GOTCHA

Menage trois of deception?….They are all, in one, king-sized bed! Like I have said before, my brain ain’t that smart, but if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, one must agree, it’s a duck.

Drinking my morning coffee, reading things here and there, a light bulb blew up my brain and I began to play my favorite game, “What’s up With That”. For many years, since 1982, every major employer I worked for, twisted every employees’ arm to contribute to the United Way. For the life of me, I could not understand why. Grudgingly, I gave my buck, and didn’t rock the employer’s boat. But honestly, I think the program takes in too much money, and a mere, what?, 15 cents goes towards humanitarian efforts, while the head honchos are living it up on my buck. So, I’ve been thinking and thinking, what’s up with that? Why did all these big companies force me into giving? And, my husband was forced to contribute to United Way in the military, during the Vietnam War. I hope the word “war” is politically correct.

At first, I thought it benefited the employer with a tax cut of some kind, which is still possible, but not likely. Then, I imagined, if they did get 100 percent participation they would get a trophy. But, that’s no big deal. Why did they verbally strong-arm me, when I objected?

Then I got thinking a little more. This is pure supposition on my part, and I request that you research my idea, because you may come up with the same conclusion. I suggest that Acorn, United Way, Habitat, AmeriCorps are connected and these entities support lobbyists and politicians who will give them money or owe them for favors, received. It’s the same old, you wash my dirty back, I’ll wash yours.

When you Google, you will find that over 4 billion was given to Acorn in the stimulus package and a chunk was given to AmeriCorps. This is an ice cube compared to the glazier of deceit in our government. It is so scary, I don’t want to investigate it any further. Is it any wonder that Obama had so much campaign money? And, is the stimulus package paying back the donation favors to these entities? My conclusion, is they all share the same adulterous bed. Too much government and the American people are to blame. We put our guard down.

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