Soooo….Howudoin’?  I hope that you are fabulous,  like me!  As usual, I had a ball on today’ s show.  I so love what I do…heck, I’d do it for free!!! (don’t tell that to my husband)…another gorgeous day here in Melbourne, Fl….rain later today, but hey that’s cool, my roses are BEAUTIFUL!!!!

 Today we spoke about a few stories that are making news…..one candidate for property appraiser wants to tax drug houses…..?  ok…so when they apply for the rental, do they tell the landlord that that’s what they are going to use it for so he can pay those taxes there…? is it me….no?..good!  Sounds like a dumb idea to me.  Joe Average, who has to leave the state due to a change in jobs but can’t sell his house and has to rent it to make the payments….he is a law abiding citizen, has no clue that it’s happening.  Why penalize him?  Once the house is busted, get the money from the criminals.  They ususally have way more money than us in the middle class.  Now of course, if it is found out that the landlord was involved with it, then charge him.  Otherwise, does not sound like a good idea to me.

How about the guy in Milwaulkee who shot his lawn mower because it didn’t work…and haven’t we all been there?  He argues that it’s his lawn mower and his yard, so he should be able to do it…and he does have a point….to a point….makes ya think..

the middle class is struggling….that from cnnmoney.com….ya think?  it took yoy geniuses this long to figure that out?  amazing….gas is $4 a gallon, and when gas prices go up, so does EVERYTHING ELSE…except our salaries….”poor” people have programs that they can apply for, richer people have tax breaks and incentives, and of course, money.  Us middle class folk are pretty much screwed, and they keep turning the screws tighter on us.

Now Congress passed housing legislation to help those who are going to lose their home…and to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac….both groups who should lose what they have and start all over.  Let the free market decide how it plays out, because anytime the government gets involved in trying to help, it’s always a disaster.  Trust me folks, we will be hearing about those who got money to pay off their mortgage and used it to go on vacation, buy expensive purses and jewelry or what ever…..another tremendous waste…and just where do you think that they are going to get that $300 BILLION dollars from?  Their savings account?  nope…..it will come from us already overtaxed, over worked and underpaid taxpayers…..just you watch…I’ve called it right here…

it’s an election years folks…..make your voice heard…make your vote count.

We did have some laughs with my Sunday funnies and Pat from Palm Bay won the gift card to House of Joe….Congrats!

Have a great week…be happy and I’ll be checking in during the week!

 

 Coffee Talk with Liz Litterello 7-27-08: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download