Shameful Overpayment and Conduct

As I read the news on the Internet, listen to the radio, I am once again struck by the greed of the people that make too much money. Congress is letting themselves get a raise. The Money People are once again giving money away in bonuses. It just seems that there is no end. We allow poor performance to be given undue compensation. When will it stop??

It will not stop until the person on the street, the person in the factory, the person that is just trying to make a small way in the world decides to say to the people that make the rules.... ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. It is way past time for Congress and the government in general to stop right now. It is time for the People to take charge of this country and not leave it in the hands of those that their only concern is how they can keep their job and being reelected.

It is time for the common and average man/woman to once again take control of the government. These people work for us. This is something that I feel these people forget once they are in office for a while. They worry about how they look, can they keep their job. Instead they should be concerned only about what is best for the people and the country.

My position is that Congress and any one that works in any form of government job or position is an employee. Not to be put on a pedestal. They should not have any perks or remuneration that the average American does not. The health care that they receive should be something that all Americans have. Their pay should be decided by the people of this country. If they feel they should have a pay raise then they need to go to the people and put it up for a vote by the people. As an employee are you able to go to your company and say?? "Well, I think I need a pay raise because the cost of living has gone up."

It is well past the time for Congress and the government to live by the small rules that they deem right for everyone else. It is time for the people to make these people to be held accountable. It is the governments fault that we are in the position that we find ourselves in now. I dare them to state otherwise. Let them answer for the misuse and mistrust that they have generated.

I can only say that I am as guilty has anyone for not doing my part in seeing that my employees are held accountable for their misdeeds. I thought that by voting I was doing my part. I find that this was not enough. It is time to get off my backside and tell them what I think and to ask them what they have done and what they are going to do.

Congress passed a bailout ($700 Billion) for the financial sector and put no restraints on it, but later when the auto companies ask for a loan, money to be repaid ($30 Billion??) it is questioned whether this can be done and there has to be all kinds of rules and regulations that have to be met. Cut back on expenses, reduce hourly wages for the factory workers. I asked myself why the differences. I will tell you why. It is because they are in the same bed together.

It has all to do about money. It is the perception, real or imagined, that money gives power. The people that have money want more, power and money. Congress wants power too. So they try to please the people that they think can give them power. So until the average person takes their power back things will stay the same as they have been for too long.

I would ask anyone reading this post to please leave a comment to perhaps help me see things in a different light, to find ways to bring back the power, to perhaps refine my perceptions.

Sunday Being for Most a Day of Faith

Sunday for most being a day of religion and faith I am going to save this day for the discussion and exchange of this topic. That being said...........

For many years, more than I would care to ponder, I have searched for a way to make sense of religion and what would work for me. Religion being a very personal thing and it has to be something that one can live. It has to be something that once one has found one then they have to keep on searching within it to add more and more to it. It has to be a religion that is not afraid to be questioned. If one finds a religion that is afraid to stand up to questioning then I think and believe that they might not have all the answers.

Some may disagree with this approach, but I would say to you that we are thinking and feeling people that if a creator wished us not to use it within our religion then why ask us to use it in all other things but do not use it in examining religion??

There many religions in the world today, many more than days past. Which one is the correct one?? Which God is the correct one to follow?? Is there more than one God?? So many questions about religion that I do not think I could ever list them all here.

I would ask anyone reading this post to stop and think about their religion and beliefs. Does your religion encourage you to ask questions, do they favor a true exchange of ideas?? Are they tolerant of other religions?? Do they express the idea that theirs is the only true religion and any followers of others will surely be condemned to eternal hell and damnation??

It is my belief that I if a God or Gods exist that they would be merciful and not vengeful. Why would one want one that promised pain and suffering if they were not obeyed?? Sounds like a controlling being. I would want to have the freedom to explore, to make mistakes and seek more answers and not be held to a rigid belief system.

The human animal is made up of at least three parts. Heart, mind, and soul. When one has these three parts working in harmony, then perhaps one is close to finding the path that they need to follow. It is important to seek and explore, to ask questions, to let your mind also guide you and not just let your spirit make all the decisions for you.

All comments are welcome, but keep in mind that comments also go both ways. I seek, so any information that is exchanged here will be in a fair and honest way. One belief is no more important than another.

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The Start of a New Begining

This will be a blog of things that enter the mind of the Dragon. Perhaps it is necessary at this time to explain a little of Dragons.

It is the role of a Dragon to be the messenger of love. To protect the ones that are unable to protect themselves. To help them to reach that potential inside of themselves. I will strive to give a voice to others that find it hard to speak up for themselves.