Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Blogging for the middle class

I want to take a minute and introduce my thought train to my viewers. I am myself the picture of what I think of as a middle class American. Someone who works hard at a nine to five job making decent money but still doesn't seem to make enough to be able to afford a health insurance plan for his family or a retirement plan. There is also the constant worry of an upcoming winter where there will be the added expense of the dreaded heating bill.
I think to myself everyday that there just has to be a better way. I am not asking anyone for a handout, I would just like to be treated fairly. If you look at income taxes paid on a percentage basis you will find that the middle class pays a very substantial amount more than the upper class that bring in millions a year. It seems that we are getting back to the royalty game that we were trying to get away from but a few hundred years ago. For example, if you are born into money you are very likely to yourself be wealthy in the future. I say eliminate the tax breaks for the rich and reduce taxes for the middle class.
Another subject that I will get into in more detail in the future is the ongoing health insurance debate in the US. Why is it that there is a health insurance industry that makes a substantial profit betting on whether or not someone will get sick? Health insurance premiums go up every year, quality of care goes down, and we, the middle class are left trying to fill the gap. The health and sickness of people should not be something that affects a company's bottom line. Doctors should be doctors to help people and should not have to spend ninety percent of their time trying to figure out ways to get around insurance issues. I am not saying that some aspects of the industry shouldn't be for profit such as the pharmaceutical business. I think that profits in areas such as these drive ingenuity and development of new treatments.
I hope to entertain a lively discussion on this blog and get people thinking beyond their current mindset. I also hope that along the way I will personally come to understand others ideas even if I do not agree with them. Here's to the conversation!
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