To my friends throughout Westfield, and especially in Ward 3. It has been a while since I put attention to the National issues…Jared Kushner, THE SON IN LAW…while being worth over $300 million, has never paid very little in income taxes: due to loop holes in the tax laws for real estate ownership. Yes, legally, but my question: Pres. Trump has a much, much bigger set of real estate holdings is that why after several promises to reveal his taxes he has NOT? To be in audit since early 2016 sounds a bit tricky to me. Hey you guys hired him, and seem to believe, or at least interpret, a lot of what he says is pro-YOU. Self-made billionaire. If your dad gave you a million dollars to startup where would you be? Especially since he was a millionaire by age 5, due to his dad’s financial planning. Add in dad’s connections at his disposal…more of a Dad made billionaire. Maybe it was all legal, but he is not one of you for sure. I hope some of you have read his 2 books, I did, when they came out. He became fascinating to me, as he did for many, on how he used and beat the system. Again, while not an insider, I did work, talk with, and especially listened to many who were wealthy, early on in my life. When you are no one you are invisible, and people do not mind talking in front of you. You could not pay for that kind of education. Talk about a reality show…. Then study and research into leading financial management people of the day as: Senge, Drucker, Peters, Deming (I was actually able to attend one of his lectures at U. Mass.) et al.
This is not a sporting event, where you are overly committed to the home team. You have to be really objective, factual minded (not only on the topic, but the language of the deal… Too many are attracted by the words, but it is not the words, any good speech and rhetoric teacher can reveal how they are used to use you; is what one does that is important. Just look at the Country Club Cabinet, and their regularly sticking it to the taxpayers with their personal expenses. While I do question some things that Hamilton did back in the early 1800’s, I wholeheartedly agreed with him when he recommended that only the wealthiest pay taxes. After all they would not have become wealthy without the struggle and sacrifice of working Americans, and the successful management of our government and nation. As well, thus better enabling working and enterprising Americans to move up the ladder of success. Remember P.T. Barnum, and his quote: “never give a sucker an even break, and never teach a chump.” A good con man is someone who after saying all kinds of nice stuff to you, you beg him to take your money. What do you get NOTHING, not even a good by? But, how do you convince people to believe the facts, follow the money, and to pay attention to what is done, not what is said? Sounds right; sounds good, and my neighbor agrees with it, so it must be true. No wonder the permanent grimaces on people’s faces…taken too often, and cannot accept that they were used by, and for someone else’s benefit. Is it the old Fonzie who could not say I was wrong?
So many things that people are signing on too without considering, objectively, the consequences! National debt sky rocketed, along with fuel, health care and pharmacy costs. Pollution up due to changes in Env. Protection, are my outdoors frends concerned? A Supreme Court that is not pro-environment, labor, voting Rights, people issues, etc. Where is your thinking when the real problem and the myth information is right there in front of you? Well, I am old, no children to pass on this terrible legacy that they will pay for in so many ways. Your former Ward 3 City Councilor, Brian Hoose…[email protected]
