We the Government

The Constitution may say “We the people”, but as the federal government takes more and more control over our daily lives it feels as if the Constitution should say “We the government”. Here are some things that the government expects from the people, but not from themselves:

•While people struggle in the private sector with high unemployment and reduced wages, government workers are receiving more opportunities and raises at the expense of the taxpayer.

•With the passing of ObamaCare the government is going to raise taxes on all individuals and corporations in the form of mandates on already struggling individuals and small businesses.

•The government expects the people to pay our taxes quarterly or face penalties and interest. On the other hand, the government does have to pay any fines for withholding our refunds.

•Anyone can call the IRS for help on their taxes, however if the IRS gives us wrong advice the people, not the government, are liable for fines.

•The government has created a new health care system that they deem suitable for the people; however government officials are exempt from having to settle for this healthcare system.

•There are 7 members of the Obama administration and the Democratic Caucus that have failed to pay their taxes and received no fines or retribution for breaking the law. Does anybody thing everyday Americans will be treated with such leniency from the IRS?

•While our government servants live lavish lifestyles off citizen funded taxes and campaign contributions, commoners struggle in a recession. It costs the taxpayers 6 million yearly just to fly Nancy Pelosi home. It would save us millions if she flew commercially like the rest of us.

•The government will prosecute anyone that runs a Ponzi scheme financial system, however all of the government run social programs including social security, welfare, Medicaid, and Medicare are all Ponzi schemes.

•If you create a monopoly business the Department of Justice (DOJ) will prosecute you for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Incidentally, the DOJ is one of our federal government’s biggest monopolies.

•Local and State governments are not allowed to enforce some federal laws such as immigration laws. Meanwhile, some sanctuary states and cities lenient immigration laws are allowed. What’s even more confusing is that the federal government allows many groups and organizations to police federal laws. For instance, unions and groups such as ACORN are given lots of latitude to enforce federal laws.

•Federal employees enjoy a benefit contribution system whereas private sector employees merely enjoy a contribution retirement systems. In essence, federal employees can collect much more money than they contributed to their retirement system. On the other hand, private sector employees can only collect what they contributed to their plan plus any gains.

•Federal employees also enjoy a massive pay advantage over private sector workers. Including benefits the average federal employee makes 123 thousand dollars annually compared to just 61 thousand dollars for private sector workers. And many reports indicate that private sector workers work on average 15% more hours annually.

•Government employees can generally retire after 20 years of service (average 27 years), meanwhile public sector employees work an average of 40 years before retiring.

•Government employees do not have to contribute to social security. They generally contribute to more lucrative 403b retirement systems. Meanwhile, the government manages the social security system that is going bankrupt and currently has 40 trillion dollars in unfunded liabilities over the next 50 years.

•The DOJ enforces laws amongst the people inconsistently. For instance, it is not illegal for minorities to use voter intimidation techniques against white voters. Another example is the White House has provided over 200 waivers to corporations and organizations who have lobbied against certain provisions in the new ObamaCare law. Meanwhile, small businesses who cannot afford lawyers and lobbyist are forced to adhere to all provisions within the law.

•The federal government has accumulated a debt of more than 40,000 dollars for every American citizen. Meanwhile, American citizens have accumulated a debt of less than 30,000 dollars per person (including home ownership).