So long suckers, and thanks for all the caviar

Republican congressmen and women are so "patriotic" they love to shut down the federal government in a desperate ploy to defund the admittedly flawed Affordable Care Act. They express their "love" by massive cuts to the precious food stamp program that helps keep poor and working families just above starvation level. All this as they enjoy luxurious trips overseas, paid for by the taxpayers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/food-stamps-steak-vodka_n_3964695.html http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2011-09-05/haleys-trip-paris-air-show-costs-taxpayers-more-127000 Whereas several Democratic mayors express THEIR tender concern for retired municipal workers by cheating them out of their hard earned retirement income. Or by closing 50 public schools, as Rahm Emanuel did in Chicago. This in a country where the richest 400 individuals "earn" as much as the poorest 150,000,000 Americans COMBINED. Too bad we can't achieve the obvious solution to all these fiscal crises; raise income and capital gains taxes on the filthy rich who refuse to pay their fair share. http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2011-09-05/haleys-trip-paris-air-show-costs-taxpayers-more-127000