Own your votes.

The word was, “Get Out and Vote. Make your Vote Count.” And yet some still wonder why so many people did not. Why didn’t they? Are there really so many of us that are so lazy that we will not even try to choose the best leader for this great country of ours? Or are there more and more of us that are simply trying to make their non-vote a clear statement to a government that does not allow them to vote on matters which are truly more important in their everyday lives (not to create an excuse for those who truly are too lazy)? Maybe people are just tired of their opinions being so limited. Options that are so basic. Even our President was elected by the book before every state was counted. Don’t tell us one thing, then blatantly contradict yourself.

When were any of us asked whether or not our Social Security Benefits should be handed over to anyone who has never even contributed to it? Did I miss that opportunity to voice my opinion, or was that some secret ballot that only concerned others who do not contribute to it either? Who in the hell did that make sense to? How did it matter more to them than it did to any of us? Can a man who just lost his job find free food to feed his family, in a store that his hard earned money paid for? Can he apply for the same benefits to open his own store, or does the fact that he is only a U.S. Citizen keep him from the same options? And why does the media not demand answers to these same questions? They sure do pound out stories about the affect it has on all of us.

Who voted on whether or not Congress deserved a raise? They did? In a time when unemployment has reached an unprecedented high and U.S. Citizens are losing their homes in record numbers, they voted themselves a raise? How was our opinion expressed then? Who asked any of us what we thought then? Wasn’t it our hard earned money involved there too? Vote yourself a raise and see how far you get. Would it not depend on your performance? Minimum Wage went up $0.42 in my state, I saw it clearly plastered across a billboard on the side of a very busy intersection. How much did Congress raise their own income? I could not find it on the ballot I never had when my vote did not count. Help to set your company back 20 years, go in for a raise, then wonder why your voice no longer matters.