Apparently there is a huge crisis brewing in Washington. Perhaps you heard already? On August 2nd the “debt ceiling” needs to be raised or else the Federal Government will not be able to borrow enough money to maintain itself. Can that be right? Okay, well it sounds crazy but that seems to really be what the crisis is all about.
What does that mean for you? Who the hell knows? The potential effects being touted by the newspeak media range from one extreme to another. Either the Federal government will be forced to downsize and start cutting programs, or the sky will fall and Chinese people will come to your house and repo your Playstation 3. The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle. Bumble claims no insight into what could happen. Instead, he is just furious that nothing is being done about the looming dooming of the United States!
Despite the fact that the debt ceiling has been raised 74 times since 1962 (including 18 times under Reagan), Congress just refuses to do it now. Why? It would appear this is one of those “line in the sand” moments where the Republicans have enough leverage to bargain and force government to downsize. Or, it’s just really hard to get your credit limit raised if you are black. Even if you are the POTUS.
Will the world end on August 2nd? Uh no. One way or other the debt ceiling will ultimately be raised. The debate itself has already done significant damage to the US reputation among lender nations. Will the US change as a result of this whole mess? YES, if we make it happen.
Did you know that it costs the American tax payer over 2 BILLION dollars a year to pay the legislative branch of our government? That includes Congress, it’s staff and several ancillary agencies. Just what the heck are we paying these idiots for again?
Imagine if instead of paying these bozos, we pooled our 2 Billion dollars and bought stock in Apple? Do you know what that would be worth in 5 years?? People go crazy for Apple products!
Obviously, Bumble is fed up with the bickering in Washington. That’s why starting today Bumble refuses to pay Congress! That’s right fat cats! No soup for you! Of course it’s kind of hard to do that since they just take our money from taxes. But the next time Bumble writes a check he is writing “Not for Congress” in the memo field.
It might be a while before Bumble gets a chance to lash out on a check memo line though. So until then he has created a Facebook page which will represent our angst at paying these jackwagons and hopefully send them a message. Please Like the page and join us in the fight!
