphia and the drug drawback that’s rampant, particularly Kensington and Allegheny. Nicely, there are severe issues, however do not blame these which are on the road dealing medication and concerned in gang wars. It sounds unusual. However do not blame them. Blame the system.
Blame each Democrat and Republican politicians over the past 50 years for not caring and doing sufficient to get these on the low finish of the monetary ladder a top quality schooling. Too many occasions I’ve heard how horrible issues are for the poor. Nicely they’re and what’s being accomplished to vary that? Most each high-income person who I’ve met continuously votes to have taxes reduce, and can vote for the politicians that promise to decrease their taxes. The high-end earnings earners and traders will vote in opposition to any improve of their taxes, despite the fact that it might be to their finest curiosity, if that additional earnings tax which they must reluctantly pay, goes to schooling within the communities that want it probably the most.
I wrote a few years in the past that I wished to see my taxes raised offered that cash is used within the communities that want it most and never scammed off for different initiatives.
Our Supreme Courtroom is loaded with right-wing conservatives who overturned Roe v. Wade. Sarcastically, that can come again to hang-out the Republicans in some ways. First they continuously and probably rightfully so complained about all the cash that was being given to individuals on welfare. Most of welfare is predicated on the quantity of youngsters that the recipient has, due to this fact, with out having the ability to receive an abortion there will probably be extra born kids, inflicting a monetary burden to the federal government paying month-to-month welfare advantages. Going additional, a mom in a principally single-parent family can not give all her kids the schooling and the nurturing that’s wanted.
With out that nurturing, the kid will probably be pushed by way of an academic system with passing grades (not earned) despite the fact that they don’t seem to be receiving a correct schooling. So what does a younger minority group member residing in poverty do? Get a minimal wage job? Even minimal wage jobs require some fundamental schooling and our academic system is a failure.
Let’s have a monetary system that takes 2% off the highest of each one’s earnings above $500,000. Principally all people, I believe, can get by with that however these rich individuals will nonetheless struggle about it. So let’s make it that the two% does come off the highest, whether or not they prefer it or not, however ship it on to revamping our complete college system beginning within the poorest communities.
Then let’s improve the quantity of welfare that in particular person is getting by 25%. O.Okay., now you assume I am loopy since meaning extra money going out of the federal government once they’re attempting to cut back these advantages. There is a caveat to the 25% improve: if they’ve any extra kids, they get a 25% reduce of their welfare funds. What’s going to that do? The lady will ensure that the person has safety since now, if she has one other baby, she’s going to lose 25% of her funds.
It is time for each Republicans, Democrats and people representing independents to get collectively and make sense. Cease attempting to make factors!
Gene Epstein lives in Newtown.
