Sadly, it's like most people don't, or didn't pay attention to the very brief opening that pretty much explains what the Constitution is all about. Then you'll hear idiots saying the only thing our government and President is supposed to do is protect us. No that's not the only thing they're supposed to do. That's propaganda, spin doctor crap. In case you didn't see it or pay attention to it, here is what that brief introduction to the Constitution says. Pay attention to the parts about INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, and PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE. When those parts are ignored we have what we're experiencing now, a few people obscenely wealthy, while millions of our citizens are poor, or working poor and our country is crumbling. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect UNION, establish justice, INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, provide for the common defense, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America. An economy that allows all working people to earn a decent livable wage would be living up to our …show more content…
Yet, if the economy takes a dump, even though that money is theirs, unless they're 59.5 years old or older, to withdraw any of THEIR OWN money for necessary expenses, they'll have to pay a 10% penalty. Why is that? If you listen to the Wall Street propaganda it's to deter people from taking out their own money for wasteful purposes, they're concerned about peoples retirement. Yet they're not the least bit worried about those same people losing their jobs if it's boosting some companies stock value and profit margin to benefit the markets. Real reason for the 10% penalty, they have your money and they're going to do all they can to keep it, and their lobbyist were able to easily get that penalty put in place.. Personal responsibility is of course a number one priority, but when the real economy is shrinking to benefit the few in the crooked scam of the stock market economy, that alone doesn't cut it. We should be striving to make the world a better place for everyone, not just the few that are screwing over everyone