The paradox of America is in our faces

It is said that 80% of Americans do not have any money in savings.

Of that remaining 20%, about 10% have approximately 2 weeks of salary saved.

So, let's just say that approximately 10% of Americans have at least some of the recommended amount of savings (5-6 months worth) in the bank.

That 10% of course includes the 1% of millionaires and billionaires who make up the large majority of our economy.

On any given day, we are a 50/50 split of Republicans and Democrats (the number of democrats is larger overall). Of the 1%, I've read that there are actually more billionaires who are also Democrats, but let's just say that that number is about 50/50 too.

So, what's my point? My point is to make the distinction that there are a large majority of left winged people of great wealth that have no issue with handing over greater percentages of their wealth in income tax. Then, there's the other side who do not want to raise taxes for this reason or any other reason to expand the wealth of our government to spend money on the public or for the public.

I fully understand the want for smaller government and less dictation of how or why +/- .5% of Americans acquire or spend their wealth. It's this populous who control the majority of this board just like the majority of this board says democrats are.

Let's go back to the point ?80% of Americans don't have any savings in the bank. Going with percentages, 40% of Americans vote to protect the party who does not want governmental growth that includes growing support for those who don't have enough money (the reason does not matter) to support themselves or their families.

The other side of the argument is that welfare (like any governmental aid) is a form of control, and there can be some truth to that...just like there's truth to 40% of Americans with no wealth supporting a party who does not support financial support from the government.