April Fools Every Day

Today is April Fool's Day and we all we undoubtedly punked or pranked by someone. Hopefully you were able to laugh at it.

Capitalism plays April Fool's every day and, unfortunately, people believe the jokes are real.

If we cut taxes on the 1%, they will create good paying jobs for us.

Really? Have an example?

If we give the capitalists a tax break, they will create more jobs for us. They can't create jobs because their taxes are too high.

So their property taxes are cut – BTW: The town and county still need money to fix the roads, plow the roads (& salt them), and do other maintenance. And we need money to maintain the county and town sheriffs, so we are going to have to raise your property taxes. 

And we are cutting social services - Too expensive.

Hey – Thanks to Governor “Status” Cuomo we know that Carl PalidiNO! Received $1.4 million from the state and created a grand whopping total of 1 job. Seriously. Give that money to a school district and see how many jobs it saves or creates.

Oh – we are cutting programs at school because revenues are projected to be lower, and your school taxes are going to be raised as well. You'll be paying more than last year, but the students will be getting less.

This “Free Trade” agreement will help us export more goods to other countries.

And the #1 thing to be exported? Jobs. Every single time.

Raising minimum wage will hurt our company – We'll have to lay people off.

Every time the minimum wage has increased, jobs are created.

Wall Street's earnings are up and the Dow-Jones Industrial average is booming, so the economy is improving.

Only if you are rich enough to own stock. 80% of the stock is owned by 20% (or less) of the people. So, whose economy is booming?

These environmental rules are making it harder to do business.

And loosening them is killing people.

What are you in the business of? Murder?

These banking and investment rules are too burdensome. Loosening them up or repealing them will make it better for banks and the economy.

Ever hear of the Great Depression? Or the Crash of 2007?

And the list of lies goes on.

And people still believe them.

April Fool's Day for the average person is only on one day.

Capitalists depends upon it being every day.

And being able to fool enough people to get away with it.

Sadly, they still are getting away with it.