I have many conversations with my liberal friends. My most common one is the Rich vs. Poor.
Them: I am so sick of the guys in suits - they are always getting richer and the poor is always getting poorer. The republicans help them do that… with their tax cuts for the wealthy.
Me: Ugh... "tax cuts for the wealthy" (Speaking over them) - did you ever think that those tax cuts are actually being passed down to you by either less expensive products and services or being HIRED. You know… so you can get a job and get off your a** and stop getting help from the government.
Them: No they don’t - they keep that money. It goes in their pockets. That is why Obama is looking out for us - with free heath care, and school, and food, and blah, blah, blah, blah……….(that is me thinking about what I want for lunch or something)
Me: Okay I can't talk to you anymore- But I promise at the end of President Obama's term (Hopefully, in 2012). The so called "poor" will still be poor and the "rich" will still be rich. I am going to call you up (Probably on your government cell phone) and say….. Guess what? I told you so! And I am going to ask you how that free health care, school, food, car, gas, and whatever else you just said is helping you get rich.
If you have these conversations your going to love the article that came out yesterday
"They're saying, 'Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?' " said Carrie McLean, a licensed agent for eHealthInsurance.com. The California-based company sells coverage from 185 health insurance carriers in 50 states.
McLean said the call center had been inundated by uninsured consumers who were hoping that the overhaul would translate into instant, affordable coverage. That widespread misconception may have originated in part from distorted rhetoric about the legislation bubbling up from the hyper-partisan debate about it in Washington and some media outlets, such as when opponents denounced it as socialism.
"We tell them it's not free, that there are going to be things in place that help people who are low-income, but that ultimately most of that is not going to be taking place until 2014," McLean said.
What?
Do I hear something?
Oh... yeah its an "I told you so"
